Helping Lydia Unsworth to launch her new book will be Lenni Sanders, Tom Branfoot and Kate Feld. If you're around Manchester on Thursday, head down to the Saul Hay Gallery for some poetry, art and free wine.
Around Sheffield on Wednesday night? Queer Poets Reading brings together three poets living in Sheffield to celebrate queer poetry in the National Year of Reading. Free tickets!
Welcoming Kayleigh Jayshree, Lauren Vevers and Lydia Marchant to the new CORE2 team. CORE2 grows the capacity within the Squad to mutually support mentoring skills and writing development. Follow the link to find out more about the new team
Next Saturday, join Squad writer Helen Bowell to ask: Why write about flowers now? Is it a luxury to write about birds? Can writing about trees help to move us towards a better world?
A poetry workshop as part of London's Books in the Park festival.
A new episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way is live!
In my conversation with @sashadugdale.bsky.social we covered her @carcanet.bsky.social collection The Strongbox, working in translation, and how important research is to Sasha.
Listen wherever good podcasts can be heard.
Newsletter from The Braag today, featuring our recent books, sad trombone noises, a new micro, going apeshit, a letter from the editor and Carmen et Error Issue 15.0. Happy reading! 💚
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On Wednesday next week, I'll be reading and discussing poetry alongside 3 incredible queer poets at Sheffield Central Library! 🌈 Book your free tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-poet...
Check out the link for more information on the full launch tour!
Full of ghosts, worms, saints, and Northern English folklore, Kym Deyn’s debut is playful, spirited and absolutely furious.
Join Kym in launching the collection, beginning with an online event with Nine Arches Press on April 21st - alongside Jennifer Wong and Rishi Dastidar.
Join Squad writer and “viscerally relatable" comedian Charlotte Cropper this Saturday in Manchester for a comedy night like you've never been to before. There will be games, prizes, mischievous mascots and sleepover gossip!
For fans of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and Gracie Abrams, Isabel Maria's 'Because I Care' tour begins next week, with gigs all around the UK.
If you're in London next Thursday, Squad grad Ellen Waters will be performing among other talented emerging writers and it's sure to be a great evening!
LONDON POETRY PEOPLE. Um. do you, maybe want to come to my book launch? www.outsavvy.com/event/34936/...
A reminder of my interview with Ian McMillan - worth checking out (in my bias opinion)
Newcastle launch tickets available for folks local to me! Come and see me read a poem about skinning my landlord.
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Carmen et Error Issue 15.0 features work from:
🐛 @samjgrudgings.bsky.social
🦀 Andy Qifeng Zeng
🚦 Penny Blackburn
🦌 Jessica Tillings
For an issue full of strange decaying, bodies & abandoned cooling towers.
carmenerror.com?page_id=652
Accompany your mound of chocolate this bank holiday with an excellent episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way.
I spoke to John McCullough about queer joy, neurodivergence, and how to be a better phrase maker.
Listen wherever good podcasts can be heard.
If you steal from this book to feed An AI made from peerless greed May boils burn upon your skin And worms bite you from within.
Okay, I get publishers affirming that the books we've produced are human-made, but have we also considered bringing back medieval book curses??? Just saying.
Grab your rubber bow tie and peanut kettle, and join us in the twenty-four hour poetry hub down the street.
I spoke to @imcmillan.bsky.social about surrealism, how to cultivate attentiveness, and the legacy of The Verb.
Listen wherever good podcasts can be heard.
All lines lead to Leeds today for our Director Steve Dearden’s Think Like an Artist Act Like a Plumber workshop - getting tools and work habits in place for a successful artistic and/or portfolio career.
In partnership with The Portico Sadie Massey Awards for Young Readers and Writers, Isabella will be mentoring one of the competition’s winners, Isla Barrow.
The mentorship contributes towards the PSMA's aims to create a lifelong love of reading and writing.
Honourbound to let you know that the cheeky sequel where I got my tarot out for a chat with him is here ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2021/11/prim...
Our Co-ordinator's debut pamphlet is a poetic sequence documenting the chaotic, shifting organism that is a shared house and its inhabitants. Launching on 02/04 in Leeds, and 08/04 in London (www.writingsquad.com/event/an-alternative-xanadu-london-launch-party/) with readings and DJs!
New writing from Martha Jamieson is being showcased at Up Next Festival this Friday at 6pm.
If you're around Liverpool and fancy a "fun, playful, interactive experience anchored by care", don't miss out!
3am, the smoking area of a tastefully upmarket bar on Santa Monica Boulevard, in the dying embers of the wrap party for King of Queens (CBS Productions, 1998-2007) Kevin Kevin James The actor Kevin James He- Hello? Hello Kevin Are you a reliable narrator Kevin? I think so? Be sure Kevin. History is written by the victors Kevin. Are you reliable? Alright. Yeah. Yes. What- What are you? I am what you would call old I am what I would call young I am what kindness would call seasoned I Am ready to die Kevin I am ready to die. - From ‘polblar tmolkop’ by Andrew Blair available for pre-order at thebraag.co/shop
A segment from the opening poem of 'polblar tmolkop' by @andrewblair.co.uk! polblar tmolkop is available to pre-order via thebraag.co/shop 🛸🛸
Prerana Kumar, Zoë Green and Daniel Roop are our nominees for this year's Forward Prizes. You can check out each of their poems at carmenerror.com ❤️
Prerana Kumar, Zoë Green and Daniel Roop are our nominees for this year's Forward Prizes. You can check out each of their poems at carmenerror.com ❤️
