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Noemi Press @noemipress.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Calling Arab poets! There's only a few days left to submit your manuscript to the 2026 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize! The winning manuscript will receive a $2,000 prize and publication with Noemi Press (US) and @outspokenpress.bsky.social (UK) Guest judge: Hala Alyan noemipress.submittable.com/submit

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We're launching the Out-Spoken Lecture Series which will run quarterly on Zoom. Our first lecture will be with Matthew Hollis who'll be discussing The Waste Land. Registration and more info on the event here www.outspokenpress.com/lectures

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Lecture Series — Out-Spoken Press

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Gregory Kohn @kohngregory.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In the wake of Arday's death, Nathan Cofnas (who led the X mob against him) states his motivation. Beyond whistleblowing, he states that after a 'revolution' removes professors like Arday, it will open opportunities for him to become 'head of the department of eugenics and race science at Harvard'.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…

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Out-Spoken @outspokenldn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Our final Out-Spoken (for a while) lands at Southbank Centre on 15 Jan! We’ll return later in 2026, so don’t miss your chance to be in the room for this one. Featuring Joelle Taylor, Hollie McNish, Anthony Anaxagorou, The Halfway Kid + Karim Kamar...

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

One of my last gigs of the year this Saturday and what a lineup 👀 - @aanaxagorou.bsky.social just added, plus vegan food and a DJ. Come through East London!

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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Cover reveal! ✨ MPT ‘The Antidote to Agony: Focus on the Poetry of Greece and Cyprus’, guest edited by Jessica Sequeira, posts to subscribers and all pre-orders on 28 November. Cover image: from the Aigis (goatskin, pen), 2015 by Phoebe Giannisi

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

January - Grief with @no1emily.bsky.social & @pascalepetit.bsky.social February - Parents with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social & Jack Underwood March: Eros with @kimaddonizio.bsky.social & Oluwaseun Olayiwola April: Resistance with Joelle Taylor & @aanaxagorou.bsky.social

GRIEF
Consider the different ways poems can help get between the feelings of grief and loss and look at how to ensure a poem remains artful while also true to its emotional life and sensibility. Both Emily Berry and Pascale
Petit have
written
extensively on the theme of grief using metaphor, allegory and anecdote and will be guiding poets through a range of tips and prompts aimed at enhancing their skillset and thinking around the kind of poetry they want to write.
6-27 JANUARY 2026
TUTORS: PASCALE PETIT,
EMILY BERRY
WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK
HYPERFOCUS
grief:
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HYPERFOCUS
- parents
How do you write about a problematic parents)? How best could you navigate a complex upbringing? How do you handle the sheer awe and panic of being a new parent? How do you write about the loss of a parent? In this second segment of Hyperfocus, join poets Caroline Bird and Jack Underwood as they look at ways we can write poems that draw from the multilayered experiences of having parents and being a parent.
3-24 FEBRUARY 2026
TUTORS: CAROLINE BIRD
JACK UNDERWOOD
WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK
PARENTS
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EROS
Love, desire, lust, eros and longing are all part of March's Hyperfocus. Participants will be looking at what makes an erotic poem... erotic. How does one write erotica without sounding crass or twee, how can we express notions of longing or desire for another person and not make the poem feel like it's over-reaching or performative and if we are to write sex how much does that involve the body. How do sexuality, ability and gender impact the way we write into these themes?
3-24 MARCH 2026
TUTORS:
KIM ADDONIZIO
OLUWASEUN OLAYIWOLA
WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK
HYPERFOCUS
eros
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HYPERFCCUS
resistance
7-28 APRIL 2026
TUTORS: JOELLE TAYLOR
ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU
WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK
Writing poems that talk truth to power or address the state of the nation can often be tricky to navigate. Either a poem is so direct it ends up feeling didactic or it's so subtle it doesn't have the push and bite it needs to make its case.
Over the course of the four weeks participants will explore what it means to write a poem that is concerned with the world, injustice, oppression, trauma and witness.
RESISTANCE
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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Our final #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass is tomorrow, 18 Nov at 7pm GMT Just Write It with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social navigates the literary world while staying true to yourself, and helping your writing voice hold fast 🍂 Free for Being a Writer members 🍂 £15 tickets available

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Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy

Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025

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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🍂Just Write It, with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social Find the full programme & tickets on our website ▶️ bit.ly/CWM-2025

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The Poetry School @poetryschool.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Our Spring Term is now live & we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors & poetry courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Our handy Quick Course Guide is linked in bio, where you’ll find everything you’ll need to know… poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜

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Spring 2026 – Quick Course Guide • Poetry School

Check out our Quick Course Guide for the Spring 2026 term which will help you pick a course to take at the Poetry School.

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

November’s lineup for @writeback.bsky.social at the British Library ✨ events.bl.uk/events/write...

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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung & Natasha Carthew, chaired by Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social 🍂Just Write It, with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social Find the full programme & tickets on our website🔽

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Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy

Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025

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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Take a moment with Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social in our masterclass, Just Write It. This moment navigates the literary world while staying true to yourself, helping your writing voice hold fast when faced with ‘being a writer’. 🍂 Tue 18 Nov, 7pm GMT #ConsciousWritingMonth

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Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy

Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025

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Curtis Brown Creative @cbcreative.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Ondaatje-prize-winning poet and tutor of our six-week Writing Poetry course @aanaxagorou.bsky.social shares five ways for poets to find inspiration and conquer writer’s block 💭 Read the full advice blog:

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How to write a poem: 5 ways to find inspiration

Award-winning poet and tutor of our six-week online Writing Poetry course, Anthony Anaxagorou, shares 5 ways for poets to find inspiration and conquer writer’s block.

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

According to Skewering History: The Odious Politics of Counting Gaza's Dead by Dr Richard Hil and Dr Gideon Polya, they say that as of April 2025 there are 680,000 dead in Gaza, this includes an estimated 380,000 children under the age of 5. This is based on all the data collected.

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Big news. Big. Huge. 🌝 Delighted that Stay Dead by Natalie Shapero is shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize 2025 🙏 to the judging panel & congratulations to all shortlisted poets. We hope this recognition can bring her work to more UK readers 🙏

TS Eliot Prize 2025 shortlisted collections:

Gillian Allnutt Lode Bloodaxe Books
Isabelle Baafi Chaotic Good Faber & Faber
Catherine-Esther Cowie Heirloom Carcanet Press
Paul Farley When it Rained for a Million Years Picador Poetry
Vona Groarke Infinity Pool The Gallery Press
Sarah Howe Foretokens Chatto Poetry
Nick Makoha The New Carthaginians Penguin Books
Tom Paulin Namanlagh Faber & Faber
Natalie Shapero Stay Dead Out-Spoken Press
Karen Solie Wellwater Picador Poetry

Shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize 2025 - Natalie Shapero, Stay Dead

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

"Tonight, holding a stranger in my arms— Suddenly a downpour, a late Summer storm." Larry Levis was born #OnThisDay in 1946. Here, @aanaxagorou.bsky.social reads Levis's poem "After the Blue Note Closes."

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Anthony Anaxagorou reads "After the Blue Note Closes" by Larry Levis

Tonight, holding a stranger in my arms—

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Registration is open for October’s Poetry Room with an option to purchase a playback link for those who can’t make the hours. anthonyanaxagorou.com/the-poetry-r...

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

TONIGHT! Join us at 7pm UK for the online launch of Natalie Shapero’s STAY DEAD - with Prageeta Sharma & hosted by @aanaxagorou.bsky.social Free | register to join the zoom: shaperostaydead.eventbrite.co.uk

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Stay Dead by Natalie Shapero Online Launch

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Natalie Shapero’s fourth collection, Stay Dead.

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Positive news but everything is uncertain. No confirmation of who will be allowed to leave & when. And worse “Israel must agree that each student can leave the territory.” We continue to urge the UK gov to act urgently w full diplomatic weight www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Gazan students granted approval to study in UK

British government approves arrival of around 40 students with funded scholarships, pending Israeli approval.

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Writing East Midlands @writingeastmidlands.com · 14/08/2025

The Mentoring Scheme has upgraded its offer for poets! 📈 We're thrilled to be partnering with @outspokenpress.bsky.social this year, promising two out of our eight places to East Mids poets with guaranteed mentorship from the one and only @aanaxagorou.bsky.social! 😱 More info 👉 bit.ly/WEMMENTOR

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 13/08/2025

Comma Press and Out-Spoken Press have spoken out about two Gazan writers who are currently unable to take up full-scholarship awards at the University of Edinburgh and Goldsmiths, University of London due to government red tape 👇 #BookSky

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Publishers urge government to defer biometric requirements for Gazan writers

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Jeremy Millar @jeremymillar.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Alice Oswald arrested this afternoon for supporting Palestine Action.

A screenshot of an Instagram post noting the arrest of Alice Oswald for supporting Palestine Action.

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

💐!!10th ANNIVERSARY!!💐 Sept 2025 marks a decade of publishing for Out-Spoken Press, founded by @aanaxagorou.bsky.social in 2015. Come and celebrate with us and a host of Out-Spoken poets at a special event: Tuesday 16 September, 7–10pm Star of Kings, London N1 0AX OSPanniversary.eventbrite.co.uk

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Unfortunately Nuar Alsadir will no longer be joining us tomorrow for @writeback.bsky.social, however the wonderful @amykey.bsky.social will be stepping in to join Nikesh Shukla and Claire-Louise Bennett for what's set to be a brilliant night @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/write...

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Helen Mort @helenmort.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Got your tickets yet for the next @writeback.bsky.social on June 26th at @britishlibrary.bsky.social ? Writers talk about themes and issues that preoccupy, inform, haunt & change their creative work. It’s a unique format from the ace brains of @aanaxagorou.bsky.social and Tom Macandrew and it WORKS.

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Here is Haia in Gaza holding a copy of her poetry pamphlet despite it all. A massive thank you to the team at MAP who helped get it into her hands and to @outspokenpress.bsky.social for all the labour that went in to putting Haia’s words together. I can’t tell you how seeing this made me feel.

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Writing this summer? Registration is OPEN for the @outspoken_acad Academy Plus 9 week online poetry course with tutors 🔥 Malika Booker 🔥 Joelle Taylor 🔥 Pascale Petit 🔥 16 June–11 August Workshops each Monday 7–9pm UK Info & Register: outspokenldn.com/academy

Out-Spoken Academy Plus
16 June - 11 August 2025
Duration: 9 weeks
Tutors: Malika Booker, Pascale Petit, Joelle Taylor
Workshops: Mondays 7-9pm
The Academy Plus programme offers the chance to continue working with our tutors over a longer period at a less intensive pace. The course will run for 9 weeks with a two-hour online group workshop each Monday, 7-9pm UK with each tutor leading 3 weeks.

You’ll have the option of one-to-one tutorials with each tutor. As with all our Academy courses, all workshops will be recorded and you’ll be provided with session recordings, for your future reference, as well as access to a Padlet for materials.

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Out-Spoken Academy Plus Nine week online poetry course
Join Malika Booker, Joelle Taylor and Pascale Petit for our nine-week online poetry course. Workshops Mondays 7-9pm

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Very much looking forward to the next edition of @writeback.bsky.social featuring these stunning writers who’ll each deliver a short presentation on a chosen subject, before interviewing each other on stage. Hosted by the mighty @helenmort.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/write...

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

"We watch a snail work the earth he asks if the trail is a thing it makes or it leaves." @aanaxagorou.bsky.social performs his poem "Things Already Lost" in the sixth film in a new series created with @writersmosaic.bsky.social. www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org/poems/things...

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Anthony Anaxagorou reads "Things Already Lost"

A dead rat could be a dead lung

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Propel Magazine @propelmagazine.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

UPDATE! Due to a delayed timeline, we're happy to let you know that we've extended the submission window for Propel Issue 16, Edited by Richard Scott to midnight FRIDAY 6 JUNE 2025 Subs OPEN >> propelmagazine.submittable.com/submit

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Propel Magazine Submission Manager

Propel Magazine is an online literary magazine founded in 2022 by Anthony Anaxagorou, featuring the work of poets based in the UK or Ireland who have yet to publish a first full length collection of p...

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Out-Spoken @outspokenldn.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We're back on June 5th!🎙️ Join us for an electrifying night of poetry and music, featuring a stunning line-up of voices ~ ✨ Daisy Lafarge ✨ Ange Mlinko ✨ Pascale Petit ✨ Dr. Leosoul ✨ Poesy Purcell Room 5th June, 7:45pm BSL Interpreted Tickets - www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/out...

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Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

"Tonight, holding a stranger in my arms— Suddenly a downpour, a late Summer storm.” @aanaxagorou.bsky.social performs Larry Levis’ “After the Blue Note Closes” in the second film in a new series created with @writersmosaic.bsky.social. www.brinkerhoffpoetr...

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Anthony Anaxagorou reads "After the Blue Note Closes" by Larry Levis

Tonight, holding a stranger in my arms—

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Heaven Looks Like Us - a new anthology of Palestinian poetry published by @haymarketbooks.org

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Haia Mohammad is a 22 year old poet trapped in Gaza. We’ve been working with her since 2023 trying to support her through Israeli airstrikes, displacement & starvation. On Fri @outspokenpress.bsky.social are publishing her pamphlet with all money going straight to her. www.outspokenldn.com/shop/haia

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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜 @pascalepetit.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Can you help Haia Mohammed? She is Palestinian, as the genocide in Gaza just gets worse she is worried about her future. The outstanding press @outspokenpress.bsky.social are publishing her pamphlet, all proceeds go to help her & her family in her dire situation www.outspokenldn.com/shop/haia

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The Age of Olive Trees by Haia Mohammed — Out-Spoken

Haia Mohammed’s poems feel to me like the most important work being written in the world today. They are staggeringly impactful in their honesty, strength and beauty. The people of Gaza, as Haia says,...

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Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🟢 NEW PAMPHLET 🟢 Haia Mohammed, The Age of Olive Trees Pre-order now / All proceeds to author www.outspokenldn.com/shop/haia In 2023, Joelle Taylor read the work of Haia, a young poet in Gaza, at the fundraiser we did. We stayed in contact (1/3)

Cover of The Age of Olive Trees by Haia Mohammed
Off-white background with title text in serif font, green and black block-print style outline of olive leaves

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Tickets are now up for our summer @writeback.bsky.social show at @britishlibrary.bsky.social - and what a lineup! events.bl.uk/events/write...

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🖤 Rest in peace, Rest in power, sharing love and condolences with all family and friends, all of our writing family and community and all students of the mighty Alex Wheatle. What a loss. Thank you Alex.

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I did a small interview for the Southbank Centre's How I Create magazine series where I spoke about the various plates I spin and the difference between art and creativity. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/magazine/how...

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How I create… with poet Anthony Anaxagorou | Southbank Centre

From the need for music to thriving on feedback, get an understanding of how the award-winning poet crafts his lines.

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Writing East Midlands @writingeastmidlands.com · 18/03/2025

What's in store for you at #WEMCONF25? ✨ A keynote speech from author Rebecca Mascull! ✨ Talks from @aanaxagorou.bsky.social, @helenmort.bsky.social, Hannah Boursnell and more! ✨ Stalls, networking opportunities and an open mic! Find out more and book your tickets ➡️ buff.ly/N29C4To

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