Hannah Copley
@hannahcopley.bsky.social
Writer and SL in Creative Writing at Uni of Westminster. Author of Speculum (Broken Sleep Books, 2021) and Lapwing (Pavilion Poetry, 2024). 2nd in the Laurel Prize 2024 . Shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize 2024. Hosts poetry nights at the Soho Poly.
When the Words Leave': a moving radio feature about losing power to write with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social Liz Berry Vanessa Kisuule. @hannahcopley.bsky.social. Long ago, I found pregnancy did this utterly (& birth seemed to steal all technique)!But words return.... SEARCH 'When the Words Leave'
We had a very successful evening at St Albans Library on Friday. Huge thanks to Hannah Copley (@hannahcopley.bsky.social) and Pratibha Castle for coming to read to us, as well as to those who took part in the open mic or who came just to listen to some excellent poetry.
‘All through Tuesday the air smelled like one big orange slice’ - Hannah Copley @hannahcopley.bsky.social
One week to go until Soho Poly Poetry & this ⭐️superstar⭐️ lineup 👀 Get your 🎟️ to see the brilliant @carolinebirduk.bsky.social , Joelle Taylor & Will Harris next Thursday @thesohopoly.bsky.social (and if you need a free student ticket get in touch!) tinyurl.com/sohopolypoet...
“It is impossible not to fall for Within the Shop of the Divine….Mary Gilliland’s gift with language, and her open attention to the world affects a kind of communion…that moves as much as it delights.” Warm thanks, @hannahcopley.bsky.social, for wise, kind words about my new #book from @Arc_Poetry
In the company of other poets, @carolinebirduk.bsky.social explores the silences when it feels like words have left you. Listen to When the Words Leave on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @oliverinthenorth.bsky.social @hannahcopley.bsky.social Music - Phil Smith Prod - Eleanor McDowall
"I have been waiting for a pamphlet as beautiful and as aching as this one." ~ Hannah Copley (@hannahcopley.bsky.social), author of Lapwing wrote a beautiful quote praising our latest poetry pamphlet NOON by Zain Rishi!!🌞 ⭐ Read the full quote and pre-order NOON here: buff.ly/xuGCGSQ ⭐
One week today folks. I assume you've sorted cat sitter, etc...Free poetry from @hannahcopley.bsky.social @fionalarkin.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social @jonathandavidson.bsky.social Philip Hancock and me...22nd Oct from 18.45 At the Devereux, Near Temple in London. We'd love to see you there.
Don't miss this amazing FREE poetry event in London in October with @roguestrands.bsky.social @hannahcopley.bsky.social @jonathandavidson.bsky.social @fionalarkin.bsky.social @matriches.bsky.social at The Devereux Pub in Temple. #poetry #reading #london
Matthew Stewart@roguestrands.bsky.social · last yr.Please do share the news of this free event...!
Got a couple of hours spare on 22nd October between 6.45 - 8.30pm? We'd love to see you for an evening of ace poetry from @hannahcopley.bsky.social @jonathandavidson.bsky.social @fionalarkin.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social Philip Hancock & me.
Last week I co-tutored a lovely Arvon course on Nature and Eco-Poetry and thought I’d write up some of the books, poems and ideas that shaped the workshops. I’ve also added a few poetry prompts in there too. Happy writing! open.substack.com/pub/hannahco...
Earthworms, birds, landfill and language
Inspiration, reading and some poetry prompts from Arvon
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TOMORROW - THURSDAY Online & in-person - check Eventbrite for different tickets - Manchester Poetry Library Isabel Galleymore in conversation w @hannahcopley.bsky.social 6.30-8pm How do we give voice to species & place in poetry? What are the challenges of doing so? Can poetry protect and preserve?
Centre for Place Writing@centreplacewriting.bsky.social · last yr.Later this month you can watch/listen to Helen Mort's third curated 'in conversation' session which will be hosted by Hannah Copley with Isabel Galleymore: Tickets are available online & in-person #poetry www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hannah-cop...
Wrote a little thing about the material practice of writing and learning and thinking big thoughts about big things open.substack.com/pub/hannahco...
Burrowing practice
materiality, hyperobjects and writing
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This Thursday!
Centre for Place Writing@centreplacewriting.bsky.social · last yr.Later this month you can watch/listen to Helen Mort's third curated 'in conversation' session which will be hosted by Hannah Copley with Isabel Galleymore: Tickets are available online & in-person #poetry www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hannah-cop...
I’ve just finished the lovely job of judging a prize and thought I’d write some thoughts on ‘competition’ poems and some of the things I look for: On Poetry Competitions (and the poems that didn’t win) open.substack.com/pub/hannahco... #poetry #competitions #prize #writing #rejection
On poetry competitions
and the poems that don't win
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Yay, my poem ‘The Morning Shift at Wetherspoons Begins with Majesty’ is highly commended in the Ware Poets Competiton judged by the inestimable @hannahcopley.bsky.social. Congrats to all winners, can’t wait to hear the work in July
Gorgeous post today - the new @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social collections of @oliviamcc.bsky.social @munozpoems.bsky.social and Sarah Corbett. So excited to read them
Just spotted this - I love seeing Hertz out in the soil! Thank you, Corinna 💚. To get a copy of this compostable collaboration, head to the DIRT/Dialect bookshop: www.dialect.org.uk/bookshop/p/h...
Hertz by Hannah Copley & Alycia Pirmohamed — Dialect
The poem(s) in Hertz burst out of the restrictions of formal poetic categories. Themes of decaying whilst still alive, and what hurts the living, surface through the poets’ intimate attent...
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Corinna Board@corinnaboard.bsky.social · 2y agoGorgeous poetry collaboration in the form of a plantable pamphlet. 🌱💚 @dialectwriters.bsky.social #poetry
Such an excellent and inspiring poetry event last night. Both Will Burns and Hannah Copley read beautifully from their collections of melancholy nature/eco poems. Will even had mention of concrete cows in his
If you’re like me and leave submitting to things until the last minute, here’s a reminder that the deadline for the annual Ware Poets Open Competition is fast approaching - 30th April! 🩵. For details on how to enter, go to warepoets.org #poetry #poetrycompetition #poetryprize #poetrycommunity
I’ve written a new essay on antagonism, ecosystems, manifestos, feral poetry, birthdays and listening to soil. open.substack.com/pub/hannahco...
An ecosystem of antagonism
or, It was once Earth Day and it was my feral birthday
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I took 3 goes to get into Lapwing @hannahcopley.bsky.social but now I’m in I can't get out. My father was not like yours. I did have an arable childhood among pee-wits, skylarks and hares, but neither the wit nor courage to stitch that stubbly dangerous world into an important book. Congratulations!
Lapwing is almost a year old so I’m writing a few pieces on substack to reflect on a year in the life of a book. Hopefully there’s some useful advice in there too. Part one: essential conditions for publishing. hannahcopley.substack.com/p/a-year-in-... And, you know, subscribe if you fancy x
A year in the life of a book: part one
Essential conditions
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There's no Planet B, but poets can show us ours anew. @troubledstriker.bsky.social + @hannahcopley.bsky.social visit #miltonkeynes 10 April to discuss words and worlds. www.mklitfest.org/poetry-in-the-pavilion #willburns #hannahcopley @livunipress.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social #ecopoetry
Poetry in the Pavilion - Will Burns and Hannah Copley | MK Lit Fest 2025
As a new wave of nature-writing in poetry explores our vital and threatened relationship with the environment and the flora and fauna with which we share it, two superb poets share their work and disc...
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And you can see/hear Will Burns read his poem Global Stuff in a Southbank Centre video youtu.be/gUij8ZMHcvE?... See him and Hannah at the same literary festival his poem mentions on 10 April. Tickets on website.
Will Burns’ poem ‘Global Stuff’ responds to Among the Trees
YouTube video by Southbank Centre
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Caroline Davies@carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 2y agoYou can get a preview of @hannahcopley.bsky.social reading at the TS Eliot Prize readings www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQD...
Join us at @theparkstrust.bsky.social Pavilion for 2 award-winning #ecopoets as Hannah Copley and @troubledstriker.bsky.social (Will Burns) come to #miltonkeynes on 10 April. Tickets: mklitfest.org/poetry-in-the-pavilion #poetry @livunipress.bsky.social #lapwing #naturalburialground #poets
Poetry in the Pavilion - Will Burns and Hannah Copley | MK Lit Fest 2025
As a new wave of nature-writing in poetry explores our vital and threatened relationship with the environment and the flora and fauna with which we share it, two superb poets share their work and disc...
mklitfest.org
You can get a preview of @hannahcopley.bsky.social reading at the TS Eliot Prize readings www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQD...
Hannah Copley reads from 'Lapwing'
YouTube video by T. S. Eliot Prize
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