11 November 2023

Fenland Autumn

You should check out issue 9 of the Fenland Poetry Journal (Autumn 2023), It has poems by, amongst others,: Shanta Acharya, John Greening, Andre Mangeot, Jess Mookherjee, Sue Wallace-Shaddad, J.S. Watts and Gareth Writer-Davies.

In fact it contains two poems by J.S: Came Too Late and Voice From The Tree Top. So, you really should check it out.



1 November 2023

Best Books of 2023?

So, it's November already and websites, magazines and literary organisations are busy preparing their best-of lists for 2023.

J.S. has produced her most enjoyed prose fiction reads in 2023 (well, 2022/23) list for Shepherd. You can read about her three favourite reads here, though the photo below may give you a clue.




21 September 2023

Take Refuge in National Poetry Day 2023


UK National poetry Day 2023 is on Thursday, 5th October 2023. This year's theme is Refuge.

To celebrate the day, J.S.Watts will be giving a special poetry reading and talk at Baldock Library from 3.30pm to approximately 4.30pm. She will be exploring diverse interpretations of Refuge and reading her own poems and those of other poets that consider the concept of refuge in its many and varied forms. 

The event is aimed at adults, but ALL are welcome.

It is a FREE event but donations to the library will be appreciated.

Baldock Library is in Simpson Drive, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DH



18 September 2023

September Movie Night

J.S. Watts will be one of the poets reading at the event. Come along to find out which film she has chosen to write about.



13 September 2023

And Another One...

September 2023 is proving to be a well-published month.

J.S.'s new poem, At A Folk Festival Without You, appears in the September issue, no. 102, of The Frogmore Papers.



11 September 2023

A High Window in Autumn



Please do take a peek at the autumn edition of the online High Window.

In this new edition, J.S Watts reviews Sometime, in a Churchyard, which she calls "a rather lovely, limited edition pamphlet of poems by Louise Warren and black and white line drawings by Charlotte Harker", and also shares a brand new poem of her own, Phantoms. Plus there's a bumper harvest of other poems and reviews

That's got to be worth checking out.

5 September 2023

Wandering in Infinity


September is a hectic month for publications, as far as J.S. is concerned.

Issue 7 of Infinity Wanderers Magazine has now been published and it contains a brand new story by J.S.Watts, 'The Rose' - an historical tale of roses and death (amongst other things).

Check the previous two posts on this website for other September publications. There may be more to follow...