Tonight in London! Poetry party on a boat. ⛴️

Really enjoyed writing this for Mog's excellent substack. Featuring coffee, choas and @hollyhopkins.bsky.social's book.

Okay academics and poets, explain this one. For arts jobs when people say 'send a CV' they want two pages max. But I've heard university norms are different and the CV includes everything you've ever done and then the kitchen sink. I have questions:

Nicky Beer. First published in Poetry magazine, December, 2008.

Heads-up fans of historical non-fiction.

If you no longer use Hootsuite due to its extraordinary pricing but you need a social media scheduler for, say, your small literary organisation. Which do you use now? Are Later or Loomy any good?

That Star of Belthlehem is ANGRY because he wants to wear his dinosaur costume not his star costume.

I had my first publication with @poetrybusiness.bsky.social through this competition. It was a fantastic experience and I'm still so proud of the resulting pamphlet. If you've been working on a typescript, do consider entering! Judged by wonderful @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social. Closes Sat 30 November.

The brilliant Freya Bantiff and Caleb Leow will be reading from their New Poets Prize-winning pamphlets on Sunday, 7pm. Sign up for this free online poetry event now and receive FREE P+P on both books: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...

🗓️Not long left to get your entries in for our Book & Pamphlet Competition! Enter by 30 November for your chance to get your pamphlet published with us: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions... Judged by the brilliant Kim Moore ( @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social )

So, I wrote a poem called “What’s the best thing you’ve ever had between your legs?”

Oh, Alison Winch's SEXY LETTUCE!

Issue 8C of PERVERSE is out now, and features poems by Alison Winch, Ruby Lawrence, Olivia Tuck, Sarah Wedderburn and Holly Hopkins. Read all five poems from this section and sign up for the newsletter here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8c

Heading to London next Monday to read with this fantastic crew!