© Saffron Toms 2014
PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION (2020)
2014
Creative Minds – Published Kidderminster Creatives website
Nerve Endings
At the Hands of Humans
Universe
Night Sky
Published in ‘Restless Bones’ Poetry Anthology sold to raise awareness of the Fur trade – Compiled by Elaine Christie and edited by Jacqui Rowe. All proceeds given to Born Free Foundation.
Clench – Hark Magazine
Half and Half Pig Poem displayed on the Poetry Fence at Acton Scott farm
Croft Original – Poem on Wenlock Poetry Trail
Fourth Wall – Poem on display for DAN arts network – Droitwich library
21 Haiku on Hikikomori used in an installation by Hayley Frances for ‘What’s the Agenda?’ – The MAC, Birmingham
Fallacy Published in a print anthology Great British Write Off
Half and Half Pig & The Cart poems published Poetry on the Farm Blog
Falling into Line – Published HCE Here Comes Everyone Boy/Girl Issue
Picasso of Dance – Published by Paragram in ‘Remember’ Print Anthology
April Takes Paris
Little Blue Hut
Hanbury Hall Poems used by DAN Arts Network
Pamphlet accepted V.Press
2015
Pamphlet accepted by V. Press
Weapons of War Ghanda’s Story Published – I’m Not A Silent Poet
Originally written for 16 Days of Activism Event.
Bridgework – Seamus Heaney Anthology
Ambiguous Answers – Paper Swans Schooldays Anthology
Beyond Gas Street Basin – Birmingham Bound Anthology
Late Spring
Fire Thoughts
Grass Root Memory
Caldmore Haiku November
Jeanne
Caldmore Poetry Workshop poems – published on David Calcutt’s ‘Natural Histories’ blog. http://naturalhistoriesblog.com/others-writing/
Light Haiku NPD – Paper Swans Press online
Shame in the City – published on Virtual Verse http://visualverse.org/submissions/shame-in-the-city/
A Day at the Seaside – Nutshells & Nuggets
The Gift – Under the Radar
Fortori – Under the Radar
Lake Glaze – GBWO
BOOM – Adhoc Fiction
2016
Contaminated
Your Sentence of Non-Guilt
Poems for Ashraf Fayadh published in I Am Not a Silent Poet
Expectation Abridged Floodland Issue
Colonisation
Quantum Wonderment – Fairacre Press
Maligned Species Project Spider E-book
ācweorna – Fairacre Press
Maligned Species Project Grey Squirrel E-book
Netted Love
Calibrated
Memory Art – New Ulster Love Poems
Restraint – Visual Verse Vol 3 Chapter 4 ‘American Gothic’
http://visualverse.org/submissions/restraint/
Journey – Stanza Chapbook
Dali Clock – Hobo Camp Review
Living Emptiness – Fat Damsel Take Ten
Half Life
Shadows Burnt to Stone
Becquerel Town – Shabda Press Nuclear Impact – Broken Atoms in Our Hands Anthology
The Fading State of Truth
First Steps – ‘We Are Not Alone’ anthology – depression
Pamphlet Published by V. Press Fragile Houses
Underpinning – Transition Issue HCE Here Comes Everyone
Demolition – Lady Literature Magazine
The Unfading Cornflowers – 2nd Prize Royal Worcester
In the Greenwood Shade – Three Drops From A Cauldron
Burn All the Clocks – Midwinter Anthology Winter Solstice – Three Drops
Transaction – Me in a HAT Series Silver Birch Press
2017
A Puzzle of an Ending – Collaborative Poetry project with Claire Walker – Zoomoozophone Review
Bias
Tidal Mark – Diverse Verse 2 Anthology
A Winter’s Night – Three Drops From A Cauldron Anthology: A Face in the Mirror, A hook on the Door.
Rag Tree – Three Drops From A Cauldron Anthology: Beltane 2017
Rainwatch
The Message
Taste of Home
BIGLit Festival Poetry Trail
Ripped
Statue in Stone
Degenerates Voices for Peace Domestic Violence Issue
Sudden Emptiness I am not a Silent Poet
World Refugee Day in Poetry – A Collection of Poems published in role as Worcestershire Poet Laureate including – Banksy Gaza Strip (First published I Am Not A Silent Poet)
Shadow Line Nocturnicorn Books Anthem – A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Charity Anthology
Arum National Poetry Day Freedom Anthology WPL
Neurasthenia World Mental Health Day Collection WPL
Perdu
Munitions Factory
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
The Unremembered of WW1 – The Unremembered A Living Memory Project, Black Pear Press
Halloween Poetry Film Exposed, Budding, Turning, Keepers WPL
Messages Home Remembrance Anthology (First version performed as part of commissioned set of work for Credo.) WPL
Drowning, Contour Digital Magazine Issue 1 (1 of 14 poems written for an Elgar Commission.)
Tree House, Adam Speaks poem exhibited at Croome Court.
Daniel Burton Does Not Exist – handmade pamphlet produced by Polly Stretton.
2018
Human – published in Please Hear What I Am Not Saying Charity Anthology MIND
A Hands-on Approach – Diverse Verse 3 Anthology
Ripped
Pandora’s Box – ‘Me Too’ Anthology published online
Coming Home – Contour Magazine Love Issue 2,
Journey – Bonnie’s Crew Charity Anthology,
Cyclonic – Moxie Cheltenham Poetry Festival Anthology,
The Mermaid’s Tale – Domestic Cherry Anthology,
Pudding Protest – Suffragette Anthology online,
Rest
Salute to the Salmon Run – Contour Special Edition A Tale of Two Cities,
Testing Encountered Romance
Sacred Heart – Twin Town online,
Calculus,
Fallacy,
Around the Bend – Every Word Counts online,
From Four Toes to Five – All a Cat Can Be Charity Anthology,
Labourers – Unremembered Anthology,
Carnaby’s Black Cock-a-too,
Heart Warning
Teachers Gifts – LitWorld 2 Online Journal,
Weaver Promise,
Dama dama,
The Ursus arctos Oak – Forestry Heritage pamphlet.
HIGHLIGHTS
2014
Assistant Writer for Writing West Midlands – Worcester Senior Group (12-16)
Poem on Poetry Trail – Wenlock/Poetry Festival
21 Haikus used in an Art Installation – What’s the Agenda? MAC – Haley Frances
Performed alongside Adrian Mealing for the first half of Jonny FluffyPunk’s Show at Worcester LitFest, in front of the man himself, who particularly liked my moustache poem.
Arts All Over The Place – Poetry, Performance & Everything Else Festival – I opened the Event with a Poetry Performance
Birmingham Literature Festival – Naked Lungs – Urban Nature – A commissioned poetry performance with two other poets
Mentoring 1 to 1 for Writing West Midlands
Promoting Daniel Sluman’s second collection ‘the terrible’
INKSPILL online Writing Retreat with William Gallagher, Charlie Jordan & Heather Wastie
2015
Guest Poet (along with Bert Flitcroft) at The Poetry Lounge – Ludlow. Jean Atkin/ Deborah Alma
Team Leader – Mouth & Music Spark Off!
Guest Poet (along with Lily Blacksell & Antony Owen) WORD UP! The Coffee Lounge – Birmingham. Ddotti Bluebell/ Jasmine Gardosi
Charity Night at The Martineau Gardens, Nomad Variety, 2 comedians, 2 musicians and a poet. David Rees-Jones
Hark Issue 4 Magazine Launch and Reading
Came third in Worcestershire Poet Laureate Final 2015/16
Lead Writer for Writing West Midlands
David Calcutt – Caldmore Community Garden performed at Walsall Festival.
Performed at Book Launch: The Magnetic Diaries by Sarah James
Performed Wenlock Poetry Festival
Guest Poet Permission to Speak, Scary Canary. Rob Francis
Live Lit – A Night of Poetry and Music as part of the Droitwich Festival.
1 of the 10 Poets (booked April 2014) on the Quiet Compere Tour of the Midlands, The Hive – Worcester
Arts All Over the Place at the Madhatter Charity Fundraiser
Shakti Women – Womanly Words
Paper Swans Press Schooldays Book Launch, Poetry Café, London
Headlined HOWL, alongside Sophie Sparham and Carl Sealeaf.
Poetry Festival Swindon
Arts All Over the Place Pre-Festival Promotion Event. Madhatter’s Ball.
Commissioned with Suz Winspear, by Heather Wastie (Worcestershire Poet Laureate), for a National Poetry Day project ‘Light & Shade’.
Claire walker – Book Launch The Girl who Grew into a Crocodile
Headlined The Poetry Café Refreshed, Cheltenham
Book to the Future UoB Festival – Phenomenal Women
Poetry Brothel – Halloween – P Café, Caged Arts
Winter Wonderland – P Café, Caged Arts
INKSPILL Online writing retreat with David Calcutt, Alison May and Daniel Sluman
2016
Headlined Stirchley Speaks with Alisha Kadir and Mark Kilburn
Waterstones Birmingham A Night of Love Poetry with the Emma Press & Liz Berry
Performed at Feminist Poetry Event raising money for Refugee Action
Black Country Living Museum – First half the PTS collective
The Poetry Salon – WLF & Fringe
Poetry Extravaganza – DAN Arts Week
The Quiet Compere – Worcester LitFest
Midsummer Poetry Brothel – Caged Arts
AsparaFestival – Bell Tower & Poetry Walk, Evesham
Jean Atkin and Angela France endorsing my debut pamphlet
Planning Book Launch for Fragile Houses at Waterstones, Birmingham
V. Press at London Book Fair with copies of Fragile Houses
Being offered Guest spots from the announcement of publication before Fragile Houses is officially out (3rd October)
Waterstones Book Launch for Fragile Houses with Roy McFarlane, Antony Owen and Claire Walker
Headlined Stirchley Speaks alongside Lydia Scarlett, Birmingham
Headlining SpeakEasy, Worcester
Making my first poetry film of Journey from Fragile Houses
Selling my book
Organising Worcester Fragile Houses Launch Book Party
Discovering new (to me) poets
2017
Kings & Queens of Comedy – Baldypoems presents with Worcester LitFest & Fringe
Quiet Compere – Wolverhampton Literature Festival
Headlining Quiet, Quiet Loud, Manchester
Poetry Ballroom with Suz Winspear & WLF
Being invited to join an editing group
Applying for Festival events and subsequently organising them
Verve Poetry Festival – Performing from Fragile Houses at the Poetry Parlour and Come Rhyme with Me
Having my review of Verve Poetry Festival accepted on Sabotage Reviews
Receiving reviews for Fragile Houses by Sam Smith and Rachel Stirling
Being accepted into the 2017/18 cohort for Room 204 Writer Development Programme with Writing West Midlands
Coordinating and performing in VOICES FROM THE MIDDLE for Stourbridge Literature Festival
Promoting the Cheltenham Poetry Festival
Creating 30-40-60 Poetry Show in collaboration with Kathy Gee and Claire Walker
Successful festival bids for performances & shows
Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2017/18
Croome Court Adam Speaks project
Refugee Poetry Project WPL
SALT KING 200 Poetry Picnic WPL
George Marshall Medical Museum Buildings Talk Hospital Histories Project
West Midlands Readers’ Network – Appointed Reader in Residence Rugby Library
LAKEFEST Performing, Poetry on Demand and Judge on the SLAM
Credo – approached by Liz Johnson to perform at the opening of this collaboration between her and Dora Williams, a visual artist. Commission.
Performing at FREE VERSE, London’s Poetry Book Fair, V. Press
V Formation at Swindon Poetry Festival reading with Gram Joel Davies & Stephen Daniels
Performing at Birmingham Literature Festival Room 204 Literary Allsorts
Organising poetry event for SALT Festival
Poetry Talks/Guest Speaker for Evesham Festival of Words, Worcester University and Worcester U3A group.
WMRN Reader in Residence Workshop – Writing Book Reviews.
Ekphrastic Poetry Project Art and Poetry.
Becoming the official blogger for Verve Poetry Festival.
Invited International Guest at Perth Poetry Festival.
Coming 2nd in the Grizzly Pear Haiku Slam
2018
Performing as Guest Poet for Suz Winspear at her Book Launch for The Awkward People her WPL collection.
Performing (Fragile Houses) at WoLF – Wolverhampton Literature Festival
Organising a Transatlantic Poetry Project AToTC – A Tale of Two Cities
© Sue Thompson 2014
awritersfountain 