First Cut: Interview with John Bowie

The sixth book in the First Cut Poetry series, Dead Birds & Sinking Ships (Happy Little Tales of Melancholy Madness) … More

First Cut Poetry – 30 writing prompts #NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo

Throughout April, I tweeted a poetry writing prompt from the @FirstCutPoetry account to (hopefully) encourage people who write 30 poems … More

When I First Bled – Commended Winner in The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition 2021

I’m so excited to share this news with you… My poem ‘When I First Bled’ is a commended winner in … More

First Cut: Interview with Gabriel Hart

The 12th book in the First Cut Poetry series, Hymns from the Whipping Post by the multi-talented Gabriel Hart, was … More

Review: First Cut #10 – Cumming

Book: A Chapbook About Nothing Author: Scott Cumming Publisher: Close To The Bone (December 2021) Book #10 in the First Cut series Buy here: ebook / paperback … More

First Cut: Interview with William R. Soldan

The second book in the First Cut Poetry series, So Fast, So Close by William R. Soldan, was released one … More

Review: First Cut #7 – Christopher

Book: Abandoned Accounts: Poems 2020-2021 Author: Roy Christopher Publisher: Close To The Bone (July 2021) Book #7 in the First Cut series Buy here: ebook / paperback * Roy … More