Elizabeth Rose Murray

Archive for the ‘poetry’ Category

This piece is particularly exciting for me as it is the first piece of paid creative writing that I´ve had published. Outside of Mslexia, there´s not many places that do pay. Competitions can be lucrative, but the competition and standard is high so you need to make sure you´re at the right level before submitting. [...]

This poem was inspired by my move to Ireland. It’s been a few months in construction and started with a taxi ride from the airport to a temporary company flat. Seeing a magpie made things feels settled and homely in this new country – made me remember my father’s wisdom. I’m honoured to have my [...]

My poem “Eat in Disorder” will be appearing in Jared D Vineyard´s The Creative Writer.

My latest three poems are now live on 3am Magazine: Newcomer, Pivot and Silence. It’s restored my faith in the poetry scene… Silence is one of my favourite poems and I’ve been trying to get it placed for some time but it has been rejected on the grounds of being too “strong”. Whatever that [...]

I love this site, because of how raw it is. That’s why I’m always pleased to be included on there. This submission was added some time ago but I forgot to update the site. So here it is… Priceless on Word Riot.

As unsuitable as this may sound to most, I’ve found living in Andalucia to be a cultural void. Yes, there are great Spanish festivals and processions, but after three and a half years I’ve had my fill (particularly in the area of creative writing). So, imagine my joy when I discovered that Paul Perry (recipient [...]

Its been a while since I frequented one of my favourite online underground haunts…read Restless on Savage.

A more gentle approach this time with Bait on The Beat. This site is going from strength to strength, and since I last graced its doors with Love Whore it has showcased some talented work. Some particular favourites of mine include Street Life by Paul Kavanagh, Romance by Tony O’Neill and Woman Seated In [...]

“Shadow Puppets” (page 16) and “On my father: Sheik Mohammad Jallow” (page 17) can be found in the latest Ranfurly review. This great online zine is now in its third edition and going strong – showcasing the very best of new writing and highlighted by Jacob Sam La-Rose a few months back for its promise. [...]

It’s been some time since I’ve hit this ace little ‘zine with some work and so I fired over one of my latest poems Drought. I’m playing around with shape poetry at the moment and I’m rather enjoying the results. This is the first step towards my visual poetry experiemnts which are just around the [...]