Welcome to Acacia Publications. Here you find my poems, the work of fellow poets and writing prompts.

My poems have been widely published and anthologised. They’ve been successful in over 20 competitions and nominated for the Forward Prize. I have three poetry collections, the latest with Broken Sleep Books, 2022) and a pamphlet. Details here on the Books page.

The original manuscript of my third collection was praised by Vahni (Anthony Ezekiel) Capildeo, judge of the 2020 poetry entries, for its ‘beautiful minimalism and intriguing poise‘ and received a Northern Writers’ Award. Published in October 2022, copies are available from Broken Sleep Books.

The poet Matthew Paul has posted a perceptive and detailed analysis of my poem Safe House, from my new collection Remembering / Disease. The poem was inspired by a poem by the late poet Andrew Waterhouse. I’m very grateful to Matthew: his post gets to the heart and soul, not just of the poem, but of my writing. Here is the link.

News

Recent acceptances:

The gorgeous cover of issue 9 of The Pomegranate, London. This issue includes my prose poem Night Shift at the Bird Factory. It was inspired by Creation of Birds by Remedios Varo.

Acceptance from Atrium for a poem to be featured February 2026.

Acceptance of three poems (Obit, The Visit, his ashes on a corner) from Poetry Worth Hearing.

Poetry Pea (two haiku).

Three poems for the poetry journal The Candyman’s Trumpet (editor Jack Caradoc). You can find it on Facebook: @the.candiman.s.trumpet

Speaking with the Palaeontologist by the online journal Black Nore Review.

Blog

For regular new content, please see my Blog, where I share poems and showcase guest poets. I also share my observations on life and art in The Netherlands. Last month’s guest poet was Cliff Yates. Read more of his work here

You can find me on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X/Twitter and on Substack @fokkinadutch

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