Please read & share the scholarship story of Gazan poet Haia, ❗️and how you can take one action now to help her and the other scholars trapped in Gaza by UK govt red tape ❗️

Another place to donate. World Central Kitchen has been doing their best to help Gazans starved by the Israeli government. History will not remember this period kindly. bsky.app/profile/wck....

For those who asked. The link tree for the Sameer Project is here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

In a bittersweet finale to our sub(VERSE)ive series, we have the final bonus episode with poet, lecturer, and Wasafiri Associate Editor, @mayacaspari.bsky.social on her debut pamphlet, ALMOST, WITH TENDERNESS, published by @outspokenpress.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi_4...

Wasafiri has three panels in the English Shared Futures conference taking place in York, 3-5 July, incl. our Associate Editors @mayacaspari.bsky.social @jennywcreative.bsky.social Magazines will be on sale on Sat, 5 July in the Publishers Hall. Full programme: buff.ly/MGibRzm See you there!

Maya Caspari, Becca Drake, and Janine Bradbury all delivering phenomenal performances tonight at Bluebird Bakery in York. very lucky to call these poets our own 💙

Really hope you might be able to make it to the crime fiction talk by [email protected] for [email protected] on Wed 4/6 from 18.30! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shamini-fl... @farzanawrites.bsky.social @mayacaspari.bsky.social @jtwelsch.bsky.social @jenniebatchelor.bsky.social

English: Shared Futures is the UK’s largest conference in English Studies. The 2025 edition takes places 3-5 July in York, UK. This panel will be chaired by Wasafiri Associate Editor @mayacaspari.bsky.social Please send proposals to [email protected] by Tuesday 20 May.

Such a lovely event, congratulations to @mayacaspari.bsky.social 👏💛✨

I really enjoyed launching my book @burleyfisher.bsky.social on thurs. V grateful for the warmth & community of everyone there! An especially big thank you to brilliant @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social for reading! & to @outspokenpress.bsky.social & @aanaxagorou.bsky.social for making this all happen!

There was such love and celebration for @mayacaspari.bsky.social at her launch last night. And she wore the best jumpsuit. And @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social read. It was the perfect launch.

Congratulations @mayacaspari.bsky.social on the launch of Almost, with Tenderness @outspokenpress.bsky.social and lovely to hear @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social read 🩷

Congratulations to the brilliant @mayacaspari.bsky.social on the publication of her debut pamphlet!

(1/5) Congratulations to the National Poetry Competition longlist! Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!

If you're in London, come to the launch on 3 April @burleyfisher.bsky.social! Excited to be reading with the brilliant @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social! bsky.app/profile/outs...

Really excited that my pamphlet Almost, with Tenderness is coming out very soon with @outspokenpress.bsky.social 💛🍃 outspokenldn.com/shop/almost bsky.app/profile/outs...

We’re delighted to share the cover of Almost, with Tenderness, the debut pamphlet by @mayacaspari.bsky.social “Tenderness manifests, both surreal and hyperreal … This is brilliant” — Anthony V. Capildeo Out 20 March / Pre-order now: outspokenldn.com/shop/almost

GOOD MORNING HELLO to so many new faces 🙏 We’re Out-Spoken Press, we publish poetry & critical writing — you can see more about our recent titles below and we have exciting news on Editor @aanaxagorou.bsky.social’s 2025-26 list coming this week 👀

Call for submissions! *Embodied Knowledge & Making Texts: A Handbook* Please spread the word to academics & practitioners - @georginaemw.bsky.social and I have been overwhelmed and delighted by the response so far. It's going to be great! www.thinicepress.org/research/cal...

Artists for Gaza Raffle: just boosting this to my shiny new 150 followers … thanks so much for following me. Please share this fundraiser and donate if you can! Thank you! BIGlove! #gaza