Late reply, Robin, but exactly the same as you! Am sending to those I don't see but still want to keep in touch with. Seems nicer than by WhatsApp...

You're welcome - and hello on this platform! X

"12.39pm. Lots of people are buying fresh fruit today, which is good to see, but not many people are buying books. At least books don’t spoil after a few days, with the exception of Edgelands by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts."

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A wonderful surprise to see that, due to recent interest and demand, my @vpresslit.bsky.social pamphlet '(m)othersongs' has just gone to a fourth print run – two years after publication! Get 'em while they're hot... ❤️‍🔥🍂❤️‍🔥

Brilliant.

The best poetry books of 2025 From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran

My picks of the poetry books of the year (in the UK at least), for @theguardian.com. Usual disclaimers that I have no doubt missed your fave off, not spread my net wide enough etc. But I will say: the Scott is magnificent, magnificent: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...

Thank you!

Thank you, Marc! X

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Wonderful to be part of this line-up for next year!