Michael Shann
poet and printmaker
Poetry Pamphlets
All published by The Paekakariki Press,
To London (2017)
Walthamstow (2015)
Euphrasy (2012)
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Poems in Anthologies
Byways, Arachne Press, 2024 - 'Snickets and ginnels'
Close Up: Poems on Cancer, Grief, Hope and Healing, Orchard Lea Books, 2022 - 'Discovery',
'Butterflies', 'December'
Rebel Talk, Extinction Rebellion, 2021 - 'Icebergs at the Tate Modern'
Yorkshire Anthology, The Valley Press, 2017 - 'Saturday Jobs'
Reminiscences of Rock Against Racism, 2016 - 'Small Town Incendiaries', '23 Club'
Half Moon: poems about pubs, Otley Word Feast Press, 2016 - 'Drinking with Dylan Thomas in the French House'
But kind and dear is the old house here, Forest Poets/William Morris Gallery, 2016 - Praise'
Schooldays, Paper Swans Press, 2015 - 'The Con Club'
Spokes - poetry on two wheels, Otley Word Feast Press, 2014 - 'A perfect circle'
The Garden, Otley Word Feast Press, 2014 - 'Birthday'
Writing on the Wall, Forest Poets, 2013 - 'Stood Up'
Home, Paekakariki Press, 2011 - 'Birthday'
Volunteer Tales, The Lutterworth Press, 2003 - 'Home Sweet'
Competitions, magazines and on websites
Ink Sweat & Tears, 2024 - 'Ambresbury Banks'
Waltham Forest Poetry Competition 2023 - 'Euphoria' awarded 2nd place
Waltham Forest Poetry Competition 2023 (local category) - 'Italian goalpost, Wanstead Flats' commended
Best Poem of UK Landscape (Gingko Prize) - 'Meeting John Clare at High Beach' shortlisted
Edward Thomas Fellowship newsletter 90, August 2023 - 'Afternoon tea with Edward Thomas'
Elsewhere Journal, 2023 - 'Leaving Epping'
Tyger Tyger, 2022 - 'Honey, best cat in the world'
The Alchemy Spoon, 2022, 'The charioteer'
Poetry Shed, 2021 - 'The goosepen'
Lemon Peel Press magazine ('Disgust' issue), 2021 - 'Return to Dumhach'
Poetry Society, 2021 - 'Inishwallah' Highly Commended in PS Stanza Competition
Mist and Mountain, 2021 - 'Inishbofin' Highly Commended in Gerard Rochford Poetry Prize
The BEAST, 2021 - 'Hoxton'
Poetry Society, 2019 - 'Blakeney, moonlight' Highly Commended in PS Stanza Competition
York Mix Poems for Children Competition, 2019 - 'Ice-cream for breakfast' Highly Commended
The Gooner, 2019 - 'Highbury and the Emirates'
The E List, 2019 - 'London Traffic News', 'The London Eye', 'Walthamstow Wetlands'
South Bank Poetry Magazine, 2018 - 'Paul Weller at the O2', 'The Royal Opera House'
The E List, 2018 - 'Resolutions'
Poetry on the Lake competition, 2016 - 'Astronomy' Highly Commended
New Boots and Pantisocracies, 2016 - 'Blue', 'The Cornhill Well'
Poems in the Waiting Room, 2016 - 'Hollyhocks'
The E List, 2016 - 'London Beards', 'Commuter Dance', 'Drinking with Dylan Thomas in the French House'
The London Magazine, 2015 - 'The Lighthouse'
The E List, 2015 - 'Walthamstow', 'Reading Homer in Poundland'
Well Versed, The Morning Star, 2015 - 'Ian Dury at Walthamstow College of Art'
The E List, 2014 - 'London Plane, Lloyd Park'
Nutshell Magazine, 2014 - 'The Old Marshalsea Prison Wall'
South Bank Poetry Magazine, 2012 - 'Borough Market'
14 Magazine, 2011 - 'Quid'
World Snooker Championship programme - 'The Con Club', 'The First Frame', 'The Score'
Envoi, 2006 - 'After Pieter de Hooch', 'Colour of the morpheme', 'The procession', 'Lichen', 'Lolowai'
Pennine Platform, 2005 - 'Fishing'
The Frogmore Papers, 2004 - 'The Flower-Pot Man'
Candelabrum Poetry Magazine, 2004 - 'Euphrasy'
Pennine Platform - 'Father's Day', 'Walking with my Father'