Simon Maddrell

Simon's September Eloquence Simon Maddrell as September's Guest Poet was a joy to behold, to hear and to learn from. Stunning in its content and beautifully rhythmic in its heart beat paced delivery, Simon's set was sharply focu...

Wonderfully kind blog about my performance at Poetry Cafe Eastbourne on Tuesday 9th. It was a pleasure to perform to such an attentive and appreciative audience.

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Image: Man doing pilates, legs raised in the air Text: Bringing Pilates to Attention Four years in Knockaloe was a living inspiration for inventor Joseph Pilates. Simon Maddrell©

In 'Bringing Pilates to Attention', Simon Maddrell / @simonmaddrell.bsky.social highlights the development of Pilates while exploring the idea of correction and repair.

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You only need to read the first poem of Natalie Shapero‘s Stay Dead to know how good her new collection from @outspokenpress.bsky.social is going to be.

I’m very proud to have had three pamphlets published by @polari.press
I stand “full square behind” Peter Collins and their commitment to platforming LGBTQ+ voices.

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This weekend, our final two returning guests for our annual Pride Poetry Party 🏳️‍🌈 on Eat the Storms are @simonmaddrell.bsky.social from the Isle of Man and m, from Wales, David Hanlon

Tune in on most platforms to ensure you Stay Bloody Poetic and damn Proud 🏳️‍🌈

New Pamphlet Alert!!!!
Out July.
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Jo & Ni Go Cruising
Limited Edition of 100

This wonderful stitched pamphlet contains 'found poems' from the holiday journal of teacher, poet, playwright and activist Nigel Young (1946-2022).

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From ‘Burial Plots’ by Simon Maddrell @simonmaddrell.bsky.social

read the full poem at www.echepoetry.co.uk/one

Surely the challenge is getting readings, and the further away from publication date it is, the harder it is — unless propelled by prizes.

Lovely to have a new poem out in this brand new mag alongside my friend @simonmaddrell.bsky.social & other fab poets

read my piece here:
www.echepoetry.co.uk/one/blascsok

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Poetry Worth Hearing: Episode 33 This episode opens with a selection of poems from David Constantine's A Bird Called Elaeus, introduced and read by the author. Many thanks to Bloodaxe for allowing us to usse these poems. The prompt f...

For those who love my garden pics — I have four ‘garden themed’ poems featured in the latest episode of Poetry Worth Hearing

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Cover of To Lay Sun Into A Forest - Poems About Grief by Sídhe Press. There is a swirl of a painting, red, yellow, orange, you can see the brushstrokes. On it is the title in a handwriting font.

Delighted to be in this Sídhe Press anthology available from here: www.sidhe-press.eu/books/to-lay...
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Proceeds to Gaza

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents

They should be significantly ‘Water Positive’ in the areas they site these places. By their very nature they are in semi-arid areas where water stress is a problem already.

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How I create… with poet Anthony Anaxagorou | Southbank Centre From the need for music to thriving on feedback, get an understanding of how the award-winning poet crafts his lines.

I did a small interview for the Southbank Centre's How I Create magazine series where I spoke about the various plates I spin and the difference between art and creativity.

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From 18-25 March, #BigGive is doubling every donation made to @creativefutureuk.bsky.social 📣
The Writers’ Award is the only free to enter national writing competition for ALL underrepresented writers. Your donation will help keep it free!
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Ozymandias I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

Ozymandias

Thanks for reading and sharing today's poem - Strings & Whistles by @simonmaddrell.bsky.social

YouTube video by Manx Radio SPOTLIGHT 05 FEBRUARY 2025

Interview on Manx Radio Spotlight programme about my verse memoir in the voice of Jonathan Blake ‘Patient L1’ from Polari Press.

@polari.press @jonb-2149.bsky.social @manxradio.bsky.social

Delighted to appear as a TLC Showcase talking about the two Free Reads I received thanks to @newwritingsouth.bsky.social and @arvonfoundation.bsky.social for my new — but yet to be finalised — debut collection with @outspokenpress.bsky.social

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Thanks so much to @hollyannepoet.bsky.social and @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social fir publishing this poem

Don’t forget this is the man who didn’t say to Netanyahu ‘Dud you say thank you? Your war would have been over in 3 weeks if it wasn’t for the US. We helped you kill over 71,000 people.’

I now have a website — supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Thanks @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Link in bio
www.simonmaddrell.com

Wonderful online launch of ‘Patient L1’ - a fantastic verse memoir by @simonmaddrell.bsky.social speaking in the voice of @jonb-2149.bsky.social -from @polari.press. 🤩 ‘I’ll live a lot longer than you think…’

It did thanks. I see you spotted the YouTube.

Thanks so much Sophia

Patient L1 – Pamphlet Launch YouTube video by Simon Maddrell Poetry

Patient L1 Launch also on YouTube Live @polari.press

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Picture Jonathan Blake green sepia. White text Patient L1 Online book Launch Monday 24th Feb –– 7.30 to 8.30pm Readings by Simon Maddrell & Jonathan Blake Q&A with Jonathan Blake Polari Press

ZOOM TONIGHT

Online Launch of Patient L1
Monday 24th Feb –– 7.30 to 8.30pm

Readings by Simon Maddrell & Jonathan Blake

Q&A with Jonathan Blake

Free Zoom Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Jack from Big Boys doing a Mike Jackson impersonation — meet the real one at Jonathan Blake @jonb-2149.bsky.social Patient L1 book launch at Positive East @positiveeast.bsky.social Fri 21st Feb tickets in bio
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