Rachel Burns is published in literary magazines including Butcher's Dog, The Rialto, Ink, Sweat & Tears, Magma, Atrium, and The Friday Poem. She came second in The Julian Lennon Prize for Poetry 2021, was longlisted in the National Poetry Competition 2021, came second in the Disabled Poets Prize 2024. Her poetry has been widely anthologised, including COAL smith/doorstop and North Country, Saraband. She was awarded an Arts Council Grant in 2023 to work on her first collection. My Last Address, Horses, Horses, Horses will be published in 2026 by Broken Sleep Books