I am not sure I shared this at the time but here is my poem 'Your mum said that the phone was tapped' over at the wonderful @theprosepoem.bsky.social theprosepoem.com/your-mum-sai...

Delighted to discover that my poem Symbolism has won third prize in the Passionfruit Poetry Prize. (check your submittable accounts!)

Delighted to have a poem shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award! @aestheticamag #CWA2026

Driving forces behind Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Zoe Brooks and Anna Saunders read for us from their latest and forthcoming collections. @julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

Delighted to have been awarded a Hawthornden Castle Residency in 2026. #poetry @ninearchespress.bsky.social www.hawthornden.org/hawthornden-...

I am really looking forward to reading at this online event in November. Some very exciting poets!

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-...

Cafe Writers is tomorrow night - Monday 8th - and features tow excellent poets: Amanda Dalton and Kathy Pimlott - seriously not to be missed. Still time to book a free ticket! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cafe-write...

The Wells Fountain Poets next meet-up is this Monday 1st September, an open-mic plus two guest poets @julwe1.bsky.social and @tomsastry.bsky.social, authors of these wonderful recent #poetry collections. Upstairs in the King’s Head in Wells High Street, 7pm. wellsfountainpoets.wordpress.com

If you live near Wells (Somerset) it would be lovely to see you at Wells Fountain poets on Monday (1st September) where I am reading with Tom Sastry. 7pm at the King's Head. wellsfountainpoets.wordpress.com

Time for me to think about writing a new email poetry course for autumn - what subject or theme would you like to see?

Under the Radar Issue 35 is out, treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under... Or a digital copy straight to your inbox? Or take out a subscription? Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️

Such a joy!

Good old Brian Eno www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

Poem of the day: Mist by the marvellous Alice Oswald who was arrested yesterday in the Palestine protests. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Here is a little interview about grief and writing poetry.

This. www.yourparty.uk/statement

🎧Listen back to The Poetry Place featuring @julwe1.bsky.social on West Wilts Radio alongside a group of other poets. Julia reads mostly from newly published GREY TIME, visceral and immersive poems exploring love, loss and grief. Thank you Dawn Gorman. westwiltsradio.com/shows/the-po...

If you missed Lucy Heuschen and I (and a fab open mic) at The Poetry Place on Sunday (West Wiltshire Radio) you can now listen at your leisure! Thanks to Dawn Gorman for the opportunity to read and for Lucy for being a brilliant co-reader. westwiltsradio.com/shows/the-po...

Love, Loss, and Fury in a Haunting Modern Poetry Collection - thank you Alan Parry and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this wonderful review of The Telling by @julwe1.bsky.social, finding it "a necessary, gutsy companion". Read in full and explore here: thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/06/08/b...

I am being interviewed on BBC Upload -It broadcasts across the East of England from 6pm on Thursday (tonight) & Saturday night and anyone can listen is via BBC Sounds – www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

What a lovely launch event it was. Feel thoroughly inspired by Rosie and Erica's readings!

I am looking forward to this - please sign up by 6pm.

Just discovered this recent and very insightful review of my last collection 'The Telling' on @thebrokenspine.co.uk - thanks so much Alan Parry! @ninearchespress.bsky.social thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/06/08/b...

Please sign up by 6pm!

Just to clarify (as there has been some confusion) Poetry Lighthouse have nothing whatsoever to do with Lighthouse Literary Journal. We are still here and will let you know soon when the next submission window is! storymachines.co.uk/portfolio/li...

"When you've finished a book, it's as if your innermost self had been ransacked, and all you want is to regain distance, return to being whole." Elena Ferrante

Tania Hershman is launching her new book tonight - there's still time to book a ticket! www.tickettailor.com/events/tania...

So looking forward to this triple launch. I have read both Rosie and Erica's books so I know you are in for a treat!

This is tonight! Still time to grab a ticket. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fen-speak-...

Here's another poem from my new collection 'Grey Time'

Celebrate these 3 books, all out now📚 Join our Triple Online Launch featuring Erica Hesketh, @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social & @julwe1.bsky.social Tuesday 22 July 7pm BST Pay What You Can Recording link sent in case you can't join us live. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...

Poem of the day: They/Them by Danez Smith. #poetry #PoemOfTheDay www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Here is a playlist that speaks to the themes in my new poetry collection Grey Time which came out with @ninearchespress.bsky.social this week. open.spotify.com/playlist/2J2...

Publication day! (Resharing this as link in original post didn't work)

Publication day - book four - I can hardly believe it.

The new collection has arrived! @ninearchespress.bsky.social #poetry

Delighted to have a poem in the latest issue of The Prose Poem theprosepoem.com/your-mum-sai...

Here's a blog post talking about how I wrote my poem The Hare.

I am launching my new poetry collection live in Norwich on 10th July. More details below.

Just thought I would reshare this poem of mine over at @anthro_poetry www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/reasons...

Free postage on my new collection right now!

This is coming up on Saturday - a fab line up to be part of. Hope you can join us.

Looking forward to launching my collection with these two lovelies. I just finished Erica's collection and it's stunning. Rosie's is next on my to read pile.

Come and support some wonderful poets reading wondrous words: @suefinch.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social @petitecreature1.bsky.social @suewatling.bsky.social @annachorlton.bsky.social and Sarah Wallis - free & online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur... Sat 28/06 7.00pm

I a so looking forward to this!

This is coming up soon - if you are in Norwich or nearby it would be lovely to see you!

Cheers to Peter for sharing this. You can read some edited extracts from Ghost Signs @prospectmagazine.co.uk. A vastly different work to Keshed for sure; as Disappear Here is equally different to both of them.... www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/3871...

Just discovered that I have a poem over on the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social‬ Substack today. It's a poem about home that came out of a Marjorie Lofti workshop (scroll down for poem) vervepoetry.substack.com/p/and-what-i...?