So, a Trump supporter told me that, “nobody gives a sh*t” about Indigenous Peoples Day. Please, tell me, do you care about Indigenous Peoples Day?

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With Booker prize shortlisted Luke Kennard (Black Bag) in Birmingham 💙🤍

Off the Page returns in just two weeks' time. No phones. No books. Four poets reading entirely from memory. Tickets here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/off-...

@dollemore.com delivering a masterclass in the merits of taxing billionaires in order to help everyone else have an improved quality of life. Bravo, Jesse, and Abdul. youtu.be/5irpRIt8g5I?...

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Was told someone bought the book because of this review, which is the best response we can ever hope for 💛 ya, literary community

Independent Lit@independentlit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our latest review is out! Matthew Rice’s poetry collection, plastic (@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social 2026), radically unites poetry and low-paid labour. ‘In a space of demanding physical labour like the factory floor, poetry is, in fact, a forbidden substance, stimulating the imagination.’

This is a wonderfully insightful and in depth review-essay, and I’m grateful for the deep reading. @independentlit.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social

Independent Lit@independentlit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our latest review is out! Matthew Rice’s poetry collection, plastic (@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social 2026), radically unites poetry and low-paid labour. ‘In a space of demanding physical labour like the factory floor, poetry is, in fact, a forbidden substance, stimulating the imagination.’

ICYMI, our latest review ✨

Independent Lit@independentlit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our latest review is out! Matthew Rice’s poetry collection, plastic (@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social 2026), radically unites poetry and low-paid labour. ‘In a space of demanding physical labour like the factory floor, poetry is, in fact, a forbidden substance, stimulating the imagination.’

We are pleased to announce our Spring/Summer 2027 Catalogue: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/catalogues/

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Released biannually, catalogues outline our forthcoming publications. Spring catalogues include titles publishing between January and July, and Autumn catalogues include titles publishing between Augu...

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We are thrilled that MER DE GLACE by Małgorzata Lebda, tr. Mira Rosenthal and PLASTIC by Matthew Rice have both been shortlisted for the 2026 PEN Heaney Prize.

English PEN@englishpen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2026 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds. Find out more & book now ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

I’m thrilled and grateful to be shortlisted for The PEN Heaney Prize. Thanks to the judges, @englishpen.bsky.social, and above all @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social for publishing the book 💙🤍

English PEN@englishpen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Together with @irishpen.bsky.social & the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce the PEN Heaney Prize 2026 shortlist. The winner will be announced on 1 December at a ceremony held at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds. Find out more & book now ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...

'Before theme and subject, there is the pure, iridescent beauty of Esfandiari-Denney’s sentences; a singular voice that is alluring and sensuous, pleasurable to follow to whichever subject the poet chooses.' - Oluwaseun Olayiwola on Eve Esfandiari-Denney's debut collection, GIRLING. 🤍💙

The best recent poetry – review roundup

Fetch by Colin Bramwell; Girling by Eve Esfandiari-Denney; The Dead One, The Unconscious One, Thundering in Your Ear, Thriving Slumber by Jay Gao; Belling the Leopard by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley; Th...

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This’ll be good! X

Fitzcarraldo Editions@fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social · last mo.

Author of PLASTIC, Matthew Rice, and Lauren Mooney, will be in conversation at this year's Birmingham Literature Festival 2026 on 9 October 2026. Tickets available through the link below 💙

Are you sick of every outlet reviewing the same 10 books? Are you dying to read about more books from independent publishers? Omg you're in luck Our first two reviews are out, with another (Plastic by @matthew-rice.bsky.social, @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social) out later this month Sign up for free:

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That Anthony Boyle fella has some good reading taste… @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social

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Hannah Floyd@word3floyd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Reading Plastic by @matthew-rice.bsky.social on our road trip. Reads like a novel - it has characters so real they jump off the page. Why is it so innovative to write about one's work? Revolutionary to write about plastic beads and latches, and the slow death of a night shift? But it is.

belfastfleadh.com/events/voici... belfastfleadh.com/events/voici... August 4th at the Fleadh Belfast!

Voicing the Void Presents - One Memory, five sentences · Olive Tree House

Creative Writing Workshop with Matthew Rice – Belfast Fleadh Join us at our city centre office on Fountain Street for a unique creative writing workshop l…

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belfastfleadh.com/events/voici... belfastfleadh.com/events/voici... Join us at the Fleadh Belfast from August 2nd!

Voicing the Void Presents - Feeling Unseen, Seen – Unheard, Heard · Olive Tree House

Voicing the Void presents Feeling Unseen, Seen – Unheard, Heard,facilitated by local poet Matthew Rice. Matthew joined Voicing the Void as our Creative Wr…

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Enjoyed this interview with Ben for his wonderful Words That Burn Podcast. Available across all platforms. @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @wordsthatburn.bsky.social youtu.be/K7wMjgoe3eI?...

An Interview with Belfast Poet Matthew Rice - Factory Life, Gawain, and the Poetry of Labour

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'PLASTIC is a genuine original.' Graeme Richardson reviews PLASTIC by Matthew Rice for @thetimes.com: www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

The best new poetry — by writers of every age

Graeme Richardson picks brilliant collections from across the UK, by poets of every generation

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'On finishing...the reader most vividly recalls Rice’s tender depictions of fellow factory workers. His vignettes at their best generate the expansive solitude of an Edward Hopper painting...' Mathilda Sykes reviews PLASTIC by Matthew Rice in the @thetls.bsky.social: www.the-tls.com/categories/r...

Happy to be on the list for best collection. Good luck to everyone on the lists xx

Forward Prizes for Poetry@forwardprizes.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Inspired by the encouragement of this year’s fantastic judging panel - Sarah Moss, Yomi Ṣode, Romalyn Ante, WN Herbert, & Michael Mullen - we’re delighted to be releasing our longlists for the very first time ahead of shortlist announcements in mid-July. Congratulations to all the longlisted poets!

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Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions

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tribunemag.co.uk/2026/06/on-t... An honour to be so well read in Tribune. @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social

Plastic Pressure On The Factory Floor

A new poetry collection explores the interior life of a factory worker across one night shift in modern day Northern Ireland.

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Took part in a great event yesterday at Belfast Book Festival with the fabulous @matthew-rice.bsky.social and the team from Fullset Books. 🥳 #BelfastBookFestival2026 #WritersLife

A deep honour to be in the same conversation as Rachel Long, whose work I love. And for the conversationalists to be Alice Hiller and Jane Clarke is the icing. Humbled. poetrysociety.org.uk/jane-clarke-...