Devjani Bodepudi
@dbodepudi.bsky.social
Poet. Novelist. Mum. Teacher. Comino Poet in Residence. PhD-ing at Man Met-the poetics of Language Loss and Identity. Interested in Postcolonial research from a British diasporic POV.
So exciting to be a part of this, Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)@thebrokenspine.co.uk · 4mo agoIntroducing the first group of #Wave3 poets who will take it further: @bethosmond.bsky.social @danieldugganwriter.bsky.social @vespertine4.bsky.social @dbodepudi.bsky.social @fionaswriting.bsky.social This is a serious line-up. #TheWhiskeyTree #Wave3
Trying to write a poem for the NPC. It may not be the kind of poem judges are looking for? Unlikely to win any kind of prize but I’d feel guilty for not entering! Why is that?
I haven’t shared enough on here. A couple of things then: if you haven’t read Grief is the thing with Feathers by Max Porter, you must! (A modern classic) also here’s Cosmo dressed up for Halloween. 🎃 🐦⬛
So much fun!! Thank you so much @victoriaspires.bsky.social !
Victoria Spires@victoriaspires.bsky.social · 10mo agoWell, that was fun. Shall we do it all again soon?! Much love to @corinnaboard.bsky.social, @dbodepudi.bsky.social, @sophiaargyris.bsky.social, @marcellenewbold.bsky.social, @bornonadarkmoon.bsky.social for stunning reading, & all those who came to listen ❤️
#poetsofbluesky #promptcombo #poemsabout Hope you don't mind a polite shout-out for this zoom event happening soon! Would love to see many of you there to hear these fantastic poets. DM me for zoom link x
Please share this notice far and wide--we're keen to reach global majority poets in particular! @kostyatsolakis.bsky.social @romalynante3.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/foxa...
Fox and Star Books@foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · last yr.Our first call for submissions for debut poetry chapbooks from UK poets is now up! We've set aside 20 free entries for low-income writers, and we're asking for an initial submissions of 3 poems/5 pages between 15 June and 15 July. Full details are on our website here: www.foxandstarbooks.org
🚨 Poets, brace yourselves. 👀 Nearly 20 indie lit platforms are locked in: reviews, features, interviews, podcasts — all ready to amplify your voice. 💥 No fees. No gatekeepers. Just real visibility. This is my brainchild. It’s almost here. #PromoteIndieLit #PIL #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky
My debut novella #PeelingApples is out now with @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social A tender, unflinching bildungsroman tracing boyhood, loss, and becoming— Order your copy: amzn.eu/d/angSgVq I’d love to hear what it stirs in you.
The 2025-26 Wasafiri Essay Prize is open for submissions until 30 June, 2025. If you're an early career researcher (including PhD) in the field of international contemporary literature, submit your paper to us and tick the box for Essay Prize consideration to automatically enter: buff.ly/SHEn1JT
This is such a beautiful issue! Humbled to be included-have a read.x
Anteroom (prev The Winged Moon)@anteroompoetry.bsky.social · last yr.Hinterland ch 10 weaves a blindingly vivid, taut thread into a profound tapestry on the white-hot, all consuming nature of loss. Featuring: Martijn Jacobs 🖼️ Haley DiRenzo @dbodepudi.bsky.social @saraaultman.bsky.social Read Hinterland: www.wingedmoon.com/hinterland/m...
I’m here for the dog pics, if I’m being completely honest! And the flowers!
Abridged 0 - 106: Umbra Sumus Submission Call. On the dark horizon...
Truly humbled by this review. Huge thanks to @paulwritespoems.bsky.social for going out of his way to release a special #TheBookBag to honour #PeelingApples Check it out, why don't you? @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social
Paul@paulwritespoems.bsky.social · last yr.A special edition of The Book Bag has landed. Peeling Apples, a novella by @alanparry83.bsky.social published by @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social Brimming with 80s & 90s nostalgia. 🍎 paulwritespoems.com/2025/04/16/t...
CALLING ALL #AGENTS In this thread are three packs of GREAT WRITERS who are looking for representation. Check them out and you won’t be disappointed. Everyone else, please repost to help these brilliant people if you can. PACK ONE (full). Thank you! #amquerying #querying #writingcommunity #booksky
Hey lovely poet friends of BlueSky. Thought I’d share a reading with you from a poem in the Building Bridges Anthology by @renardpress.bsky.social . There’s a Remembrance anthology coming out with them soon and submissions are open. Check out their website for deets.
if you do two things this weekend, make those things buying the newest books from 2 Extraordinary writers! Dark Nocturnes from @mydangblog.bsky.social and Peeling Apples from @alanparry83.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2d59fn79 tinyurl.com/ycxu3dkr
I can’t get over how lucky I am with my poet friends! So chuffed to be included in this list, Victoria. You are a truly brilliant poet and I can’t wait for what’s coming up from you!
Victoria Spires@victoriaspires.bsky.social · last yr.Gosh darn it. Way too kind James, thank you! I'm very happy to be writing alongside some VERY talented British wimmin poets including @dbodepudi.bsky.social @moette.bsky.social @marcellenewbold.bsky.social @bornonadarkmoon.bsky.social @wendycaitlin.bsky.social @corinnaboard.bsky.social to name a few
I’m so excited that I just have to share everywhere. Apologies if you’ve already seen these. I’ve recently started my film camera journey after seeing the Camera I bought for my daughter gathering dust. Just had the film developed. It was true black and white film and it a c41 one.
Esp if you have any expertise or guidance on German residents evacuating family members from G*za 🙏
Pretty revolutionary!
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)@thebrokenspine.co.uk · last yr.We’re launching The Broken Spine Poetry Award—a cash prize for poets who deserve real recognition. No token sums. No empty prestige. Just real prizes for real work. 💰 £5000 goal | 🏆 Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place | 📢 100% goes to poets 📝 Read more & donate: 👉 thebrokenspine.co.uk...
DISRUPTION! Come and join me for an online workshop on Weds 2nd April (7-9pm GMT) where we’ll explore disruptive and experimental texts that queer poetic form, and which protest, subvert or reject societal norms. Link in my bio and here: www.beyondformcreativewriting.org/current-workshops
Beaming with pride as I hold up my contributor copy of the Spring issue of Wasifiri. Read it here: www.wasafiri.org
Apologies if the initial post was unclear; this competition is open to ALL persons who identify as female or non binary. There is an ADDITIONAL category for emerging poets over 40 who have yet to publish a pamphlet or collection. Any questions please email us 🍀 dillonjaxx@gmail.com
Dillon Jaxx@jaxxi.bsky.social · last yr.www.facebook.com/share/p/19wg...
🟡 Join us to celebrate the publication of Almost, with Tenderness by @mayacaspari.bsky.social, with @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social & hosted by editor @aanaxagorou.bsky.social 🟡 Burley Fisher Books (@burleyfisher.bsky.social) 🟡 6.30pm Thursday 3 April Free to attend; register here: buff.ly/qA9lMmJ
SUBMISSIONS for our next issue (unthemed, out in June) will OPEN 1st - 31st of March. We can’t wait to read your poems! 🤩 Please note that poems sent before March will not be read. Thank you! ✨
