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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Following her stay as Writer in Residence, Alison Binney has written a wonderful blog post about her experience staying with us, while reflecting on the importance of libraries. To read Alison's blog post in full, please visit our website (link is in our bio!)

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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

There is less than a week to go until Alison Binney's talk, celebrating her debut poetry collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning! 📆 12 May 7-8PM 🎟️ Tickets £10

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Tickets are now available for two events I’m leading at the wonderful @gladlib.bsky.social in May - a poetry reading on 12th May and a poetry-writing masterclass on 23rd. Full details and booking here: www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/photo...

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

For anyone looking to buy ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ as a Christmas gift, Seren books are offering £10 off all orders over £30 from now until the end of December. Just use the code ‘Xmas25’ at the checkout. www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...

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The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning - Seren

“Innovative, stirring poems … A poet adept at weaving devastating candour with humour and wordplay…” – Rebecca Goss The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning is Alison Binney’s eagerly awaited debut col...

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Congrats to our previous Poetry Pamphlet Competition winner, @alisonbinney.bsky.social who was Highly Commended in this year's @forwardprizes.bsky.social! Her collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is available from @serenbooks.bsky.social. #poetry #poetrycommunity #amwritingpoetry

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Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We’re delighted that both Bethany Handley and @alisonbinney.bsky.social are Highly Commended in this year’s @forwardprizes.bsky.social www.serenbooks.com/2025/10/beth.... Their Highly Commended poems are both in the ‘Forward Book of Poetry 2026’.

Photo of the Forward Book of Poetry alongside copies of The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning and Cling Film.

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Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Treat yourself to some new poetry this #NationalPoetryDay! There’s a whole range of great poetry books waiting to be discovered on our website www.serenbooks.com/books/poetry/

Copies of I Sing to the Greenhearts, Cling Film, Octopus Mind, Significant Wow, Into the Same Sound Twice and The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Let's hear it for the poets and poetry publishers who enrich our lives! Here are just a few to get us started ❤️ @serenbooks.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @emiliejelinek.bsky.social @niaandthepoems.bsky.social @courtneyconrad.bsky.social @alisonbinney.bsky.social

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

On #NationalPoetryDay it’s lovely to share that my poem ‘Testimony’, from my debut collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’, has been included in the 2026 Forward Book of Poetry. Thanks so much to the judges for selecting it. #ForwardPrizes

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I’ve got a few poetry events coming up, starting with the new open mic night at Chater’s in Saffron Walden on Wed 3rd September. Details of all my autumn events here: alisonbinney.co.uk/2025/08/25/a...

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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

We hope you are as excited as we are about our Writer in Residence Shortlist for 2026! You can find all the shortlisted titles in one handy list on our Bookshop.org shop - happy reading! buff.ly/bEdyU3a

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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce the eight writers shortlisted for Gladstone's Library Writer in Residence in 2026! Read about the shortlisted titles here: buff.ly/S7V0rmH Thank you Damian Barr (@damianbarr.bsky.social) for having the inspiration for Gladstone's Library Writers in Residence! 📚 1/3

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Thank you so much to Gladstone’s Library for this shortlisting for ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’. Having loved the few days I spent there last year, it would be a dream to spend a whole four weeks writing there next year www.gladstoneslibrary.org/blog/writer-... @gladlib.bsky.social

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Writer in Residence 2026 - Shortlist Announced! - Gladstone's Library

Gladstone’s Library Announces Shortlist for 2026 Writer in Residence programme Gladstone’s Library is delighted to announce the shortlist for its

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Thank you so much, Mat, for such an incredibly careful and generous reading. I feel my poems have been offered back to me in a way that helps me to see them through fresh eyes. I feel so honoured that you’ve spent so much time with them.

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Brilliant to hear our 2020 Pamphlet Competition winner @alisonbinney.bsky.social on 'The Verb' on BBC R4! Her debut collection, The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning, is out on @serenbooks.bsky.social 🎉 www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp... #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon @bwthornton.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

#Poetry The Verb Sunday 17:10 BBC Radio 4 Ian McMillan welcomes guests Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, @alisonbinney.bsky.social‬, Yvonne Lyon, on things that fall out of books, fathers and memory, witches - as well as a new Eartoon. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, Alison Binney, Yvonne Lyon, Eartoon

Ian McMillan's guests are Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, Alison Binney, and Yvonne Lyon

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

It was so lovely to record an episode of BBC R4 ‘The Verb’ yesterday, hosted by Ian McMillan and with other guests Fiona Benson, Boo Hewedine and Yvonne Lyon’s. Great to chat about fathers, witches, things that fall out of books, and even phrasal verbs. Tune in at 17.10 on 15th June to hear it!

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Looking forward to a series of launch events for ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ over the next few months. Details in this link: alisonbinney.co.uk/category/lat...

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Lovely to see ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ as today’s Friday Poem from @serenbooks.bsky.social. I’m very happy with the Cornish blue and white stripy egg cups to go with it! www.serenbooks.com/2025/04/frid...

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Friday Poem – ‘The opposite of Swedish death cleaning’ by Alison Binney - Seren

This week’s Friday Poem is the title poem from ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ by Alison Binney.

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Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Happy Publication Day @alisonbinney.bsky.social! Her new poetry collection ‘The Opposite if Swedish Death Cleaning’ is published today. Pick up your copy from your local bookshop www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...

Photo of a copy of The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning laid out against a geometric blue and grey wallpaper background.

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Alison Binney @alisonbinney.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Here’s my poem ‘Chalk’ in celebration of my Mum, who died in 2004, and her chalk tin, which helps me feel connected to her. It’s from my forthcoming @serenbooks.bsky.social collection, ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’: www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...

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Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Coming soon: We're delighted to reveal the cover for @alisonbinney.bsky.social’s highly anticipated debut collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’. Pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/the-opp...

This cover shows an intricate collage of personal household objects overlapping in tones of blue. The text reads: The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning. Alison Binney.

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