V. v. excited to get a new print run of Rust Canyon by Lauren Mason – a poetry chapbook that is very ecological and very unflinching! Get one while you can! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/rust-canyo...

I bought this after hearing Elizabeth read at @paulwritespoems.bsky.social’s Open Mic event and it both meticulously and beautiful and is absolutely worth your time, plus the support lineup is stellar. I am already booked elsewhere but if you’re not, you’ll have a treat :D

I am not able to make this but you should. I bought and was blown away by @bethosmond.bsky.social ‘a beautiful pamphlet

It’s my book launch tonight! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l... With: @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social @vpresslit.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @eleanorholmes.bsky.social

New print run klaxon – only published the start of May & already on a new print run! Get your copy of Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social while you can! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h... (And hear her read from it on Sunday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l... )

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l... With: @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social @vpresslit.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @eleanorholmes.bsky.social

A link that works hopefully… In The Book Bag this week is @bethosmond.bsky.social debut pamphlet from @vpresslit.bsky.social ‘Grab this book with both hands…’ Link here shorturl.at/BzVqe Plus all the usual news, recaps, shoutouts and the playlist.

@bethosmond.bsky.social @vpresslit.bsky.social Dear Elizabeth ~ I have posted a review of your poetry pamphlet up on my poetry blog ~ screenshot below ~ best wishes ~ Jim PS A poem a day for ten years with one million page views of my blog … baitthelines.blogspot.com

I always love hearing poets read their poetry. I always want poets to feel included and supported. This is why I started The Book Bag Open Mic Sessions. Tonight was another excellent evening. The world needs poets more than ever. Thanks Paul

My debut chapbook available to buy now. #poetsonbluesky #poemsabout

Absolutely thrilled to publish my first chapbook today. The poetry explores neonatal care including the fascinating historical background and the challenges and joys of modern medicine caring for the most vulnerable patients. Online launch 17 May.

On Sunday I shared in some terrific poetic bonhomie at the 🚀 of #Moth from @eleanorholmes.bsky.social who is The Book Bag: Poetic Voice for April. I’ve jus added a 3rd piece to Eleanor’s bumper packed edition. Check it out here: shorturl.at/utWaW

“I talk to the baby in the incubator. I hold his body contained, […] I tell him we all once were stars, that the forests need our care.” From Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

April’s Poetic Voice is the excellent @eleanorholmes.bsky.social who is sharing work including from her masterpiece #Moth published by @the-ethelzine.bsky.social 🦋 Today I’m sharing her second poem ‘Emperor Gum’ Catch up on the full feature here: shorturl.at/5qL2m

Oh this is so exciting!!

Ready with the @vpresslit.bsky.social stand at Free Verse in London -- complete with advance copies of Hatchery, Spice of Life Poetry Pots & some freebies!

LAUNCH DAY 🔥 🔥 🔥 🤩 A momentous day with the publication of ‘Shored Fragments: Poems in Response to Eliot’s The Waste Land’. Get this book at early bird price now!!! www.blackboughpoetry.com/shored-fragm...

This week in The Book Bag we wnjoy Cherry Blossom At Nightbreak by Rishi Dastidar, published by Nine Arches Press. Plus news, opps and of course the playlist. Take 5 and relax with my htoughts on what is one of the best collections I've read this year.

“Stunning imagery and metaphor stitched throughout in myth […] She splices medical expertise and tantalising storytelling with human kindness.” Helen Sheppard on Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

“The nappies reach the armpits of the smallest; straps fasten around their chests.” From The Tiny Nappy in Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

Preterm babies were first offered care in Victorian side shows. They were first shown in the UK in 1897 at Earl’s Court. Find out more in my chapbook Hatchery from @vpresslit.bsky.social, published on 1 May and available to pre order vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h... #poetsonbluesky

Spotted in the wild! / in my UK spring garden. Donna Bulseco, editor of the wonderful Intima selected my poem Newbie for this anthology- I can’t wait to dive in. Particularly thrilled to be next to a short story I really admired “Your First Paediatric Intubation” by Rachel Kowalsky.

Congratulations to my brilliant friend @eleanorholmes.bsky.social on the launch of her luminous hybrid collection #moth last night. An amazing evening of poetry, prose, art making, music, medicine, mental health discussion and an amazing shirt ! Order here: www.ethelzine.com/moth

Tonight! It's free! #moth by @eleanorholmes.bsky.social gets its online launch. #launch #free #today #poetry #poem www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/moth-launc...

“Then you put your laptop safely in the fridge called the consultant Mum put a kiss at the end of the handover text” From Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

Steampunk style 'book dress' by French designer Sylvie Facon #womensart

For #poemsabout #gravity, a poem about gravity ...

Responding to news of last two weeks, here is my #PoemsAbout #gravity Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the prompt and @rspb.bsky.social for the fact file! 😊 #poetry #swifts

For this week's #PoemsAbout #Gravity @thebrokenspine.co.uk a little something. Will catch up later. Thanks to everyone in the #poetrycommunity

Good morning #poemsabout #gravity The title is after a Katy Perry quote @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk 🌍 🚀

“Under the ventilator’s spell, watch the tiny chest rise and fall into the rhythm of it, the physics of it, a brief calm.” From Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

Lovely poetry reading with Elizabeth Parker and Nicola Heaney with coffee and cake. My friend Bob had his first matcha, his face was a picture. Lizzie was having a clear out and had a table of journals and books she was giving away. I picked up a Magma from 2014 and have loved exploring the poems.

Hurrah! So glad #moth made it to Madrid and for this lovely summary @madridlitmag.bsky.social 🤩

The @lyrafest.com workshops are nearly fully booked! Don't miss out! There is so much to enjoy in the Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival. Many of our events and workshops are also online. 17-26 April. www.lyrafest.com

What holds you in place? What pulls you under? #PoemsAbout #Gravity — write the force you can’t escape.

#PoemsAbout still got me writing about the edges of things. #EdgeOfKnowing

And with the wonderful Helen Sheppard reading as well!

Delighted to share V. Press’s latest news, including new titles and the Poetry Society Free Verse poetry book fair! Check it out here: vpresspoetry.blogspot.com @handle.invalid @elenibrooks.bsky.social @bethosmond.bsky.social

Reading this beautiful book whilst on holiday in Spain! @catherineredford.bsky.social

Details of Hatchery launch on 17 May with @eleanorholmes.bsky.social @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @sarahleavesley.bsky.social All welcome! 🪺 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l...

Here’s the link to pre order my poetry collection telling the origin story of neonatal medicine vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

Oof, gorgeous cover! 🪺 Congratulations to @bethosmond.bsky.social on her excellent new pamphlet, 'Hatchery', available to preorder from @vpresslit.bsky.social. It was a privilege to provide professional feedback on an early manuscript, and I was very glad to write an endorsement too. Go Beth! 👏🥳🎉

For this week's #PoemsAbout #EdgeOfKnowing @thebrokenspine.co.uk Will try to catch up with everyone (if my tech lets me - been playing up all week)

#PoemsAbout #EdgeOfKnowing Thank you as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk

@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

For #poemsabout #edgeofknowing here’s a poem I had published in a medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood -

Now in stock and available to pre-order, Hatchery by Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social – a chapbook of poetry that is very visceral and very vibrant! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/hatchery.h...

Notes from the places of waiting and witnessing. open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...