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I am an Oxford modern languages graduate and former journalist, now a full-time mother, poet and short story writer. I love reading, writing, swimming, squash, walking, mulled wine, watching television dramas or films and belly dancing.

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Sarah's extensive poetry and short story publications and competition successes.

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1818 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 16/10/07 . 07:59:59 am . Permalink . Email . 1486 views  17 feedbacks

Why read Sarah's blog?

This short piece should help people find their way round the various categories of my blog so they can get the most of the many posts on offer.

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254 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 15/10/07 . 08:44:47 pm . Permalink . Email . 943 views  3 feedbacks

Not a second too late!

My poetry seems to have sprung to life just in time for Easter with some good news today.

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168 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 2009-04-09 . 17:21:31 . Permalink . Email . 369 views  6 feedbacks

Cumulus

A copy of my poem Cumulus, which won first prize in this year's writelink Spring Fever contest.

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163 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 05/09/08 . 03:20:03 pm . Permalink . Email . 271 views  5 feedbacks

The Tree Surgeon

A copy of my poem which came third in this year's writelink Spring Fever poetry contest.

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175 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 04/09/08 . 03:11:51 pm . Permalink . Email . 205 views  1 feedback

Slivers

Slivers was selected for Matthew Francis's Guardian online poetry workshop and published on Guardian online in April 2008.

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126 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 16/07/08 . 06:32:24 pm . Permalink . Email . 216 views  2 feedbacks

Housework

This poem was chosen for publication as writelink resources (paid for) monthly poem (on the theme of friends) in May 2008.

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104 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 14/07/08 . 12:29:32 pm . Permalink . Email . 207 views  Send feedback

Night Terrors

My poem Night Terrors was published in the Second Light Publications up-and-coming women poets' anthology My Mother Threw Knives in 2006.

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80 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 28/03/08 . 06:21:28 pm . Permalink . Email . 250 views  4 feedbacks

Treehouse

My poem Treehouse was published in the Second Light Publications up-and-coming women poets' anthology My Mother Threw Knives in 2006.

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107 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 27/03/08 . 06:12:22 pm . Permalink . Email . 217 views  5 feedbacks

My Perfect Lover

His voice will leave millipede tracks up my spine, curl round my breasts, hang in a necklace of long vowels...

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101 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 27/02/08 . 04:15:22 pm . Permalink . Email . 225 views  2 feedbacks

Bitter Pill

My poem Bitter Pill is more autobiographical that much of my poetry, though still not a strictly accurate life story account. It was published in the new writer issue 86, September/October 2007.

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122 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 13/11/07 . 11:08:26 am . Permalink . Email . 254 views  7 feedbacks

Planning a holiday

This "choose your own adventure" poem was published in raw edge magazine (new writing in the West Midlands) number 24 [spring>summer 2007].

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267 Words . sarah_james , add to friends . 28/10/07 . 07:50:39 pm . Permalink . Email . 271 views  7 feedbacks
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