J.L.M. Morton reads 'Stroudwater Navigation', one of 21 poems she pinned to the placesofpoetry.org.uk map.
J.L.M Morton
JLM Morton is a poet and hybrid writer interested in the interplay between language, sound, musicality and visual culture. Originally an academic by trade, Juliette studied at Goldsmiths, Sussex and Manchester Universities, graduating with MAs in literature and creative writing and a PhD exploring gender, whiteness/race, power, heritage and place.
Juliette’s had writing published recently or forthcoming from Yew Tree Press (pamphlets: Water & Stroud Poets Series 2), Black Eyes Publishing, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, Oneworld Publications, Wasafiri, Poethead, Atrium, The Lake Poetry, Between the Lines, Good Dadhood, Stroud Short Stories, Night Time, Toothgrinder and more. She also has an extensive publication record in global education, working with such diverse actors as Malala Fund, Comic Relief and Unicef. JLM Morton is Poet in Residence throughout 2020 at Waterland (Lake 32, Cotswold Water Park), for which a poem is published each month of the year.
She was runner up in the Goldsmith's Pat Kavanagh Prize, placed second in the 2019 Stroud Book Festival Poetry Competition. In 2020, she’s had wins with the People’s Poetry Podcast and International Dylan Thomas Day competitions. She’s been invited to read / forced her way in to various poetry nights and festivals including Ledbury Poetry Festival and Stroud's Wool & Water Festival and last year the Places of Poetry project made this beautiful film of her poem Stroudwater Navigation.
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