Naoise Rose Gale

Naoise Gale (she/her) is a twenty-year-old autistic poet from West Yorkshire, UK. She principally writes about mental illness, addiction and eating disorders. Her poems have been described as 'sensual', 'raw', and 'gutting'. She loves to blend dazzling, jarring language and scenes of natural beauty with the ugly, the dark, and the intimate. Previously published by various indie magazines including Opia Lit, Versification and Serotonin, her debut pamphlet 'After the Flood Comes the Apologies' is due to be released by Nine Pens in October 2021. She has also had some competition success, being shortlisted, highly commended or mentioned in five competitions in the last year. Most recently, she was an honourable mention in the Magdalena Young Poet's Prize 2021. She was runner up in the Parkinson's Art Competition 2020, and her first flash fiction piece 'My Lover' was published on the Reflex Fiction website in January 2021. She regularly attends Wednesday Writer's Open Mic Nights. When not writing, reading or translating poems, she likes to sing, dance and bake.

Writing Philosophy
Gale loves poetry that feels urgent, honest and essential. For her, poetry is a vocation and a form of therapy. She believes in "writing from the gut" and offering snapshots into the psyche that are tragic, comic, intense and crafted with precision. Her inspirations are confessional poets such as Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, as well as contemporary poets like Bobby Parker, Melissa Lee Houghton and Gaia Rajan.

Inspirations
When asked about her inspirations, Gale stated "I always loved writing as a child and young teen, but at aged sixteen, I began suffering from anorexia, and my creativity disappeared. Years of mental illness ensued, but last year I committed to recovery, and within a few weeks, the spark for writing and need to communicate came back. Poetry became my outlet, my passion, and my distraction. I was inspired by other poets who write about difficult subjects in refreshing ways: Elisabeth Horan; Bobby Parker; Melissa Lee Houghton; Gaia Rajan; Sam Willetts. Most of all, I write poetry because I believe I have something to say that may help others."

Goals
Gale's principal goal is for my debut pamphlet "After the Flood Comes the Apologies" to be successful. She would love for it to be widely read, positively reviewed, and it is her dream for it to win a prize. In the future, she would like to write her first full collection, focusing on addiction, nostalgia, the natural world and trauma. As a linguist, she would also like to translate a book of poetry.

Publications

 * Opia Lit Issue 1
 * Clandestine Lit Issue 1
 * Serotonin (online, not split into issues)
 * Nightingale & Sparrow Blizzard Issue IX
 * Rabid Oak Issue 20
 * Re-side Zine Issue 8
 * The Bitchin' K Vol. 12, Issue 2
 * Anti Heroin Chic Issue 18
 * Glitchwords Issue 4
 * AFTER THE FLOOD COMES THE APOLOGIES (Debut Pamphlet), Nine Pens [Due to be released October 2021]

Social Media
Twitter: @naoisegale13

Website
https://linktr.ee/NaoiseGale