My name is Sally Jenkinson. I am a poet, writer, performer and creative facilitator. I have been writing and performing poetry across the UK for more than a decade, and have also written and performed internationally in Sweden, Iceland, and Australia.

My work has recently been featured in Lighthouse Journal, Emerge Literary Journal, The Morning Star, BBC Radio 4, and BBC 6Music. In 2024 I was the poet in residence at Glastonbury Festival, and work from this project was also broadcast on BBC 2’s Glastonbury coverage.

I am also a Mum, a care worker, and a community arts producer. I hold an MA in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Gloucestershire.

I have published three pamphlets of poetry with Burning Eye Books; Pantomime Horse, Russian Doll, Egg (2022), Boys (2016), and Sweat-borne Secrets (2012).

I am currently working on a new collection of poems ‘Alive!’ which explores my journey of breast cancer treatment and recovery.

I was born and raised in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. I have lived in Lancaster, Sheffield, Bristol, and Brighton, and am now based in the Forest of Dean with my cats, husband, and various fierce and magical children.

You can contact me via email: [email protected]