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Tom Bailey for Please Do Not Touch or Feed the Horses Tom Bailey Sophia Georghiou for Gloria Trillo Sophia Kaycee Hill for Sonic Inheritance Oluwaseun Olayiwola for Strange Beach Oluwaseun Olayiwola Katie O'Pray for Apricot Eric Yip for Exposure Eric Yip

Congrats to this year’s Eric Gregory winners. We’ll be showcasing a poem by the winners in summer PL.

Brilliant feature in The Herald ahead of the world premiere of my new Accordion Concerto “Galvanic Dances” which will tour internationally with the incredible Ryan Corbett & NYOS in August 2025! Read more here: heraldscotland.com/news/25253648.…

Booklovers vs Amnesty UK - what could possibly go wrong when a charity with turnover > £22m tries to shut down its second hand bookshops? This week's The TLS is on the case. One for James Marriott now?

I’m deeply grateful to Victoria Moul for this brilliant piece on my poem ‘Garden Chair’ - as published in Bad Lilies - and its resonance with other poems. A wonderful surprise. The poem could not have found a better reader.

Important new essay on the death of poetry criticism from Ben Wilkinson - a new guest post on the north sea poets substack. A must-read: open.substack.com/pub/northseapo…

A very enjoyable reading/talk by David Gange at St Magnus Festival this evening. Great to hear about poetry being read in a kayak.

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Pascale Petit is Roger Mcgough's guest on Poetry Please today, 24 June. She has chosen poems requested by listeners, including work by Niall Campbell & #MonizaAlvi, and will read one from her book #Beast. Tune in to BBC Radio 4📻at 4pm, or listen later. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Is it practically impossible to be an honest poet-critic today? A new essay of mine on the decline of reviewing culture, the rise of the poetry prizes, artistic standards and integrity. Over at the North Sea Poets Substack: northseapoets.substack.com/p/winners-and-…

Honoured and delighted to have won the Northern Writers’ Award for Poetry. Congrats to the shortlisted poets and the other NWA winners. Huge thanks to New Writing North, and judges Kathleen Jamie & Alycia Pirmohamed.

Not many poems at the moment - but here's a piece on grit and the last funeral I attended on the islands.

‘I couldn’t think of a better investment in your poetry or your writing life.’ Words from a happy mentee. Read more here: rebeccagoss.wordpress.com/tutoring/

Such a busy time in life and work - but thought it would be nice to share the new Poetry London cover. We are trying something different. Hope you like it.

What a lineup! We are very proud.

What a treat that the new Bad Lilies is out - badlilies.uk/issues. You can always trust Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson to have a top selection. Especially enjoyed seeing more poems by Donovan McAbee Jo Bratten sarah westcott and John Greening. Lovely work.

My July musings on poetry publishing for The Bookseller National Memorial Arboretum City Bridge Foundation Richie McCaffery New Walk Editions North Sea Poets Bloodaxe Books Niall Campbell Kathleen Jamie don paterson Shoestring Press Nine Arches Press Lisa Brockwell thebookseller.com/comment/reside…

A wee sneak peek of my next poetry collection cover (out Spring 2026). Huge thanks to my v talented sister-in-law Jane (Purplejain) for allowing Cinnamon Press to use her artwork. I love it ❤️

🌟 Congratulations to Vona Groarke on her appointment as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry! We look forward to welcoming Vona to Seamus Heaney HomePlace to talk about her work as part of our upcoming Autumn 2025 programme. #SeamusHeaney #HomePlace #IrelandProfessorOfPoetry

'I’ve been thinking about Elizabeth Bishop’s “Crusoe in England” for many years.' Each Nick and Scratch by Heart: Elizabeth Bishop's Island Industries – Lisa Brockwell on the perversity of nostalgia buff.ly/frklvl8 #NorthSeaPoets #PoetryCommunity #ElizabethBishop