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Manchester City Poet (2025), debut pamphlet, Broken Sleep Books (2022)

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Image of book on grey background. The cover is blue and white with black text. Images in white on blue are partial images of two people's heads and a hand holding the handle of a case. Above is a picture of flowers.

Image of book on grey background. The cover is blue and white with black text. Images in white on blue are partial images of two people's heads and a hand holding the handle of a case. Above is a picture of flowers.

Congratulations to all involved in the publication this week of The Lightest of All Luggage, a multilingual anthology by Manchester City Poets - Ali Al-Jamri @anjummalik.bsky.social Charlotte Shevchenko Knight, Jova Balioli Reyes and Nóra Blascsók @nblascsok.bsky.social - @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social

30.01.2026 09:25 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

hiya, i am on the longlist for Remix and haven't heard anything since October. There was meant to be a shortlisting as well...my submittable shows accepted and i sent a query over a week ago, no response. When will final decisions go out? thanks ☺️

14.12.2025 12:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Running a workshop for @thewordupnorth.bsky.social in March. Come break some rules with me :)

30.10.2025 07:46 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

thanks Julian! Pamphlet doesn't have a publisher yet, I just started submitting it 🤞🏻

13.10.2025 17:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I ate a door - Greek proverb

13.10.2025 15:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thrilled to have a poem in @perversemag.bsky.social again, especially as it's the titular poem of my new pamphlet (currently feeling its way out into the world). Thanks so much to @chrissywilliams.bsky.social for picking it!

13.10.2025 14:31 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

Thrilled to appear in Propel's latest issue
www.propelmagazine.co.uk/issue-16-con...

31.07.2025 13:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

thanks Julian 🙏🏼

03.07.2025 14:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some more exciting news! 👀

03.07.2025 12:41 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Light Echo - A new poem by Manchester City Poet Nóra Blascsók - Manchester City of Literature Light Echo is a new poem commissioned by Manchester City of Literature for Festival of Libraries 2025. Light Echo A girl sat at E2 looks up at the light bursting through the glass dome, therefore get....

My first commission as Manchester City Poet is now online. It was an honour to be asked to perform it at the Festival of Libraries International Guest Reception at the Central Library, the place that inspired it.
www.manchestercityofliterature.com/news/light-e...

02.07.2025 18:21 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I have a poem in The Poetry Review Summer 2025 isssue! Sharing pages with Diane Seuss, Kaveh Akbar and other legends...💃🏻

20.06.2025 17:23 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From ‘A point-up triangle represents a strong foundation’ by Nóra Blascsók - @nblascsok.bsky.social

Read the full poem at www.echepoetry.co.uk/one

13.06.2025 16:17 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

thanks for having me :)

01.06.2025 16:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lovely to have a new poem out in this brand new mag alongside my friend @simonmaddrell.bsky.social & other fab poets

read my piece here:
www.echepoetry.co.uk/one/blascsok

01.06.2025 16:51 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
tuxedo cat on stripey blanket

tuxedo cat on stripey blanket

April here has brought in everything from burger, sausage, pasta, a crisp sandwich, half a rotisserie chicken & some other random meat bones. we call her trash panda 😂

01.06.2025 14:48 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Veus en xarxa | Festival Barcelona Poesia 2025 | Ajuntament de Barcelona Recital combinat de dues veus femenines que fan gala de les connexions familiars i lingüístiques diferents de les dels seus paisatges habituals: Fàtima Saheb, d’origen marroquí, desplega la poesia del...

My first gig as Manchester City Poet is coming up next Friday, 9 May @ateneubcn.cat as part of Barcelona Poesia. To say i am excited & honoured is an understatement. Thanks so much to @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social & Barcelona City of Lit for this fantastic opportunity www.barcelona.cat/barcelonapoe...

28.04.2025 18:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Chats, laughs, fresh air and cake: this is what it's like on @joyridersuk.bsky.social's women's rides!

Find out more and book onto a ride... www.joyriders.org.uk/manchester

24.03.2025 10:23 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Joined at last, said I'm into art and books, got a feed of endless politics 🙃 Where are all the poets and artists and novelists 🙏

12.03.2025 16:44 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Vasiliki Albedo — Bad Lilies A poem by Vasiliki Albedo

Beautiful poem by @minorroarr.bsky.social in the latest issue of @badlilies.bsky.social www.badlilies.uk/vasiliki-alb...

28.02.2025 12:19 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
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Manchester Multilingual City Poets at Manchester Poetry Library | Literature | Creative Tourist It's time for the inaugural set of Multilingual City Poets to pass on to the incoming cohort appointed by Manchester City of Literature.

Thanks to @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social @creativetourist.bsky.social for covering the City Poet launch on Monday. Still a few tickets left! I can't wait! www.creativetourist.com/event/multil...

14.02.2025 16:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

looking forward to sharing my first published poem of 2025 in great company tonight ⬇️

31.01.2025 09:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mine also likes Marvel but he also liked this. I fall asleep in front of films all the time, it can be the noisiest film, it doesn't stop me 😂 must be a disease.

25.01.2025 18:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

it was very good, i was tired so fell asleep for a bit 😂 no reflection on the film though. CM was excellent!

25.01.2025 18:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

thanks Alex! hope you're well!

25.01.2025 18:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Manchester City Poets 2025 Launch Join the Manchester City of Literature team to mark the change of the Manchester Multilingual City Poets.

Come along to celebrate last year's City Poets passing us the baton for 2025 @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...

25.01.2025 17:57 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

thanks 🙏🏼

24.01.2025 14:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🙏🏼❤️

24.01.2025 14:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Manchester announces new City Poets to celebrate International Mother Language Day 2025 - Manchester City of Literature Manchester is celebrating International Mother Language Day 2025 with two newly appointed Multilingual City Poets, Charlotte Shevchenko Knight and Nóra Blascsók. The two poets will be in post for a ye...

Some exciting news, thanks so much @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
www.manchestercityofliterature.com/news/manches...

24.01.2025 13:32 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

Excited to have a poem in the latest issue of @thealchemyspoon.bsky.social, thanks to @marymulholland.bsky.social & team for including it 🙏🏼

20.01.2025 19:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

happy bday! 🎂

07.01.2025 20:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0