OUR STORY
Re·creation, inspired by the Audre Lorde poem of the same name, is an anthology of poems by queer poets. The title has its roots in play, refreshment, recovery, restoration, invigoration, and creating, all of which are long overdue in a Covid-affected world, particularly for those in the LGBTQIA+ community. Re·creation seeks out the expression of the personal and the political, inviting submissions particularly from BIPOC poets within Scotland and beyond.
With the Edinburgh-based Stewed Rhubarb Press, this project intends to inspire, mentor, and promote queer writers, and publish a new collection of queer poetry. Our aim is to support creatives affected by the pandemic and give a platform to marginalised poets in a landmark poetry collection, by facilitating queer perspectives on their personal lives as a political reality.
One of the pivotal aspects of this project is that we will be including a workshop element, run by an external facilitator, to provide contributors with a developmental as well as networking opportunity. We will also offer 1-to-1 mentorship to a select section of new and emerging poets. All chosen contributors will also be invited to a round-table feedback session to review and refine their anthology pieces. These extra development opportunities are intended to provide support to often underrepresented groups (e.g. parents and carers, or those outside of academia and the literary sector). These professional development opportunities will be held online.
By working alongside Stewed Rhubarb Press, we will be creating a new opportunity for queer creatives across intersections of identity, prioritising a Scottish literary economy, and disseminating a new object of interest for readers within and outside the LGBTQIA+ community.
EDITORIAL TEAM
ÉADAOÍN LYNCH
Co-Editor, they/them
Éadaoín is an early career researcher with a PhD in poetry from the University of St Andrews. Their poetry has previously been published in The Kindling Journal and shortlisted for the Jane Martin Poetry Prize and the London Magazine Poetry Prize. They are a devotee of Sophie Robinson's Devotion course. Éadaoín is also a peer reviewer on the Journal of Gender Studies. Since 2020, they are co-host and producer of the podcast series Free Vers(e).
ALYCIA PIRMOHAMED
Co-Editor, she/her
Alycia is a postdoctoral Creative Writing Fellow at the University of Liverpool, where she is working with Ledbury Poetry Critics, and the co-founder of the Scottish BAME Writers Network. She is the author of the pamphlets Hinge and Faces that Fled the Wind, and co-author of Second Memory. In 2020 Alycia was the winner of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Her debut poetry collection, Another Way to Split Water, is forthcoming with YesYes Books (US) and Polygon Books (UK) in 2022. Find her online at http://alycia-pirmohamed.com.
HARVEY DIMOND
Guest Reader, they/them
Harvey Dimond is a British-Barbadian writer, researcher and artist living and working between Glasgow, Scotland and Athens, Greece. Through their practice they examine the relationship between the climate crisis, anti-Blackness and homo/trans-phobia.
RACHEL CHANTER
Publicity Manager, she/her
Rachel Chanter is a writer and digital marketing manager from Lancashire. She has worked on The London Magazine and contributed to Ambit and The Compass Magazine. She is currently based in London.