In 3 days I’ll be 69, to celebrate getting here, I’m posting 1 good thing a day, and this one is #TigerGirl, my 8th collection, being shortlisted #ForwardPrizes for Best Collection. 20 yrs since on a Forward shortlist for ‘The Strait-Jackets’ poem from what became #TheZooFather #ecopoetry #tigers #India #poetry

Massive congratulations to @[email protected] for an absolutely brilliant collection, in among an exceptional shortlist. I read all the collections for our Student Critics Competition and loved so much of what I read – a really brilliant crop this year! @[email protected] #ForwardPrizes