Thanks very much to Andrew Duncan for this review of my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social poetry collection New Famous Phrases in Litter Magazine! 'He is what you would call a formalist – the leading features are intelligence and creativity'. Link to the full review below.

Thanks very much to Andrew Duncan for this review of my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social poetry collection New Famous Phrases in Litter Magazine! 'He is what you would call a formalist – the leading features are intelligence and creativity'. Link to the full review below.

I read two translated books of poetry on the journey back from the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival. Gaia Giovagnoli's witchy Babajaga poems have a nicely realised creepy atmosphere. Alen Bešić's poems feature precise character sketches of artistically disaffected men.

I read two translated books of poetry on the journey back from the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival. Gaia Giovagnoli's witchy Babajaga poems have a nicely realised creepy atmosphere. Alen Bešić's poems feature precise character sketches of artistically disaffected men.

My subscriber copy of The Poetry Review from the @poetrysociety.org.uk has arrived. Particularly looking forward to reading the conversation between Major Jackson and Nick Makoha, two poets whose work I admire. I was fortunate to hear Major Jackson read at Newcastle Uni a few years ago.

My subscriber copy of The Poetry Review from the @poetrysociety.org.uk has arrived. Particularly looking forward to reading the conversation between Major Jackson and Nick Makoha, two poets whose work I admire. I was fortunate to hear Major Jackson read at Newcastle Uni a few years ago.

A reading from New Famous Phrases outside the historic St. Mary Peribleptos church in Ohrid. I've never needed sunglasses for a poetry reading before! I've never even needed sunglasses in Newcastle before!

Fantastic to share a stage with the President of Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, this week for a televised reading from New Famous Phrases. Great to see poetry being given such a high profile platform and national attention in Macedonia.

The poet and the translator. By all accounts from all the Macedonians I spoke to, Gorjan Kostovski has done a tremendous job with his translation! I found the translation process really rewarding, revisiting the meaning, allusions, word choice, & inspirations for the poems.

Reading and discussing New Famous Phrases at Europe House in Struga with Gorjan Kostovski who translated the book into Macedonian.

Back from the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival after receiving the UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award for best debut poetry collection for my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social book New Famous Phrases, & having a new Macedonian language edition of the book published. Lots more pictures incoming!

Check out @danielghinds.bsky.social timeline today. Absolutely fascinating

Me and twin in Macedonia.

Me and twin in Macedonia.

A reading from New Famous Phrases outside the historic St. Mary Peribleptos church in Ohrid. I've never needed sunglasses for a poetry reading before! I've never even needed sunglasses in Newcastle before!

Pictured with Pàdraig MacAoidh, the Makar of Scotland. Peter has thought really deeply about languages, their survival, interactions, and translation and it was a joy to hear him read. He is also a really amusing, great guy! I'll be seeking out more of his poems to read.

Fantastic to share a stage with the President of Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, this week for a televised reading from New Famous Phrases. Great to see poetry being given such a high profile platform and national attention in Macedonia.

The poet and the translator. By all accounts from all the Macedonians I spoke to, Gorjan Kostovski has done a tremendous job with his translation! I found the translation process really rewarding, revisiting the meaning, allusions, word choice, & inspirations for the poems.

Reading and discussing New Famous Phrases at Europe House in Struga with Gorjan Kostovski who translated the book into Macedonian.

Back from the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival after receiving the UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award for best debut poetry collection for my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social book New Famous Phrases, & having a new Macedonian language edition of the book published. Lots more pictures incoming!

Very pleased to share today the great news that my new full length poetry collection has been accepted @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social due to be published in 2027. #Poetry #Poems #Books #BrokenSleepBooks #happy #writers

Here is the link to the full article: www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/05...

Thanks to Asymptote Journal for this article on my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection New Famous Phrases winning the UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award for a debut collection. Looking forward to attending the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival!

Thanks to Asymptote Journal for this article on my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection New Famous Phrases winning the UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award for a debut collection. Looking forward to attending the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival!

Thrilled to announce that I have won the UNESCO international Bridges of Struga Award for a debut poetry book from Struga Poetry Evenings for my collection New Famous Phrases published by @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social. Thanks so much to all of the judges for their kind words about the book!

Thrilled to announce that I have won the UNESCO international Bridges of Struga Award for a debut poetry book from Struga Poetry Evenings for my collection New Famous Phrases published by @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social. Thanks so much to all of the judges for their kind words about the book!

Really enjoyed attending a poetry reading by John Challis & Linda Anderson this week at the @litandphil.bsky.social, reading from new books published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social & @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social. I'm a big fan of John's work, so have been really looking forward to his new collection!

Really enjoyed attending a poetry reading by John Challis & Linda Anderson this week at the @litandphil.bsky.social, reading from new books published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social & @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social. I'm a big fan of John's work, so have been really looking forward to his new collection!

There are a couple of my poems in the section linked to below, but don’t let that put you off, as they sit alongside some proper writers, including #SeanOBrien and #PippaLittle: robertgravesreview.org/essay/488 #HughMacDiarmid #RobertGravesReview (3/3)

Announced today: the Winners of the 2025 BIG OTHER Book Awards! bigother.com/2026/06/14/a...

Delighted to announce the Winners of the 2025 BIG OTHER Book Awards! bigother.com/2026/06/14/a... Cc: @bigothermag.bsky.social

Congratulations and good luck to all the other finalists at the @bigothermag.bsky.social Book Awards today, including: @dharlanwilson.bsky.social @elaineequi.bsky.social @jeromesala.bsky.social & @kurtbaumeister.bsky.social! You can watch a playlist of our readings here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Congratulations and good luck to all the other finalists at the @bigothermag.bsky.social Book Awards today, including: @dharlanwilson.bsky.social @elaineequi.bsky.social @jeromesala.bsky.social & @kurtbaumeister.bsky.social! You can watch a playlist of our readings here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Join us tomorrow, June 14, 2026, for the 2025 BIG OTHER Book Awards Ceremony! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5s6...

Join us tomorrow, June 14, 2026, for the 2025 BIG OTHER Book Awards Ceremony! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5s6... Cc: @bigothermag.bsky.social

The @bigothermag.bsky.social Book Awards will be announced tomorrow, including the Big Other Book Award for Poetry, which my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection New Famous Phrases is a finalist for. You can tune in here on the 14th June at 10pm UK time (5pm EST): youtu.be/M5s6KLs-LXE?...

The @bigothermag.bsky.social Book Awards will be announced tomorrow, including the Big Other Book Award for Poetry, which my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection New Famous Phrases is a finalist for. You can tune in here on the 14th June at 10pm UK time (5pm EST): youtu.be/M5s6KLs-LXE?...

A new arrival today from the Poetry Book Society, Martina Evans's Drunken Driving, published by @carcanet.bsky.social.

A new arrival today from the Poetry Book Society, Martina Evans's Drunken Driving, published by @carcanet.bsky.social.

Poetry: A Healing Art - A quick reminder that I’ll be talking to Tahmina Ali and Bob Beagrie for Royal Literary Fund at @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social on Friday 19th - Tickets and more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-healing-...

New Famous Phrases can be ordered from my publisher here, or contact me for a signed copy: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

There is also an interview about my poetry collection forthcoming in the next @tedhughessociety.bsky.social issue of Ted Hughes Studies. This is something of a dream come true for me, as I devoured all the issues of the journal when I was writing my undergraduate disseration on Ted Hughes!

Delighted to have 3 poems from my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection in the latest issue of Recklings, the @tedhughessociety.bsky.social publication. Alongside the poems there are explanations of how Ted Hughes has influenced and inspired my poetry.

Delighted to have 3 poems from my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection in the latest issue of Recklings, the @tedhughessociety.bsky.social publication. Alongside the poems there are explanations of how Ted Hughes has influenced and inspired my poetry.

Bought a new copy of Ted Hughes's Difficulties of a Bridegroom as my old copy from my student days was ex-library and in pretty poor condition. One of my favourite short story collections! The structure of this book is really important to any understanding of Hughes's goddess quest.

Bought a new copy of Ted Hughes's Difficulties of a Bridegroom as my old copy from my student days was ex-library and in pretty poor condition. One of my favourite short story collections! The structure of this book is really important to any understanding of Hughes's goddess quest.

My pleasure, Daniel! Kudos!

You can listen to me read from my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social poetry collection New Famous Phrases here. Many thanks to @bigothermag.bsky.social & @johnmadera.bsky.social for selecting my book as a Finalist for the Big Other Book Award for Poetry! Congratulations to all the other finalists!

You can listen to me read from my debut @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social poetry collection New Famous Phrases here. Many thanks to @bigothermag.bsky.social & @johnmadera.bsky.social for selecting my book as a Finalist for the Big Other Book Award for Poetry! Congratulations to all the other finalists!