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I am really pleased to announce that Broken Sleep Books books have acquired my first collection, which will be published in September 2026. Thank you so much to many supportive friends, poetry tutors, editors, and mentors, who have helped me on my poetry journey.

Ooh wonderful book just arrived from ⁦Live Canon Poetry⁩ - great to be among these fab poems esp ⁦Dillon Jaxxpoet⁩’s fisher price poem!

Lovely to receive the Live Canon anthology and wave my little poem off into the world. 🏥

Commended - AV Bridgwood: beach body Commended - S.L. Holm: Before Us Commended - Dillon Jaxx: i don’t miss the smoking Commended - David Oates: Shoulders Commended - Lauren Thomas: Three Urns

The latest Just Another Poet interview features Gwyneth Lewis, latest collection 'First Rain in Paradise' published by Bloodaxe Books. This was the final interview made with the support of the Books Council of Wales 'New Audience Fund', for which many thanks: youtube.com/watch?v=sbOBvn…

A poem by Dr. Maya C. Popa. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/34a7Su

Today we are proud to publish Dis Poetry: Selected Poems & Lyrics of the wonderful and much-missed Benjamin Zephaniah, on what would have been his 67th birthday. Read more on our website: bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/di…

Delighted to have been placed equal fourth by Kit Fan in Kent&SussexPoetrySoc Competition - and a beautiful reading from Kit last night from his latest collection 'The Ink Cloud Reader'. With thanks. #poetrycommunity kentandsussexpoetry.com/2025/04/15/and…

Really looking forward to reading at this London launch on Friday - free- register and come, join us! eventbrite.com/e/poetry-readi…

So, I’ve written a new play about Mary Whitehouse, The Gay News Blasphemy Trial and homophobia in the 70s and 80s. Also, Maxine Peake is in it… 🤯

Here's a slightly revised version of my poem which came equal 4th recently in the Kent & Sussex Poetry Competition. (The original version was a bit raw). #poetrycommunity

🥹 bit stoked to receive my contributor's copy of Poetry Ireland Review Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann and find my little poem on the first page. And then reading through the list of contributors I'm sharing the issue with, like what.. 😯🤓🫠

Many good poems and many many difficult decisions later, we have the shortlist for the inaugural Kathryn Bevis Memorial Poetry Competition 2025. Congratulations to all shortlisted, winners will be announced shortly. The Writing School Mary Mulholland Vasiliki Albedo Hélène Demetriades

Big congratulations to V. Press poets Sarah Doyle (1st prize) & Helen Kay (2nd prize) for their success in this competition!!! 🎉🎉🎉 And congrats too to all the winners & shortlisted. You can find more of Sarah & Helen's brilliance here: vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/poetry.html

We’ve got a small number of tickets left for this brilliant workshop with the wonderful Carole Bromley - tickets via thewritingschool.co.uk/once-upon-a-ti…

Come along for a unique and brilliant two part workshop with Dillon Jaxxpoet this July… time to explore all things sun ☀️ thewritingschool.co.uk/eight-minutes-…

School Days: Writing Poems about School - join us to write about the joys and sorrows of the classroom and education!! Click the link for more info and tickets ☺️ Sat, Sept 6th, 10-2.30 eventbrite.co.uk/e/school-days-…

Come and write with the best in Britain this July! The amazingly funny, inventive and cool Ella Frears is teaching for us in workshop. Join us! thewritingschool.co.uk/direct-address…