Seeking Refuge

by Jan Fortune-Wood

Poetry from Ruth O Callaghan s Lumen and Camden annual open mic seasons in aid of London Cold Weather Shelter for the homeless, supported by Andrew Motion. This is real poetry with a real purpose accessible, entertaining, varied and able to make a difference. Seeking Refuge is both a great way to get into poetry and a fantastic way to support an essential charity housing London s homeless. Each year Ruth O Callaghan, poet, mentor and poetry organiser, hosts a series of readings in venues in central London and Camden showcasing the best in contemporary poetry, together with open mic slots for a large range of new and established poets. The best of these poems are selected for an annual anthology, which also features contributions from nationally acclaimed poets. This year s anthology includes work by Fiona Sampson, Andrew Motion and Penelope Shuttle.

96 pages, Paperback

Published April 22, 2010

About the author

Jan Fortune-Wood writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She is co-founder and editor of Cinnamon Press and lives in North Wales. Jan originally studied Theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge and completed a PhD in Feminist Theology. She also has an MA in Creative Writing. She has worked as a teacher, priest, charity director and creative writing tutor. She is the author of several non-fiction books, chapters and articles on alternative education and parenting.

Her first novel, A Good Life, and first poetry collection, Particles of Life were published by Bluechrome in September 2005. Her second novel, Dear Ceridwen was published by Cinnamon Press in May 2007 and her first novel for teenagers is due out in November 2007. Jan is currently working on a novel in prose poetry form, Stale Bread and Miracles, to be published by Headland in 2008 and a new poetry collection Knot-work.

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