Go Kayla Marie Troy ❤️ Commended, yesssss, for Magma

COMMENDED:
Leaves, Their Whole Lives, Dangle by Sharon Black
My Unborn by Jo Cornwell
The Goat in Tehran by Hilary McDaniel
Ache by Kayla Marie Troy
Transparency by John White
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Brother Jay!!! ❤️

Thrilled to have my poem commended in this year’s Magma Poetry Competition in the Editors’ Prize category. Congrats to all the winners and fellow commended poets! Looking forward to reading them all 🙏

The BBC do know how to attribute culpability…just not when it comes to Palestinians.

The “humanitarian pause” is officially extended for two more days. This means no bombardment but there are over 2 million people suffering with lack of food and water, thousands in need of urgent medical care and more than 1.7 million people displaced. Don’t be fooled or

Gboyega left us with a beautiful piece of music. Hearing his voice again through this…taking the language and the lines in all sorts of directions. A young master of the craft. We miss you brother.

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If you’re able to please read and sign this open letter in support of poetry publisher The 87 Press ⁦the87press⁩. Last week director Azad Ashim Sharma⁩ was targeted by the Jewish Chronicle for publicly supporting Palestine. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🇵🇸 TOMORROW - National March for Palestine - Park Lane, London - Saturday 25 November, 12.30pm

We demand a permanent ceasefire now. We demand justice for the Palestinian people. #CeasefireNOW

Feels like poetry is a long way away at the moment. Reminded that sometimes I do still write. Thanks to Banshee Press for publishing this in their current winter issue.

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The outpouring of support for Palestine in Europe will have contributed to Macron's change in position and the sacking of Braverman. Keep pushing. Israel must lose international consent.

The Spanish band #Ska -P turning their festival into a pro-Palestinian event in #Chile .
#Palestine

The UK government has responded to the petition, “Seek a ceasefire and to end Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip”.

The Hamas argument is cold, calculated propaganda.

We are governed by monsters.

Guys, tomorrow MPs are voting for ceasefire, so please email yours if you haven’t already.

Also, there’s an emergency rally at parliament tomorrow at 5. Because they cannot leave their place of work without doing the right thing. Please attend, share, boost. It’s crucial.

What a lovely fella

Well said 👏

In London, up to one million pro-Palestine protesters rallied, demanding a ceasefire, according to organisers.

This comes after British government officials attempted to ban the demonstrations, citing its coincidence with Armistice Day commemorations

We just made history. In our thousands and in our MILLIONS 🇵🇸 #CeasefireNOW

Mary Oliver 💔💔

This is not a photo from Palestinian Nakba 1948. This is a photo from Palestinian Nakba 2023 with all the color taken out. A chilling reminder that history repeats... It was never about “self-defense”. It was always about ethnic cleansing.