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Mary Magdalene, by English painter Frederick Sandys (1859). Delaware Art Museum.

so good 'the most important nonsense/ of my desperate and embittered life.'

Looks quite swish, if I do say so myself ‘Something New: Alternative Poems for Alternative Weddings,’ edited by me and Rachel Long. Out now! shorturl.at/VKsPJ

Too many em dashes? What’s next? too much love? too much joy?

“When I consider how hard it can be to set a sleeve into a garment, all those nips and tucks that help it fit around that curve, I think perhaps putting together a dress isn’t so different from composing a poem.” —Rita Dove buff.ly/0YlpnZg

The Forward Prizes 2025 Shortlist is nearly here! We’ll be revealing this year’s outstanding poets and collections on Thursday at 10am. Bold voices. Career-defining work. Poems that stay with you. Stay tuned. #ForwardPrizes #PoetryAwards #PoetryCommunity #UKPoetry

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors Willie Lee Kinard III, Lola Oh and MF Savant are looking forward to receiving your submissions for Magma 94: REMIX More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-submi… Closing date: 31st July, 2025 Image: Williams Chechet

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i don’t get to publish the poet laureate every day so will celebrate by retweeting simon kindly gifted this pretty poem to Anthropocene after a reading in derby. thank you to simon for his generosity 💙💜

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors Willie Lee Kinard III, Lola Oh and MF Savant can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 94: REMIX More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-submi… Closing date: 31st July, 2025 Image: Joao Aldeia

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manual vilas telling it straight. ❤️‍🔥 (Trans. James Womack)

"Translators are like writers without the ego". 😂