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Our first publication is out now.  The poets showcased in this pamphlet are all members of Second Light, a national network of older women poets.  The pamphlet was conceived as a compilation of some of the poems that feature in their readings.

Second Bite

A pamphlet from West Yorkshire poets Joy Howard, Hilary J Murray and Gina Shaw

Available now from Grey Hen @ £3 plus 75p p&p

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Currently working on:

Exit Moonshine
The ups and downs of a middle-aged woman coming out in the ‘80s.  A poetry pamphlet.

A Twist of Malice
An anthology of poems by women who are not ready to grow old gracefully.  Disquieting, vengeful, ghoulish, subversive.  Available from mid-August 2008

Making it Home: Older lesbians from the Calder Valley talk about their lives.


Future plans: 

Sometimes the Best: Poetry by women in their sixties from the North of England.

A Suitcase Full of Dreams: Stories from around the world by older women living in West Yorkshire.