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Are you a poet with a developing national and/or international profile for whom a poetry fellowship would make a significant artistic and professional difference? apply for the Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry at University of Leeds by 1 April jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

#DailyDivaRating ☀️☀️☀️ Whenever the US-Israel war with Iran ends, 47 should be indicted as a war criminal and an international arrest warrant should issue.

"The poem moves through the world. The world moves through the poem." Last 2 days for our special offer: any 3 hardbacks for £32. Includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Fay Musselwhite and more longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

#TheDeeperRead 8 features "Palace" by @poetryschool.bsky.social MA tutor @merylpugh.bsky.social, paired with my poem "Bushfires" from the @mindsshinebright.bsky.social anthology Light and Shadow, edited by @wattlelight.bsky.social. suzannafitzpatrick.substack.com/p/the-deeper... free to subscribe.

⚠️ Important London air pollution update for Friday 6 March. ⚠️ I’ve triggered a high pollution alert due to a forecast of particulate levels mainly caused by Saharan dust. ⚠️ Protect the most vulnerable by avoiding unnecessary car trips, engine idling and burning garden waste.

So grateful for this attention, thank you Suzanna!

Dropping tomorrow, #TheDeeperRead 8 features "Palace" by @poetryschool.bsky.social MA tutor @merylpugh.bsky.social from her Laurel Prize-longlisted book Natural Phenomena from Penned in the Margins. A perfect example of how to own the sonnet form in the C21st.

For anyone who is UK-based and interested, SOAS has a PhD scholarship for ‘Queer Meaning-Making in South Asian Literature: New Comparative Perspectives’. Scholarship application deadline: 27 March 2026. www.soas.ac.uk/study/studen... @saltatchicago.bsky.social @wasafirimag.bsky.social

Most of the roses for sale in the US are raised in hideous labor and environmental conditions in Colombia and Ecuador before they're loaded onto 747s to fly here. I know because I visited one of the rose plantations/sweatshops for my book Orwell's Roses. Give your love a book or something.

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Someone has just said something so incredibly kind about Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak that I almost burst into tears. Yes, I'm fragile, but also, tell your writers when you like what they write.

Sign the petition against University of Sheffield's shameful treatment of striking staff: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...

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NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years. BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report. Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.

TfL has long championed art and design in our capital, and poetry is no exception. Great piece on sharing the power of the written word as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hello, my first post! I'm the writer Richard Price, with poetry collections which include Lucky Day and Late Gifts, and the novella The Island, which will be reissued this year in April. I'm also writing a memoir of the British Library where I worked as a curator of contemporary British books.

✨BLACKBOX MANIFOLD 35✨ is now live, with poems by Shara McCallum, Dorothy Lehane, Rebecca Goss, Angela Gardner, Philip Terry, and others. Plus Adam Piette reviews Keaton Sutherland and Jennifer Scappettone blackboxmanifold.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages. Find full details, including fee and residency requirements, below. Application deadline: 15 February, 2026 buff.ly/yibsATf

In response to the freezing temperatures, SWEP has been activated to ensure those sleeping rough have shelter. If you’re worried about someone sleeping rough, notify StreetLink who can connect them with local services. One simple action can make a real difference. thestreetlink.org.uk

keep remembering my teacher Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh who not only walked for peace, but protested directly the war we were waging in his country.

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol activated in London ❄️ The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough. If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink thestreetlink.org.uk

On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.

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A reminder for everyone getting Christmas presents… stay away from the HP merch!!! uk.news.yahoo.com/j-k-rowling-...?

This week from the archive: an excerpt from Thomas A Clark's interview with Alice Tarbuck, published in PN Review 229, May - June 2016. Read here:⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/pnreview... Subscribe to PNR: www.pnreview.co.uk/subscribe

Some places still available on my @poetryschool.bsky.social MA Foundation Seminar: 6 month intensive, online. Come join me!

This week from the archive: 'A Letter to the Dead (A lost poem in memory of Dylan Thomas)' by Lynette Roberts, published in PN Review 220, November - December 2014. Read here:⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/pnreview... Subscribe to PNR: www.pnreview.co.uk/subscribe

25 years ago, London lost a bright, caring 10-year-old boy to an act of senseless violence. The Damilola Taylor Trust continues to transform young lives for the better and has turned unimaginable heartbreak into an enduring legacy for young people across our city.

Today’s Featured Poem: “Essay” by Bernadette Mayer from The Golden Book of Words published by @ndbooks.bsky.social Read here: poems.com/poem/essay/

Fragment of 4th century mosaic from the #Roman bathhouse of Lydney #Gloucestershire Beautifully captured in watercolour by the great archaeologist, Tessa Verney Wheeler in 1929 🤩 Original painting held by @antiquaries.bsky.social #MosaicMonday

Two days to go! Here's a webpage with all the essential info for your visit to #smallpublishersfair25 at Conway Hall, London, this Fri & Sat (24 & 25 Oct, 11am-7pm): programme, new titles, map, venue info, directions (table plan available tomorrow) smallpublishersfair.co.uk/get-the-most...

PERVERSE is back with issue 9, starting today! This week's issue 9A features poems by Nóra Blascsók, Charles J. March III, Joe Carrick-Varty, Annie Baker and Corinna Board. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9a

Happy National Poetry Day! For more information on the @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Poetry Store visit www.ucl.ac.uk/library/spec...

57 today! Not quite my twilight years.... so glad to be on the earth still x

For a few more days, use code WLS1025 for 10% off books in our Welsh collection at checkout on our website:⬇️ www.carcanet.co.uk/

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A chance to sit at the feet of this genius. Taught me everything I know about the line and so much more...

Just a reminder that the Cafe Writers International poetry competition is open. Our wonderful (sole) judge this year is Jessica Mookherjee. Top prize is £1000 www.cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-...

The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe. This is the reality of deregulation. Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy. Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈

To celebrate the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah from prison, the ebook edition of YOU HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEFEATED, tr. an anonymous collective, is available to download for free for the next week via all ebook platforms, including Kindle and Apple Books, until 30 September.

🗣️ 🇬🇧 PEOPLE &/OR PEOPLE WHO CAN ACCESS ITVX www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money, which aired last night on ITV, is a shocking and important film. It exposes the extent of the corruption and profiteering during the pandemic and shows how the rich and powerful saw the crisis as an opportunity to profit and took it. 1/2

🗣️ PEOPLE IN THE UK: Please watch this ITV documentary on 21 September and/or via ITVX later on FULL DISCLOSURE: My friend is the development producer www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Laurel Prize ceremony live-stream starting today at 5.30pm (BST) 💻: poetryschool.com/lau...

new podcast alert! Richard Scott reading from his new @faberbooks.bsky.social collection *That Broke Into Shining Crystals*, and in conversation with Emily Berry and Jane Yeh. Listen here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-vid...

We're really excited to be working with Monitor Books as our inaugural @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Small Press in Residence! www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...