Annette’s poem Lamb has been selected to be included on the Wordsworth Blog to celebrate the great poet’s birthday. This and other poems selected by the Wordsworth Trust may be viewed here. Lamb Slumped against the farmhouse wall, a newborn lamb on his small lap, bottle beside him dripping milk, head still bowed with […]
Shortlisted for the Basil Bunting Prize
Annette is delighted to be on the shortlist for the Basil Bunting Prize, all the more as she is a great admirer of Bunting’s work. ( Here is a link to her Academic Paper “Hatmaker” in POST, published by the Irish Centre for Poetry Studies. ) . She will be heading to Newcastle where the Award Ceremony will […]
“Highly Commended” Poetry Kit Competition
Annette’s poem “My Mother Mends Her Nylons” has been highly commended in the Poetry Kit Summer Poetry Competition on the theme of “Film”. She really enjoyed the theme. She will shortly be featured poet in the Caught in the Net Newsletter and website at Poetry Kit. Annette is really excited that new poems, as well […]
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Basil Bunting Article [Post: A Review of Poetry Studies]
Annette Skade manifests her own considerable poetic skill in responding to Basil Bunting as a maker. Post IV Editorial Annette’s article, ‘Hatmaker: Craft, Language, Music and Performance in Basil Bunting’s Briggflatts’ appears in Post IV: Poetry In Process, launched on December 16th 2013. The online magazine from the Irish Centre for Poetry Studies can be […]
Cork Poetry Scene
Cork’s thriving poetry scene is acknowledged in this blog post about the Cork Literary Review Poetry Manuscript Competition 2012 which was won by Annette Skade. Skade’s career as a poet was boosted by publication in ShOp the West Cork literary magazine, and after winning the literary manuscript prize, she secured publication by Cork-based publisher Bradshaw […]