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The European Poetry Festival 2025, program announced! June 18th to July 6th, over 100 poets. Free Camarade events, all here, mark your diaries. Our poster designed by babak safari europeanpoetryfestival.com/2025

New on the Writer's Bookshelf: eight questions about writers, books, and reading with the wonderful @betarish mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-writers-…

Thank you to Mathew Lyons for letting me bang on about books, fave and formative. You'll be unsurprised at what's here! mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-writers-…

One of the main takeaways from the new Adam Curtis is that, in the late 80’s and early 90’s, the BBC was paying twenty of the best camera operators in the world to go out every day and record everything

Oh and now I think Beckett at Xmas needs to be a thing. Happy Crackers! (Winnie trapped in an endless party hat, for example.)

‘Release the Sausages! A new anthology in celebration of Sir Keir Starmer KC’ Hint: it’s a poetry anthology with NO POEMS celebrating our Prime Minister 😬 culturematters.org.uk/release-the-sa…

We have an 80 year old client at TLC who's just published their first book (with really lovely credit to us for helping them to get there) and I'm here to tell you it's NEVER too late, folks. Keep writing, dreaming, and pushing. #amwriting

I was X years old today when I realised the floodlights at the Surrey Cricket Oval are in the shape of the three Surrey feathers…🤦‍♂️

I missed the bit where an entire industry said ‘precautionary principle… what’s that?’ theguardian.com/technology/202…

I assume someone will be publishing it in the UK? *heavy hint typeface*

Publication Day for This Is How I Fight by Rosie Garland, a book that roars with defiance and compassion. Indulge now in this Observer Poetry Book of the Month. 'Breathless audacity gallops in these poems' Congratulations Rosie 🌹 ninearchespress.com/publications/p…

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Celebrating Wasafiri 122: The UAE Issue, join us for a roundtable discussion with three issue contributors: Aathma 👻, Noora Jabir, & Vamika Sinha, chaired by Deepak Unnikrishnan & Laure Assaf. Wed 16 July, 5-7pm NYU London Free tickets: buff.ly/X6ICAmr

Hang it in the Louvre ⭐ PHILLIES.COM/VOTE ⭐

Also, he has heard of a thing called media fragmentation right?

Ian McMillan is joined by Harriet Walter, Jason Singh and Gillian Allnutt. See you all later for ⁦The Verb⁩ delights! ⁦BBC Radio 4⁩ ⁦BBC Sounds⁩ share.google/7fQ7CIyHREBIP1…

Gloucestershire Cricket is devastated to learn of the passing of former player and Club President, David 'Syd' Lawrence MBE, aged 61. Everyone at Gloucestershire Cricket would like to send their best wishes to David's family during this terribly sad time.

With apologies for jumping on this as self promo; but this made me think of: ‘In my pocket’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Poets ! you have all got one week …the clock is ticking sending my love to you 💚❤️💚

Oh my goodness, when is this coming to London?