Pinch me! The dream of having a poem in @mslexia.bsky.social has come true. Thanks so much to Linda France for selecting my Sherwood Forest poem ‘Sciryuda’ for her Poetry Challenge on forests, oceans and biodiversity. I’m beyond delighted.

Great to have kick-started the 2026 festival. Lots of wonderful writing from the enthusiastic workshoppers! Thanks to @dislaney.bsky.social & @candlestickpress.bsky.social for the supply of 'Ten Poems about Music'. A fantastic book that eased all participants into the poetry writing groove. ✍️

Here's my final commissioned poem for the @stage4beverley.bsky.social Festival. First event this Sunday. Thanks to @dislaney.bsky.social and her lovely book, 'Reward for Winter', for inspiration for this poem. And to the @plsoc.bsky.social for their support as Stage 4 Beverley Festival Poet.

Delighted to have a poem ‘Groundtruthing’ with The Phare - you can read it here www.thephare.com/winter25flip... and listen to it here www.thephare.com/letslisten Big thanks to @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social on X in 2017 for the epigraph

Very happy to have made this Australian longlist with three witchy poems - congratulations to Sue Burge also! Fingers crossed for the shortlist now. www.writingtheheroine.com/longlist

Looking forward to this live reading at Waterstones Market Harborough on Thursday with Jonathan Taylor, Tim Relf and Maria Taylor – come join us if you can! I’ll be reading some playful poems for #nationalpoetryday Starts 6.30pm - details here: www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...

Updated readers list! Now over 40 poets reading their poems of place in this unique showcase event - don’t forget to book your free ticket: www.tickettailor.com/events/candl...

Yummy! @oenonethomas.bsky.social @abrackenbury.bsky.social

One piece of chocolate was absent-mindedly consumed before I even took the picture... But these delectable poems will not disappear! Thank you, @dislaney.bsky.social & @candlestickpress.bsky.social Candlestick Press, for including mine in the assorted 'Ten Poems about Chocolate'!

On National Poetry Day 2nd October, I’ll be at Waterstones Market Harborough for a reading alongside Tim Relf, Maria Taylor and Andrew Taylor with poems of place, of animals and of play - come along! #nationalpoetryday It starts at 6.30pm - details here: www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...

Today's recommendation comes from @dislaney.bsky.social, the representative of the North Nottinghamshire Stanza. To find out more about our Stanza groups, visit the link in our bio. Di's pick is Mary Mulholland's 'the elimination game' (Broken Sleep Books). Thank you, Di!

Almost 41 years ago this weekend, I had a big adventure. Pre-university me spent the summer of 1984 working as single crew on board a small yacht on the Côte d’Azur, helping the owner of a kit car company promote his latest vehicle. It was time for me to grow up.

We're pleased to announce two new Stanza groups: one in North Nottinghamshire, and one in Newcastle. Stanza groups are groups run voluntarily by Poetry Society members, and take a variety of forms, including workshops and reading groups. Take a look! poetrysociety.org.uk/membership/p...

January conversations with dogs - poetry by @dislaney.bsky.social , illustrations by @janeburn.bsky.social ellyfromearth.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/j...

Congrats Di 💜💙❤️ ! @dislaney.bsky.social "Di Slaney wins Write Out Loud’s ‘Echoes’ competition with ‘Dolly Parton’s wig’ - in memory of a ‘dear friend and inspiration’" www.writeoutloud.net/public/bloge...

Delighted to have my mushrooms in @dislaney.bsky.social 's new poetry gem from @candlestickpress.bsky.social ! I have brooded on 'veg' as I finished my prose book, 'Village'. It has 2 chapters set in the echoing Victorian farmhouse to which my father brought his find. Do you have local mushrooms?

Do you ever wish someone would make an anthology about a certain subject? @dislaney.bsky.social @candlestickpress.bsky.social has done 'Veg' as I disrespectfully call them. Fantastic choices including Jen Hadfield , @mimdarling.bsky.social & Ted Kooser's stunning potato poem.One for every palate!

Today on #Jaffareadstoo I am delighted to share my #BookReview of January Conversations, with dogs by @dislaney.bsky.social Illustrated by @janeburn.bsky.social Published by Valley Press, it’s available now. #Poetry jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/2025/01/book...

It’s reviews week on #toptweettuesday over on X hosted by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social. I had the pleasure of reading at @dislaney.bsky.social book launch for ‘January conversations with dogs’ from Valley Press, it’s a joyous collection. More here: www.marcellenewbold.co.uk/poetry-book-....

Grateful for recent mentions of my pamphlet January conversations, with dogs out in the world, and pleased that people can see Jane Burn’s magnificent artwork for the first time. It’s in in the Valley Press online bookshop, and you get a bonus Taffy bookmark www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/janua...

Two days to go till this lovely online event with Explore York Libraries and Archives! I’m going to read some brand new poems and it’s free, so please come along if you can: www.tickettailor.com/events/explo...?

January conversations, with dogs. First walk up to the top field since my Achilles injury last September- yay!!

Really looking forward to reading with Alex Corrin-Tachibana and SL Holm this Thursday evening at Finding the Words for Explore York Libraries and Archives. It’s online on Zoom and it’s free, booking link below to get the Zoom details. www.tickettailor.com/events/explo... #FindingTheWords

I attended the online launch for this last night. Lovely work from @dislaney.bsky.social and @janeburn.bsky.social . Ideal gift for any dog-lover and obtained via the Valley Press website. #poetry #dogs #poetrycommunity

This time tomorrow I’ll be reading from my new pamphlet January conversations, with dogs and we’ll also be hearing some wonderful doggy poems by a community of dog-loving poets, including Miriam Darlington who was kind enough to write these nice words about my book.

Sharing more of Jane Burn’s gorgeous artwork for my new book - the Zoom launch is this Sunday 5th Jan, the date three years ago when I started writing the notes that became the poems. It’s free but you need to book to get the Zoom details - come join us! www.tickettailor.com/events/disla...

I'm honoured to be among the poets reading a poem at the Zoom launch of Di Slaney's beautiful new book this coming Sunday. An absolute must for dog lovers! Please support this wonderful writer who does so much for animal welfare, and for vulnerable animals especially. 🐾🤎🐶

@dislaney.bsky.social online poetry book launch is this Sunday, come along for poetry, conversation with the artist and a host of guest readers, and I’ll be reading a poem of mine I have a soft spot for too. Tickets details 👇

Please come along to help me celebrate the launch of my new pamphlet from Valley Press, January conversations, with dogs. I'm so proud of this little book which has been beautifully illustrated by Jane Burn. buytickets.at/dislaney/150...

January conversations, with dogs by Di Slaney 7pm Sunday 5th January 2025 with guest readers Please help me celebrate the launch of my new pamphlet from Valley Press. I'm so proud of this little book which has been beautifully illustrated by Jane Burn. buytickets.at/dislaney/150...

I highly recommend Veganuary - it's free and sends lots of useful tips and a free e-cookbook. My only regret about going vegan several years ago, is not having done so sooner. veganuary.com/try-vegan/

The best of me isn't to be found on social media. It might be glimpsed here, however. A protracted roman-à-clef in verse – a kind of memoir told slant: its 'truths' sometimes plain, inverted or fabricated – @subruria.com is, quite literally, my life's work. subruria.com

Please come along to the online launch of my new Valley Press pamphlet January conversations, with dogs - it’s on Sunday 5th January at 7pm. You could also read a poem of your own – see event link for more details. Tickets are free but you need to register. buytickets.at/dislaney/150...

I’m excited about my new book! January conversations, with dogs is an illustrated pamphlet with artwork by the fabulous Jane Burn alongside my poems of winter walks, companionship and community. You can find out more in the Valley Press bookshop: www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/janua...

Before the storms hit I was admiring the molehills in our garden - I love it when moley pays us a visit, and it was very timely as my poem ‘Moleology’ has been published in the Fall 2024 Dirt issue of Penumbra Online - you can read it here: penumbraonline.com/fall-2024

Much to my surprise, I find myself on the shortlist of the poetry category for the Hammond House Publishing 2024 International Literary Prize, along with poetry friends Sharon Black and Mary Mulholland. Yay! www.hammondhouse.org.uk/2024-literar...

One of the best ways to improve your own #poetry is to read other people's. I've really enjoyed the inventiveness & imagination in @janeburn.bsky.social 's new collection 'The Apothecary of Flight' published by @ninearchespress.bsky.social Here's a snippet from a poem I love. Congrats, Jane.

❤️ to @dislaney.bsky.social for this and for all her support and encouragement. Always promoting poetry and poets. shorturl.at/IYmT1

Delighted to be reading for the fab Red Door Poets as the guest of Chris Hardy – please join us on zoom on Sunday 1st December at 6pm if you can! Eventbrite link to register here from Red Door Poets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/red-door-p...

I have written a new Substack article on my project, 'The University of the Self', if anyone would like to read it. burnj.substack.com/p/the-univer...

Here’s an upside down corgi. How is your day going?