Happy New Year to all our followers! We have some brilliant issues planned for 2026. In the meantime, read our latest! More than 4,000 unique visitors have enjoyed it since we launched on 31 October. badlilies.uk

It's almost the end of the year, and so it's time to thank all of our contributors for 2025. CONSIDER THE LILIES! badlilies.uk/poets

It's almost the end of the year, and so it's time to thank all of our contributors for 2025. CONSIDER THE LILIES! badlilies.uk/poets

Matthew Paul reviews 'Summers Are Other' by Andrew Neilson (Rack Press, 2025) open.substack.com/pub/thefrida...

Amazing to me, but @andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social and I began @badlilies.bsky.social five years ago this coming spring. Five years! A lockdown project of optimism in a sad time. The world continues to disappoint. Bad Lilies keeps going. Explore our archive: www.badlilies.uk/issues

We have now reached 2,500 unique visitors for our latest issue! Read it here: badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

We have now reached 2,500 unique visitors for our latest issue! Read it here: badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

We've finished spotlighting the poets in our new issue! Read the whole thing here badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

"A professor at an elite Canadian university tells us that the whole of your work has little to sustain a reader’s interest." #TodaysPoem #poetry In Defence of Red Caitlin by @zoebrigley.bsky.social (2025 @badlilies.bsky.social) www.badlilies.uk/zoe-brigley-1

We've finished spotlighting the poets in our new issue! Read the whole thing here badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

'Dissent at the Temple of Gemini' by @austinwriting.bsky.social badlilies.uk/austin-allen-2

Two poems by Rafael Peñas Cruz badlilies.uk/rafael-penas-cruz

'Dissent at the Temple of Gemini' by @austinwriting.bsky.social badlilies.uk/austin-allen-2

Two poems by Rafael Peñas Cruz badlilies.uk/rafael-penas-cruz

Thrilled to have my poem out in such glorious company @badlilies.bsky.social

'Matrilinear' by @lkiew.bsky.social badlilies.uk/l-kiew

'Shrimp Saganaki' by Paul Stephenson badlilies.uk/paul-stephenson-2

'Matrilinear' by @lkiew.bsky.social badlilies.uk/l-kiew

'Shrimp Saganaki' by Paul Stephenson badlilies.uk/paul-stephenson-2

Three poems by @timturnbull.bsky.social badlilies.uk/tim-turnbull

'Oregon' by Mel Tibbs badlilies.uk/mel-tibbs

Three poems by @timturnbull.bsky.social badlilies.uk/tim-turnbull

'Oregon' by Mel Tibbs badlilies.uk/mel-tibbs

Three poems by @ravoon.bsky.social badlilies.uk/graeme-richardson-1

'Melted cockerel' by @betarish.bsky.social badlilies.uk/rishi-dastidar

Three poems by @ravoon.bsky.social badlilies.uk/graeme-richardson-1

'Melted cockerel' by @betarish.bsky.social badlilies.uk/rishi-dastidar

'In Defence of Red Caitlin' by @zoebrigley.bsky.social badlilies.uk/zoe-brigley-1

Three poems by @kristianevans.bsky.social badlilies.uk/kristian-evans

'In Defence of Red Caitlin' by @zoebrigley.bsky.social badlilies.uk/zoe-brigley-1

Three poems by @kristianevans.bsky.social badlilies.uk/kristian-evans

Almost 1,200 visits since we launched on Friday!

Two poems by Jennifer Militello badlilies.uk/jennifer-mil...

Two poems by Daniel Sluman badlilies.uk/daniel-sluman-1

Two poems by Jennifer Militello badlilies.uk/jennifer-mil...

Two poems by Daniel Sluman badlilies.uk/daniel-sluman-1

Gorgeous poem by John Stammers in the latest @badlilies.bsky.social www.badlilies.uk/john-stammer...

We'll be continuing our issue spotlight over tomorrow and next week. In the meantime, do read the whole thing! badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

'Pacific Swift' by @stoneandthestar.bsky.social badlilies.uk/clarissa-aykroyd-1

'The Real Names of Things' by John Stammers badlilies.uk/john-stammers-1

Our issue spotlight begins with two poems by Yvonne Reddick! badlilies.uk/yvonne-reddick

'Pacific Swift' by @stoneandthestar.bsky.social badlilies.uk/clarissa-aykroyd-1

'The Real Names of Things' by John Stammers badlilies.uk/john-stammers-1

Our issue spotlight begins with two poems by Yvonne Reddick! badlilies.uk/yvonne-reddick

Delighted to be in such wonderful poetic company in the new issue of @badlilies.bsky.social . The poem might make the new book, might not. Ooooh the decisions! www.badlilies.uk/issue-twenty...

I'm delighted that my poem 'Pacific Swift' appears in this new issue of @BadLilies. It's one of a number of glimmers of hope in what has been a dark time for me creatively & otherwise. This poem is a memory of spending a week on a schooner off Vancouver Island when I was 14.

OUT NOW. Issue Twenty-Two: 'Ghost Ship'. badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

Grateful to @kathryngray.bsky.social and @andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social for including my narrative poem "Dissent at the Temple of Gemini" in the new issue of Bad Lilies. Enjoy, and please do yourself the favor of reading the full issue! www.badlilies.uk/austin-allen-2

A taste of my forthcoming book, thanks to @badlilies.bsky.social - www.badlilies.uk/graeme-richa...

I have new poems in the new Bad Lillies magazine.