Heroica Poetry Anthology

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Dive into this powerful anthology of feminist poetry that weaves together the raw and resonant voices of women and non-binary writers exploring themes of girlhood, body, belonging, mind, memory and afterlife. This collection offers an intimate look at the diverse experiences of growing up, the complexities of identity and the enduring strength found in rebirth.

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Themes covered:

Girlhood (growing up/friendship/being young)

Body (sex / SA / pregnancy)

Belonging (queerness, class, race)

Mind (mental health)

Memory (death, grief, loss)

Afterlife (dark/misogyny but ultimately rebirth)

Longlist:

To Be A Girl by Anna Jones

Tannoy by Joanie Aoife

Security Questions by Maria Jennings

Shrink by Catherine Lockhart

Meet Cute by Victoria Walker

Holy by Angelika May

We’ve Been Here Since Sixteen by Molly Byrne

The Sisterhood of Text Me When You’re Home by Florence Grieve

My Sister by Kerrie Draghi

Dancing with My Sister in the Kitchen After Peach Season by Cheyenne McGuire

Ode to the Weird Barbies by Maureen Onwunali

She/They, Lagooning by Noriko Ward

A Girl’s Bathtub by Sara Brudkiewicz

Siren by Martha Bowen

Babes by Charlotte Whiting

Intuitive Mathematics by Skye Lilly

Fontanna Neptuna by Kaci O’Meara

In A Parallel Universe by Jodie Prior

Queen Latifa by Akua Frimpong

Don’t Ayo Babes me By Khadijah Hayden

You by Sofia Bitelli

Veneers by Charlotte le Gresley

Skadi’s Sonnet by Rebecca Zatterstrom

Room Paralysis, Sleep Paralysis, Life Paralysis by Caterina Biondi

I Ate My Heart Today by Courtney Askey

Womb of the State by Faye Banister-Harding

Ovium by Emma Boyns

Guacamole by Skye Lilly

Growing Pains by Anna Grace Hewitt

Pussy Will Reign by Sage Martin

Nike of Samothrace by Carissa Coane

Do You Still Dream About Jennifer by Priscilla Yeung

LGBlackT by Bethlehem Wolday-Myers

Mother Exile by Ulrike Durán Bravo

The Queen of West Green by Bethlehem Wolday-Myers

Immigrant Anthem by Swatee Odedra

Circe Works Nights by Kate MacAlister

The Future by Maya Garcia Fisher

Our Own Revolution by Svetlana Chigozie Onye

I Want to go Where the Birds Live by Keziah Armitage

Biting Into The Apple by Tania Banerjee

Guided Meditation by Betty Townley

Searches (Pre-Dawn) by Mia Scattergood

Flat by the DLR by Rosie Hart

Catch a Tiger by the Toe by Emike Akagbosu

Neurosis at Gatwick Airport by Miranda Horn

Wrong/Peach by Linghui Ng

Black Raven by Emma-Jane Barlow

Birds Fly Because of You by Sam Bean

Phobia Collector by Holly Peters

Borderline by Isuri Jayasinghe

Maggots! By Caitlin Forsgate

Why I Can’t Listen to Instrumental Music by Jemima Stocker

I Often Wonder How I Survive by Molly Nerine Mahoney

Friday Afternoon by Caitlin Allmond Sherret

Les Oubliettes by Betty Owen

I Think of You First by Nancy Dawkins

Little Bag Wonder by Cat Cochrane

You Don’t Remember Me by Maeve McPherson

Goon by Benedetta Mancusi

Elation in Cobalt Blue by Agata Kusiak

The Little Death by Kelly Glás

Radical Acceptance by Kayla Martell Feldman

To The Grave by Jordan Nishkian

The Spider’s Curse by Maree Reedman

My Parent’s House by Julia Irons

The Home You Left Me by Maelle Perelli

Finding You by Mikhaila Friel

A Life Made of Stars by Perdita Stott

The Veil is Thin by Salomée Lou

A Haunting by Georgina Johnson

Gutted by Emily Bulfin

I Don’t Know, Man by Molly Nerine Mahoney

Strip Club by Tiger Paris

Girl Scouting by Renee Eshel

Parable for Spring by Anna Studsgarth

Drenched by Lara Luyts

Leda’s Swan Song by Arwa Alanizi

Cygnet Notes by Kerry Rawlinson

Cailleach Rose Mclaren

Summoning Spell: Reclaim the Night by Kate MacAlister