What a pleasurable afternoon listing to the MA students read their work Poetry School - real talent. And the amazing Rushika Wick Verve Poetry Press with her poem about chains…

Our Zoom Workshop Series is looming. The 1st one, with Clare Pollard [May 7, 7-9pm, £24.50/£18.50] is just over 4 weeks away. Entitled 'Joining the Poetic Conversation' can you afford to miss this rare workshop from this brilliant poet? Only a few spaces left tinyurl.com/mryb2dr9

So proud of the quality poets we have delivering zoom workshops for us this year from May. This helps us to fund #poetry activity on the ground in #Brum such as our monthly open mic only night for beginners
The Hive and our young person's collective based at Cherry Reds 🇪🇺🍒💙

Fantastic night from poetsandprattlers - honoured to join open mic-ers Sarah L Dixon Helen Rice is Showing Off (Purl Power) among others. Barnstorming performances by Carol J Forrester and from headliner and fellow Poetry School MA student Nafeesa Hamid who's with Verve Poetry Press - buy! their! books!

After launching my new book Healing the Pack, I'll be reading alongside poet Rhian Elizabeth and musician Bella Collins, two artists I really admire. Join us, May 9th, 6.30 Ffwrnes Fach #Llanelli peoplespeakup Verve Poetry Press Broken Sleep Books BELLA COLLINS MUSIC

I love this book!

Verve Poetry Press Zoë Brigley Rebecca Goss Poetry Wales Literature Wales The Poetry Society Poetry School Inpress Books 📚 Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Society of Authors Hay Festival Ifor ap Glyn Thank you so much Verve Poetry Press, especially to Stuart for believing in my poems and for being a gentle and supportive publisher. ❤️

Verve Poetry Press Zoë Brigley Rebecca Goss Poetry Wales Literature Wales The Poetry Society Poetry School Inpress Books 📚 Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Society of Authors Hay Festival Ifor ap Glyn Deep gratitude for the time + care Zoë Brigley Menna Elfyn, Jonathan Edwards + Rebecca Goss took to write generous + heartfelt endorsements of my book. Zoe's experienced eye helped me shape these poems, to sharpen where needed, to let them talk to one another. Invaluable input❤️

Thank you to Verve Poetry Press for bringing my poems out of my heart and into a book, to all who supported me on the way, the poets I've read, projects I've been involved in (creative workshops are such joy), to my friends and family and to the wonderful poets who endorsed. Diolch

PUBLICATION news from the sister press today. Click through for deets ❤️

I'm super excited to be invited to headline at such an incredible event FlapjackPress in the beautiful Library Manchester Libraries
Tuesday the 21st of May 🎉🩷

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Come! We are very friendly! We have a fabulous open mic session - AND (for one night only) we have Tim Tim Cheng! Verve Poetry Press tim tim cheng 🐸 (she/they) #rdguk #poetry

Exciting times Verve Poetry Press💟

5 poets you need to read.

Dr Denise Saul, judge for the Jhalak Prize and author of The Room Between Us, shares five collections by poets which should be at the top of your to-be-read pile in 2024.

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Ledbury Poetry Catherine Gander😷 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 Roshni Gallagher WritingWestMidlands The Poetry Society Scottish Poetry Library Manchester Writing School Scottish Book Trust Poetry Ireland alice hiller Nadine Aisha Jassat Olga Dermott- Bond Poetry School Catherine's debut pamphlet #Matches and Roshni's 2023 debut #BirdCherry are wonderful reads and can be got ahead of time from our website here: vervepoetrypress.com/product-catego… 💟