Claire Walker

Send photos of derelict churches – DS Maolalai Send photos of derelict churches . . DS Maolalai has been described by one editor as “a cosmopolitan poet” and another as “prolific, bordering on incontinent”. His work has …

Send photos of derelict churches – DS Maolalai

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Featured Publication – Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap Our featured publication for January and February is Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap, published by The Poetry Business. Notes on Burials won the New Poets Prize in 2024. ‘Jayant Kashyap’s …

Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap (The Poetry Business) has been our Featured Publication for January and February! Thank you, @jaydkash.bsky.social .

Tomorrow we unveil a band new Feature for your delectation!

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Thanks to Atrium for hosting my poem about cocktails and yearning! Read it here!!

Lemongrass – Mykki Rios Lemongrass . . Mykki Rios is a queer genderfluid Mexican-American poet, performer and multimedia artist. Raised in Chicago, and having lived many places across the globe, they recently returned hom…

Lemongrass – Mykki Rios @mykkirioswrites.bsky.social

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This beautiful book from Black Pear Press launched 26 Feb; it was a privilege to read with so many wonderful poets. Copies from blackpear.net/authors-and-..., all profits go to St. Richard's Hospice. Huge thanks to editors Charley Barnes and @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social for doing an amazing job.

Featured Publication – Palmer by R. M. Francis Our featured publication for March and April is Palmer by R. M. Francis, published by V. Press. “These poems offer what feels like a privileged insight into the poet’s intense and sensitive s…

Our NEW Featured Publication is Palmer by R. M. Francis.

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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Communion Wafer by @louloumach.bsky.social

Communion Wafer – Louise Machen Communion Wafer . . Louise Machen has an MA in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester. Her pamphlet, The Words of Others, is published with Hedgehog Press and her debut collection, I Am…

Communion Wafer – Louise Machen @louloumach.bsky.social

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It was a real privilege to read at the launch of ‘Craft of Care’ yesterday evening. The anthology - collated by @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social and Charley Barnes - brings together creative responses to the act of caregiving.

Thank you so much for reading your beautiful poem, Ronita! ❤️

It was a beautiful, tender evening (night for @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social and me) where we remembered that we are not alone in what we deal with. Thanks @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social, Charley Barnes and Black Pear Press and all the contributors.

Ghosts of Myself – Paul Stephenson Ghosts of Myself . . Paul Stephenson’s debut collection is Hard Drive (Carcanet, 2023), shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award and Polari Book Prize. His last pamphlet was Selfie with Waterlilie…

Ghosts of Myself – Paul Stephenson
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Featured Publication – Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap Our featured publication for January and February is Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap, published by The Poetry Business. Notes on Burials won the New Poets Prize in 2024. ‘Jayant Kashyap’s …

Our current Featured Publication is Notes on Burials by Jayant Kashyap, published by The Poetry Business

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The Tree Surgeon Tries To Put Me Off – Lisa Kelly The Tree Surgeon Tries To Put Me Off . . Lisa Kelly’s second collection, The House of the Interpreter (Carcanet), was a PBS Summer 2023 Recommendation. She was shortlisted for the 2024 Forward Priz…

The Tree Surgeon Tries To Put Me Off – Lisa Kelly @lisadmkelly.bsky.social

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Thanks, so much @atriumpoetry.bsky.social

Grandpa’s Bomb – Rachael Clyne Grandpa’s Bomb . . Rachael Clyne is a retired psychotherapist. Her first collection Singing at the Bone Tree (Indigo Dreams) concerns eco-issues. Her latest collection, ‘You’ll Never Anyone Else’, …

Grandpa’s Bomb – Rachael Clyne @rachaelclyne.bsky.social

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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Electric Fences Mock Me by @suefinch.bsky.social

Electric Fences Mock Me – Sue Finch Electric Fences Mock Me . . Sue Finch is the author of Magnifying Glass, Welcome to the Museum of a Life, and Vortex Over Wave. She loves the coast, peculiar things, and the scent of ice-cream free…

Electric Fences Mock Me – Sue Finch @suefinch.bsky.social

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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Red Swim by @sarahmnatzaganian.bsky.social

Red Swim – Sarah Mnatzaganian Red Swim . . Sarah Mnatzaganian is an Anglo Armenian poet. Her award-winning Lemonade in the Armenian Quarter inspired a song cycle by Noah Max. Poems have appeared in PN Review, The Rialto, Poetry…

Red Swim – Sarah Mnatzaganian @sarahmnatzaganian.bsky.social
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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - He kneels at her feet Fokkina McDonnell

Great to see a steady flow of poems finding their way to our submissions inbox. You've til midnight Sunday night if you've something you'd like us to look at...

He kneels at her feet – Fokkina McDonnell He kneels at her feet . . Fokkina McDonnell’s poems have been widely anthologised and published online and in print. She has three collections and a pamphlet. Fokkina received a Northern Writers’ A…

He kneels at her feet – Fokkina McDonnell

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Re-opening: Atrium Poetry Atrium Poetry @atriumpoetry.bsky.social (Poetry; non-paying) opened to poetry submissions. https://duotrope.com/magazine/atrium-poetry-22300 #amwriting

Atrium Poetry @atriumpoetry.bsky.social (Poetry; non-paying) opened to poetry submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Bedtime stories – Ben Blench Bedtime stories . . Ben Blench writes poems, hymns, and incantations about life and love. He has been published by Broken Sleep, Full House, Iamb, and Visual Verse. He lives in Amsterdam and mostly…

In case you missed it earlier in the week — maybe other things are occupying your attention these days? — anyway, I had a sweet little poem published by the lovely people @atriumpoetry.bsky.social. It's about the terrible love and fear of being a dad.

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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Bedtime stories by @benblench.bsky.social

Honoured that my poem, "Manicure", first published in my collection 'Crippled', is in 'Craft of Care' from Black Pear Press. Editors @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social & Charley Barnes have curated such an important book. Online launch 25 Feb 6.30pm, sign up on FB. blackpear.net/.../charley-...

V. Press is v. v. delighted to announce the publication of Wild Boar by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social, a poetry collection that is very visceral and very feminist.
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Bedtime stories – Ben Blench Bedtime stories . . Ben Blench writes poems, hymns, and incantations about life and love. He has been published by Broken Sleep, Full House, Iamb, and Visual Verse. He lives in Amsterdam and mostly…

Bedtime stories – Ben Blench @benblench.bsky.social

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Submissions are OPEN until midnight UK time on Sunday 8th February.

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