A massive thank you to Ian McMillan, Ekene Akalawu and everyone at The Verb for the chance to talk retablos! Great to hear poems read by Michael Schmidt, Michael Laskey and Rachel Douglas-Jones.
Big thanks to Tony Frazer at @shearsmanbooks.bsky.social for all his support of Retablo for a door.
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Great to see your recent work, Kathryn! Looking forward to more. Xx
Thank you, Fiona! It really was a night to remember. So glad you were part of it.
Tonight, I'm launching my new poetry collection, Retablo for a door! The event's at 7.30 pm in the Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2TH. I'll be reading with @ianseedauthor.bsky.social, who's also published by the brilliant @shearsmanbooks.bsky.social. Please join us!
Thank you, Sandy!
Thrilled to see Retablo for a door reviewed in The Guardian! Thank you, Jennifer Lee Tsai!
I'm looking forward to reading the books by Sean O'Brien, Matthew Rice, John F Deane and Tess Jolly. The poetry new year seems off to a good start!
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
Thank you!
Thanks so much, Chrissy! Xx
Thank you, Marc! Xx
It's officially publication day!
A huge thank you to Tony Frazer at @shearsmanbooks.bsky.social for making this book a reality. Also big thanks to Kathryn Maris and @chrissywilliams.bsky.social for the wonderful endorsements.
www.shearsman.com/store/Michel...
Loving the new issue of Perverse - with special joy reading poems by @lkiew.bsky.social, Sue Burge and Jeff Sugarman! Frogs, Gandhi and New Year's Eve - brilliant stuff!
That’s great! All the best for that - it’s a brilliant idea!
Thanks so much, Tania!
Thrilled to be in such weird and wonderful company! Thanks, @chrissywilliams.bsky.social!
What a great line-up! Congratulations!
Huge congratulations, Katie! I’ll look forward to reading! Xx
Very interested in reading this and discovering more about the poetry of John Wieners. Congratulations, @marcchamberlain.bsky.social!