Julian Day

The Storms issue V
Pushcart Prize nominees

@helenlaycock.bsky.social
@seanmcnicholl.bsky.social
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The Storms issue V
Pushcart Prize nominees

Maire T. Robinson
Chris Jones

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The Storms issue V
Pushcart Prize nominees

Jo Morrigan Black
@lenaozge.bsky.social

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Congratulations to all these fabulous @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees! 👏👏👏

And our 2025 Pushcart Prize nominations are…

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Coming tomorrow,
our Pushcart Prise nominations

After heartbreaking weeks, bringing the submissions down to 89, @rhonagreene.bsky.social & myself wanted to nominate all 89 as they are all truly remarkable, our visual artists too!

Tomorrow, we will toast 6 but celebrate 89, it’s been an honour 💙

Sand ripples running off into the distance.
County Clare, Ireland.

Ball play with Fiadh on a mirrored sunset.
County Clare, Ireland.

"The Enforcer"
An adult Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - one of the seven crow species commonly found in Ireland. They include Ravens, Hooded crows, Rooks, Jackdaws, Magpies, Choughs and Jay's.
County Clare, Ireland.

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That's horrendous, Anna. No wonder you're feeling devastated. The police wrapping things up by not wrapping anything up. Adding insult to injury. Victim support might be able to offer you some kind of help. Practical / emotional etc.

🎉 We are finally back to roadrunner weather and guess who shows up!
Ravi looks no worse for the extended period of rain, he must have a safe dry hideout. #birds Sunday surprise

YouTube video by Manchester Poetry Library Night Vision: Andrew Michael Hurley and Jacob Polley - Wednesday 15th October 2025

If you missed the first of Jean Sprackland's curated events for Night Vision last month, you can watch back on the link below.

#PoetrySky @dcahf-met.bsky.social @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=efPv...

Night Vision: Dan Richards and Helen McGhie (ONLINE TICKET), 04 Dec 2025 Reading, Online

The upcoming third of three curated events by Jean Sprackland to celebrate the launch of her new non-fiction book Night Vision, is on 4th December.
In conversation with @danzep.bsky.social & Helen McGhie, to discuss all things night & darkness.

Online tickets: www.mmu.ac.uk/poetry-libra...

On new flash fiction: The Ladies-in-Waiting A new piece of flash fiction titled ‘The Ladies-in-Waiting’.

I’m trying to share a new story each month. This story was inspired by two pieces of art: Break Down by Michael Landy and Las Meninas by Velázquez. It’s very short if you want to take a look! Relaxing Sunday all. kieranstorieswriter.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/o...

Coming soon…

Connecting the Dots | Madeline Cash | Granta ‘There’s an extensive online discourse on the Baby Boomer generation’s penchant for ellipses. “OK . . .” “Thanks . . .” “See you next week . . .”’

‘Her ellipsis is a modernism of its own: the pause of someone caught between analog warmth and digital brevity.’

Madeline Cash on ellipses, from Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway to her mother’s text messages.

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Have a great time there, Ceri! ✨️✨️

All set up for greeting future folklorists at the University of Hertfordshire open day. May the maneki-neko beckon them over! #Folklore

At our Malaysia-UK poetry showcase, part of our ongoing collaboration with @my_british commissioning and showcasing new work from UK-based poets with Malaysian heritage, poet @suyin.du.bois read 'Dinner and a Movie'. Read more at poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/britishcouncilmalaysia

COMING UP…

- Open mics
- A workshop
- Two Silver Branch writers
- A book of the month
- A Christmas anthology
- TopTweetTuesday
- Pushcart nom’s
- and more

And, of course, bonhomie!

#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity

The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, olive brown cover, title in gold lettering and repetition of ‘Nevermore’. And a separate square panel with a white raven perched atop a gold and grey bust labeled PALLAS.

Book Cover of the Day:

We have books galore in Manchester at House of Books and Friends with some incredible indie publishers!

See you at 11 😍

17 languages - love the breadth of this prize and the spotlight it shines on the incredibly enriching work of translators

It’s here! The 2026 Dublin Literary Award Nominated Titles are out! ✨📚

69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.

Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...

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Jessica Traynor

Announcing the Banshee Press list for 2026 — Banshee Press We are thrilled to announce the next two books from Banshee Press, forthcoming in 2026: Found in a Context of Destruction , the debut collection of poetry by novelist and memoirist Tim MacGabhann;…

We're thrilled to announce the next two poetry books from Banshee Press: Found in a Context of Destruction by Tim MacGabhann (February 2026) and Render by Billy Ramsell (June 2026) 📚

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Question for poetry people. I've been on this platform for a good while now but I've been idle. How is it going here for all things poetry? I'm still on X but I hardly see any poetry topics on it at all anymore.