Chloe Balcomb Writer

Poet and storyteller exploring gender, identity and the boundaries between the real and imagined. Collaborative mixed media performance.

[Kevin Higgins - poet @KevinHIpoet1967]

The Morning Star newspaper in the UK asked me for my best poetry books of 2020. https://t.co/CLL23mtHD3 @salmonpoetry @fly_press @poetryireland @sashadebuyl @CuirtFestival @AReillyGalway @Doirepress @lisaunderneath @grace_wilentz @TheGalleryPress @MartinDoyleIT @AttractaFahy

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

Stunning poem and beautifully read @grace_wilentz @greenbottlepress #offtheshelf #poetry Love the quiet build up and bam to the heart of that last line.

[Vanitas Arts @vanitasarts1]

#day21oflockdown Seriously though.... a badge @MattHancock. Here’s one for you ..... #SupportTheNHS #care #COVID19

[Maria Taylor @MariaTaylor_]

Prompts for today.

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

Still glowing after GreenBottle Press launch of The Waney Edge ⁦@thepoetrycafe_⁩ London with other top poets ⁦@carolinedaviesd⁩ and ⁦@grace_wilentz⁩ and amazing poet, publisher ⁦@jennifergrigg⁩ #poetry #arts #indiepress

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

@jennifergrigg So excited to be published by the fabulous Green Bottle Press, check out their other great titles on https://t.co/PdWNCTQbAI #poetry#arts#performance

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

@AmandaHuxtable @vanitasarts1 Brought me to tears! Stunning music and acting! So moving, can’t wait til tomorrow to see the whole performance! #trumpet#performance#arts

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

@jennifergrigg @grace_wilentz @carolinedaviesd Very excited to be working with Green Bottle Press! Looking forward to discovering work by Grace and Caroline too.

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

Koringa- Snake and Crocodile Enchantress, don’t miss last few tickets! Female Funambulists Frost Fair Performances, December 8th, 2.30 & 4pm, Sharrow Old School, Sheffield S7 1DB. Eventbrite. #circus#poetry#performers# womensart#lovesheffield

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

Share the wonder! Ring Mistress Sandwina in Female Funambulists, this Saturday 8th, 2.30 &4pm, Haarlam Mill, Wirksworth Festival ⁦@DeaBirkett⁩ #Circus #poetry #artist #festival

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

See Lady Hercules @wirksworth_fest 08/09/18

I was born in the back of a circus wagon. Began
my career at the age of two, flipping handstands
from my father’s palms. Grew up wrestling
down my brothers, snapping chains like candy...

#circus #poetry #femalefunambulists #artist

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

Miss La La meets Miss La La! Female Funambulist Ruby Blackwood plays the legendary strong woman and aerialist at Wirksworth Festival Saturday 8th September 2.30 and 4pm. Don’t miss it!… https://t.co/wMwzchKU9D

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

@RubyBlackwood1 #wirksworthfestival #performance

[Vanitas Arts @vanitasarts1]

Ruby Blackwood dodging the knife throwers knives for Female Funambulists #wirksworth #art #performance #video

[Chloe Balcomb Writer @BalcombChloe]

@vanitasarts1 Extract from The Knife Thrower’s Daughter...

The Doc tells me they’re floaters.
‘You sure? They’re black aren’t they,
like tadpoles or spots of ink in water?
Well these are silver, rapid, sharp.’