Author: grahamcliffordpoet

Graham is an award winning poet, based in London. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in Creative Writing, and has since
published nationally and internationally, performing across the country.
His debut collection, The Hitting Game, was published by Seren. Graham's most recent collection, Well, is published by Against the Grain.

Poetry

Anthropocene Poetry

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date January 24, 2024

Thank you, Charlie Baylis, Aaron Kent, Laia Sales Merino and guest editor for winter 2023, Tom Branfoot https://www.anthropocenepoetry.org is a powerful site and I’m very pleased to be include in this week’s edition.

You’ll find my poem here https://anthropocenepoetry.org/post/grief-emoji-by-graham-clifford

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Interpreter’s House

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date October 15, 2022

Thanks to Georgi and the team for including a poem of mine in the latest edition…

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Poetry

Vote for Me!

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date October 14, 2022

Prose is making its presence felt at Ink Sweat and Tears, this month. We’ve the edgy and visceral from Graham Clifford that weirdly brings nature into a tough classroom in ‘Revivifying Bees in the PRU*(*Pupil Referral Unit)’, two quirky works of micro-fiction – ‘Marking Your Territory/Waiting at the Coffee and Suds’ – by Louella Lester that lay those brief encounters bare and an ornate, wonderfully clever, anthropomorphic short story from Phoebe Thomson with ‘Friendly’.

But, as always, we’ve equally brilliant works of poetry on the shortlist. Stephen Lightbown‘s direct and fluid ‘Everyone Welcome’ opens a door for readers who might not have seen the world from his perspective before. ‘Imagining Green’ by David Gilbert bedazzles, scouring the natural, extra-terrestrial and bodily world while Jenny Pagdin‘s ‘Before the market town with the Pepper Pot building’ gets under the skin of belonging yet not belonging as a second-generation immigrant.

All six of the shortlist have been chosen by Helen, Kate and Chloe or received the most attention on social media.

Read them all here https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/september-2022-pick-of-month/

Please VOTE HERE. Voting will close at 6pm on Wednesday 19th October.

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Poetry

The Finished World

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date July 3, 2022

Thanks to Stand magazine for publishing three poems of mine in this edition.

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Poetry

Perverse Poetry

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date November 21, 2021

Huge thanks to Chrissy Williams for including this poem in Perverse Poetry. Sign up to receive editions.

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Poetry

Angela (and other poems) — Mercurius

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date October 14, 2021

https://www.mercurius.one/home/angela-and-other-poems

Thanks to Mercurius for publishing these four oddities.

Poetry

Unknown Unknowns, from In Charge of the Gun

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date October 8, 2021

Thanks Atrium Poetry for publishing this today.

Poetry

Featured Publication – In Charge of the Gun

Post author By grahamcliffordpoet
Post date October 3, 2021

The poetry you don't know you need

Huge thanks to Atrium who have kindle chosen my book as this month’s featured publication.

There are plenty of strange creatures in their to keep you busy now the nights are drawing in. Thanks to PA Morbid at the Black Light Engine Room for getting them out into the world.