Yay. I have a poem in this issue and will be reading. It's going to be fabulous night darlings xxxx Save the date! Our fabulous next issue will be published on Fri 19 December.

Brand new on the blog today - please read and share and see how you might be able to support: "Poets for the Planet are currently setting up an event to raise not just awareness of the underreported ecocide in Gaza, but to raise funds for PENGON" #poetrysky poetsfortheplanet.org.uk/if-there-are...

very happy poets at Aldeburgh festival

Hello! If you are in this group and interested in helping out, feel free to join our next meeting Topic: Poets for the Planet zoom meeting Time: Nov 25, 2025 07:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time Join Zoom Meeting us06web.zoom.us/j/8717443902....

Proud to have my poem Belemnite in this brilliant anthology for the campaign #Givepeatachance get a copy here and raise money! www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe... @poetsfortheplanet.bsky.social @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @jessmookherjee.bsky.social

2 days to go. Come along and read a poem or two xx

Hey, I'm feature poet at this new monthly event. Come along there is an open mic xxxx

Find out more about the 2025 National Poetry Competition here: poetrysociety.org.uk/npc

This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones

The amazing multi instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson and fabulous poet Sue Johns, features at Talking Rhythm! on Wednesday 30th July at The Prince of Greenwich Pub. 7.30pm start. Looking forward to seeing you at the Open Mic for July's session. Contributions £5/£7 on the door. fb.me/e/3mwB5py58

Congratulations to all the poets recognised by the Society of Authors last night - we gathered as many as we could for a photo! And thanks to Joe Coelho for giving out the prizes and talking about his first ever performances with the Poetry Society when starting out,

I say, I say! What’s better than publication day for one book? Publication day for TWO books! Delighted to share launch day for This Is How I Fight 🌹🌹🌹 @ninearchespress.bsky.social with Boater by the fabulous @jobellwriter.bsky.social 💜

HOT🔥 poetry! Poems Not Bombs in the air con this afternoon. Spice of Life. SoHo.

Latest reads. All fab. Do check out the new collection from Pindrop Press by Su Menon, the writing is exquisite and original. Great to see The Little Review out in the world Tristram Fane Saunders. First edition includes a review of Diane Seuss's 'Frank Sonnets' a must have on your poetry shelves.

Delighted to have this poem in Orbis magazine. www.orbisjournal.com . If you have the magazine do nominate poems for the readers award. Great to see 2 wonderful poems from Claire Booker included. Looking forward to reading the rest.

Very happy to be the featured poet at Talking Rhythm at The Prince of Greenwich Wednesday 30th July 7pm www.theprinceofgreenwichpub.com Also reading a few poems at Not a Bad Word on 17th June

Thanks Eastside Education for putting this spotlight on me and my Positivity in Practice work. Schools - this link contains details of my Talking Trouble presentation. Take a look... www.eastside.org.uk/about/who-we...

I did indeed say that; if you're not a lover of nature poetry, I think this selection will change your mind.

PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT GO TO LOCAL FOODBANK EAT OR HEAT - Tickets from TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. Walthamstow TUE 10 JUN🎉

Noem was on a fishing expedition, ordering Harvard to turn over tons of student records that are irrelevant to any so-called fight against antisemitism. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Yay, I'm reading at the Penzance Lit Fest www.pzlitfest.co.uk Performing Dis-Ordered Minds with Sara Levy DIS-ORDERED MINDS, WITH SUE JOHNS AND SARA LEVY 13:00 THURS 3RD JULY 2025 Venue: Pixel (Causewayhead)Penzance TR18 2SP

This is the The Book of Bogs, which you can now pre-order from Little Toller. It includes work from more than 40 of our best nature and place writers - including Alys Fowler, Rob McFarlane, Pascale Petit, and even Patti Smith! I'm so proud and excited, I could bust.

The steam of consciousness arises from the very teacup of being in @suejohns.bsky.social’s hallucinatory tête-à-tête with #VirginiaWoolf: ghostfurniturecatalogue.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/s... #GhostFurnitureCatalogue

. @suejohns.bsky.social’s poem artfully combines wordplay with allusion to gently trippy effect: Spoon the waves of characters from the jam until I can sea you voyage between dessert and drowning, with your cup and sorcery #GhostFurnitureCatalogue #VirginiaWoolf #MushroomTea

ghostfurniturecatalogue.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/s... Oooh I'm in the Ghost Furniture Catalogue. Thanks Bill x

2 readings for July I will be performing Dis - Ordered Minds with Sara Levy Thursday July 3rd, 1pm at Pixel, Causewayhead, Penzance TR18 2SP I will be feature poet at Talking Rhythm The Prince of Greenwich Pub 70 Royal Hill, London, SE10 8RF, Wednesday July 30th, 7pm Do come along

Hi Lovely people Sadly Tom Harding is unwell and so I will be the featured poet on Thursday

2025 POW! The Roebuck April 28 Richard Allen, Hannah Rachel Wallwork, April 27 Fisheye Film Festival Lee Campbell, Colin B Os ,Benjamin Goode, Redeeming Features . Peckham Levels May 9th UAL Intercultural Zine Fair, May 12, The Roebuck PT Plays and John Devlin. June 2nd Kid Anansi and Jeremy Dixon

Poetry in the afternoon, in my PJs by 8pm😀

Make an old poet happy! Buy a book xx www.suejohns.co.uk Also here is what I've been reading. Great to finally read 'Rescue Contraptions' by Joe Duggan, loved it Joe. And a new childrens' collection by Steve Tasane

Join Poets for the Planet Candle Write March 22nd Meeting up on Zoom at 20.00 to share ideas and poetry prompts. At 20.30, we’ll be turning off non-essential lights to show our commitment to the planet, lighting candles, and writing by candlelight for an hour. www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../poets-fo....

Published in Dark Poets Club today www.darkpoets.club/post/one-under

I'm doing a short feature set at this new open mic Human Rights & Climate Change Thurs 23 January 18:30 to 20:00 New Open Mic on Climate Change and Human Rights Palewell Press, Freedom from Torture and other charities Every 3rd Thursday. Community Cafe, ETNA 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AR

Looking forward to featuring at this in Penzance on 5th Feb. 8pm Redwing Arts, 32 Alverton St, Penzance TR18 2QN Only £5 entry but no bar I'm afraid xx

www.chbnradio.org/on-air/liste... Me on the radio. It's a local Cornish station, the programme is Ella and guests (thanks Ella) and it was aired yesterday 7th Jan. Needless to say it's about my poetry. Please let me know that the link works ok Sue xx

Heh Who's going to the TS Eliot prize readings on Sunday? I normally go in a gang but booked on my own this time. Hopefully see you peeps in the bar. And do check out the fab,2 morning, Zoom workshop on all 10 books with @katyevansbush.bsky.social. Just staringt book 6, not going to crack all 10!!

A Substack post about this weekend's workshop on the TS Eliot Prize shortlist, and why it matters. It's POETRY, innit! Join us on Sat/Sun mornings, if you can

Fab exhibition at Tate Britain Photographs of England in the 80's www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...

My latest reads. Momtaza Mehri just wow! Great to have Adam Horovitz's new pamphlet too, Heroic Crown of Sonnets they rock! My books still very much available www.suejohns.co.uk and I'm well up for readings in 2025, apparently I'm not too bad. xxxx

Do join me at this palewellpress.co.uk Palewell Press, in collaboration with Freedom from Torture and other charities. New, monthly, Open Mic event ETNA, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham TW1 2AR. Share your writing about Climate Change and Human Rights, Thurs 23rd Jan 18:30-20.00 & every 3rd Thurs.

Just flagging this up again, as it's day after tomorrow! Tickets are free but you do have to book. I know I'm biased but I think it'll be a great evening, with poems from @adamhorovitz.bsky.social, @tiffanya.bsky.social, @rachaelboast.bsky.social and me.

Must catch up on my reading. Under the Radar 34 is out and I've just read issue 33, which is brilliant. Great to see friends Claire Booker, Sarah Gibbons (terrific poem on Nylons), Peter Daniels and Mary Mulholland in it and big up Sharon Black, Julia Webb and Rachel Clyne.

Idles, Alexandra Palace. An old punk made very happy

2nd Positivity in Practice sharing day on Thurs 5 Dec at Half Moon theatre. Booking is FREE & easy, just email [email protected] asking for confirmation. Panel with Justin Coe @literacyoutloud & Dympna Cunnane @ourtimecharity + forum theatre & games stevetasane.wixsite.com/my-site-1

Aldeburgh Poetry Festival rocks. Huge thanks to the organisers including Jacqueline Saphra and Tamar Yoseloff, the volunteers and all of the amazing poets, oh and hubby Eugene Homewood for coming with me xx. I'm still buzzing and looking forward to next year. I love my poetry family xxxxxxxx