Troy Cabida
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NEON MANILA (Nine Arches Press, 2025)
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My debut collection, NEON MANILA, is officially out and ready to meet you all! Poems about clothing, jewellery, pop music, and London through the queer Filipino lens. Feel free to use the code NEON25 for a discount when buying directly from Nine Arches Press.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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The wonderful poet Ellora Sutton and I are having a joint poetry reading of our debut collections aptly called NEON BITCH. With our host and 14poems publisher Ben Townley-Canning! Mon 27th of April from 7pm at Burley Fisher Books. Tickets below x
www.outsavvy.com/event/35055/...
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A very kind review of my book, Neon Manila, by fellow poet Robert Eric Shoemaker for Rhino Poetry.
rhinopoetry.org/reviews/troy...
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REVIEWS — RHINO — Neon Manila by Troy Cabida - Reviewed by Robert Eric Shoemaker
He dreams of becoming like the skyscraper-assured advertisement woman resting easy behind caramel shades (6). Like a good boy. He “is proper and photogenic,” “thankful to be alive” (9). He “offers a h...
https://rhinopoetry.org/reviews/troy-cabida-reviewed-by-robert-eric-shoemaker
6 days ago
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RHINO Poetry
6 days ago
The latest issue of RHINO Reviews is live! Featuring: 🦏 Emily Pérez reviewing Natalie Shapero 🦏
@robeshoe.bsky.social
reviewing
@troycabida.bsky.social
🦏
@alauchter.bsky.social
reviewing
@kathryncowles.bsky.social
🦏 loads more! Find your next National Poetry Month read here:
bit.ly/4sko9SJ
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The next leg of The Neon Manila Tour - coming to a city near you! Excited to be reading my neon poems (and new poems 👼) again very soon. First up: NEON BITCH at Burley Fisher Books with Ellora Sutton and Ben Townley-Canning on Monday, 27th of April!
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7 days ago
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Reading poems from Neon Manila on Tuesday, 5th of May at Topping & Company Edinburgh with Jennifer Wong, Safa Khatib, and Karen McCarthy Woolf, who will also be reading from their respective collections. Tickets below :)
www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
14 days ago
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Here's a very serious-looking photo of me to let you know that I'll be reading poems for the lovely people at Well Versed on Thursday, 7th of May! Come through.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/well-verse...
25 days ago
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Clare Pollard
about 2 months ago
Reminder about the
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
course I’m teaching this May w/ Richard Scott and
@troycabida.bsky.social
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/natio...
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Summoning Our Ancestors | Southbank Centre
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/national-poetry-library/national-events/summoning-our-ancestors/
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Clare Pollard
about 2 months ago
ICYMI residential course in May w/ Richard Scott
@troycabida.bsky.social
@arvonfoundation.bsky.social
🌸🌱
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Residential Writing Course: Poetry | Arvon
Many of us look to those who have come before us for inspiration, whether they are poets, musicians, artists or activists. How might we draw on their courage and creativity to find our own ways forwar...
https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-poetry-15/
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Excited to be the guest reader for an Arvon poetry course that will be run by Clare Pollard and Richard Scott this coming May on Summoning our Ancestors. Sign up below!
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Residential Writing Course: Poetry | Arvon
Many of us look to those who have come before us for inspiration, whether they are poets, musicians, artists or activists. How might we draw on their courage and creativity to find our own ways forwar...
https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-poetry-15/
about 2 months ago
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John McCullough
2 months ago
Queer poetry in London tomorrow from poets including
@troycabida.bsky.social
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Sharing poems for EROTOMANIA, an evening of live readings with a group of poets working across eros, fantasy, attachment, and queer subjectivity. Come through Saturday, 21st of Feb from 6:30pm at Present Tense, London. Curated by Bianca Pina. Tickets below!
presenttense.co.uk/programme/po...
3 months ago
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So lovely to read poems for Wolverhampton Lit Fest yesterday with
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
and
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
!!
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3 months ago
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Nine Arches Press
3 months ago
Thank you
@asiancha.bsky.social
and
@troycabida.bsky.social
for sharing this wonderful essay: 'On Neon Manila: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance', exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist.
chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
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[ESSAY] “On 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance” by Troy Cabida
Editor’s note: Troy Cabida reflects on his debut poetry collection Neon Manila, exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Some poe…
https://chajournal.com/2026/01/27/neon-manila/
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Wrote an essay on the experience of writing, shaping, then later touring and living with my poetry collection, Neon Manila, for Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. Also happy to have four poems from the book published here!
chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
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[ESSAY] “On 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance” by Troy Cabida
Editor’s note: Troy Cabida reflects on his debut poetry collection Neon Manila, exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Some poe…
https://chajournal.com/2026/01/27/neon-manila/
3 months ago
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Nine Arches Press
3 months ago
Join
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
and
@troycabida.bsky.social
with Editor Jane Commane at this wonderful
#poetry
event on Friday 6th February. Enjoy poem readings and discussion from 11.30am at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of the LitFest. Book your place:
wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
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Clare Pollard
4 months ago
I’m also teaching an Arvon course w/ Richard Scott and
@troycabida.bsky.social
www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
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Residential Writing Course: Poetry | Arvon
Many of us look to those who have come before us for inspiration, whether they are poets, musicians, artists or activists. How might we draw on their courage and creativity to find our own ways forwar...
https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-poetry-15/
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Everything Poetry Night
5 months ago
Come one and all to our first event of the new year. The incredible
@troycabida.bsky.social
will be headlining a wonderful night of poetry & community ❤️ Grab your tix here:
www.outsavvy.com/event/32142/...
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Taz Rahman
5 months ago
The latest Just Another Poet channel interview features
@troycabida.bsky.social
, whose debut poetry collection 'Neon Manila', published by
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
is a Poetry Book Society Winter 2025 recommendation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wpz...
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Poet Interview: Troy Cabida
YouTube video by Just Another Poet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wpzk0MdRMs
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Nine Arches Press
5 months ago
Our 2025 titles are now available together as a perfect
#poetry
book bundle, celebrating our brilliant year of publishing. Just £84.99📚 Incl books by
@troycabida.bsky.social
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
@rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
@julwe1.bsky.social
@tomsastry.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop
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Jennifer Wong
5 months ago
Don’t miss this amazing
@redbeanpoetry.bsky.social
line-up ❄️❄️❄️
@metapheric.bsky.social
@troycabida.bsky.social
Nina Mingya Powles, Erica Hesketh on 3 Dec, 8pm at National Poetry Library to share their new poems and reflect on art-making and transformations!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/spe...
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Special Edition: Red Bean Poetry | Southbank Centre
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/special-edition-red-bean-poetry
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Nine Arches Press
6 months ago
Stunning sets of poems shared this evening at our online launch. Spellbinding, powerful, sharp and tender poems of love and pain from
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
@troycabida.bsky.social
and
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thank you to our poets and audience 🧡 Find these books:
ninearchespress.com/shop
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Spent Friday morning with fellow
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
poet
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
signing books and recording poems for
@poetrypharmacy.bsky.social
! As both of our books came out the same month, Caroline and I agreed that our books should have the combined nickname of Neon Bycatch!
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5 months ago
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Nine Arches Press
6 months ago
Join us for our next online launch with
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
@troycabida.bsky.social
& guest poet
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm. 📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live 🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
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Nine Arches Press
6 months ago
Have you lined up your copy of NEON MANILA by
@troycabida.bsky.social
? 'A beautiful, tender elegy for intimacy.’ 'What a stylish and truly bold debut.’ ‘An entirely moving collection' Out now - with FREE UK postage.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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The Neon Manila Tour - coming to a show near you!! Looking forward to sharing poems from my debut collection with you all very soon! See below for dates and locations x
6 months ago
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Nine Arches Press
6 months ago
Pick a card. Pick an outfit. Help
@troycabida.bsky.social
get ready for NEON MANILA, arriving this week. Order from Nine Arches Press and get this gorgeous postcard in your copy. Plus, on the reverse you'll find a QR code taking you to the NEON MANILA album 🎵
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Nine Arches Press
6 months ago
🎧Listen back to BBC Radio London's Poetry Corner with Jumoké Fashola talking to
@troycabida.bsky.social
about his debut NEON MANILA: chatting craft, mentoring, fashion, fun, queerness, humour, acceptance, truth, identity and more. (1hr14 in)
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My debut collection, NEON MANILA, is officially out and ready to meet you all! Poems about clothing, jewellery, pop music, and London through the queer Filipino lens. Feel free to use the code NEON25 for a discount when buying directly from Nine Arches Press.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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6 months ago
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Nine Arches Press
6 months ago
Join us for our next online launch with
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
@troycabida.bsky.social
& guest poet
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm. 📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live 🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
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Nine Arches Press
7 months ago
Have you lined up your copy of NEON MANILA by
@troycabida.bsky.social
? 'A beautiful, tender elegy for intimacy.’ 'What a stylish and truly bold debut.’ ‘An entirely moving collection' Out at the end of October.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Nine Arches Press
7 months ago
Our next online launch features
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
@troycabida.bsky.social
& guest
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Join us Thursday 13th November, 7pm 📹 Recording sent to all ticket-holders in case you can't join live. 🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
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Nine Arches Press
7 months ago
Have you lined up your copy of NEON MANILA by
@troycabida.bsky.social
? 'A beautiful, tender elegy for intimacy.’ 'What a stylish and truly bold debut.’ ‘An entirely moving collection'
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Nine Arches Press
7 months ago
A wonderful blog post from
@troycabida.bsky.social
sharing a poem & insight, from upcoming Neon Manila. Discover 'Black Turtleneck Sonnet', a poem of 'beauty, agency & sex', playing with multiple meanings of an iconic garment. Photos by Pedro Younis.
ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-c...
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Nine Arches Press
7 months ago
Have you lined up your copy of NEON MANILA by
@troycabida.bsky.social
? 'A beautiful, tender elegy for intimacy.’ 'What a stylish and truly bold debut.’ ‘An entirely moving collection'
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Nine Arches Press
8 months ago
A wonderful blog post from
@troycabida.bsky.social
sharing a poem and insight, from upcoming Neon Manila. Discover 'Black Turtleneck Sonnet', a poem of 'beauty, agency and sex', playing with multiple meanings of an iconic garment. Photos Pedro Younis.
ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-c...
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Nine Arches Press
9 months ago
Our next four titles can be pre-ordered using the (limited) FREEUK discount code at checkout. Enjoy free UK postage on the best kind of post 📚 New books by Gregory Leadbetter, Chris McCabe
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
&
@troycabida.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Poetr...
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And Other Poems
8 months ago
Extract from 'No one wants what I want' by
@troycabida.bsky.social
, published in Issue Seven. Read the full poem here:
andotherpoems.com/2025/08/04/n...
#poetry
#poems
#poemoftheday
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So happy to finally launch the cover of my debut collection, NEON MANILA, out 30th of October! Inside are sparkly poems about queer Filipino subjectivity through the lens of clothing, jewellery, urban life, and a journey towards joy. Pre-order your copy now x
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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9 months ago
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Here's a poem from my upcoming poetry collection, NEON MANILA, set to music by Justin de Guzman and an accompanied music video shot by Jack Westmore. "slowed + reverb" is for those first date highs, and the post-date jitters that follow. Hope you like our work x
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Troy Cabida - slowed + reverb (Official Video)
YouTube video by Troy Cabida
https://youtu.be/xICBhevhdL0?si=0fitmBZqai735BEQ
11 months ago
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Two poems from my upcoming debut collection have been recorded to original music by hack mystic and SILKess Demon, which are now available via vinyl and digital with the wonderful people at Pearl Home Records. Check it out below!
pearlhomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/two-po...
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Two Poems, by Troy Cabida
2 track album
https://pearlhomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/two-poems
12 months ago
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Got a couple of short and steamy poems in the latest issue of & Change! Thank you to Kevin Bertolero for putting us all together here x
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12 months ago
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fourteen poems
about 1 year ago
Still celebrating Troy Cabida’s book being chosen by the Poetry Book Society as their Spring Pamphlet Choice 2025. And there’s also this lovely thoughtful review from Yousif M Qasmiyeh + Alyvia Pirmohamed in the PBS bulletin too. Grab a copy from either the fourteen poems or PBS website! 🥰
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Louie Stowell
about 1 year ago
Authors and illustrators (and both) of Bluesky! I've shared the petition about the lambeth library cuts, but they'd LOVE some more authors to sign this open letter.
#KidLitUK
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Open letter from Authors and Illustrators to Lambeth Council in support of Lambeth Libraries. A call to halt the proposed £1m cut!
Dear Lambeth councillors and officers, We are authors, illustrators, and book industry workers writing to ask you in the strongest of terms to halt the cuts to Lambeth Libraries that you announced las...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRviVRPzUI0qfskP43wpFqJSI7OI5RhYjLRsRNLRZbVw9S2g/viewform
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fourteen poems
about 1 year ago
Thanks to the Poetry Book Society for choosing Troy Cabida’s “Symmetric of Bone: poems after Elsa Peretti” as their Spring 2025 Pamphlet Choice! And a special thank you to Yousif Qasmiyeh and Alycia Pirmohamed for selecting the book. Congratulations Troy!
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Thank you to The Poetry Book Society for making my pamphlet the Spring Pamphlet Choice for 2025!
www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/b...
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: SYMMETRIC OF BONE: POEMS AFTER ELSA PERETTI - The Poetry Book Society
"[L]yrical engagement with the material objects transforms these poems into sensorial voyages, saturated with varying materialities, textures and spaces" - PBS Pamphlet Selectors Yousif M. Qasmiyeh &a...
https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/book-of-the-week-symmetric-of-bone-poems-after-elsa-peretti
about 1 year ago
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Julia
about 1 year ago
A perfect
@vervepoetryfest.bsky.social
pamphlet hour (celebrating the liberating & risk-taking potential of the form, & indie presses) with fabulous readings from Laurie Bolger,
@troycabida.bsky.social
, Betty Doyle & Ellora Sutton. 🩷
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Matt Abbott 🍉
about 1 year ago
A bonus post to The Day Job, gushing about
@mlferg.bsky.social
's brand-new collection. Just because. This post is free for everybody to read 😘
#PoetsOnBluesky
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BONUS POST: Maria Ferguson publishes 'Swell' with Penguin
A stunning new poetry collection for you to get your teeth into
https://mattabbottpoet.substack.com/p/bonus-post-maria-ferguson-publishes-swell
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Hello, Bluesky! My name is Troy, and I'm a poet! Please check out my latest pamphlet, SYMMETRIC OF BONE, out now with
@fourteenpoems.bsky.social
.
www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/symmetr...
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Pre-order Troy Cabida's Symmetric of Bone now — fourteen poems
Inspired by the designs of Elsa Peretti, the new poetry pamphlet from Troy Cabida celebrates art, beauty, and resistance.
https://www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/symmetric-of-bone-by-troy-cabida
about 1 year ago
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