Congrats to our previous Poetry Pamphlet Competition winner, @alisonbinney.bsky.social who was Highly Commended in this year's @forwardprizes.bsky.social! Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social. #poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry

We’re delighted that both Bethany Handley and @alisonbinney.bsky.social are Highly Commended in this year’s @forwardprizes.bsky.social www.serenbooks.com/2025/10/beth.... Their Highly Commended poems are both in the ‘Forward Book of Poetry 2026’.

Treat yourself to some new poetry this #NationalPoetryDay! There’s a whole range of great poetry books waiting to be discovered on our website www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/

Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Let's hear it for the poets and poetry publishers who enrich our lives! Here are just a few to get us started ❤️ @serenbooks.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @emiliejelinek.bsky.social @niaandthepoems.bsky.social @courtneyconrad.bsky.social @alisonbinney.bsky.social

On #NationalPoetryDay it’s lovely to share that my poem ‘Testimony’, from my debut collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’, has been included in the 2026 Forward Book of Poetry. Thanks so much to the judges for selecting it. #ForwardPrizes

Some really good news!

I’ve got a few poetry events coming up, starting with the new open mic night at Chater’s in Saffron Walden on Wed 3rd September. Details of all my autumn events here: alisonbinney.co.uk/2025/08/25/a...

We hope you are as excited as we are about our Writer in Residence Shortlist for 2026! You can find all the shortlisted titles in one handy list on our Bookshop.org shop - happy reading! buff.ly/bEdyU3a

Here’s a short blog post for @gladlib.bsky.social about how lovely it is to be on the the shortlist for their Writer in Residence programme next year. www.gladstoneslibrary.org/blog/meet-th...

We are thrilled to announce the eight writers shortlisted for Gladstone's Library Writer in Residence in 2026! Read about the shortlisted titles here: buff.ly/S7V0rmH Thank you Damian Barr (@damianbarr.bsky.social) for having the inspiration for Gladstone's Library Writers in Residence! 📚 1/3

Thank you so much to Gladstone’s Library for this shortlisting for ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’. Having loved the few days I spent there last year, it would be a dream to spend a whole four weeks writing there next year www.gladstoneslibrary.org/blog/writer-... @gladlib.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Mat, for such an incredibly careful and generous reading. I feel my poems have been offered back to me in a way that helps me to see them through fresh eyes. I feel so honoured that you’ve spent so much time with them.

Brilliant to hear our 2020 Pamphlet Competition winner @alisonbinney.bsky.social on 'The Verb' on BBC R4! Her debut collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is out on @serenbooks.bsky.social 🎉 www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp... #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

#Poetry The Verb Sunday 17:10 BBC Radio 4 Ian McMillan welcomes guests Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, @alisonbinney.bsky.social‬, Yvonne Lyon, on things that fall out of books, fathers and memory, witches - as well as a new Eartoon. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Yorkshire Times Poem of the Week: 'Dark Peak, February' by Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem...

It was so lovely to record an episode of BBC R4 ‘The Verb’ yesterday, hosted by Ian McMillan and with other guests Fiona Benson, Boo Hewedine and Yvonne Lyon’s. Great to chat about fathers, witches, things that fall out of books, and even phrasal verbs. Tune in at 17.10 on 15th June to hear it!

Looking forward to a series of launch events for ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ over the next few months. Details in this link: alisonbinney.co.uk/category/lat...

I’m really looking forward to another visit to Wave of Nostalgia in Haworth where I’ll be reading from ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ at 7pm on Thursday 29th May. Tickets to attend in-person or online here: www.waveofnostalgia.co.uk/event-ticket...

Lovely to see ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ as today’s Friday Poem from @serenbooks.bsky.social. I’m very happy with the Cornish blue and white stripy egg cups to go with it! www.serenbooks.com/2025/04/frid...

Happy Publication Day @alisonbinney.bsky.social! Her new poetry collection ‘The Opposite if Swedish Death Cleaning’ is published today. Pick up your copy from your local bookshop www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...

Here’s my poem ‘Chalk’ in celebration of my Mum, who died in 2004, and her chalk tin, which helps me feel connected to her. It’s from my forthcoming @serenbooks.bsky.social collection, ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’: www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...

Coming soon: We're delighted to reveal the cover for @alisonbinney.bsky.social’s highly anticipated debut collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...