Publications

Poetry Collections
A Poet’s Poems (2015)
Journeys and Memories (2015)
Poems of Spring (2016)
Natural Colours (2017)
Just a Thought (2019)
Lighthouse (2020) private collection
Thirty (2020)
Children’s Poetry Collections
What Am I? An Alphabet of Animal Poems (2017)
I Smell Fish and Chips and Worms Too (2017)
Children’s Fiction
Tails of a Little Brown Mouse (2018)
Charity Poetry Anthologies
There Is No Planet B – Act Now (2018)
The Friendship Collection – Children’s Collection (2018)
The Friendship Collection – Poetry (2018)
The Friendship Collection – Short Stories and Young Adult Fiction (2018)
Global Warning (2019)
One Hundred Memories (2019) in aid of Alzheimer's Society
Poetic Vision (2020) in support of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Purrfect Poems (2020) in support of Cats Protection
Individual Pieces Published in Collections
My Diary of a Cat Owner blog http://mydiaryofacatowner.blogspot.co.uk/ (2012 – 2018)
Wardle, M. (2012) ‘Bubbles’ Company Kept Me Going’ article in Your Cat Magazine.
Wardle, M. (2014) ‘My Pussycat’ poem in Whitfield, C. (2014) Darkest Before Dawn. Peterborough, Forward Poetry.
Wardle, M. (2014) ‘Hurricane Sandy’ poem in Samworth, D. (2014) Candlelit Thoughts. Peterborough, Forward Poetry.
Wardle, M. (2014) ‘Nails’ in Patel, S. (2014) Poetry In Motion. Peterborough, Forward Poetry.
‘Gyroscope Mind’ poem in Archer, R. (2018) Diverse Verse 3.
‘Aeroplane Skies’ poem in Galvin, E. R. and Knight, P. (2018) Cockatiels and Bold Women.
‘Wonky Spice Rack Album Launch’ article in The Purple Diary magazine (2019).
‘Clarity’ poem in Cash, M. Burdizzo Bards Volume 1 (2019).
‘Fire in the Sky’ poem in Cash, M. Burdizzo Bards Volume 1 (2019).
‘Fragile’ poem in Cash, M. Burdizzo Bards Volume 1 (2019).
‘Poison’ poem in Cash, M. Burdizzo Bards Volume 1 (2019).
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Commissioned Poems (available on YouTube / in the Public Domain)
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What is Community? (November 2019) commissioned by Stafford Borough Community Awards
Echoes (March 2020) poetry film in collaboration with John E. Smoke commissioned by The Pocket Film Festival 2020 and Staffordshire Libraries
Ally (April 2020) commissioned by Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust NHS Equality and Inclusion
Sandstone and Clay (May 2020) commissioned by Enjoy Staffordshire for Staffordshire Day
Empathy (June 2020) commissioned by Staffordshire Libraries for Empathy Day
September Soliloquy (September 2020) commissioned by Poetry on Loan for National Poetry Day 'Vision' 2020