Come to this Poetry London event I'm doing at Goldsmiths English tomorrow evening. Go on:

A remarkable poem (the second stanza in particular) by Camille Ralphs ...

Each month, we publish an original poem, written in response to a work of contemporary art. This month, Camille Ralphs (Camille Ralphs) chose works from The Romance of the Rose (2024) by Ella Walker: artreview.com/the-romance-of…

I'm reading my portion of a new Catullus translation in Oxford tomorrow night, alongside some very good writers. Details herewith ("free wine and nibbles"):

I'm very excited to read in this iconic seventeenth-century Scottish castle in July. You should come if you're, er, around. eventbrite.co.uk/e/stepping-int…

I'm judging this year's Wells Festival of Literature open poetry competition. Top prize of £1,000. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, etc: wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/competitions/o…

I'm reading for the Kent&SussexPoetrySoc next Tues, and so can you! From 8pm: kentandsussexpoetry.com/2025/06/01/cam…

Come to DULWICH next Wednesday night to hear me and Matthew Hollis reading/in conversation (tickets are £5; each includes a complimentary drink): tickettailor.com/events/bellhou…

In this week’s The Tablet newsletter: parliamentary votes on abortion and assisted dying; Trump weighs US involvement in Israel’s war on Iran; Mark Vernon reveals the Catholics William Blake admired Nicolete Burbach Jennifer Lipman Margaret Hebblethwaite delights in the

Poetry meets science, comedy and rap at the Bloomsbury Theatre on July 2 as The Neuromantics goes live, and Prof Sophie Scott CBE and I ask what goes on in the brain when people read/create poetry they love. Feat. Luke Kennard Camille Ralphs and more! Tix thru link. ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-the…

Come to this extremely sui generis event in Bloomsbury tomorrow night: I am reading and there will be sundry other fascinating acts, including some onstage experiments on Will Eaves's brain.

Now I have a cover to share, I can gleefully announce that AFTER YOU WERE, I AM will be published in the US by McSweeney's on September 16. (I will be doing a three-week US tour shortly afterwards. Dates and venues coming soon ...)

I reviewed super new books by Karen Solie, *, Gillian Allnutt and Lorna Goodison for The Tablet a few weeks ago. Solie bit below. Read the full thing (you may need to register) here: thetablet.co.uk/books/poetry-t…