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Rachel Burns lives on the outskirts of Durham, England. Her debut poetry pamphlet, A Girl in a Blue Dress, is published by Vane Women Press. She is published in literary magazines including, Butcher's Dog, The Rialto, The Moth, and Ink, Sweat & Tears. Rachel came second in The Julian Lennon Prize For Poetry 2021. She is a Next Up mentee with The Literary Consultancy (TLC) and Creative Future.

Poetry

Poem of the Week by Rachel Burns | The first time I invite my mother to dinner

Rachel Burns Apr 6, 2022 0

We sit at the red garden galvanised table with punched out holes to let the rain fall through the kitchen smells of roast chicken. – the chicken I salvaged from the cat’s jaws. I slouch at the table – I’m the wolf …

Surprise Encounters

Poetry Competition Commended | ‘Hail to the Library and the Thief’ By Rachel Burns

Rachel Burns Sep 17, 2018 1

For Poetry Day Ireland 2018, HeadStuff.org launched a brand new poetry competition to celebrate this fantastic day of poetic activity around the country. This year the theme of the day was ‘Surprises’. For our competition we chose the theme…

Poetry

Poem of The Week | Show Saturday By Rachel Burns

Rachel Burns Mar 2, 2018 0

Show Saturday By Rachel Burns We stop to watch four white geese herded into a pen by a border collie taking instructions from a red- headed man who whistles left and right turns one short whistle, one long. …