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Every Tuesday we will be sharing a poem from one of our wonderful Pen to Print and Write On! contributors. We hope you enjoy!**Grandmother As Flamingo by Christian Ward(read by Chris Gregory)My grandmother is turning into a flamingo:She already sports a shepherd's crookfor a neck, legs thin as garden canes,and webbed flippers pilfered from batsfor feet. Soon a curved ballet pump of a beak,mussel-black, will take the place of her mouth.Arms will be lost to a carnival of feathers.Eyes, once borrowed from a spring sky, will be tangerine marbles. She's started learningthe ways of the flamingo while sleepwalking:shucking bathwater for imaginary shrimps,standing on one leg in the kitchen as the full moontuts, and scanning the horizon for the best weatherfor flight. I won't be able to stop my grandmotheronce she's ready to take off from the garden,can only hope her newfound freedommight untether me from the apathy she left behind,grounding me for years.Christian's poem was the winner of the 2024 Pen to Print Poetry Competition. ... See MoreSee Less

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Crime Writing MonthThe Crime/Thriller genre is so popular that when I asked the team for book recommendations this month, I was inundated with author recommendations! Here are just a few crime writers the Pen to Print and Write On! team recommend:Donna LeonIan RankinMark BillinghamVal McDermidLindsey DavisGlenda YoungAre any of these your favourite author?If you're into, read int#GoAllIna#NationalYearOfReadingading @go_all_in_2026 ... See MoreSee Less

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