📢 Late addition to our programme! 📢 The wonderful Kim Moore joins us in just a couple of weeks for another inspiring Writing Poems workshop. Thurs 25 June, 11am - Zoom Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo... @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social

My April / May reading diary, featuring collections by Jean Sprackland, Audrey Malloy, Bruce Snider and non-fiction by Sheila Hetti open.substack.com/pub/shawandm...

April / May Reading Diary

By Kim Moore

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It's Kim Moore's Book Launch Day!!! "The House of Broken Things" is an extraordinary book which explores parenthood with unique vision, depth and skill - every page takes your breath away. Here's my poem for Kim. Happy Book Day, @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social

Looking forward to hosting Daljit Nagra tomorrow night (24th March) at Manchester Poetry Library. Daljit will be reading alongside 7 of our current MA poetry students. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-rea...

Poetry Reading: Beyond the Workshop - Daljit Nagra

Poet Daljit Nagra reads from his new collection Yiewsley alongside MA/MFA students from Manchester Met University.

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This Friday we're welcoming two of our Manchester Writing School alumni - novelist Kate Lord Brown and poet Tina Cole back to talk about their writing journeys and share new work! They'll be reading alongside some of our current writing school students. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

An Evening of New Writing: Kate Lord Brown and Tina Cole

Join us for an evening of poetry and fiction as we welcome back two distinguished Manchester Writing School alumni.

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Our next event over at Shaw and Moore is an Open Mic for the paid subscribers of our Substack - you can join us for a mere £4. Run away from the responsibilities of Christmas and entertain Clare and I instead with your poems! open.substack.com/pub/shawandm...

Shaw and Moore's Open Mic for Paid Subscribers

Festive shenanigans

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Still have four open mic slots left for this event with the brilliant Sarah Howe, one of my favourite contemporary poets! Get on it poets - details below in the link. wordsworth.org.uk/blog/events/...

'Go to the poets, they will speak to thee': Sarah Howe - Wordsworth Grasmere

Curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, our online contemporary poetry reading series continues throughout 2025. We will be listening...

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The House of Broken Things is in the house..or will be soon! V excited about my third poetry collection, published May 2026 by Corsair

Join us for a double film screening at Manchester Metropolitan University to mark the start of this years 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Event is free but you need to book! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16-days-of...

Online poetry reading tomorrow evening UK time from the Wordsworth Trust - @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social hosting Josie Giles. Next month is Sarah Howe! I keep missing these but they're such great events. Do share and come along! www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

'Go to the poets': Harry Josephine Giles

Curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, our online contemporary poetry reading series continues throughout 2025. We will be listening to what poets...

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Just updated my diary for the rest of the year - seems pretty quiet - full time at the uni, hosting three events, running a few online workshops #easypeasy www.kimmoorepoet.co.uk/poetry-event...

Poetry Events | Dates for your diary | Kim Moore

Forthcoming readings, workshops and residential courses that Kim Moore will be appearing at

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I’m judging the @poetrybusiness.bsky.social New Poets Prize: if you know a brilliant poet 24 or under, I want to read their manuscript! The International Book and Pamphlet Competition will be judged by @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social and is open to poets of all ages. Find out more: poetrybusiness.co.uk

Only two open mic slots left for this event with Harry Josephine Giles www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

'Go to the poets': Harry Josephine Giles

Curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, our online contemporary poetry reading series continues throughout 2025. We will be listening to what poets...

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First time I've tried to write openly about class, instead of it being read/imposed on my work afterwards. Photo of my nanna outside her house on Braunstone estate in Leicester. I spent most of my childhood here after school waiting for my parents to finish work. open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...

A working-class chance

By Kim Moore

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January Writing Hours are up! Come and join Clare Shaw and I every day throughout January at 10am for a Writing Hour. Pas as you go and bursary tickets available www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/january-wr...

January Writing Hours 2026

Come and join Kim Moore and Clare Shaw in a daily Writing Hour throughout January 2026

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Latest substack post about our visit to the epic Marina Abramovic exhibition - an amazing experience that I have completely failed to capture in language... open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...

September reads featuring the brilliant Clare Pollard and Christina Thatcher over on Substack now. open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...

September Reads

By Kim Moore

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Late night essay written as procrastination from what I should have been doing - ordering the online groceries...I’ve been thinking about the school holidays - the juggling! the joy! the sadness! the guilt! and leaning once again on the wisdom of Adrienne Rich open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...

Back to school vibes

By Kim Moore

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News of some upcoming online and Bradford events! open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...

Upcoming events

By Kim Moore

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Looking forward to being back in Lancaster in conversation with Simon Armitage!

Litfest, Lancaster@litfest.bsky.social · 11mo ago

For this Autumn's post-festival event, we've teamed up with our friends at Lancaster Arts to bring poet laureate Simon Armitage back to Lancaster for a very special event discussing Poetry and Land with @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social! Join us on 18th November, book tickets £12-£16 here geni.us/simon_A

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Taking it seriously at Shaw & Moore

a photo story by Clare Shaw

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New post over on our substack! Now is a great time to subscribe for free 😊 or if you'd like an invite to a live online event once a month, you can sign up for £4 a month kimmoore30.substack.com/p/all-change...

All Change at Shaw and Moore

By Kim Moore and Clare Shaw

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One of my favourite gigs and I get to do it all over again! Send me your pamphlet-babies and your poem-monsters

The Poetry Business@poetrybusiness.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Get ready! The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are opening for entries soon. 🏆 Judges: @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social & @hollyhopkins.bsky.social OPEN FOR ENTRIES FROM 1 OCTOBER Deadline 2 November 2025 Find out more: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

LOVE hearing about Jan Writing Hours poems that make it into the world, fully formed and glorious 🥰 congratulations @eleanorholmes.bsky.social

Eleanor Holmes | Eliot North@eleanorholmes.bsky.social · 12mo ago

So excited to see my poem ‘Burying with ham’ in issue16 of The Alchemy Spoon ‘Food’ edition. Thx to @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social for Jan Writing Hour prompt on death rituals, where this poem was born. Launch reading 🚀 tickets below 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch...

Alice Oswald arrested yesterday...

John Glenday@johnglenday.bsky.social · 12mo ago

When they arrest poets as terrorists it’s time to start worrying. Alice Oswald arrested for SUPPORTing PALESTINE ACTION

July reads up on Substack! Featuring new collection by David Morley, and books by Hettie Judah and Olga Tokarczuk kimmoore30.substack.com/p/july-reading

July Reading

By Kim Moore

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July reads up on Substack! Featuring books by David Morley, Olga Tokarczuk and Hettie Judah kimmoore30.substack.com/p/july-reading

July Reading

By Kim Moore

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First Draft to Last Draft

By Kim Moore

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What I've been reading over May/June - Anne Carson, Nick Makoha, Liz Berry, Erica Hesketh, Michael Symmons Roberts, Lucy Jones open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...

May/June Reading

By Kim Moore

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Our new series ‘Instrumental’ starts on BBC Radio 3 tonight with @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social Pick of the day in @radiotimes.bsky.social and @theobserveruk.bsky.social Presented and produced by doc-maker (and trumpeter) Alan Hall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...