“The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power. -Toni Morrison ”

“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.”

“I want these poems to help people to practise empathy”

"One of our most promising young talents, Jay Bernard writes powerful and sensuous scenes from the metropolis: a teenager flies like a moth, a woman with scissors sings bees. Disturbing, joyous and always surprising.” – Pascale Petit.

Work as if you live in the early days of a better world -- Alasdair Gray via Dennis Lee

Poetry gives people the power to make their voices heard. -- Toni Stuart

A tune that one has once heard and liked [that] seems to haunt the mind and will not be dismissed until entirely mastered.

These hands have Moulded monuments, created crafts, healed hearts. Khosi Xaba, from 'These Hands'