A Thousand Shades of Green

Basiliké Pappa

Basiliké Pappa lives in Greece. She writes poetry, myth retellings,  and sometimes, short stories.  Her work can be found in Heron Tree, Carmina Magazine, Dark Passions, Otoroshi Journal, DarkWinter Literary Magazine, Rat’s Ass Review, and others. You can also read her in the anthologies Darker Objects (Indie Blu(e) Publishing, 2023), Hidden in Childhood (Literary Revelations, 2023), Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (Experiments in Fiction, 2023) and Shaping Water: Erotic Haiku and Tanka (Moth Orchid Press, 2022). In 2023, she was also nominated for the Pushcart Prize for her poetry in Darker Objects.

David Hanlon

David Hanlon is a poet from Cardiff, Wales. He is co-poetry editor for Broken Spine Arts. You can find his work online in over 80 magazines, including Rust & Moth, Barren Magazine, The Lumiere Review & trampset. His first chapbook Spectrum of Flight is available at Animal Heart Press. You can follow him on twitter @davidhanlon13 and Instagram @hanlon6944

Sue Finch

Sue Finch likes all kinds of coasts, peculiar things, and the scent of ice-cream freezers. She lives with her wife in North Wales. Her first published poem appeared in A New Manchester Alphabet in 2015 whilst studying for her MA with Manchester Metropolitan University. She won second prize in the Wild Words Single Poem contest in 2020 with ‘Flamingo’, a poem which then went on to be included in her debut collection, ‘Magnifying Glass’, and to be recorded for iamb. Her work has appeared in a number of online magazines including: The Interpreter’s House, Ink, Sweat and Tears, Dear Reader, One Hand Clapping and IceFloe Press. 
https://suefinch.co.uk/

Gaynor Kane

Gaynor Kane, from Belfast in Northern Ireland, had no idea that when she started a degree with the OU at forty it would be life changing. It turned her into a writer and now she has a few collections of poetry published, all by The Hedgehog Poetry Press. Her latest chapbook, Eight Types of Love, was released in July 2022. You can contact Gaynor on Facebook here and Twitter here and read some poems on her website www.gaynorkane.com

Season One Finale

This episode celebrates all of the incredible writers from Season 1: Samantha Terrell, Lawrence Moore, Steve Denehan, Robin Denehan, Damien B. Donnelly, Suzanne Craig-Whytock, and Annick Yerem.  You can find our more about each of them at floweringink.com

Annick Yerem

Annick Yerem is a German/ Scottish poet and EIC of Sídhe Press, who lives in Berlin. Her book, St Eisenberg and the Sunshine Bus, was published with Hedgehog Press in 2022. She has work in a few wonderful places, among them The Storms, iamb, The Dirigible Balloon, Anti-Heroin-Chic, Green Ink Poetry, Feral and Stanza Cannon. Annick´s goal  is to collaborate with other poets/artists and to try keeping workshops, readings and festivals accessible. You can find her at the bird site and on Bluesky @missyerem. More info on the press here.

Suzanne Craig-Whytock

Suzanne Craig-Whytock is the author of four novels: Smile, The Dome (English version, 2019; international Arabic translation, 2022), The Seventh Devil, and The Devil You Know, all published by Bookland Press, two short story collections: Feasting Upon The Bones and At The End Of It All, both published by Potter’s Grove Press, and the humorous non-fiction publication What Any Normal Person Would Do. Suzanne is also the editor-in-chief of DarkWinter Literary Magazine, an Ontario, Canada-based online publication featuring short fiction and poetry, as well as the founder of DarkWinter Press, which publishes short story and poetry collections as well as novels and novellas from authors in Canada and around the world.

Damien B. Donnelly

Damien B. Donnelly is the award-winning author of the poetry pamphlet Eat the Storms, a Stickleback micro-collection and the conversational pamphlet In the Jitterfritz of Neon, co-written by Eilín de Paor, all published by Hedgehog Poetry Press. He’s the host & producer of Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast and editor-in-chief of The Storms, a printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art. His work appears in various journals, online and in print. His first full collection Enough! was published by Hedgehog Press in August 2022 and his second collection, Back from Away, is forthcoming with Turas Press 2024.

Steve Denehan

Steve Denehan lives in Kildare, Ireland with his wife Eimear and daughter Robin. He is the author of two chapbooks and four poetry collections. Winner of the Anthony Cronin Poetry Award and twice winner of Irish Times' New Irish Writing, his numerous publication credits include Poetry Ireland Review and Westerly.
You can find links to buy his books on his website.

Lawrence Moore

Lawrence Moore has lived in the coastal city of Portsmouth, England since birth and shares a house overlooking Kingston Cemetery with his husband Matthew and their nine mostly well behaved cats.  His poems have appeared in publications including Sarasvati, Fahmidan Journal, Green Ink Poetry, Dreich and The Madrigal. He released a debut chapbook, Aerial Sweetshop, with Alien Buddha Press in January 2022.  You can find him on Twitter under the handle @LawrenceMooreUK. You can buy a copy of Aerial Sweetshop on Amazon. 
A Thousand Shades of Green was created and hosted by Susan Richardson.  All artwork was created Jane Cornwell.  This podcast is produced by Joe Richardson
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