Issue nine - trespass - just published. Brand new work from sixty excellent poets. 💙🕊️ Please check the website for order details x

A thrill to receive Finished Creatures and see my poem 'Buddleia in the blood' in the company of many poets I admire. Jan Heritage's signature treasury tag envelope, and the thoughtful placement of a bookmark in each writer's page, is so classy. I can't wait to dive in! @finishedpoetry.bsky.social

My (currently) favourite poem's just been accepted by a US lit mag - jubilation! :)

Thank you so much for the 'spotlighting' here! ❤️

3 hours on phone to talktalk to claim refund and compensation for three weeks without service ...except I have to phone back twice begging again, as nothing can be credited to my still open bank account without me giving my details (again) + saying please! The company from hell!

Representing @quaker.org.uk at the National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis in a packed Methodist Central Hall. Impressive list of speakers but suspect we're in for quite a challenging morning. I'll keep you posted.

It really is a great collection of poems ( and might humbly mention I've got one in there).⭐

Thank you, Danielle!

🕯 Today we pause to remember the trans people whose lives were taken by violence this year. Those lost to hatred, and those lost to the unbearable weight of living in a world that too often refuses to see their worth. We hold every name and every story in our hearts. #TDOR

If you head across to Pollux Journal issue 6, you'll find my one and only (so far!) bilingual poem there. So thrilled to be in this issue.

🚨e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE!🚨 💯% Free to read, download & share! buff.ly/RViXupP Appetite! Impulse! Desire! 🖤 Featuring @angelaarnold777.bsky.social, Jihoo Bae, Annika Bey, ⬇️

an honour to be included❤️

Today’s the day. Launching my debut poetry collection @sladersyard.bsky.social in West Bay Dorset. Couldn’t be more excited!

Publication day for BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social A remarkable, meditative journal of caring for ageing parents, composed throughout with striking clarity of image and compassionate observation. A beautiful, finely resonant book. Congratulations Caroline 💚 ninearchespress.com/publications...

We may have mentioned we are #crowdfunding our next book an epically slow start means we've barely reached 19% with abt 10 days to go. no funds=no book. #ecopoetry and meetings with dead #poets in the lungs of London www.kickstarter.com/projects/147... pls share and help if you can

One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

On October 7th, we hold in our hearts all those whose lives have been lost and those who are still suffering, and pray for a just peace.

It's October! 🍂 If you're looking for an autumnal read, Circulaire, my new pamphlet, features cosy cooking, bonfires, and benevolent hauntings 🎃 You can grab your copy from @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/4cw3e27r 🧡 Or drop a comment for a signed copy (£10 via PayPal) ☕️

Looking forward to reading the whole anthology, my poem Saw-See-Saw in there somewhere - strange title, you think? Well, only one way to find out...😊

Very happy to have a couple of poems included in this fabulous issue. Thank you, Maudie and Brandon🙏

As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour. Find out more about Quaker Week and this year’s theme: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

🚨 The EU is trying to quietly weaken nature laws during summer break. We have 10 days to stop this. Don't let them destroy our forests, rivers & wildlife in silence. #HandsOffNature handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...

“We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving consideration for all creatures, and seek to maintain the beauty and variety of the world” – Advices and Queries 42 Sign the letter now to make polluters pay: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

✨ New Opportunities for Poets - open calls, competitions, and awards! Browse our website for opportunities with August & September deadlines! ✏️ Discover the full list of Opportunities for Poets here: www.poetryireland.ie/writers/oppo...

Quakers are invited to join the Interfaith Wellbeing Festival on Monday 25th August in London. The Festival will focus on wellbeing as a unifying theme, creating space for meaningful interfaith encounters and shared joy. Find out more and book tickets www.interfaithfestival.org

Look, I'm not saying you should buy my collection from @saltpublishing.com just because my work has been praised by the poet laureate, but I'm not *not* saying that either www.saltpublishing.com/products/the...

Wow - 3 acceptances in one day! Must be dreaming, surely?

Some news for 2026. We're delighted to announce for 2026: Abridged 0 - 114: The Lost Boys (part of our ongoing pamphlet series); 0 - 115: Neverland (wait and see); and 0 - 116: White Noise (issue). Thanks to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social for their support. More news when the time comes.

Find my little poem 'house' in the Revolution Issue: feralpoetry.net/house-by-ang...

Great issue, and so chuffed to be included.

We have deep concerns about government plans to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

POETRY @adlibby.bsky.social ☆ @angelaarnold777.bsky.social ☆ @benfowlkes.bsky.social ☆ Dara Goodale ☆ @devonwebbnz.bsky.social ☆ Ellen Williams ☆ Emyr Payne ☆ @8cakey.bsky.social ☆ Irina Vérène ☆ Jawn Van Jacobs ☆ Jean Shon ☆ Kendra Whitfield ☆ @lozzawriting.bsky.social ☆

How come every time I have to withdraw a poem somewhere, the rest are rejected almost immediately after? Anyone else find that?

Got my contributor copy in the post today. Huge thanks to Gregory and Susannah for including my poem 'the other clolour' here.🙏

So chuffed to have my long poem published here 🙏

My latest mini poem published in this great journal: www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/an...

🧶Our 6th Issue is live engineidling.net/current!🧶 yarn showcases long-form poetry & the tactile arts. This issue boasts a new feature we call "Insights" in which the authors & artists tell us about their inspiration & creative process. REPOST this & we'll send you FREE on-theme stickers! ⬇️

Many thanks to our fabulous contributors: Angela Arnold @angelaarnold777.bsky.social Sarah (Ember) Bricault @sarah-bricault.bsky.social‬ Allison Burris @asburrispoet.bsky.social Eden Chicken Will Cordeiro a.d. @godstained.bsky.social John A. deSouza Salvatore Difalco ⬇️

Happy to have poems in these two fine anthologies :)

Our EIC, @maudiemichelle.com is in this new anthology from @rough-diamond1.bsky.social. And even better— one of our contributors, @angelaarnold777.bsky.social, is in it too! We love seeing our community thrive. 💫 Grab your copy here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

So chuffed to have a couple of poems in here. Can't wait to read it!

Cock-a-hoop to be included in the latest Alchemy Spoon, among such a great gang of poets. Very many thanks to Roger Bloor, Diana Cant & @marymulholland.bsky.social

Very happy to see my poem "Sometimes when I Am Seated in a Darkened Theatre" published in the latest issue of the @amsterdamreview.bsky.social! This poem will be in my new book, NMLCT, coming this September from @ecwpress.bsky.social . www.amsterdamreview.org/sometimes-wh...

RIP Pope Francis

Poets! We want to read about your commute, and your existential dread. Find details (including how to submit) on our website - link in bio.

"Once blinded, she has been gifted glass eyes, hemispheres the colour of home." So many perfect details in this poem by @poetbex.bsky.social in @stonecirclereview.bsky.social 💙💙💙

Hey everyone! Thanks to all who have placed theirs and for sharing your thoughts on Daughter of Fire #poetry on social media! It all helps ☺️ I'll be doing a run to the Post Office first thing tomorrow for any UK orders placed before midnight tonight. Visit: www.lucyheuschen.co.uk

Still stoked the lovely Eds at @badlilies.bsky.social put 3 (unusually short for me) poems in the latest issue.

Enough of scorch and rawness—sometimes the flesh longs for eclipse. Philip Gross’ poem ‘Charm’ weaves pain and healing together. @vaikuspg.bsky.social Read now! inksweatandtears.co.uk/philip-gross-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity