trying to think of good UK-Based Nature Phenomena. so far I got: - starling murmurations in Somerset - bluefin tuna jumping in Cornwall - salmon jumping in NE England what else. more ideas pls. ideally ones which aren't jumping fish

Join Magma contributors and editors to celebrate the online launch of Magma 93: Liberation! Editors Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social look forward to seeing you there! Thu 13th Nov, 7-8pm Reserve your free spot here: www.eventbrite.hk/e/magma-93-l...

We're absolutely delighted to announce Magma 93 'Liberation' is now published and available to buy on our website. Edited by Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social #liberation #magma93 Get your hands on a copy now! magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...

It's here. BAD LANGUAGE 13/11/25 "made with love and horror, & a guidebook for our time" — @adamzmith.bsky.social "Mayer's words & a gift and a gateway" — @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social "incantation & spell distil a complex argument" — Lola Olufemi Pre-order: peninsulapress.co.uk/products/bad...

ANNAH, INFINITE comes out AUG 19. Terima Kasih Byk kl sdh pesan. Pre-orders mean a lot to authors, so I’m v thankful for all yr support. Enormously grateful for this blurb from Preti Taneja. (Blurbers are part of this book, readers are part of this book 🙏🏼) www.tiltedaxispress.com/annah-infini...

Post from the great Padraig Kenny over on IG

New Cambridge Element 'Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies' by Amy C. Alexander & @gefjonoff.bsky.social is free access until the 16th of July, 2025 - cup.org/4eF9Z8U #cambridgeelements #politics

I've been enjoying this poetry collection from @timtimtmi.bsky.social published by @ninearchespress.bsky.social and a shout out to the beautiful cover art by Au Wah Yan ❤️ #LiftToTheSky #PoetryCommunity

The book of my life (so far), ANNAH, INFINITE is an escape story. A translation of a painting, in speculative nonfic, poetry & art. Took 14 yrs, &I’m inviting you to love it as I do. Aug 19 UK, Nov 11 US. For reviews/i’views/events: [email protected] www.tiltedaxispress.com/annah-infini...

UNCOMMON - a book launch & #poetry reading with Theophilus Kwek, Cynthia Miller, @timtimtmi.bsky.social & Shze-Hui Tjoa Sunday 15th June 7pm Typewronger Books, Edinburgh @typewronger.bsky.social Grab your FREE ticket www.eventbrite.com/e/uncommon-a...

We stand in solidarity with our trans siblings and are united in our anger at the Supreme Court ruling & EHRC update. Trans, non-binary and intersex people are facing exclusion from basic aspects of public life. Please read this thread that contains recommendations and calls to action.

Before the war I was a professor, a provider, and a builder of dreams. Now I lost my jop and My dream😓💔 Above that we have little chance to survive, and any help can make a huge difference in Our life. No one care about us, You are our only hope.. 🙏♥️ gofund.me/ed0a66c6

I take no pleasure from pointing it out, but the wealthiest 10% group is wider than you might think: "The researchers found that about 65% of that increase could be attributed to emissions from the global richest 10%, a group they defined as including all those earning more than £36,472 a year."

Thank you Poetry Review @poetrysociety.bsky.social and Erica Hesketh for reviewing The Tattoo Collector by @timtimtmi.bsky.social in the latest Issue, for finding these poems "exhilarating reading". poetrysociety.org.uk/publications... ninearchespress.com/publications...

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Just a few days left to get your poems in! ***Deadline is Sat 5th April, 2025*** Editors Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue. magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

One of my favourite poets, Anthony V. Capildeo, is also a brilliant essayist. Here I made a small selection of passages that illuminate their own work someflowerssoon.substack.com/p/pinks-30-a...

We have extended the deadline for submissions to the Liberation issue to 5th April.

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue. What does ‘liberation’ mean to you? 📷 Sanni Sahil / Unsplash magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors Isabelle Baafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue. What does ‘liberation’ mean to you? 📷 Luizph/Pexels More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

Delighted to offer our THREE #JhalakPrize Poetry Longlist titles together as a book bundle, for just £19.99. Enjoy these brilliant books by @mailbykite.bsky.social @timtimtmi.bsky.social and Amaan Hyder: ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Jhala...

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We are over the moon to have THREE poetry books in excellent company on the #JhalakPrize Poetry Longlist - congratulations @mailbykite.bsky.social @timtimtmi.bsky.social & Amaan Hyder - and all the other brilliant poets & writers recognised by the Jhalak prize longlist! 🥳📚

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors @isabellebaafi @timtimtmi.bsky.social & @sohinibasak.bsky.social can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue. What does ‘liberation’ mean to you? More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub... 📷Yasuyoshi Chiba

reading a poetry collection about the friendship between mothers and daughters and i couldnt stop welling up every 2 pages

Please submit to our anthology!! You will be paid, retain rights to your work, and you can be based anywhere in the world!

Breaking the doomscroll with this turtle that is perfectly capturing the current mood of so many of us right now...

i'm writing an essay in chinese & translating some english poems for it. i felt nauseous when i started and really joyous as the momentum picked up. it's been 14 years since i last wrote a chinese essay & this time i'm not doing it for school! will work on grammar later but let me be excited for now

CALL FOR POETRY SUBMISSIONS! Seed/Spore/Rhizome: Ecopoetics of Community and Justice - a new anthology with fieldnotes collective, edited by @pairedaeza.bsky.social, Jessica J. Lee, @alycia.bsky.social & Nina Mingya Powles. Deadline 30/04/25. Guidelines here: www.silverpress.org/blogs/news/c...

🍃 Call for Submissions 🍃 Magma Poetry #93 Looking forward very much to editing this issue on the theme of "liberation" with Isabelle Baafi & Tim Tim Cheng @timtimtmi.bsky.social Details: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub... 📩 Get your poems ready! 📅 Deadline: March 31 RT & spread the word!

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors Isabelle Baafi, Sohini Basak and Tim Tim Cheng are excited to invite submissions for Magma 93: The Liberation Issue. What does ‘liberation’ mean to you? More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub...

A poem of mine is in the antho BRING ME GOLD: 50 POEMS FOR PALESTINE, now avail for pre-order. 100% of the proceeds from this book will go to Medical Aid for Palestinians. Pls consider buying it, wld make a great early Eid gift. 🙏🏼 🤍#DisabilityJustice www.dahliapublishing.co.uk/product/poem...

PREORDERS OPEN! Our Spring issue, Wasafiri 121, is now available for preorder –– and explores the concept of the periphery from various perspectives: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...

Feels like a risky take, but in a world of AI and generic copywriting, seeing 'improper' or intentionally deconstructive use of language, grammar, or syntax feels exciting. Give me repetition, colloquialisms, Emily Dickinson dashes.

Here are the gorgeous books and pamphlets I used in my first ‘Working with the Words of Others’ class. By Atef Alshaer Maggie Nelson @victoriachang.bsky.social Nina Mingya Powles @pairedaeza.bsky.social @alycia.bsky.social @jessicajlee.bsky.social 📚

Thinking about our media @timtimtmi.bsky.social on the closure of Apple Daily in Hong Kong We saved interviews and unphotogenic snaps, the mean, low-cost animations too. We mourn every day. We are good at it now Another Indie Press poetry publisher: @ninearchespress.bsky.social

Introvirtuous represent

walking in glasgow feels like ice-skating today :S

happy new year 🪐 these are some books I loved in 2024! @theemmapress.bsky.social @jessicajlee.bsky.social @victoriachang.bsky.social @rebeccamayjohnson.bsky.social @jaygao.bsky.social @outspokenpress.bsky.social @osmosispress.bsky.social @timtimtmi.bsky.social @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social

realised the only people who actively want my yearend reviews are arts council england n hm revenue & customs (mom n granny too but u know what I mean)

[𝗡𝗘𝗪 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪] Tim Tim Cheng @timtimtmi.bsky.social reviews Sawako Nakayasu’s 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑊𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠 (Omnidawn, 2022): "... a book-length poem that defies easy categorisation with its 'structured improvisation', hybridity, and intertextuality." chajournal.blog/2024/12/23/p... 。。。。。

[𝗡𝗘𝗪 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪] Tim Tim Cheng @timtimtmi.bsky.social reviews Sawako Nakayasu’s 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑊𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑠 (Omnidawn, 2022): "... a book-length poem that defies easy categorisation with its 'structured improvisation', hybridity, and intertextuality." chajournal.blog/2024/12/23/p... 。。。。。