Patricia Minson writes poetry and prose with a focus on care, class, and memory. A regular in UK competitions and publications, writing from a life lived fully.
About Me: Patricia Minson writer and poet
A space for stories that don’t shout but still need to be heard.
About Me
“You never know who you’re inspiring — or uninspiring. People notice more than you think.”
— Amaka Imani Nkosazana
Hello. I’m Patricia Minson, also known as Grey Hen with a Pen — a poet, carer, and writer living in the far southwest of England, in a small port town in Cornwall. I share the house with my husband and an opinionated dog.
I write poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, memoir, art reviews, and the occasional rant — always with an eye on what’s often overlooked. My work centres on care, class, grief, ageing, ancestry, and the quiet resistance of everyday life.
My poems and stories have been published in Popshot Quarterly, Writing Magazine, and a range of online journals. I’ve been placed or highly commended in several UK poetry competitions in 2025 alone, and I’ve had multiple stories shortlisted by respected prizes — including The Wells Festival of Literature. The elusive first prize still hovers just out of reach. For now.
I’m a member of Falmouth Poetry Group, and a regular at Falmouth Telltales, a long-running reading series for writers and listeners. I also facilitate writing workshops, drawing on years of experience as a qualified adult education teacher.
On Medium, I write about grief, feminism, ageing, spirituality, ancestral memory, and the lived politics of care — sometimes lyrical, sometimes sharp, always honest. In April 2021 I was one of Medium’s 1000 top-read writers to receive a $500 bonus. I’ve been named a Top Writer in Fiction, Short Story, and Poetry.
If you’re interested in stories that sit somewhere between the sacred and the domestic, or poems that pay attention to the small things, you might find something here that stays with you.
Follow me, read more of my work, and feel free to leave a comment — I do read them.
