Zoe Brooks

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it, if enjoyed is the right word.

Something In Nothing: ‘fairy tales are very much not just for children’ and my word @zoebrooks.bsky.social what powerful poems that get right to the heart of the everyday: the fear, the love, the adventure. I couldn’t put it down. This you need to read 😯💛

Thank you, Anna.

I am very much looking forward to reading at Art and Talking in March. It’s a lovely venue run by dedicated lovers of the arts.

I love Tunnicliffe. I grew up on his illustrations in Ladybird books

I'm going to be reading from my new collection plus some old favourites at Diversions @ Ledbury Poetry on 30th Jan 7pm. Tickets from ledburypoetry.org.uk/home/whats-on/ or on the door. Hope to see you there.

Bring your own work and join the open mic.

Really looking forward to this. Honoured to be in such a stellar line up

Driving forces behind Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Zoe Brooks and Anna Saunders read for us from their latest and forthcoming collections.

@julwe1.bsky.social
@lesleysharpe.bsky.social
@zoebrooks.bsky.social
@annasaund.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

Delighted to be reading at this Milton Keynes Lit Fest online event

I have a new poetry collection coming out next February with the launch on 31st March at Cheltenham Poetry Festival Online!

I'm very excited about this one. The poems work really well when performed, so I am looking for readings. Anyone interested?

Slaminal Farm! - Cheltenham Playhouse Sat 17 May

The line-up for this year's Cheltenham Poetry Festival Slam has to be the best yet - with slam champs from across the county (together with some locally sourced talents) going head-to-head in this feast of spoken word!
Get your tickets from Cheltenham Playhouse: cheltplayhouse.org.uk/CheltPlayhou...

As Anna Saunders says please join us at Cheltenham Poetry Festival for some exquisite poetry from Sean Borodale. Tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

Just an amazing poet!

I’m honoured and excited to be reading alongside Fiona Benson and Anna Maughan at this @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social event

Lety A British woman's blog about her life in the Czech Republic.

This blogpost is about a visit I made to the concentration camp for Roma and Sinti at Lety, Czech Republic. Approximately 50% of the continent's Roma and Sinti died as a result of the Holocaust or the Devouring as the Roma call it.
czechproperty.blogspot.com/2020/01/lety...

Thanks Jules

@adamcrowther.bsky.social

The BBC will be playing my recording of my poem 'Punch' with Adam Crowther this week!
Thurs eve on BBC Radio Glos & BBC Radio Wilts from 6pm!
Sat eve on BBC Radio Glos, BBC Radio Wilts, BBC Radio Bristol & BBC Radio Somerset between 6-8pm. You can listen on your radio or via the free BBC Sounds app.

Looking forward to this, if a little nervous. As Anna says, message me if you would like to attend

Hailes Church near Winchcombe a special and holy place.

Beautiful Books You Won’t Forget | Salt Publishing Welcome to Salt, one of the UK’s great independent publishing houses. Since our founding in 1999, we have published some of the world’s foremost writers.

Dear fans – sincere THANKS for your orders and keeping the Salty ship afloat! We still need your help! Do please share this post – as post-Brexit prices and red tape continue to hit us, we need to ride out the financial storm. Do please buy #JustOneBook from us today. Prices start from just £1.99.

Work with poet @annasaund.bsky.social at this workshop on line breaks. Suitable for experienced poets.
This class will take you a little deeper into the subject and craft of lineation. Read more and book
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

This is going to be amazing. Seven stellar poets. tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

Christmas Day book haul! Books by @ellafrears.bsky.social @victoriachang.bsky.social @joyellemcsweeney.bsky.social Billy Collins, Marina Warner, Scott McKendry & Ishion Hutchinson. @philipwilkinson.bsky.social knows what I like

Who are we? Well Cheltenham Poetry Festival is run by poets.
@annasaund.bsky.social leads the in-person Festival and @zoebrooks.bsky.social the on-line.
We have wide and varied taste in poetry and would love to connect with you here..

cheltenhampoetryfestival.co.uk

We would just like to apologise to anyone who has booked for @annasaund.bsky.social latest workshop hoping they would work with 'other pets'. This should read 'poets'. There will be no cats, dogs, goats, fish or other creatures present. Unless you bring your own.
@zoebrooks.bsky.social

We are excited to have our winners for the @Cheltpoetfest
International Single Poem Competition. Huge thanks to our judge rmcfarlane63 and administrator @zoebrooks.bsky.social
for their hard work. The results will be on our website and social media from Monday 16th Dec.

Last night I dreamt I found a shark in a builders’ bag of compost. As it was still alive the rest of the dream was spent discussing how to get the shark back to the sea, which is miles away.

Interpretations welcome.

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bought five books for family presents online yesterday and did so via Bookshop.org, thereby ensuring my local bookshop got 30% commission.