Still some tickets left for my evening workshop on the 17th March. The Threads textiles exhibition will look amazing in the majestic Beverley Minster, and supply suitable inspiration...
We've won Small Press of the Year for Wales! It's great to be recognised for our work degentrifying the arts, platforming low socio-economic writers, & without grants or institutional support!
To celebrate, everything is 10% off on our website with code 'WINNERS2026'
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The superb Grayson Perry ‘Aspects of Myself’ Exhibition is at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum until May 3. Themes bring back memories of his outstanding talk to PLS members in Hull in 2017
And all the better for a Lincoln City victory last night!
We're getting ready to present the first meeting of the Philip Larkin Record Club at our conference next week.
Zehn Punkte...
This reminds me of the wonderful Norman Cornish paintings.
First visit to see the Threads exhibition at Beverley Minster yesterday. Lots of material (pun possibly intended!) for the poetry workshop on 17th March. More info at beverleyminster.org.uk/threads-even...
A poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't, posted by the lovely people from Ver Poets...!
Pinch me! The dream of having a poem in @mslexia.bsky.social has come true. Thanks so much to Linda France for selecting my Sherwood Forest poem ‘Sciryuda’ for her Poetry Challenge on forests, oceans and biodiversity. I’m beyond delighted.
Here’s a short poem called ‘Morrissey’s Fridge’.
Really looking forward to leading this poetry workshop in the beautiful Beverley Minster. Taking as it's inspiration the spectacular Threads textiles exhibition. More info at www.beverleyminster.org and workshop tickets at
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Cassingles, the lowest of the low!
In pints or cheeky halves?
Iovine has been in the industry for a long time, and knows his stuff! Fascinating article...my playlists are still made up of vinyl, CDs, CD singles (remember them!) and cassettes. I feel old!
Looking forward to the conference -it always delivers some unexpected delights - and to doing my short talk, 'Confessions of a Festival Poet'!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1727992314... There is a great programme of speakers and topics at this year's conference 19-20 March in Hull. Open to all, please register for a place and come along.
I'll get the dice out later and play First Lines Bingo...House!
New! Ten Poems about Daffodils, just in time for spring.
Poems by Jason Allen-Paisant, Moya Cannon, Gillian Clarke, Isobel Dixon, UA Fanthorpe, Phoebe Hesketh, Clinton Scollard, David Scott, Dorothy Wordsworth and William Wordsworth.
Cover illustration by Jane Burn.
Thanks, it really is a lovely anthology... although I would say that!
Delighted to be part of this wonderful book from the lovely people at Broken Sleep @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
A love letter to the greatest double act in cinema, Laurel and Hardy. Big thanks to the editors Simon Barraclough and Aaron Kent.
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The events just got better as the @stage4beverley.bsky.social festival came to a close. Ben Beattie blew up a storm, the workshop poets gave their all, Beverley Town Handbell Ringers eased us into Sunday, and Gary Stewart's Graceland provided a pumped up finale.
I need a lie down!
Ditto...come back soon...bring the band...👍
Thanks @plsoc.bsky.social and to all that came to the show and contributed with the knitting needles! We had fun. @stage4beverley.bsky.social has delivered a fantastic festival and it was a joy to be involved. Here's to 2027...
First show over, Simon Armitage on top form. Honoured to introduce him. Bring on 2.30 and the second sitting!
Thanks @plsoc.bsky.social Looking forward to introducing the Poet Laureate at his two sold out shows today @stage4beverley.bsky.social
There's definitely poetry in the air in Beverley today...
Fantastic. Hope you will include it in tonight's show? @stage4beverley.bsky.social
Looking forward to the fun! And some new poems from last week's writing workshop 📝
A lovely poem, Brian. Brings to mind 'Lousy words and drab percussion, fading in and out of Russian' from Godley & Creme's 1979 homage to Radio Luxembourg. Looking forward to your show tomorrow night in Beverley.
What a weekend of poetry coming up in Beverley.
Two shows from Simon Armitage during the day. Then Brian Bilston on Saturday evening. Oh, and some other bloke on Sunday night 🤔 @stage4beverley.bsky.social Can't wait!
