Poems by Penny Sharman

Penny Sharman started writing poetry in her fifties. She is inspired by wild landscapes and relationships between the seen and unseen. She is a published poet, photographer, artist and therapist. Penny has an MA in Creative Writing from Edge Hill University, has had poems published in The North, Mslexia, Candlestick Press and many others. She reached shortlists for The Bridport Prize, 2023 and the Michael Marks Environmental Poet of the Year Prize 2023. She was highly commended in the Fool for Poetry Chapbook competition in 2024. Her 6th collection Sunbathing with Fishermen, 2024 from Hedgehog Press is available from her website: pennysharman.co.uk – Penny is Editor of Obsessed with Pipework Poetry Magazine.