Caroline Hardaker

Full Moon & Foxglove

This month sees the release of ‘Full Moon & Foxglove’ – in which is printed my poem ‘Testimony of a Witch to Hang: 1614’. I’ve been in a few collections by Three Drops Press, but this is my ultimate favourite. When scanning the proof, I fell in love with the wide range of poems exploring…

Picaroon

Yaaaaaaaaaar. Ok, so I’m not particularly pirate-y, but I like to think that I might be a rogue in my own particular way. This month I’ve been published by Picaroon Poetry, a magazine especially for poets of the roguish sort. I’m honoured to be read as dangerous enough, as usually I feel as edgy as…

I Stain

I don’t often get too political. I think it’s a responsibility of the thoughtful poet or bard to give meaning to a chaotic world, or to help understand a state overcome with horror. I worry that I can’t write eloquently enough, that I don’t understand the facts well enough, or even that I’ll say something…

Allegro

Happy September! And the leaves come tumbling down. I love autumn. The month has been kickstarted by my poem ‘I Love You’ being included in issue 10 of Allegro Poetry Magazine. You can read the issue here. I’ve hardly had any time to write or be creative at all lately – moving house and various…

Some New Acceptances, and Work in Progress…

It’s been quite a while since the last post, but that’s fine. That’s the way life goes… Growing up in an increasingly digital age makes you feel like you should be posting about everything, all the time, but it’s so not true. There is a peace in silence, and there is a freshness about a…

Howlarium

I was asked to contribute to Howlarium – writing a few words on meditation, writing, and compassion. As these are three the subjects I’ve written on quite a bit before (they’re completely fascinating) I said an instant ‘Yessirree!’ You can read what I have to see over on Howlarium itself: http://www.howlarium.com/

See Into the Dark Anthology

I think I have my head in a few too many projects at the moment… I have one pamphlet in production with Goya Press, one in the very early stages with another publisher, another speculatively out there, and I have two on the go in my brain. Is that too many? Is it better to…

Review of Lapstrake

I did another review for Three Drops from a Cauldron… … And it’s definitely a goodie. Read my review over at the Three Drops site. Until the next time – Caroline

‘Eye, Tongue, Machinus’ – My first pamphlet

It’s official (and has been for quite some time but I’ve been a little slow at blogging about it) – my debut pamphlet ‘Eye, Tongue, Machinus’ will be being launched later this year with Goya Press, a new poetry and fiction press based in Manchester. Expect weird tales of exposed tongues, system shut downs, and…

Resident Blogger for Mud Press

Well hello there! Have you discovered Mud Press? It’s a kalaidoscope of wickedness, power, aesthetic glory, meaning, and curiosity. It’s a Press which creates anthologies to rub your face on, and I’m now their resident Blogger! Georgina (over at Mud) wrote a stupendously exciting blog post about my involvement yesterday, and you can read it…