They want you to be obsessed with immigration so you ignore all the other problems. But all the other problems ARE the problem. Don't be distracted and let them blind you with hate.

#Poets I am delighted to be running a workshop on redrafting based on my book below for SWWJ. Non members particularly welcome 2-3.30pm Saturday 20th September £10. Do come ✍️DM for details. 🙏 share #poetry #redrafting #craft #workshop #discussion #techniques @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social

10red in Sept 28th 1.45pm at The Strathmore Bar function room. More guests

10red is back on September 28th 1.45pm at The Strathmore Bar function room in Leith, Edinburgh FREE event

Released October 3rd

I'm very grateful to be in the good company of The Candyman's Trumpet (@dreich.bsky.social) issue no. 3 poets, out today. Thank you to Jack Caradoc for including my piece. I hope many more people will subscribe to this free journal – its openness to different styles of writing is exemplary.

My poetry book is from @hedgehogpoetry.bsky.social www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/product/resc...

Is there no end to what #HeterodoxHaikuJournal publishes? #NunProphetPress has compiled another blockbluster collection. #Contrarian #Contrarians features @julianday.ca @sanjeevsethi.bsky.social #MarjoriePezzoli and many more fine #poets #LiftToTheSky @alanparrywriter.co.uk bit.ly/41JXIdW

Coming September 1st

Tomorrow! We are launching our audiobook, Which Way the Words Grow. This is such a valuable project that I am extremely proud of - give it a listen! Available now on Spotify and YouTube. There’s also a documentary coming soon…

This poem, from the current issue of The Candyman's Trumpet, just made me tear up. Thank you, Jack @dreich.bsky.social for giving it a home.

Out today – subscribe if you like good poetry that you might not always or easily come across elsewhere. There is much much much to be said for independent publishing, especially in today's poetry world.

This is out on Friday 1st August. To subscribe for free email a ‘subscribe please’ message to [email protected]

Further pics from 10red July

More pics from 10red July

Pictures from July 10red

Happy 17th to Ellis xx

Despite Amazon’s mission to be the most ‘ customer-centric ‘ market in the world. their customer service is skewed towards ‘the customer is alway wrong’ and complaints are dealt with by chat bots and they truly don’t care about their customers at all just their money.

Reading/ rereading these at the moment (not all at once)

Dreich magazine will be closing after publishing its 100th issue in the next few months.

A review in @dreich.bsky.social gave me the final push to get this book, & what a joy it is! Interviews with contemporary poets focused on their revision of one particular poem plus their process in general. Great to discover similarities/differences to one's own practice & come across new ideas.

Well worth a read …

March reviews by Rowena Sommerville, John Drewer and Siobhan Black.

I'd like to sell the last three remaining copies of the poetry anthology 'The Joy of Living' which I edited for @dreich.bsky.social in order to raise money for The Maggie's Centres. They're 6£/copy +p&p. Whoever buys these books is also in for a chance to win a copy of my pamphlet, 'kinscapes'.

New chapbook from Sam Szanto

Travelling with @dreich.bsky.social means travelling in great company.

Anyway, The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2024 is now open, to find out more or enter online mosey over here. Reposts positively encouraged, thanks all. www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature...

It’s Dreichmas. The time when the Dreich elves sneak free books into envelopes…

Mike Jenkins in todays Morning Star

Here’s the shortlist for Dreich Classics. Choosing is no fun.

New chapbook at hybriddreich.co.uk/dreich-slims/

Longlist of 25 for Dreich Classic Chapbooks 2023 . Congrats to all who have got this far

Latest books arriving to be read / re-read

Shortlist correction due to typo

Reading these whilst hand gets well after surgery

Here's 'Unbidden', first published in @dreich.bsky.social's Fire and Water Chapbook. #poem #poems #poetry