“To archive poems that may speak to current or younger generations of writers feels incredible. I’m thankful to join a list of iconic figures who inspire me to craft my work to the best it can be.”

“The English language is nobody's special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself” – Derek Walcott

"Tempest has forged their own voice, unlike anything else in the mainstream poetry world." - The Independent

A poem is not its words, but the ringing it leaves behind.

Sparkling poems full of sensuous richness and linguistic inventiveness - Edwin Morgan

A poet confident in her mastery of the medium -- J.M. Coetzee

I believe that in all diverse forms of artistic expression across all countries, there are some sensitivities in common. Esther Phillips