Jayne Stanton

Biography

I live, work and write in Leicestershire (not necessarily in that order). I am a regular guest and open mic poet across the Midlands and beyond. My poems are published in various print and online poetry magazines. My pamphlet, Beyond the Tune, was published by Soundswrite Press in 2014.

Samples

Sin É We steam on barstools read between slogans on a plastered ceiling tune to the cuts and grace notes in banter binge on ambience, high on E minor. Coburg Street, past midnight, soaks in sodium light. Rain beats time on bodhran umbrellas, my spine a river of running quavers that stick to the soles of my sensible shoes so I high-step the home stretch. Framed in doorways on Wellington Road crinoline ghosts wear mirrored skirts that flirt with moonlight. Guest house stairs are in rising fifths. My top floor room’s a tall ship, exploring the lilt in the Lee’s liquid fingers. Highly Commended in Gregory O'Donoghue competition 2013 Published: Southword issue 23A online

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