Only one week until the online launch event for our March titles! Join Bloodaxe for this reading with Lily Blacksell, Rita Ann Higgins & John McCullough. Streamed on YouTube Live on Tues 24 March. 7pm: youtube.com/live/p_0hOeo... @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social

The SPRING 2026 ISSUE OF @poetrylondon.bsky.social is full of brilliant, individual poems. One of my favs is ST SIMEON THE STYLITE @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social which also appears in his new collection CROWD VOLTAGE published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Support POETRY LONDON buy / subscribe!

Looking forward to reading at this on the 28th ✨️ @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

'...a lively, striking exploration of community and connectedness.' - Jenny Danes, in the Poetry Book Society Spring Bulletin, on @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social's fifth collection Crowd Voltage, out this month from Bloodaxe Books.

March news: shorturl.at/JVkp4 New books from #LilyBlacksell, #RitaAnnHiggins & #JohnMcCullough; online launch 24/03; #JaneHirshfield Ireland & UK events in April; Bloodaxe poets at #CorkPoetryFestival; @cathygalvin.bsky.social in @thetablet.bsky.social & on @rteradio1.bsky.social, & more!

'...perhaps it is the paradox of being so close to a language she didn't understand as a child that creates this hungry, groundbreaking book, brimming with grief and desire' – Martina Evans, @irishtimes.com, on @cathygalvin.bsky.social's debut Ethnology. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

A fascinating piece by poet @cathygalvin.bsky.social on the historical background to her first full-length poetry book Ethnology: A love song for Connemara is featured in The Tablet, accompanied by the title poem. Register to read the article for free. www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-l...

Great interview with @cathygalvin.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena ahead of her launch @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social on 24 March. She was speaking to @rickoshea.bsky.social about her debut Ethnology: a love song for Connemara, and read two poems from the book. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

#TheDeeperRead 9 is up! As this week sees the birthday of Edward Thomas, it features his poem "Aspens", from the excellent @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social edition. Please like and subscribe, it's free: suzannafitzpatrick.substack.com/p/the-deeper...

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Come and see me on zoom if you'd like some feedback on your poems or maybe some advice on finding the words for the poems that are stuck in your head. March and April dates available! @writerscentre.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry #poetryediting

This moving autobiographical BBC Radio 4 Drama by Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis featured six poems from her 2025 Bloodaxe collection First Rain in Paradise, read by Gwyneth herself. Directed by @emmaharding.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Edward Thomas was born on 3 March 1878. In celebration, I'm going to feature his poem "Aspens" on #TheDeeperRead this week. I usually post about contemporary poets, but will occasionally go off-piste! Highly recommend this stunning edition from @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social.

Come to our great event in Wembley. Home not just to football but also to poetry! Listen to wonderful poets Jane Clarke & Jessica Mookherjee - with the chance to share a poem in the open mic @janeclarke.bsky.social @jessmookherjee.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

Still some free tickets available for my reading w @jessmookherjee.bsky.social Wembley Library, Thursday 5th March at 6.30. Also open mic slots to read your work to 85 people and counting! Really looking forward to a day of poetry in Wembley! Workshop sold out. @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

‘The term ‘magisterial’ seems apt for this achievement, as its author approaches his tenth decade.’ – Hannah Stone, @thelakepoetry.bsky.social, on Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova's new retrospective The Grove of the Eumenides (trs Hinsey, Senechal & Uzgiris). www.thelakepoetry.co.uk/reviews/marc...

I really like helping people with their poems so I am excited to to be doing some mentoring for @writerscentre.bsky.social My March sessions are now open to book! #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poetryediting Please share!

An interview with poet Polly Clark features in @madridlitmag.bsky.social Issue 7, out today. She was speaking to editor James Hartley about her just-published Bloodaxe retrospective, Afterlife: New & Selected Poems, and shared a poem from the book.

'Reading this collection we become more aware of our human senses and this, in turn, makes us more aware of the world around us and our responses to it.' – Neil Leabeater, Write Out Loud, on the second volume in Danish poet Pia Tafdrup's Senses Quintet. www.writeoutloud.net/public/bloge...

Excited to be reading at York Literature Festival as part if the #IWD2026! maybe see you there? I'll be reading some poems from my @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social collection #constructingawitch

Great to hear poet and translator @georgeszirtes.bsky.social speaking to @imcmillan.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4’s The Verb about @poemsonthetube.bsky.social. The Poems on the Underground scheme has just turned 40. George Szirtes features from 4:58. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

It's publication day for our three February titles! This month we have new books from #PollyClark, @cathygalvin.bsky.social, & #PenelopeShuttle - Available now from our website and your local bookshop. www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/new_titl...

An interview with poet Polly Clark features in Issue 7 of @madridlitmag.bsky.social. She speaks about her new Bloodaxe retrospective, Afterlife: New & Selected Poems, out today, and shares a poem from the book.

'You’ll be consoled, informed, thrilled.' - Anne Kaier, in @wordgathering.bsky.social, on Rachael Boast's anthology Versus Versus: 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets. Versus Versus is distributed in the US by @consortiumbooks.bsky.social. wordgathering.com/vol19/issue2...

Brilliant readings and discussion from Polly Clark, Cathy Galvin and Penelope Shuttle last night at the online event for our February titles. If you missed it, you can watch the recording on YouTube: youtube.com/live/XA38CZZ... #PollyClark @cathygalvin.bsky.social #PenelopeShuttle

Animals and healing at Resurgence TONIGHT Wednesday 25 February • 7—8.30pm GMT • via Zoom Pascale Petit’s work demonstrates poetry as a kind of shamanism, allowing author and reader to shapeshift. Jay Griffiths’ new book is How Animals Heal Us Buy a FREE ticket www.tickettailor.com/events/there...

'a collection that is rooted in the landscape and nuances of Máisean Island and its past inhabitants.' - Emma Lee, The High Window, on @cathygalvin.bsky.social's first full-length poetry book Ethnology: a love song to Connemara, out this week from Bloodaxe. thehighwindowpress.com/2026/02/24/t...

We’re 117 years old today! The Poetry Society has been championing poets and poetry since 1909. If you want to help us continue our mission to promote the reading and writing of poetry, consider joining us as a member, or donating to us. We’d be delighted to have you. poetrysociety.org.uk

Our February online launch with Polly Clark, Cathy Galvin and Penelope Shuttle is tonight! Live on YouTube at 7pm UK time. You can also catch up on the recording on the same page afterwards: youtube.com/live/XA38CZZ... #PollyClark @cathygalvin.bsky.social #PenelopeShuttle

'...a book to return to, a book with real heft and stature.' - Ian Pople, London Grip, on @cathygalvin.bsky.social's first full-length poetry book Ethnology: A love song for Connemara, published this week in the UK & Ireland by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social. londongrip.co.uk/2026/02/lond...

I like this poem of love and loss by Emilie Jelinek from her @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social pamphlet The Sky Around My Father

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Late morning stroll soundtrack: this beautifully written play @bbcsounds.bsky.social

YT Poem of the week: 'The Only English Kid' by Hannah Lowe @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem...

Poem of the Week February 14th Letters from Yorkshire by Maura Dooley poemsontheunderground.org/letters-from...

We are so excited to be on Bluesky! This year’s festival is from the 5th-8th November. Will we see you there? With huge thanks to Vici MacDonald and Andrew Lindesay for creating our beautiful logo 🌊 💛 #newlogo #poetry #writing #poetryfestival #suffolk

It exists! The first copies of Crowd Voltage, my new poetry collection with Bloodaxe out on March 26. ⚡️🙂⚡️

February news: shorturl.at/Dk9E5 New books from #PollyClark, @cathygalvin.bsky.social & #PenelopeShuttle; online launch 24/02; #TomasVenclova UK events; #SelimaHill interview with @poetrylondon.bsky.social; #PiaTafdrup on Trafika Europe Radio; @waterstones.bsky.social 25% OFF deal; & much more!

This week only @waterstones.bsky.social are offering a 25% discount on pre-orders for nine forthcoming Bloodaxe titles! Just enter the code FEB26 at checkout to get 25% off & free UK delivery. Links to each book on Waterstones here: www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...

Superb post as ever from @jntod.bsky.social My evening sorted... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

Selima Hill was in conversation with @nathanielking.bsky.social for this two-part @poetrylondon.bsky.social online exclusive. In this rare interview, Selima discussed her poetry, and her recent experience of being presented with The King's Gold Medal for Poetry. poetrylondon.co.uk/openreach-pa...

Look out for the Spring Poems on the Underground on London Underground and Overground trains for 4 weeks from 9th February The snow is melting by Kobayashi Issa tr. by Robert Hass Calligraphy by Yukki Yaura poemsontheunderground.org/the-snow-is-...

All the hype surrounding the forthcoming Wuthering Heights film leaving you cold? Dive into @poetclare.bsky.social’s brilliant series of prose poems about Emily Brontë in ‘Lives of the Female Poets’ instead! @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social 😍

Happy Birthday to dear Fleur, who'd have been 92 today #poetry Fleur Adcock at her @thwupbooks.bsky.social @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social book launch at Unity Books Wgtn. And at her @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social book launch @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk wbookshop.co.uk in Feb 2024 Photo credit Mia Farlane

A big thank you @betarish.bsky.social for a very encouraging review of Beast in Under the Radar Issue 36! The flight issue looks ♥️ and can be ordered here: ninearchespress.ecwid.com/Under-the-Ra... @ninearchespress.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

Back on for a nanosecond to share this lovely review of New Arcana by @jennywcreative.bsky.social in Under the Radar. Huge thanks to @ninearchespress.bsky.social for making space for poetry reviews! ✨️ @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

An in-depth review of Gillian Allnutt's 'outstanding collection' Lode is featured in the Yorkshire Times. With thanks to @stevewhitaker1.bsky.social for this close reading of the book. yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/The-...

YT Book review: The Severed Silence of the Heart - 'Lode' by Gillian Allnutt @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/The-...

A poem Salt Bride from my ninth collection, Beast, published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social last April, inspired by the sculpture Salt Bride by Sigalit Landau. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed and read and who invited me to their venues and festivals — it took five years to write.

Reviews of Rachael Boast's Versus Versus anthology and of recent poetry collections by @jesstraynor.bsky.social and @pascalepetit.bsky.social feature in Issue 36 of Under the Radar. With thanks to reviewers @julwe1.bsky.social, @jennywcreative.bsky.social, @betarish.bsky.social.