We are Clare Shaw and Kim Moore - poets, essayists and friends. We share essays and articles about writing and other things which interest us, along with new poetry, writing tips and exercises, live readings and workshops.
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The House of Poetry
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Maybe ten years ago, whilst I was studying for my PhD, I took out a copy of What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics by Adrienne Rich from the university library. I was reading a lot of her pr...
Neurodiversity, accessibility, poetry. (And bogs).
Clare here … I published this article earlier today on b(l)og, the bog-themed substack I co-host with Anna Chilvers. Because it feels important, I decided to share it here as well. Thanks for reading!
It was going to be the most fas...
Poetry Diary
I’m currently sitting on a rather crowded train (but at least I have a seat!) on my way to Lancaster to examine a creative-critical PhD. It’s a grey, drizzly day. I walked to the train station in the rain because I couldn’t cope with the de...
Self Portrait Open Mic
Be there or be square
Evening to all of our lovely subscribers! Below the paywall you will find the zoom link for the open mic tomorrow night, 21st September at 7.30pm. The theme is Self-Portrait - and do feel free to interpret that (relat...
Self-Portrait Open Mic!
By Kim Moore
Many years ago (ok it was a few months ago - but it feels like YEARS ago) I ran a workshop on self-portraits in poetry for our paid subscribers. Why self-portraits? Well, I am currently having great fun writing self-portrait p...
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Kim's collection “All the Men I Never Married” won the Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection. "The House of Broken Things" is out with Corsair in May 2026. Clare's fifth collection "I Know What I Saw" will be published with Bloodaxe in early 2027.
Though I'm most often to be found collaborating on other blogs - like Shaw&Moore and b(l)og - this is my very own substack account! I'm Clare Shaw, writer, parent, mudlarker, long-distance walker, bog lover.
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