My newly published poem is ~ #SafeSpaces ~a poem about different types of #connection , small moments of #wonder & #solace. Published within #UnwhisperedLegacy Anthology, 03/2026. Warmest thanks to the editor, @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Paul Short. #peacefulpoems #glow #serenity #peace #poems 🩶

Tuesday

Today’s poem is about trying to get around the UK by train. It’s called ‘The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A’. brianbilston.com/2026/03/31/a...

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Angela Slatter interviewed by Cristina Jurado #darkfantasy #fantasy #romantasy @angelaslatter.bsky.social @cristinajurado.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/themadri...

Happy World Theatre Day to you. youtu.be/uUv2s64zGtA?...

Yep, people like a good book.

All the insider info on the word of mouth debut hit that's taking Spain by storm. #publishing #Spain #books #debut #hit #galicia themadridreview.substack.com/p/the-wildfl...

Had a laugh this morning when Di found this old photocopy of the Steve Bell cartoon … just after we’d been talking about the seventies… so miss his contributions ..

Many thanks to @poetrysociety.org.uk for running this amazing competition for nearly five decades.

Great memories from a cracking night. Thanks to John for the stories, great vibes and great readings and to everyone who came for making this our best Live night yet. Feliz Semana Santa everyone- keep writing and keep an eye on the details! #poetry #event #happyeaster #goodvibes

I've felt this way today because I had a beautiful, useless, sunny, sensuous weekend without any narrative urges whatsoever and now that the narrative urges have returned, I miss the embodiment of being. I miss the honey of existing apart from my greedy cerebrality, however brief.

titled "Fly just fly" by the Slovak artist Katarína Vavrová.

Hoy! #madrid #historia #reinasofia #evento

Last night's excellent online launch reading with Lily Blacksell, Rita Ann Higgins and John McCullough is now available to watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/p_0hOeo... All three poets' new books are available to order now from the Bloodaxe website: www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/new_titl...

Getting real close to the bottom of the pile for TBQ8! Only have about 350 more to read and then I'm going to start rejecting. All of the writing (and ART!) is so great. I upvoted 5 (!) things in a row yesterday alone! The possible accept pile is huge rn. You're going to be crushed!

nymph with a green knife

Join us this evening for the online launch event for our March titles! With Lily Blacksell, Rita Ann Higgins & John McCullough. Streamed on YouTube Live at 7pm (and available to watch afterwards): youtube.com/live/p_0hOeo... @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social

Another from my collection of winter pictures taken, but then forgotten. There is a certain perfection in undisturbed snow. For a minute, all of the world is at rest and all that exists is nature’s perfect beauty.

We have so many brilliant YA fantasy and science fiction authors' stories that deserve adaptations: Tracy Deonn, Sabaa Tahir, Holly Black, Sarah J. Maas, the list goes on. Don't get me started on adult SFF! Very long list. There are 1000 books I'd like to see on TV/film. Hollywood, stop rebooting!

Last call for a rare interview and reading with the poet John Liddy tonight at Maria Pandora near Las Vistillas #madrid #poetry #reading #live #free #comealong #plan #event #lalatina #madridcentro

Fairy tale vibes… but make it feminist. ✨ Rachel Hochhauser’s Lady Tremaine flips the classic story on its head. Reese’s Book Club pick. Lush, precise, morally gray. @stmartinspress.bsky.social #cinderella #reecesbookclub

Mañana en La Latina: ven a escuchar poesía en vivo con John Liddy, poeta irlandés que lleva décadas en Madrid. ✨ 📍 Maria Pandora | 19:30 🍷 Conversación + Q&A + drinks 🔗 luma.com/hr2w7z4z #madrid #poesia #endirecto

Selva Almada — one of the most powerful voices in Latin American literature — is in Madrid today. She presents Una casa sola at Librería Alberti: a haunting novel where an abandoned house remembers, nature reclaims, and time itself seems to speak. In conversation with Mónica Ojeda. 🕖 19:00 #hoy

This Wednesday at Maria Pandora in La Latina, come out and hear some live poetry, books talk, publishing and an Irish life in Madrid #poetry #free #event #madrid luma.com/hr2w7z4z

Nuevos poemas inéditos de Andrea Bernal en The Madrid Review. Incluye entrevista con la autora sobre poesía, tiempo y filosofía. themadridreview.com/f/cosas-pequ... #poesia #tiempo #filosofia #poema #poeta

Final Day of Spring Journal In the Gulf. Plastic bags and sprinklers.

Today we publish the final instalment of @fiddes.bsky.social's Spring Journal. It has been a pleasure — and an honour — to share this remarkable poetic witness to events unfolding in the Middle East. #love #peace #harmony #humility #nobility #honesty #hope #healing

On World Poetry Day, here’s a reminder of the power of poetry and its potential to change the world.

Day 13 of Spring Journal in the Gulf. Kingfishers and databanks.

Morning mist on #FoggyFriday 📍Pennsylvania

Hoy, en #worldpoetryday celebramos a Irene Torra Mohedano: poeta, pedagoga y fundadora de Casa Poética. Un espacio donde la poesía es libertad, comunidad e identidad. themadridreview.com/blog/f/donde... #poesia #madrid #casapoetica @desperatelit.bsky.social

"A sharp intake of jet..." The penultimate instalment of Spring Journal by @fiddes.bsky.social today, written as the current war unfolded #Israel #Iran #USA #Dubai #war #drone #missile

We could have healthcare but now we can't even have a livable planet

Paul Powis (British Artist, born 1949) "Burcome", 2019. Acrylic on Board, 122 × 82 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

god this rules so hard (for context, I was making $30k a year as an editorial assistant at Harper in 2010)

Shall we run and then jump? #oilpainting #art

Read an extract from 'Contentious Spaces', the groundbreaking novel from #RosaleenMcDonagh on @rte.ie. Thanks to #DerekOConnor for featuring it! Read more here: www.rte.ie/culture/2026... Available in your local bookshop! #ContentiousSpaces #BookRecommendation

Life, and the war, go on in Spring Journal by @fiddes.bsky.social "Later we dance/as if peace depended on it..." #peace #war #missiles #drones #strike #poetry

Ringo 1970. Nashville, baby. themadridreview.substack.com/p/the-poetry... @ringostarrmusic.bsky.social @thebeatlesbible.bsky.social ##beatles #Ringo #nashville

Day 11 of Spring Journal in the Gulf. Weak tea and speeches.

Written in Dubai as events unfold, @fiddes.bsky.social sequence continues to find traces of connection and quiet affirmation amid uncertainty. #Iran #war #peace @unitednations1945.bsky.social #louismacneice #journal #Dubai #eyewitness #news

Advance warning: we have a live event next Wednesday with the poet John Liddy. Reserve your place here - it's free 😉 luma.com/hr2w7z4z #living #legend

Only four performances this weekend: get your tickets here: www.madridplayers.es/thelioninwin... #madrid #tickets #theatre #teatroeninglés #inglés

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Reading 'Chasms' by Carmella de Keyser in Madrid was a quiet standout: intimate, reflective and full of stunning moments. We LOVED it. Full report now live on our blog: themadridreview.com/f/carmella-d... @carmellapoetry.bsky.social @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social #poetry #review #amazing 😍

@climate-fiction.bsky.social shortlist announced today! Some amazing books here. ##climatechange ##environment #earth @keshavaguha.bsky.social

The Climate Fiction Prize 2026 longlist is here! 🤩📚 This longlist shows the limitless scope of climate fiction, from gripping thrillers to experimental literary works, folklore and reimagined myths to science fiction and generational family saga. Full list here: climatefictionprize.co.uk

Day 10 of Spring Journal in the Gulf. Orations and ovations.

How the current war/mess was seen on the ground in the Middle East. Spring Journal by @fiddes.bsky.social continues. Keen direct, truthful observations. #iranwar #war #truth #peace #love #positivity #middleeast #Dubai #cricket