Elizabeth Rose Murray

Posts Tagged ‘poetry’

Writing creatively is a strange occupation – and not as easy as people think. It’s not like millions of ideas come streaming to you and then flow out onto the page, perfectly written. Far from it. All pieces of writing – whether it’s poetry, short stories, haiku, or a novel – need to be carefully [...]

It´s a nice surprise when you think a poem has been lost forever, and it turns up again. Even better when you reread it and realise – hey, that´s good. I like it! Although writers always send out their best work when submitting, there is a danger that when you reread it later in your [...]

Aesthetica magazine announces the winners of the 2009 Creative Works competition.  Congratulations to the finalists and winners of each category. I was extremely happy with my commendation. Tweet This Post

As everyone knows, poetry competitions are a hard slog. The competition is tough, the entries are high and the rejection can be daunting. The Aesthetica Creative Works competition is the first major comp that I’ve entered and I was amazed to find out this morning that I reached the commended list. I may not have [...]

Part of the attraction of The Flatlake Festival was the chance to do a poetry slam on the Sunday. Armed with several erotic poems, a postcard from my father and a back-up poem the postcard inspired – I was determined to give it a go. I’ve read before, but it was pretty disastrous. My voice [...]

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. [...]

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

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. Tweet This Post

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

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 the [...]