A new issue of my poet-in-residence is available now, alongside great writing writing and art www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-74-wri... Excellent work from Michaela Hall (Resident Writer) and Gavin Freydanck. Huge thanks to the editors Dr Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers

HAUS-A-REST — Issue 74 - writers corner

Creating responsibly begins with the materials we choose. Materials are never neutral. They carry histories of extraction, labour, place, memory and transformation. In contemporary art and creative pr...

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Pleased to feature in the Manchester and Stockport Posts with my lovely lily. Huge thanks to @postcommunitynews.bsky.social

Delighted to have work at this excellent exhibition too - huge thanks to Dylan Miller and everyone involved in this fantastic show #poetrycommunity #stretfordpoetry #strefordthroughpoetry

Huge thanks to #BermondseyAndBeyond 2026 Literary Festival Poetry Competition where my commended poem: Grief & the Grocery Store is now published in their festival anthology. Thank you to Big Local Works, the committee, the editors and Pat Kingwell bermondsey.london/event/litera... #poetryaward

Published recently in the Candyman's Trumpet Huge thanks to the_candymans_trumpet and the great editor Jack Caradoc #candymanstrumpet #poetry #grief

If you buy one poetry book this year I would go for this: such quality Sunday Mornings at the River anthology For Those Who Despair - edited by the awesome Rebecca Rijsdijk Reads like a who's who of excellent contemporary poets - highly recommended www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9083389359 #poetry #poems

So pleased to have a poem out today in this wonderful collection - @underbellypress.bsky.social Issue 7: Deception & Dirty Realism underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/issue-s.... Huge thanks to the excellent editor Lucy Huddleston and all the wonderful writers and artists #underbellypress #poetry

Delighted to have a poem in the gorgeously produced Fun Lovin Liminals, from the mesmerising liminal arts collective. Such verve and contemporary skill. Huge thanks to the great editor Tosca Lahiri, Laurie and everyone involved @funlovingliminals funlovinliminals.org/buy-fun-lovi...

Buy Fun Lovin Liminals Latest Issue - The Fun Lovin Liminals

Buy Issue Latest Issue Tap the Green button for delivery to a UK address, Blue for Europe, the Black button for postage to USA. Local Pickup its the Red button or bring a crisp £5 to an event. Local P...

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I am thrilled to share A Thousand Shades of Green Sunday Poetry Series is now available: athousandshadesofgreen.com/sunday-poetry/ Includes the excellent Paul Connolly, @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social, Paul Brookes, @samanthaterrell.bsky.social @lawrencemoore.bsky.social Thanks to Susan Richardson

A huge thank you to The Poetry Society for including my latest news in the new bulletin, it really means a lot to me And congratulations to all the other excellent writers doing so wonderfully well #poetrysociety #poetry #poetrycommunity

Another great collection of writing and art. Delighted to be the poet in residence at @haus_a_rest Huge thanks to the wonderful Editors Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers // Issue 73 - The Essence of Movement // NOW LIVE // www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-73-wri... #movement #poetry #hausarest

HAUS-A-REST — Issue 73 - Writers corner- The Essence of Movement

We invited artists, performers, writers, and interdisciplinary practitioners to submit work exploring the essence of movement — as gesture, transition, rhythm, transformation, resistance, memory, lang...

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Huge thank you to the wonderful @postcommunitynews.bsky.social for allowing space for poetry in their eight newpapers across the north west, so appreciate everything you do And thank you to all the wonderful poets and writers #postnewspapers #poetrycorner

Delighted to have a poem - The Mind Palace - in the awesome Acumen 115, June 2026 - one of the very best journals, one of my dream magazines Huge thanks to great editor, Danielle Hope #acumenpoetry And great to see the talented Julie A Dexter here too acumen-poetry.co.uk/product/acum...

Really looking forward to tomorrow's workshop exploring redrafting. But I've read the book? You'll still get something from this. Am I good enough for a Masterclass? If you're not a beginner, you are. Dm for details. #Poetry #redrafting #poetrycommunity #poems #poets #editing

Really looking forward for the release of Fae Fables - brought to us by the indomitable Draco Amethystus at #StormDragonPublishing My poems: Fairy at the Bottom of the Garden Fata Three Haiku dracoamethystus.com/fae-fables-a... #faefables

The wonderful Sale Trail anthology is available to download free now - so much great writing. Huge thanks to Dylan Miller The trail ends on the 30th of June www.salefestival.org/poetry-trail #SaleTrail #salepoetry #SaleFestival

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This just makes it more important that he spill the beans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farage says £5m gift spending details 'not public's business'

Rival parties have raised concerns over the gift received by the Reform UK leader before he became an MP.

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BBC news at 1pm. It would have amused him. Much loved, much missed xx

Issue 7 is now available here: www.tinyurl.com/shinepoetryI7 , including work by Kyla Houbolt, winner of SHINE's 2026 book prize! Grab a copy of Issue 7, and get primed for Houbolt's gorgeous new collection -- 'Mapless' -- coming out next month! 🎇 #poetry #shinepoetry #poetrylovers #booklovers

SHINE Poetry@shinepoetry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tomorrow's the day -- the official launch of SHINE Quarterly Issue 7, including work by Kyla Houbolt (winner of SHINE's 'Come As You Are' book prize!) and 23 other writers from around the globe. Stay tuned! #poetry #shinepoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #internationalcommunity

Wonderful selection of great writing - including 3 new poems by myself as part of being poet-in-residence at @hausarest.bsky.social Huge thanks to the great editors Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers Excellent writers include @viewsfromthenorm, Garima &Julie Dexter www.haus-a-rest.com/issue72write...

HAUS-A-REST — The Liminality of Time: Exploring Literary Thresholds

The Liminality of Time: Exploring Literary ThresholdsExplore original work from writers and interdisciplinary creators investigating the liminality of time. While clocks dictate a linear path, memory,...

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Important article www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘You’re treated like this is the end’: Meet the dementia rebels – diagnosed and determined to change people’s minds

Few things are more feared than a dementia diagnosis. Now people living with the condition are fighting against damaging stereotypes and demanding proper medical support

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Delighted to have three poems in this important collection: 'Peaceweavers’ weaves together essays, interviews, quotations, poetry and artwork from contributors across the world. Edited by the excellent Rebecca Lowe - huge thanks www.culturematters.org.uk/cm-publicati... #peaceweaver #poetry

Not many people signed up for my summer workshops so far - would love to get a few more so we have a lively group for each session. As an incentive, if you sign up for both workshops in the next few days, you can bring along a friend. Details in my newsletter 👇 Other offers too!

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My June #CraftArticle is all about points of view, packed with pieces to read and prompts to have a go at as well as the usual prattlefog and gravelrap 😀 There are also some offers on my workshops you might like to check out 😎 prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/points-of-...

The wonderful Issue 2 of Outposts is available now - and I am delighted to be a part of it. Huge thanks to Clare for this awesome anthology. First published in 1944, Outposts closed in 1995… until now. It’s been revived, relaunched and raring to go! outpostspoetry.com/subscriptions/ #outposts

The latest Poetry Corner is out now - huge thanks to the editors Amanda and Mel at the Post Community News GM for achieving so much --- and the wonderful poets Poetry Corner is published in all the Posts www.postnewspapers.org/our-papers/?... #postnewspapers #poetry

A new poem of mine published in the Spectator this week Huge thanks to the excellent poetry editor Hugo Williams and the great Arts Editor Clare Asquith - the best arts pages in any publication, spectator.com/poem/there-i...

There is Within Us Eternal Spring

Who are we to wish the clocks reverse and we are back to spring? Who would deny the falling leaves, the receding hairline of autumn? Who would wish away the change in air, hope to transformation? The ...

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Incredibly honoured that my poem "Grief & The Grocery Store" has been commended in the Bermondsey and Beyond Poetry Competition 2026! A huge thanks to Pat Kingwell the wonderful panel of judges. bermondsey.london/event/litera... #BermondseyAndBeyond #PoetryCompetition #PeterDevonald

Literary Festival Bermondsey & Beyond 2026 - BERMONDSEY.LONDON

Bermondsey Literary Festival is a free community-led event that’s all about showcasing local talent and voices through literature. It’s a great chance to come together, celebrate, and support each oth...

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Huge thanks to editor-in-chief Emily for publishing me so quickly alongside so many excellent writers in Tap into Poetry: a great website with fast unique moments of poetry tapintopoetry.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/t... @tapintopoetry.bsky.social #tapintopoetry #poetry

Tap into Poetry #26

Tap into Poetry is a non-profit magazine established in 2022. Through the sharing of poetry, we strive to be an exposition both for aspiring poets broadening their portfolios, and for lit…

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Delighted to have my poem Embrace Vibrant Summer on display! It can be found at Diddibox, located on Ashfield Road, and on display between the 1st and 30th June! Huge thanks to Dylan Miller So many great events in the wonderful Sale Festival #Salefestival #poetrytrail

So pleased to be part of this very timely collection which is officially released today. Huge thanks to the wonderful Fin Hall - a powerhouse poet and publisher. So great have work published alongside the great and good of poetry www.lulu.com/shop/fin-hal...

THESE POEMS KILL FASCISTS

From around the world they came, responding to the call, “send me your poems to kill fascists.” Well, we don’t advocate violence, and poetry won’t actually kill them, but if we can make a dent in thei...

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