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✨Coming up on 28th Jan @RedDoorPoets Winter Party at the CAA in Covent Garden - come long to this live in-person event to hear our special guests, Simon Maddrell Robin Houghton & musician Steve Brayne Sign up for open mic if you’d like to read ✨

In Lapland mythology, the aurora borealis is said to be created when the Arctic fox’s tail sweeps shimmering snowflakes into the moonlight as it gallops across the snow-covered mountains. #folkloresunday

It’s in the world and beautiful! Join us for the launch on 31st Jan at 7.30 - free to register - here’s the link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o…

Thanks to The Alchemy Spoon for including reviews of new and debut collections by #HelenIvory, Niall Campbell, Dzifa Afi Benson and Nia Broomhall. The online launch of Issue 14 is on 31 January at 7.30pm.

Dont forget to register and come to The Alchemy Spoon launch of issue 14 - it's tonight - here's the link - it's going to be fab eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o…

Submissions open until end Feb. Theme ~ SOIL! Check out full details at alchemyspoon.org

Last few days for your poem submissions - SOIL (lots of it around, at all levels) send by 28 Feb to alchemyspoon.org

thewritingschool.co.uk/poetry-bac this is going to be so good

last day! Enough of composting - send those Soil poems to alchemyspoon.org

check out what Glyn Maxwell has written on substack: glynmaxwellgmailcom.substack.com/p/write-in-for…

Don’t forget to register and come to the launch of amazing issue 15 on May 11- eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o…

Still time to register - tomorrow night eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o…

Very many thanks to all who came to the fab launch of issue 15 last night ❤️. The submission window for issue16 opens June 1, theme: food. Start munching on ideas…

Wonderful launch of issue 15 of The Alchemy Spoon with great readings from some of the poets featured. If you missed it, you can catch up here youtube.com/watch?v=P1qYNW…

Congratulations to all the poets shortlisted for the 2025 Kathryn Bevis Memorial Prize: @c_redford, Rachel Jeffcoat, @helenkay166, Sarah Doyle, Penny Shutt, lynnda wardle 2 ens and a why, Belinda Rimmer, Stephanie Powell, Holly Moberley,Jessica Boatright, HLR,Karan, TBC

Congratulations to all poets shortlisted for the 2025 Kathryn Bevis Memorial Prize, this includes Jane Bonnyman, @rainbow_poems, @catherine_redford, Lesley Sharpe, Rosie Jackson, @poetr_imi, Bean Sawyer, Jen Feroze 💙,Emma Elobeid (she/her)...

Congratulations to all poets shortlisted for the 2025 Kathryn Bevis Prize

This year, Write Out Loud’s poetry competition was judged by Neil Astley, renowned editor of Bloodaxe Books — I’m delighted that he’s awarded me joint second (with myself!) for two poems about childhood/motherhood and identity. More details: estherlay.com/blog/

Come and write all things sun 😎

FOOD is the theme for issue16 and our submission window is now OPEN! send your food poems to alchemyspoon.org before the end of the month!