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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Tomorrow night Sarah Howe is our very special @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social online guest - we also host the winners of the 2025 Single Poem Comp, and launch the 2026 Single Poem Competition. Read more and book here - www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Be at the launch of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social Single Poem competition tomorrow night - from 7pm, online. We will reveal our judge, the rules, and dates, and you will also hear the winners of the 2025 Competition ( judged by @gregory_leadbetter) read! www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

What are your favourite final lines of poems ? Please @ me.. At my next online workshop we will be exploring how to make a dramatic exit and taking a dive into the poetic end line. My classes include tutorial, writing triggers, feedback on your work. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who has booked for my Slant Story Telling in Poetry workshop. Just 2 places left. Please join me. I promise to get you writing.. www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Join me to explore the art of narrative poetry and to write stories that startle, surprise, and captivate your reader. My on-line workshops are guaranteed to get you writing and thinking about poetry. Read more and book www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We aim to possess you with poetry at the 2026 @cheltenhampoetryfest #CheltenhamPoetryFestival highlights include William Wootten on #WaterdelaMere , Richard Skinner and Jean Atkin on the poetry of walking, Fiona Sampson on the Romantics. Read more and book www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical. Read more www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The theme of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social is 'possessed' and we invite you to take the plunge into poetry when some of the most exciting contemporary poets visit the beautiful Regency town of #Cheltenham To read more visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Join me for an an on-line workshop on Lyric poetry - all you need is the desire to write - and a zoom of your own. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 - www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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Lucy Heuschen (she/her) @petitecreature1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Zoe is a poet whose words you absolutely need to hear her read out loud. A mesmerising talent. 31st March, details below.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Just over a month until the ' poetry party with a healthy dose of anarchy' runs in #Cheltenham #workshops #readings #performances highlights inc @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @fionasampson.bsky.social @hazardpressuk.bsky.social www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Congratulations and very well deserved lovely Lucy!

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Can poetry heal, empower, or inspire resistance? Join us for an evening of transformative readings that may resoundingly affirm the power of verse. Online March 2 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social with @romalynante3.bsky.social and @kvetachka_paetachka www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social, and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical. Read more www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We are kicking off @cheltenhampoetryfestival 2026 with an in-person workshop lead by one of the UK's most exciting contemporary poets - join @theguardian.com poetry reviewer and acclaimed poet @betarish for A Welcome Haunting. Read more and book.. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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Mo Schoenfeld @moschoenfeld.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Just because they’re upsetting the ‘old world order’ doesn’t mean they will own the ‘new world order’, or even that there will be such a thing. They excel at destruction, not creation.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I don't think I have been on a better line up - this was a wonderful event - such an honour to read with Julie, Lesley, Leo and Zoe. Please listen in ... you won't be disappointed

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This is what I'm working on next: fascism and the environment. Hoping to finish it before the world burns and/or the fascists take charge. Fingers crossed. Do ask me about it, if you're curious. www.thebookseller.com/rights/manch...

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Manchester University Press signs Richard Smyth’s ‘vital’ book on fascism and the environment

Manchester University Press has acquired Richard Smyth’s Greenshirts, a new book that uncovers the "deep, often obscured entanglements between fascist ideologies and environmental thought" over the la...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Drawing inspiration from vibrant contemporary voices and fine, classic poetry, we will delve into the art of poetic self-expression, seeking to sing the self with both power and nuance. Join me for an online workshop this February. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The notion of charging a black journalist under the KKK Act because he covered a pro-immigrant protest at a white Christian nationalist church is just so cartoonishly goddamned sinister. It also won't go anywhere. But they're absolutely relishing it. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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DOJ Says It May Use KKK Act To Prosecute Don Lemon For Reporting On Church ICE Protest

"It’s notable that I’ve been cast as the face of a protest I was covering as a journalist," the former CNN host said.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Do you love poetry ? @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social invites you to write a love poem in which the subject is poetry itself! We offer some nice prizes and the chance to share your poem online. Just tag @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social when you post your poem...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We have some open mic slots left for our Jan 6 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social event with the incredible @annabarker1412.bsky.social - this is unmissable. Snap your place up before they are gone ! www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

So sorry to read this. Robin is a wonderful and inspiring man.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

We will be revealing the programme for the 2026 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social on Tuesday Dec 16. And it is absolutely magic... we can't wait to share our enchanting, and powerful events with you. If you aren't on our mailing list please sign up ( from our website) - cheltenhampoetryfestival.co.uk

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

In my ghost-themed workshop we will be looking at how, as writers, we can be haunted by other poets. A form that embraces this fruitful possession is the golden shovel. Join me this Wednesday to write electric-charged poems.. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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Nina Parmenter @ninaparmenter.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Come to the launch of our lovely anthology of hope, ‘Looking Up’. It’s on 6th December in Trowbridge. Book here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trowbridge...

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Trowbridge Stanza Book Launch: Looking Up – Poems of Hope and Humanity

Join us on Saturday 6 December at Drawing Projects UK for the launch of the first poetry anthology published by the Trowbridge Stanza

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I haven't inspired a great deal of poetry in my life, but this gem makes up for the dearth up to now. Thank you Paul.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

we close at midnight tonight ( sunday ) please submit your best poems .... prizes include a slot at @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social on line - read more and enter www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

What an honour to be part of this very special event on Nov 29 @louisepoetical.bsky.social events are becoming legendary. I|hope you can join us !

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Just one day left to send your poems to the @cheltenhampoetryfestival Festival's International Poetry Competition! We welcome poems from all over the world! To enter and find out more info visit: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Thank you Marcelle for joining me for my launch and for dressing to kill, in line with the collection ! ( And oops - I have only just seen your post! ) Thank you again to @indigodreamspub.bsky.social for publishing this, my 8th collection - indigodreamspublishing.com/anna-saunders

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Driving forces behind Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Zoe Brooks and Anna Saunders read for us and more. www.mklitfest.org/poetryspotli... @julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social #poetry @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

‘The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.’ ~ J.R.R. Tolkien. #BookWormSat 🖼️ Tolkien

A watercolor painting by J.R.R. Tolkien titled "The Front Gate". It depicts a fantasy landscape featuring a large, snow-capped mountain with a cavernous entrance at its base. A river flows out from the mountain's gate, winding through a desolate, rocky landscape. The foreground includes a gnarled, dead tree, while the background shows a cloudy blue sky.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I am delighted to be guest poet at the wonderful Buzzwords poetry night #Cheltenham this sunday and am offering a workshop before my reading. £5/3 I will get you writing ! There is also an open mic. Join me in the lovely Exmouth Arms, 167 Bath Road Cheltenham GL53 7LX

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Quite an astonishing line up for @mklitfest.bsky.social - I am honoured to be reading with these wonderful poets! Please join us, we would love to see you in the zoom room and you would be supporting a superb festival - @davewakely.bsky.social

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This has not gotten much attention, but it should. Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE. Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Thank you to the wonderful @johnglenday.bsky.social for sharing this from my new, 8th collection Eurydice in the Ruined House ( @indigodreamspub.bsky.social ). It's launched at a FREE poetry party Oct 6- 94 tickets now gone. Plse join me.. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...

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