POET
MPhil in Writing
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Available for readings and workshops CONTACTMaureen Jivani |
Welcome to my writing world.
I'm a poet and short story writer with publications online and in print. Please see Links for examples of my work. My first collection of poetry was short-listed for The London Fringe New Poetry Award 2010. Other poems have been placed or short listed in regional competitions such as The Brighton Fringe Festival Poetry Competition, Sefton Poetry Competition, Wrexham Poetry Competition, Kingston Poetry Competition, Berkshire Poetry Competition and P.H.R.A.S. Poetry Competition. Among other venues, I have read my work at the O2 Festival in Hyde Park, and at the XX Festival in Wales. I've facilitated workshops for young people, the elderly, and, in health care settings, for the bereaved. I also trained as a nurse and worked for the NHS for over thirty years.
Alma in the Blue
My pamphlet Alma in the Blue has won the 2026 Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize and has been typeset by Gerry Cambridge (of The Dark Horse fame.) And published by Wigtown Book Festival. It was such an honour to accept the award from Ruth Padel who called the poems 'astonishing.'
Books
- Insensible Heart Mulfran Press 2009
- My Shinji Noon Mulfran Press 2009
Works In Progress
- Alma and The Blue Slide
- Phantastic Creatures