I'm extremely grateful to Nigel Kent for this perceptive review of my collection. He has understood my poems very well - and has spotted important connections between them. nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/rev…

Our NHS is not for sale. Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during deal negotiations. Join me by adding your name to 38 Degrees’ petition: 38d.gs/TrumpxNHSX

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Meet the cohort of wave 21 – Andrea Small, Bob Perkins, Fred Schmalz, Gillian Craig Spiller, Jane Robinson, Joe Williams, Kelly Davis, Maggie Mackay, Marie Little, Mark Carson, Moira Walsh, Perry Gasteiger, Robin Helweg-Larsen, S Reeson & Theresa Donnelly. iambapoet.com/wave/21

Had a wonderful time reading with Kerry Darbishire at #MaryportLitFest yesterday!

Still some tickets available for this!

Auditions return this autumn. Seven days of opportunity (Sep 20th-27th) for emerging and established poets to bag one of 99 places available in iamb in 2026/27. Put September 1st in your diaries – that's when you'll be able to see all the details at iambapoet.com/audition.

wordsbythewaterkeswick.com/events/four-cu… So looking forward to reading alongside Cumbrian poets tomorrow! Would love to see you there. Circle Gallery 5pm.

I'm very proud to be part of iambapoet, Wave 21. Thanks so much to Mark Antony Owen for curating this wonderful selection of poetry by contemporary poets. 🙏

*LONGLIST ANNOUNCEMENT* Our Oct 24 - Mar 25 window has been our best ever: so many poets have sent us submissions that showcase their craft, vision and star quality. As hard as it will be to choose, we hope to announce our shortlist by April 15th! #poetry #longlist

Our 2025 Longlist has been announced! Congratulations to all those included and commiserations to those that missed out! You can see the longlist and book your tickets for the awards here 👉 bit.ly/47Ju0aa 📕📗📘📙 #LBOY #LakelandBookOfTheYear

The shortlist is out! See the shortlist here 👉 bit.ly/47Ju0aa Book tickets here 👉 bit.ly/48yI9Y7 Congratulations to everybody that has been included! 📕📗📘📙 #LBOY #LakelandBookAwards

‘This is one of the longest running literary awards. It was a joy to join founder #HunterDavies to build its legacy, I love this award and hope it continues. Cofounder Vicky Robinson starts our evening…and introduces our new patron….1/2

‘My thanks goes to the river that didn’t sweep me away, the river Brathay. And to all my fellow poets.’ Kerry Darbishire’s River Talk, published by @hedgehogpoetry is the winner of the Wordsworth Grasmere Prize for Literature and Poetry 2025

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