Fiona Larkin

A stellar line-up that would grace any of the top poetry festivals in the country. Except this time it's all free. We'd be delighted if you could join us in London on 22nd Oct...!

Or just list some examples of form in the intro to the comp, but specify that entrants name the form they’ve used when they submit their poems?

I wonder if there’s a link to a freely available resource - thinking of Glyn Maxwell, maybe, who’s keen on it. But there again perhaps you shouldn’t have to teach the entrants what it is…

Poetry - Live at Riverhouse Introduced by Riverhouse Poets Tutor Katie Griffiths.Poetry - Live at Riverhouse is the first in a new series bringing the spoken word to the warm, intimate set

www.riverhousebarn.co.uk/events/129719

Three weeks today, at Riverhouse Barn in Walton on Thames, delighted to be reading with the wonderful Jill Abrams hosted by excellent poet, singer and tutor Katie Griffiths, plus open mic - do join us! link in comments.

Imagine! such flexibility …

Same with LRB’s take on exhibitions, review tends to creep in just under the wire when it’s about to close …

⏱️ Time is ticking...
The deadline for PRIMERS entries is midnight Tuesday 9th September BST

Read the full criteria and how to enter here: ninearchespress.com/primers

UK poets looking for mentoring and publishing, don't miss out!

14 Anthology 14 Magazine is an annual poetry magazine devoted to poems of fourteen lines only and is published by Vanguard Editions. Join us for the launch of this year’s edition.

Save the date for another fantastic launch of 14 magazine at the fabulous Turner Contemporary, Margate! The 14 readers tbc soon.

www.margatebookie.com/big-weekend/...

Thank you Julian!

Wow! stunned to have some new work feature among a brilliant cohort in issue 2 of The Aftershock Review, 🙏🏻 @maxwallis.bsky.social

Excited to be part of this amazing night - do join us!

A new generation of Irish artists is teaching us that we are global citizens Poems, plays, films, visual and performing arts have all been travelling a lot recently, expanding the horizons of Irish culture

A new generation of Irish artists is teaching us that we are global citizens

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Today is the perfect Bank Holiday Sunday to lose yourself in poetry and Geraldine Clarkson writes the stuff damn well.

It’s still August, so how about a signed copy of Rope of Sand for the last days of summer - and of #TheSealeyChallenge? £10 including UK p&p, DM me for details!

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Creative Writing (poetry) Part-Time, Permanent (0.5 FTE)Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in Creative Writing in the English Department, to start September 2025. Creative writing is expanding at RHUL. Joining t...

OPPORTUNITY!! @royalholloway.bsky.social is recruiting a poet to join our Creative Writing team - the role is part-time (0.5), permanent, and encompasses teaching and research! More than happy to chat about department culture and all things RHUL poetry🧡 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Really enjoyed poems from @marymulholland.bsky.social ‘s wonderful new @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social pamphlet The Elimination Game last night at The Devereux, with great support from @tessafoley.bsky.social Tamsin Hopkins & Kit Ingram all hosted by Jill Abram - such a good evening

Well, here's big news. The Laurel Prize shortlist has just been announced & Shearsman have three of the five shortlisted titles! Congratulations @jrcarpenter.bsky.social, Eliza O'Toole & Carol Watts! Thanks to judges & congratulations also to the other two finalists.🌿
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Submission FAQ — Bad Lilies Guidelines to submit to Bad Lilies

📣 Our submission window is now OPEN for the month of August. Get your blooms to us while the sun is shining! badlilies.uk/submit

Thanks Graeme. I’ve just read that poem of Raine’s, new to me, and enjoyed his perspectives.

Crescent moon just appearing over Snowdonia

I also recommend @ailbhedarcy.bsky.social ‘s beautiful contemporary response to Christensen in her @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social collection Insistence, which considers parenthood in a time of climate crisis. Both are books I return to.

Thank you @poetrysociety.bsky.social ! It’s a wonderful translation by Susanna Nied which really captures the unfurling nature of Christensen’s Fibonacci sequence, from its rooted opening - “apricot trees exist; apricot trees exist” 🌿🌿

Fiona Larkin recommends 'alphabet' by Inger Christensen. She says of the book: "Alphabet by Inger Christensen is a rhapsody for the natural world and an urgent call to protect it from human threats. Although those are of its time (the Cold War, and the legacy of the atomic bomb) her message and its urgency ring true even more strongly today."

📚 It's August, which means the #SealeyChallenge is now underway! To help you on your journey to read a book every day this month, The Poetry Society has gotten in touch with poets we've recently worked with for some recommendations. (...)

Subscribe to our issues — Bad Lilies Bad Lilies is an online poetry journal, publishing the finest of contemporary poetry in English.

Our new issue is out tomorrow! And now you can subscribe to our new mailing list to get updates on issue launches and submission windows. www.badlilies.uk/subscribe

I was delighted to have a poem feature with a lovely cohort of poets in this excellent new journal, The Marrow International, currently OPEN for submissions -

www.themarrowpoetry.com/issue-four/a...

Really enjoyed @robinhoughton.bsky.social ‘s conversation with Erica McAlpine

💫 ANNOUNCING THE POETRY IN TRANSLATION PRIZE 💫

Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions are pleased to announce the Poetry in Translation Prize, a new biennial award for an outstanding poetry collection translated into English: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/2025/06/anno...

Congratulations Sharon! A wonderful evening, remembering Tobias Hill and his work, and hearing Sharon’s extraordinary winning poem.

Brand new journal from eds Declan Ryan & Alan Jenkins, plus a vintage treasure - great to come home to such post #PoetsOnBluesky