Less than two weeks to go until our Stratford-upon-Avon performances! Adam Elms & I will be at Boston Tea Party (2.30-3.30pm) & The Coach House (6-7pm) on 14th April. We’ll be sharing new work, with a relaxed Q&A and conversation. 🎟️ See ticket link below, or £5 on the door. Join us if you can!

You can hear my interview with Hannah Kate on North Manchester FM, on poetry and my latest collection ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’, here: www.mixcloud.com/Hannahs_Book...

Chatting to Hannah Kate now on North Manchester FM about poetry and my collection ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’: 106.6FM

We have another Stratford-upon-Avon event on 14th April! ☄️ Adam Elms and I will read at The Coach House from 6-7pm. Join us at: 💥 Boston Tea Party - 2.30-3.30pm 💥 The Coach House - 6-7pm Two chances to hear us share recent work - come to one, or both. Tickets in comments. See you there!

Pleased to announce a poetry reading in Stratford-upon-Avon next month! 💥 Poet & playwright Adam Elms and I will share recent poems at Boston Tea Party on 14 April. I’ll be reading from my latest collection Why I Wear My Past to Work. Tickets on eventbrite (link below). Hope to see you there!

Time out with son no.1 in sunny Oxford ☀️ #nofilter #spring

Happy World Book Day! My sons were very excited heading into nursery to celebrate - here’s one getting ready to be Zog! Sharing a spring poem from my collection, Why I Wear My Past to Work 🌼 #worldbookday #poetry

Sunday’s Kiss The Sky had many highlights. Manganaro’s headline set was powerful, drawing on q’s of identity, language, place, connection. They’re touring venues across the country with their debut pamphlet ‘This Is Where I’m From’. We’ve got a great eve lined up for Mar! 📸 @mrirwin.bsky.social

We’re ready for a great night tomorrow with poet & performer Manganaro headlining! 💥 🎙️They’ll be reading from their new pamphlet This Is Where I’m From at Kiss The Sky (The Bridge Inn, Bristol, 7-8.30pm!)

Completely absorbed in Jason Conway’s debut poetry collection ‘the wash of hours’ - a deeply personal, honest and poignant account of family: www.thedaydreamacademy.com/jasonconwaypoetry @daydreamacademy.bsky.social

Cheers @citizen-chris.bsky.social for the mention! Fun night at Kiss the Sky 😘🌌

What a great 2nd Kiss The Sky poetry night at The Bridge Inn, Bristol - with headliner Andy Brown and host Naomi Madlock. 📸 by @mrirwin.bsky.social 💥

Huge thanks to @kent-nj.bsky.social & Jack Caradoc for this review of Why I Wear My Past to Work in The Candyman’s Trumpet 🎺

Watch @profdavidmorley.bsky.social’s inspiring set, plus supporting readers - very pleased to take part 🎙️ Molecules Unlimited’s ‘Bird’ theme. Part 1: youtu.be/PYrk_6nJYJg (David Morley) Part 2: youtu.be/EzSxSClVE_4 (Supporters) 🙏 Stephen Wren

A trip to the sea for @ewenglass.bsky.social latest collection, throughly enjoyable (the sea and the poems) !

Read about a few mentoring opportunities I’m offering in @paulwritespoems.bsky.social’s fantastic The Book Bag this week, featuring @poetbex.bsky.social: paulwritespoems.com/2026/01/25/t... Mentoring here: www.chriscampbellpoetry.co.uk/about-3

A big thank you to Nigel Kent for reviewing Why I Wear My Past to Work on his excellent blog: nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/blog-2/ @kent-nj.bsky.social

What a fantastic way to start a new year of drop-ins: Chris Campbell reflects on his new collection Why I Wear My Past to Work. Checkout my website now. #poetry #poetrycommunity.

Out now. #poetry #poetrycommunity

I’m offering a small number of one-to-one poetry mentoring spaces, for anyone it might be useful to. Details are here: www.chriscampbellpoetry.co.uk/about-3

A great launch event. Fantastic to hear these poems out loud. 🙏 to @marcellenewbold.bsky.social & The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press!

Check out @kent-nj.bsky.social’s fantastic blog. It’s a privilege to talk about one of my poems from Why I Wear My Past to Work: nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/d...

Thank you to @rialtopoetry.bsky.social & Michael Mackmin for publishing this poem, written after challenging times. What an issue (as always), fantastic pieces in there - R103 is available to buy now 💫

Tonight at Oxford Westgate Library! Join us for a poetry reading and Q&A. It’s free! For more details & to reserve a spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-eve...

Tuesday! Very excited to read with Adam Elms at Oxford Westgate Library. The free event includes poems on human connection and nature, plus a Q&A. Join us at 6pm! 📚

Many thanks to #BishopstonVoice for a great piece on ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ in their January issue. #Bristol #poetry

My first reading of the year - online this Saturday (10 Jan), 6pm GMT. It’s part of the Poetry (in Brief) series, with Dr Rachel Turney. Coffee-themed ☕️ and free to join. Read more & about the other readers here: turneytalks.wordpress.com

Come and join Adam Elms and I at Oxford Westgate Library for poetry, Q&A & conversation. We’ll be reading poems exploring human connection and the natural world, with a little bit of humour too (!). Free on 13th Jan 🎆

Our Christmas & New Year #SilverBranch poetic feature - stunning work by award-nominated Irish writer @rhonagreene.bsky.social 🇮🇪☘️ ❄️Wintry poems and prose by the Celtic queen ❄️ Don't miss it! 💎✒️ www.blackboughpoetry.com/christma-new...

A bit late posting this, but I’m honoured to be part of the Morecambe Poetry Festival anthology, alongside some real inspirations. Particularly with a poem about a special friend. 💙

🎄🙏 @martinfigura.bsky.social

If you’re keeping up with The Book Bag: Poetic Voices, this month featuring work from @sophiedumont.bsky.social profound debut ‘Sculling’, head to shorturl.at/KF3nU now to read ‘Celandine’ a newly added piece.

Thrilled to be featured - among great company. Thanks Paul! 🙏

Love Jack Caradoc’s magazine The Candyman’s Trumpet. Very happy to have a poem on the inside cover and a few more inside ✨

Lovely to have ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ included in this! 🙏 @paulwritespoems.bsky.social ❄️

Copies of Permanence have arrived! Thanks to co-author Stephen Paul Wren, publisher Atomic Bohemian, and to @betarish.bsky.social and Greta Stoddart for their kind words. Come to our online launch on Thursday! www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-t...

Brilliant launch of Kiss The Sky on Sunday. Looking forward to many more great nights & full open-mics! 4th Sunday of every month from Jan at The Bridge Inn, Temple, #Bristol 🎙️💥 #poetry #spokenword

Our final member of the Kiss The Sky team is Adam Elms! Adam headlined our launch night on Sunday, delivering two fantastic sets - it was an incredible evening. Pics to follow! 🚀💥 #Bristol #openmic #poetry #spokenword #TheBridgeInn

🙏🙏 @josephfasano.bsky.social

Pleased to have poem ‘After Leaving the Ward’ from my new collection, Why I Wear My Past to Work, on BBC Upload. @adamcrowther.bsky.social has always been very supportive, from before I met him at Radio Bristol in 2023. You can hear my poem just before the 1:41 mark: 🎙️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A week on Tuesday! I’ll be reading at ‘Poetry Revue’ at The Berkeley Square Hotel! #Bristol 🎙️🎉

Delighted to have a poem in The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press’ anthology ‘Lines of Communication’. 😍 collection, edited by @marcellenewbold.bsky.social & @wennieevans.bsky.social, on overlooked beauty in the natural world. Proceeds to @starlighttrust.bsky.social & Long Forest - @keepwalestidy.cymru 👏💥

New from Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. Includes a poem by me finished 30 years after it was started, when I found an old notebook containing initial drafts. All proceeds go to Starlight Trust & Long Forest - Keep Wales Tidy www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com... @marcellenewbold.bsky.social

Here’s another member of our new Kiss The Sky team…Ian Irwin! 💥 Ian was selected as an Out-Spoken Press Emerging Poet in 2022 and is published in The Poetry Review, Propel&more. He can’t wait for our 23rd Nov launch at The Bridge Inn, Temple. Then 4th Sun of every month from Jan! #Bristol #poetry

Loving this new book from @citizen-chris.bsky.social. Thanks Chris 🥳

This time last week I was lucky enough to be heading to Hannah More’s Barley Wood House for an incredible @rtbspokenword.com weekend retreat with a wonderful group of writers. Plus, the incredible Rachel Long & @nikitagill.bsky.social. One I won’t forget - peaceful, but so energising!

So glad to have Naomi in the Kiss The Sky team. Our launch night is Sun, 23rd Nov 🚀💥 #poetry #Bristol

We’ll introduce the new Kiss The Sky team over the coming week! Our launch night is Sun, 23rd Nov 🎉🎙️ #Bristol #TheBridgeInn #poetry

Very excited to have set up a new poetry night in Bristol with Adam Elms, Naomi Madlock and Ian Irwin. ‘Kiss The Sky’s first night is on Sun, 23rd Nov! 🎙️❤️

Autumn in Oxford 🍂