Simon Maddrell
@simonmaddrell.bsky.social
Poet, Editor, Educator & Performer. Sixth pamphlet ‘Patient L1’ out Feb 2025. Debut collection with Out-Spoken Press, Feb 2026. https://linkin.bio/simonmaddrell
Debut poetry collection out today! Interview here: @outspokenpress.bsky.social @simonmaddrell.bsky.social themadridreview.com/f/lamping-wi... #queer #poetry #debut
Lamping Wild Rabbits
Simon Maddrell on Memory, Desire and the Poetics of Survival
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WE HEAR #Poets LIKE ONLINE #Poetry OPEN MIC EVENTS :D so, here's one for you on March 31st with an #LGBTQI focus :D Our Feature Poet? The amazing @simonmaddrell.bsky.social whose new Collection from @outspokenpress.bsky.social is OUT NOW :D forms.gle/dpfEkBWriVoD...
The third poem in PERVERSE 9G is 'a zebra is an ass with stripes' by Simon Maddrell @simonmaddrell.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9g
So excited about my debut poetry collection, my nails have changed colour! @outspokenpress.bsky.social Get a signed copy here: simonmaddrell.sumupstore.com/product/lamp...
Delighted to be in the latest issue of Dust Magazine — risking life & limb exposing a national treasure… www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/human-b...
Human Being Erasure by Simon Maddrell
found commentary from The Green Planet, Human Worlds episode The relationship between plants humans and humans is extra-ordinary. We’ve been adapting to each other for as long as we’ve ...
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Dust Poetry@dustpoetry.bsky.social · 9mo agoOur NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE. You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ... We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Delighted to have my poem, ‘Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.
Dust Poetry@dustpoetry.bsky.social · 9mo agoOur NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE. You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ... We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
We’re delighted to share with you the cover for LAMPING WILD RABBITS, the debut collection by @simonmaddrell.bsky.social forthcoming 12 February 2026. PRE-ORDERS are up now / outspokenldn.com/rabbits
Delighted to share the cover and publisher blurb for my debut poetry collection – out Feb 12th but available for pre-order from @outspokenpress.bsky.social www.outspokenldn.com/shop/rabbits
Wonderfully kind blog about my performance at Poetry Cafe Eastbourne on Tuesday 9th. It was a pleasure to perform to such an attentive and appreciative audience. poetrycafeeastbourne.wixsite.com/home/post/si...
Simon's September Eloquence
Simon Maddrell as September's Guest Poet was a joy to behold, to hear and to learn from. Stunning in its content and beautifully rhythmic in its heart beat paced delivery, Simon's set was sharply focu...
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In 'Bringing Pilates to Attention', Simon Maddrell / @simonmaddrell.bsky.social highlights the development of Pilates while exploring the idea of correction and repair. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/simon-maddre... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission
You only need to read the first poem of Natalie Shapero‘s Stay Dead to know how good her new collection from @outspokenpress.bsky.social is going to be.
I’m very proud to have had three pamphlets published by @polari.press I stand “full square behind” Peter Collins and their commitment to platforming LGBTQ+ voices.
Polari Press@polari.press · 12mo agoPolari Press statement on the unaffiliated Polari Prize. As director of Polari Press, a queer-focused independent publishing house and design practice, I've been watching the developments of this year’s Polari Prize. 1 / 6
This weekend, our final two returning guests for our annual Pride Poetry Party 🏳️🌈 on Eat the Storms are @simonmaddrell.bsky.social from the Isle of Man and m, from Wales, David Hanlon Tune in on most platforms to ensure you Stay Bloody Poetic and damn Proud 🏳️🌈
New Pamphlet Alert!!!! Out July. 20% Off pre-orders. Jo & Ni Go Cruising Limited Edition of 100 This wonderful stitched pamphlet contains 'found poems' from the holiday journal of teacher, poet, playwright and activist Nigel Young (1946-2022). simonmaddrell.sumupstore.com/product/jo-a...
From ‘Burial Plots’ by Simon Maddrell @simonmaddrell.bsky.social read the full poem at www.echepoetry.co.uk/one
For those who love my garden pics — I have four ‘garden themed’ poems featured in the latest episode of Poetry Worth Hearing Read here: www.poetryworthhearing.biz/post/poetry-... Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/kat...
Poetry Worth Hearing: Episode 33
This episode opens with a selection of poems from David Constantine's A Bird Called Elaeus, introduced and read by the author. Many thanks to Bloodaxe for allowing us to usse these poems. The prompt f...
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Delighted to be in this Sídhe Press anthology available from here: www.sidhe-press.eu/books/to-lay... @sidhepress.bsky.social Proceeds to Gaza
They should be significantly ‘Water Positive’ in the areas they site these places. By their very nature they are in semi-arid areas where water stress is a problem already. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents
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I did a small interview for the Southbank Centre's How I Create magazine series where I spoke about the various plates I spin and the difference between art and creativity. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/magazine/how...
How I create… with poet Anthony Anaxagorou | Southbank Centre
From the need for music to thriving on feedback, get an understanding of how the award-winning poet crafts his lines.
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From 18-25 March, #BigGive is doubling every donation made to @creativefutureuk.bsky.social 📣 The Writers’ Award is the only free to enter national writing competition for ALL underrepresented writers. Your donation will help keep it free! Donate: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #ArtsForImpact
