Bad News. Good News.

 

The bad news: apparently the summer issue of The High Window, as just now published, will be the last one. Ever.

The good news: to sweeten the pill slightly, J.S. has two new poems in the summer issue - Hospital Thoughts During A Very Long Afternoon and Half-Heard Truths and Stories - plus a review of Incompletion, a poetry collection by Oliver Dixon, and you can read all three pieces for free.

To read J.S.'s two new poems, go here and scroll down to the end (they are a long way down).

To read J.S.'s review of Incompletion, go here and scroll down.

Going in Search of Beasties

J.S. Watts will be reading a brand new poem as part of the following event:

An Echo in Memory

The rather beautiful "Memory" issue of The Amphibian is now out. It contains "Catching an Echo", a new poem by J.S.Watts. You can buy a copy of the magazine, if you are so minded, by going here.

 

An Ely Sundown

J.S. will be providing the poetry at the Sundown Sessions in Ely on Sunday 10th May. It will be her second visit to the Sessions, and she is looking forward to it.

Pursuing Thoughts in White

J.S. reads Pursuing Thoughts in White (Blackthorn and Marble) from her poetry collection Underword. The video is courtesy of Herts Book Festival, which is taking place on 16th and 17th May 2026. J.S. is participating in the Hertford event on 16th May.

For further videos of J.S. reading her poetry, check out her YouTube channel.

Herts Book Festival in Hertford in May

 J.S. will be at Herts Book Festival on Saturday 16th May in Hertford.

What Colour Will You Be Known By?

By The Colour of Our Coat Shall You Know Us has just been published online by "Literally Stories". It's a
new, horror story by J.S. Watts set on the ancient high heathland of North Hertfordshire. You can read it here.