If you can, please support Broken Sleep Books by buying a book. I heard Aaron Kent speak at the Free Verse & he is a visionary - we need those more than ever. Been meaning to get these by Wendy Allen Dr Charley Barnes Fiona Larkin & Rhian Elizabeth so this was the push I needed!

Just some of the books from Broken Sleep Books which have given me a huge amount of pleasure (and joy that my own BSB pamphlet Vital Capacity is still available) - please support if you can

💥 We’re sharing the work of our wonderful tutors

Here’s Dr Agnieszka Studzińska with the titular poem of her book, ‘Branches of a House.’

Agnieszka is teaching: Mayonnaise & the Sublime Masterclass, you can get her book here: shearsman.com/store/Agnieszk…

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Some excellent work in The Alchemy Spoon selected by guest editor Kostya Tsolakis including 3 extraordinary new amphibious poems by L Kiew, along with a lovely review of Rope of Sand by TamsinHopkinsPoetry 💃

pindroppress.com/books/Rope%20o…

Thank you to the winner of the 2023 Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition, Katie Griffiths for performing. Her winning poem, “Before I still birthed the birch”, will be available to read in the next edition of Southword.

Today we have L Kiew L Kiew with her intriguing and vivid poem 'Amphibian'

Read more of this poem click the link below or use the link in our bio:
inksweatandtears.co.uk/l-kiew-5/

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PERVERSE is open for submissions again till 30th June 2024! Submission form with full info here: forms.gle/8F7yXwZGV5U3xZ…

🙏🏻🙏🏻TamsinHopkinsPoetry and The Alchemy Spoon!

Stop using “mums” Maria Caulfield MP - it’s one of terms many hate most when used in health care. HCWs ruin it as a term for new parents by using it as an act of condescension and peppered within various bits of obstetrics violence (and this continues when child goes into hospital)

California poppies Kew Gardens this morning

A date for the diary. 17 September at Conway Hall, London. ❤️

Two poems found an excellent home at theinterpretershouse 🙏🏻

📢 Attention #poetry and #medical community! 📢

🌟 We are thrilled to announce the provisional program for the XI International Symposium on Poetry and Medicine! 🌟

📅 Date: May 23rd and 24th, 2024
📍 Location: CSU Avilés (University of Oviedo)

Birthday weekend brought a brilliant stack of books from those who know me best, but didn’t, on this occasion, risk poetry! First up will be Dead Animals from the excellent phoebe stuckes

Brilliant journal. Wishing you both a good break, & looking forward to welcoming you back.

Michael Donaghy was beautiful & brilliant. In cherished memory of him, we are raising £8K to support a poet to attend the first Arvon Advanced Writing Programme in 2024, 20 years after Michael left us. Please give if you can. RTs are greatly appreciated: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-michael-…

Thrilled to bits to have a pamphlet coming out with Broken Sleep Books at end July. Thank you so much @godzillakent!

The heartfelt thank you is now a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who heard our clarion call and donated to help keep a roof over the House. It looks like we are secure until summer '25. Overwhelmed by the generous support of our community. What a wonderful start to the week!