Dale Booton
@dalebooton.bsky.social
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Teacher. Poet. Queer. 🏳️🌈
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Hello Bluesky! Queer poet here. Pamphlets with
@polari.press
and
@fourteenpoems.bsky.social
You can purchase 'Walking Contagions' directly from me as it is out of stock online. 'On This Stretch of Queerland' can be purchased from me or from
www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/on-this...
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Absolutely thrilled that I'll have a poem with
@afterpoetry.com
later next year.
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29 days ago
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Absolutely thrilled to have a poem in the latest
@muswellpress.bsky.social
'Queer Life, Queer Love 3' anthology. Such an incredible LGBTQIA+ anthology with poetry, prose, and non-fiction.
30 days ago
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Piero Toto
3 months ago
I have new poems OUT on iamb! 🥳 After a long hiatus, you can read me again 🫣 - if you’re that way inclined - and once again wonder “what is WRONG with this guy?!” Special thanks to
@markantonyowen.com
for the love and support. Go read and listen to the poems NOW!
#poetry
#iamb
#poetrylovers
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Thrilled to have my poem republished in 'You're Never Too Much', edited by Charlie Castelletti and out now from First Ink! Honoured to be part of this bold, beautiful anthology.
3 months ago
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Absolutely thrilled to be published in the latest The North after being a runner-up in the 2024 International Book & Pamphlet Competition! Huge thanks to the editors
@poetrybusiness.bsky.social
and judge
@janeclarke.bsky.social
- feeling very grateful. 📚✨
4 months ago
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Absolutely thrilled to be in the 3rd
@muswellpress.bsky.social
anthology of 'Queer Life, Queer Love' which you can now pre-order. If you pre-order with
@waterstones.bsky.social
, you get a 25% discount with the code: SUMMER 25 from the 28-31 July!
5 months ago
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The Broken Spine
6 months ago
🚨 Calling all unapologetic voices! 🚨 Announcing September’s submission window for
#Verdigris
#PoetryOfDecay
✨🥂 Opulence. Ruin. Power. Style. Send poems that shimmer and rot; luxury with teeth. 🖋️ £3 fee keeps the lights on, your tribute to independent poetry. 🔗 Submit soon:
shorturl.at/O6o0U
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Dressed to Kill, Ready to Rot: Submit to Verdigris: Poetry of Decay - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout September 2025 | Publication in 2026
https://shorturl.at/O6o0U
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It's Pride Month, so why not by some fantastic queer poetry from
@fourteenpoems.bsky.social
My pamphlet is on a Pride sale:
www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/on-this...
6 months ago
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Thrilled to have a poem in this wonderful queer anthology from
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
6 months ago
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The Aftershock Review (Max Wallis)
6 months ago
www.aftershockreview.com/product-page...
Buy issue one to read Dale's poem - and so many more!
#poetry
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Issue 1, The Aftershock Review | Aftershock Review
‘NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED THE AFTERSHOCK REVIEW– THE PERFECT MAGAZINE FOR OUR TRAUMATIC TIMES.’ — PASCALE PETIT A bold new literary magazine for our most urgent voices. The Aftershock Review is an i...
https://www.aftershockreview.com/product-page/issue-1-the-aftershock-review
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Absolutely thrilled to be a part of The Aftershock Review. Thank you to the wonderful
@maxwallis.bsky.social
for believing in these poems.
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6 months ago
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Absolutely thrilled and excited to be a part of this!
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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Thrilled to have received my contributor copy of this glorious anthology. The Aftershock Review is an incredible anthology on the after-events of trauma, created by the wonderful
@maxwallis.bsky.social
So proud to have 3 poems in it! You can purchase it here:
www.aftershockreview.com
8 months ago
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The Poetry Business
9 months ago
Hear two commended poets in our 2024 Book & Pamphlet Competition by heading over to our Poetry Bites podcast! Listen to James Appleby and Dale Booton introduce and read their poems here:
buff.ly/42TZdrG
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@interpretmagazine.bsky.social
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Happy second birthday to my debut
@polari.press
pamphlet
9 months ago
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Happy World Poetry Day! The world is always better with poetry; so have a read of one today.
9 months ago
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Was incredible to be longlisted by the marvellous
@theemmapress.bsky.social
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10 months ago
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Excited to be in the first issue of this - coming later this year! If you can help out funding this incredible magazine, then please do! Every little helps.
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10 months ago
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fourteen poems
10 months ago
“I build some version of you” It’s been one year since we published Dale Booton’s “On This Stretch of Queerland” so to celebrate, here’s one of the poems from the book. Head to
fourteenpoems.com
to grab a copy of “On This Stretch of Queerland” now! HBD Queerland!
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The Aftershock Review (Max Wallis)
10 months ago
I am 11 months sober as of yesterday. If anyone wants to buy me a 'drink' to celebrate -
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aftershock...
#sober
#recovery
#poetry
#amsober
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Help fund The Aftershock Review Poetry Magazine
Raising money for the publication of The Aftershock Review and pamphlet series, promoting exceptional poetry around the aftershocks of life.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aftershock-review-poetry-max-wallis
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Happy first birthday to my wonderful
@fourteenpoems.bsky.social
pamphlet: 'On This Stretch of Queerland'. You can purchase it from here:
www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/on-this...
Or from me directly!
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On This Stretch of Queerland by Dale Booton — fourteen poems
We’re thrilled to be publishing the new pamphlet from the exciting poet Dale Booton. Dale is based in Birmingham, UK. His debut pamphlet Walking Contagions was published by Polari Press and his s...
https://www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/on-this-stretch-of-queerland-by-dale-booton
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Excited to be reading for this tonight!
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11 months ago
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The Aftershock Review (Max Wallis)
11 months ago
One of my poems published in
@rialtopoetry.bsky.social
this week. 🥰🥰🥰
#poetry
#poet
#poem
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The Broken Spine
11 months ago
Dale is an outstanding writer whose poem in
#OutSkirts
literally made me stop and cry. His words are so powerful and important.
#LiftToTheSky
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Was thrilled to have been a runner-up in the 2024 International Book and Pamphlet Competition. So excited to be reading a few of those poems on the 26th January.
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11 months ago
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Absolutely thrilled to have a poem forthcoming in the
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
special LGBTQIA-only issue, launching this June - just in time for Pride! It is a bold and heartfelt issue, celebrating LGBTQIA voices in all their complexity and beauty.
#OutSkirts
#LGBTQIAWritings
#Pride
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11 months ago
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Hello Bluesky! Queer poet here. Pamphlets with
@polari.press
and
@fourteenpoems.bsky.social
You can purchase 'Walking Contagions' directly from me as it is out of stock online. 'On This Stretch of Queerland' can be purchased from me or from
www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/on-this...
11 months ago
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