The second poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'It Is Voice' by Philip Gross (@vaikuspg.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e

A Clearing   An evening of stillness, music, words, shared presence.  Poetry: Philip Gross, Taz Rahman, Luca Paci Music: Uli Doenitz, Chris Glynn, Rebecca Warner.  Wed 12 Nov. 7-45-9.45pm   Cornerstone, Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GA Admission £8  Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-clearing...

Fantastic work all round though from the group today! We wrote poems about boats, planes and worlds made out of the wind, inspired by @vaikuspg.bsky.social's poem "On the Boat Made of Wind."

Words from a hero of mine. 💚💙 Thank you, Philip Gross. @vaikuspg.bsky.social My debut collection Sculling is out on Thursday October 2nd, National Poetry Day! Pre-order: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/books/sophie... #ScullingBook #NationalPoetryDay #PhilipGross

Last chance to apply for a close-up, supportive monthly online Poetry School workshop with Philip Gross: poetryschool.com/courses/phil... Bring ongoing projects, creative obsessions and long-haul explorations of an image, theme or place. 1st Tuesdays in the month, 17.30-20.00 UK time.

Anna Reckin's excellent in-depth review of Philip Gross's latest collection The Shores of Vaikus, his 28th book of poetry, is featured online in Long Poem Magazine. @vaikuspg.bsky.social longpoemmagazine.org.uk/reviews/4136/

Enough of scorch and rawness—sometimes the flesh longs for eclipse. Philip Gross’ poem ‘Charm’ weaves pain and healing together. @vaikuspg.bsky.social Read now! inksweatandtears.co.uk/philip-gross-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity

Happy to be one voice in the conversation here...

With quiet but deep appreciation for the sharp-eyed generous perceptiveness of this review by Stuart Henson in London Grip...

Philip Gross (@vaikuspg.bsky.social) was guest poet on West Wilts Radio's The Poetry Place on 26 January, introduced by co-host @dawnpoet.bsky.social. Philip was reading and speaking about poems from his new collection The Shores of Vaikus (from 26:09). westwiltsradio.com/shows/the-po...

My first visit to this thriving Bristol venue conjured out of words and music in the tapas-scented air by Bob Walton and friends...

Welcome, Neil and gradually many other friends to a platform where a decent culture might be built.

Our next guest at The Poetry Place (3pm, Jan 26 westwiltsradio.com) is TS Eliot Prize winner @vaikuspg.bsky.social reading from his Estonia-based new book The Shores of Vaikus. 2 open mic slots left, if you'd like to join him - just send us your 3-min recording, we do the rest. Message me for info.

About to let go of an old, worn-out and problematic year... with this intention for the new one:

Delighted to pass on first news of a special London reading from The Shores of Vaikus, Thursday 23rd January, 6pm – with heartfelt thanks to the Estonian Embassy and host / interviewer Estonian writer/translator Kai Aareleid. Prior booking essential, but free. All details on the web page here.

From the Poetry Society on X: “For his Books of the Year recommendation, Philip Gross (@[email protected]) has chosen Henrietta's Library of the Whole Wide World by Lydia Harris, published by Blue Diode.”

An inventive, energetic, developing online journal worth supporting by reading and by quality submissions (open now: [email protected]) www.anthropocenepoetry.org/submissions

Perverse... An online magazine that adds a healthy tang of strangeness to the poetry culture, inviting writers to contribute things we find ourselves surprised by, even as we write.

Dana Littlepage Smith wrote an in-depth review of Philip Gross's The Shores of Vaikus in The Friend: 'For sharing a lifetime of seeing and feeling, and for honing and polishing the lens of his vision/craft, we can be deeply grateful.' Read in full: www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...

Glad to be connecting for the first time on Bluesky with a brand new book – a kind of bridge between a real Estonia and an inner Estonia of my own.