I hope that art can change the world, or ask us to change the word - and that we listen.

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Emergency Dream by @pollyrowena.bsky.social is so, so good. The book I needed to read, the book that held me ❤️

We are so excited to be on Bluesky!

This year’s festival is from the 5th-8th November. Will we see you there?

With huge thanks to Vici MacDonald and Andrew Lindesay for creating our beautiful logo 🌊 💛

#newlogo #poetry #writing #poetryfestival #suffolk

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

Thanks so much 🩵

in the midst of it all, I find my ideas of “perfection” changing, my need to be “perfect” disappearing. perfect body (whatever that is), perfect cv, perfect writing, perfect tone, perfectly curated persona. all the “perfect” interruptions to a really and truly and unapologetically lived life

oh wow, thank you -- that's such a huge compliment ♥️

Then the Lake Shifts the peaks of this memory sharpen

I haven’t shared too much poetry recently - I’ve learned that I’m not someone who writes very much during crisis, amidst grief. but I have a new one, one of my only new ones, in @aaww-nyc.bsky.social’s gorgeous new folio edited by Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath 🩷

aaww.org/then-the-lak...

Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"

@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs

And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic

currently in the UK, but maybe if there's a digital option, I can purchase that 🥰♥️

will look up some of her work! let me know if you have a favourite poem :)

I'm a Kyla fan and excited to see this!

ooh, thank you! will look them up - and if there are specific poems you recommend, let me know 🥰

thanks so much for sharing these - really enjoyed them and will check out more of Zhang's work!

absolutely not

have you found any new-to-you poets recently? maybe through a literary journal? maybe one who doesn’t have a full length book out yet? I would love love love to be introduced to some new writing

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I can’t touch pen to paper without it taking the form of grief, grief, grief.

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last night in Paris, a writing prompt

writing poetry for yourself in the dark hours of the morning >>>>>>>

always look forward to your recs!

The act of pretending I’m not sad and filled with grief over the holidays, because it doesn’t fit in with everyone’s generally festive moods

I’ll look for it! Thank you!

yesss, love lydia davis. thank you for these!

💙 thank you, friend

never too much. 😌

I love when people suggest their work - thank you!

ooh, this looks so good. thank you!!

only able to read short things at the moment - any favourite short stories? or short story collections? 🌱