‘It has become something of a cliché to refer to Sudan as a forgotten war. But it is better thought of as a neglected war. One forgets things by mistake; to neglect is a deliberate decision.’ Analysing Africa newsletter: Another looming atrocity in Sudan economist.com/middle-east-...

There’s a lot of interest in Homer’s Odyssey at present, isn’t there, with Christopher Nolan’s film. I’m looking forward to seeing it. I wrote 8 poems retelling highlights of the story but with a woman, Odyssea, in a modern setting. If anyone is curious, here’s the final poem. #Odyssey #poetry

inksweatandtears.co.uk/phil-vernon-2/ Something (almost) understood

inksweatandtears.co.uk/phil-vernon-2/ Something (almost) understood

Phil Vernon takes us back to poetry's pastoral roots with a reflection around the Firle Beacon in 'Something (almost) Understood'. @philvernon.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/phil-vernon-2/ #Firlebeacon #Poetry #Inksweatandtears #InkSweatAndTears

I started a series of poems a while ago, drawing on links with films I’d watched in the past. This one refers to ‘Blue Sky‘, a 1994 Tony Richardson film for which Jessica Lange won an Oscar. It was published in Bindweed’s ‘Midsummer Madness’ anthology in 2023. philvernon.net/2026/07/01/b...

I started a series of poems a while ago, drawing on links with films I’d watched in the past. This one refers to ‘Blue Sky‘, a 1994 Tony Richardson film for which Jessica Lange won an Oscar. It was published in Bindweed’s ‘Midsummer Madness’ anthology in 2023. philvernon.net/2026/07/01/b...

📣 News alert! We are opening submissions up for the month of July. More info soon at badlilies.uk/submit

Rare among journalists, @patrickmaguire.bsky.social very clear here about the strengths and potential flexibility of Ed Miliband as Chancellor. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

My collection of essays on mathematical poetry, From Fibs to Fractals, can now be freely downloaded in pdf form from my website. Enjoy! marianchristiepoetry.net/from-fibs-to...

Musings... marianchristiepoetry.net/musings/

OUT NOW: Issue twenty-four: 'Hopes Unspool' badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-four

Summer arrives with its usual swagger: everything loud and bright and hot. For something cooler, dive into the latest wave of @iamb.uk. You'll find 45 poems by 15 poets – written and read by their authors. Enough to see you through the driest season. iamb.uk/index/wave/26

Very chuffed that The Amethyst Review published my poem "The Ninth Lesson", online today. amethystmagazine.org/2026/06/03/t...

Very chuffed that The Amethyst Review published my poem "The Ninth Lesson", online today. amethystmagazine.org/2026/06/03/t...

"The President responds to the British High Commissioner" – a poem philvernon.net/2026/05/30/t...

"The President responds to the British High Commissioner" – a poem philvernon.net/2026/05/30/t...

Nicely put by Trevor Philips

'May', a poem. philvernon.net/2026/05/04/m...

'May', a poem. philvernon.net/2026/05/04/m...

Terrorists stage simultaneous attacks in Mali, authorities say

You can find us (next to @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social) at the Free Verse Poetry Book Fair in the basement of St Columbas Church, Pont St, Knightsbridge, London, til 6.30pm

Loving the irony of the USA - a settler colony - questioning UK sovereignty of Falklands (whatever the actual rights and wrongs and different views of the case). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Home From War - a sonnet philvernon.net/2026/04/16/h...

Home From War - a sonnet philvernon.net/2026/04/16/h...

🧵 Democracy feels like it's in a rough state at the moment across the globe, and we hear various explanations, like polarisation, extremism, disinformation, and loss of trust. But what if those explanations are mainly symptoms and we've been trying to treat them rather than the underlying causes?

We've won Small Press of the Year for Wales! It's great to be recognised for our work degentrifying the arts, platforming low socio-economic writers, & without grants or institutional support! To celebrate, everything is 10% off on our website with code 'WINNERS2026' www.brokensleepbooks.com/books

Who knew the royals supported Man City?

.. and a third

another Easter poem

Easter poems

Easter poems

Posting this on my birthday The poem treats the 10th birthday as a quiet loss, a stepping out of childhood This small shift, from 9 – 10, shows how growing up happens quietly & gradually Full of humour & nostalgia & then ending with something deeper & more philosophical #poetry #poemoftheday

philvernon.net/2026/03/28/m... Map reading. A poem.

philvernon.net/2026/03/28/m... Map reading. A poem.

Today in luxury surveillance

'Nothing good ever came from being the first one in. More people have walked on the moon than have won from the number one position, remember that.' iamb.uk/wave/25-col...

Trump as genetics expert now

Two things here. One, you don't sit there and whine about media coverage and headlines if things are going well. Two, the administration is just outright saying that they fully expect Ellison to use CNN to be a Trumpist propaganda organ.

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

GB News is both broadcasting + clipping "there is a genocide happening in this island" due to immigration and demographic change, by Thomas Corbett-Dillon, a former digital campaign adviser to Johnson's Conservatives.

The emotional significance of objects sends ripples through our lives, which is why this is often my final poem when I give a reading. It's taken from my second full collection, Whatever You Don't, Just Don't. If you fancy a signed copy, drop me a DM and I'll sort one out for you...

Applied Mathematics 2, a poem from my collection Guerrilla Country

Eely, Steve Ely The Blue Hour, Angelina D’Roza Sapo, Rob Hindle Truth, Justice, and the Companionship of Owls, Peter Riley Meridian, Nancy Gaffield Rock as Gloss, Mark Goodwin Cazique by Matthew Clegg The Grail Roads, Rob Hindle Contraflow, Fay Musselwhite Envies the Birds, Angelina D’Roza and more

Applied Mathematics 2, a poem from my collection Guerrilla Country

Trump, Putin and Netanyahu walk into a bar. The bartender 💬: “Gentlemen… the ICC is down the street.”