About The Author
“Poetry saves me, feeding me sunlight on a spoon, so I can stay alive, just one moment longer.” – EJB
About
Emma-Jane Barlow (EJ) is a bestselling poet, author, advocate and creative. She began her writing journey at seven, weaving tales from her life experiences, exploring themes like autism, love and loss.
Her works include “Darkness & Light” (2020) and “Sins & Sunflowers: Second Edition” (2023). She was longlisted for the Heroica Poetry Prize and has had her work featured in The Raven Review, Ink Gladiator Press, Chapters From Venus and The Poets Department Zine.
She has also performed alongside Mike Garry and been showcased multiple times on BBC Radio Manchester with David Scott. EJ has a passion for diverse storytelling and is working on her first novel and third poetry collection.
“Emma-Jane’s command of language, imagery and rhythm is impeccable.”
“Emma-Jane is a talented and one-of-a-kind storyteller with an original voice.”
“With heart-warming rhymes and unique metaphors, Emma-Jane leaves you spellbound with her words.”
“Emma-Jane’s poetry pulls you in and moves you like a dance; she has a gift of bringing light into this world with her words.”
“Emma-Jane’s writing has a way of opening portals of emotions within ourselves.”
“Emma-Jane’s words are vulnerable, honest, powerful and true.”
“Emma-Jane has mastered the art of taking her experiences and turning them into beautiful poetry.”
“With gorgeous metaphors and delicious rhymes, Emma-Jane creates poems with so much warmth and humility.”
“With sublime imagery in every piece, her poetry is touching, relatable, insightful and always a joy to read.”