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catwoodward
Dec 22, 20241 min read
Write more poetry in 2025. 3 Prompts from The Poetry Master Class, '30 Poetry Prompts: Set 1'
A new year is upon us, and many poets (myself included) are resolved to write more this year.
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catwoodward
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Strange Shape Shortlisted for The East Anglian Book Awards!
My collection Strange Shape has been shortlisted for The East Anglian Book Awards 2024! I'm in excellent company; also on the Poetry...
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catwoodward
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Cover Reveal! New pamphlet Sueño del Alma
From Broken sleep Books, pre-orders available now "In Sueño del Alma: 22 Andalusian Sonnets, Cat Woodward crafts a luminous tapestry of...
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catwoodward
Oct 20, 20243 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip # 7 Some Don'ts
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catwoodward
Oct 19, 20242 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip # 6 Some Dos
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catwoodward
Oct 13, 20242 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip # 5 Get Good
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catwoodward
Oct 12, 20242 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip # 4 Polish your poetry...but not too much
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catwoodward
Oct 6, 20242 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip # 3 Don't get too personal.
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catwoodward
Oct 5, 20242 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip #2. Don’t write a ‘competition poem’.
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catwoodward
Sep 28, 20243 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
Tip # 1. Avoid these 5 topics: grief, death, aging, cancer, and identity.
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catwoodward
Sep 28, 20242 min read
How to Win a Poetry Competition: Tips from a Sifter
First of all, what is a sifter? A sifter is a person who pre-judges the entries of a competition before the main judge sees them.
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catwoodward
Apr 12, 20241 min read
New Pamphlet: Sueño del Alma (Broken Sleep, 2025)
My next publication will be Sueño del Alma , a pamphlet of 22 'Andalusian' sonnets, due from Broken Sleep books in 2025. The sonnets were...
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catwoodward
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Wandering Words 2024: a commission from The National Centre for Writing
Late in 2023 I was surprised and thrilled to receive a commission from The National Centre for Writing. The team at NCW invited me to...
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catwoodward
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Next Poetry Reading: Poets in the Cellar, The Bicycle Shop, Norwich
James and Sammy, the new hosts of Poets in the Cellar , have kindly invited me to headline at the upcoming April show. Thursday 25th...
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catwoodward
Apr 9, 20241 min read
New Book: Strange Shape, out now!
"Exceptional. Strange Shape balances inventiveness and tension. Her writing becomes a visionary exercise." Dr Andrew McDonnell,...
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