Poem published: Shadow Pond Journal Issue VI

Read a new poem from me and 116 other poems from 31 countries, each offering a unique voice, a fleeting moment, or a vivid observation captured in haiku and senryū in the new issue of Shadow Pond Journal Issue VI.Thank you Katherine E Winnick for editing this thoughtful collection.

Editor of Field Notes 2025 – Phases for Consilience Journal

I’m very pleased to announce that, at the end of a year of creative detour, the 2025 issue of Consilience Journal Field Notes – Phases that I was honored to edit is now available for free download. A donation for to our partner charity Arts Emergency is encouraged. I have been volunteering as a reviewer...

Poem published in the Sunday Mornings at the River 2026 Poetry Diary

My poem “Spring Ballad” is published in the Sunday Mornings at the River 2026 Poetry Diary.Congratulations to the featured poets. It feels very special to share pages with so many poet friends from all over the word. This diary also includes 25 poetry prompts. Thank you Sunday Mornings at the River and Rebecca...

Poem published, formatting and book design: Lines of Communication

Poem published, formatting and book design Lines of Communication – a poetry anthology from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press This fifth charity anthology from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press curates poems on finding beauty in the natural world, beyond societal norms – the pigeons, snails, rats and other...

“Hotspur and Friends: Pollinators” – Book design

I worked on “Hotspur and Friends: Pollinators” a new children’s book doing book design and layout. Artwork and story by Colin Thom from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. “Hotspur and Friends“ is a series of adventures featuring a very old tortoise called Hotspur who lives in a large garden, in a city by the sea....

Poem published: My Mother’s Spatula – Silver Birch Press

I’m very happy to share that my erasure poem “My Mother’s Spatula” is featured by Silver Birch Press blog in the My Favorite Things Series today.  I lost my mother 18 years ago. The treasured objects I kept from her have started to break or disappear. The spatula she used to make our favorite Bikini...

My collections: Cold Water Poems and Warm Water Poems

On a Sunday morning in January of 2022 I started my cold water adventure by writing a poem that later became part of my first collection, Cold Water Poems. Now I invite you to read poems about warmer water and completing the challenge of swimming in 24 different bodies of water in 2024. 

Poem published in the Hellokoo Anthology: The Letter B

Hellokoo Anthology: The Letter B includes one of my hellokoos. It has been the most wonderful challenge to come up with hellokoos for hundreds of prompts since 2021. Through @hellokoo.co I met so many poet friends. I asked Kim Brake @kimbrake333 to write a poem inspired by her art, she invited me to join...

Warm Water Poems

On a Sunday morning in January of 2022 I started my cold water adventure by writing a poem that later became part of my first collection, Cold Water Poems. Now I invite you to read poems about warmer water and completing the challenge of swimming in 24 different bodies of water in 2024. 

Poem published in Hellokoo Anthology: The Letter A

Hellokoo Anthology: The Letter A includes one of my hellokoos. It has been the most wonderful challenge to come up with hellokoos for hundreds of prompts since 2021. Through @hellokoo.co I met so many poet friends. I asked Kim Brake @kimbrake333 to write a poem inspired by her art, she invited me to join...

Cold Water Poems

In my first chapbook „cold water poems“ I invite you to read about my cold water adventures and maybe inspire you to find your own. 

Kultur am Markt – Schreibwerkstatt 24.05.23 Ulmer Wochenmarkt

Der Besuch auf dem Ulmer Wochenmarkt inspiriert zu spontanen Gedichten, Texten und Grußbotschaften. In der mobilen Schreibwerkstatt mit Mirjam Mahler entstehen gemeinsam kurze Texte, die Spaß am Schreiben vermitteln.
Free writing workshop at the market.

My 22 favorite books I read in 2022

Reading and reading but somehow not keeping up with posting. These are 22 books that stood out last year for many different reasons. You can see all the books I read in 2022 here Homeland Elegies Akhtar, Ayad Ghosts Alderton, Dolly Dependency Ditlevsen, Tove Youth Ditlevsen, Tove Childhood Ditlevsen, Tove...

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have a look around. You can find a selection of my poems as well as my collaborations. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

On the other side music video

“On the other side” was published in “Expressions from the Heart” an international poetry anthology containing poems by 40 women writers from 15 countries compiled and edited by Ishita Ganguly @iamauthorishitaThe anthology is available worldwide via Amazon. Watch the video here Music and video editing by Noah Mahler https://www.instagram.com/noahmahler._/

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Poem published in Expressions from the Heart – Anthology

“Expressions from the Heart” is an international poetry anthology containing poems by 40 women writers from 15 countries compiled and edited by Ishita Ganguly and is now available worldwide via Amazon.
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