's Avatar

@annasaund.bsky.social

Author of 7 collections with Pindrop Press, Wild Conversations Press and Indigo Dreams. New book Eurydice in the Ruined House due May 2025 Indigo Dreams. Founding Director Cheltenham Poetry Festival

675 Followers  |  152 Following  |  159 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2024  |  2.1143

Latest posts by annasaund.bsky.social on Bluesky


wow this looks great

22.02.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

The theme of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social is 'possessed' and we invite you to take the plunge into poetry when some of the most exciting contemporary poets visit the beautiful Regency town of #Cheltenham To read more visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

22.02.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He chose some stunning poems !

13.02.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations and very well deserved lovely Lucy!

13.02.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collectionβ€”Something in Nothingβ€”a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

31.01.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Post image

Can poetry heal, empower, or inspire resistance? Join us for an evening of transformative readings that may resoundingly affirm the power of verse. Online March 2 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social with @romalynante3.bsky.social and @kvetachka_paetachka
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

31.01.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social, and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

20.01.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come through...

24.01.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

We are kicking off @cheltenhampoetryfestival 2026 with an in-person workshop lead by one of the UK's most exciting contemporary poets - join @theguardian.com poetry reviewer and acclaimed poet @betarish for A Welcome Haunting.
Read more and book..
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

24.01.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just because they’re upsetting the β€˜old world order’ doesn’t mean they will own the β€˜new world order’, or even that there will be such a thing.

They excel at destruction, not creation.

24.01.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

24.01.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I don't think I have been on a better line up - this was a wonderful event - such an honour to read with Julie, Lesley, Leo and Zoe. Please listen in ... you won't be disappointed

24.01.2026 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

24.01.2026 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 50107    πŸ” 14433    πŸ’¬ 970    πŸ“Œ 854
Preview
Manchester University Press signs Richard Smyth’s β€˜vital’ book on fascism and the environment Manchester University Press has acquired Richard Smyth’s Greenshirts, a new book that uncovers the "deep, often obscured entanglements between fascist ideologies and environmental thought" over the la...

This is what I'm working on next: fascism and the environment. Hoping to finish it before the world burns and/or the fascists take charge. Fingers crossed. Do ask me about it, if you're curious. www.thebookseller.com/rights/manch...

15.09.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
Post image

Drawing inspiration from vibrant contemporary voices and fine, classic poetry, we will delve into the art of poetic self-expression, seeking to sing the self with both power and nuance.
Join me for an online workshop this February.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

23.01.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
DOJ Says It May Use KKK Act To Prosecute Don Lemon For Reporting On Church ICE Protest "It’s notable that I’ve been cast as the face of a protest I was covering as a journalist," the former CNN host said.

The notion of charging a black journalist under the KKK Act because he covered a pro-immigrant protest at a white Christian nationalist church is just so cartoonishly goddamned sinister. It also won't go anywhere.

But they're absolutely relishing it.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

22.01.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 884    πŸ” 257    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 22
Video thumbnail

AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doorsβ€”they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.

22.01.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 44899    πŸ” 11245    πŸ’¬ 954    πŸ“Œ 574

Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...

20.01.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image

The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social, and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

20.01.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Do you love poetry ? @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social invites you to write a love poem in which the subject is poetry itself!
We offer some nice prizes and the chance to share your poem online. Just tag @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social when you post your poem...

20.01.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

We have some open mic slots left for our Jan 6 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social event with the incredible @annabarker1412.bsky.social - this is unmissable.

Snap your place up before they are gone !
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

15.12.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry to read this. Robin is a wonderful and inspiring man.

14.12.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

We will be revealing the programme for the 2026 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social on Tuesday Dec 16. And it is absolutely magic... we can't wait to share our enchanting, and powerful events with you. If you aren't on our mailing list please sign up ( from our website) -
cheltenhampoetryfestival.co.uk

07.12.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

In my ghost-themed workshop we will be looking at how, as writers, we can be haunted by other poets. A form that embraces this fruitful possession is the golden shovel. Join me this Wednesday to write electric-charged poems..
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

02.12.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Trowbridge Stanza Book Launch: Looking Up – Poems of Hope and Humanity Join us on Saturday 6 December at Drawing Projects UK for the launch of the first poetry anthology published by the Trowbridge Stanza

Come to the launch of our lovely anthology of hope, β€˜Looking Up’. It’s on 6th December in Trowbridge.
Book here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trowbridge...

19.11.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't inspired a great deal of poetry in my life, but this gem makes up for the dearth up to now. Thank you Paul.

17.11.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

..sets up ' Paul Scott Prize' for services to Anna Spanner Inspired Poetry... πŸ˜„

17.11.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

we close at midnight tonight ( sunday ) please submit your best poems .... prizes include a slot at @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social on line - read more and enter
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

16.11.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What an honour to be part of this very special event on Nov 29 @louisepoetical.bsky.social events are becoming legendary.
I|hope you can join us !

16.11.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Just one day left to send your poems to the @cheltenhampoetryfestival
Festival's International Poetry Competition!

We welcome poems from all over the world!

To enter and find out more info visit: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

14.11.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@annasaund is following 19 prominent accounts