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Lisa Worledge @battylisa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We try to save costs and time by meeting online, but it’s so easy to overlook the true value of meeting in person. A weekend at The @batconservation.bsky.social #NatBatConf has reminded me just how important (and enjoyable) face-to-face conversations are.

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🦇New #BatChat episode now out! In this episode, Steve explores bat conservation with experts Megan Price and Beth from Margam Park in South Wales. In the second half of the episode Dr. Briony Hughes from Royal Holloway University introduces her creative approach to conservation through eco-poetry

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Lisa Worledge @battylisa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It was fantastic to meet the poet & researcher Briony Hughes at #NatBatConf this morning & chat about her work with @yougov.co.uk on bat attitudes & understanding. Love the positive vibes from people who attend bat walks! 🦇❤️🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Calling all 16-30 year olds in Surrey! On 1st May, I’m teaming up with Surrey Wildlife Trust to celebrate my favourite trio: pizza, poetry, and pipistrelles. This Wild Youth event will take place at Nower Wood Nature Reserve 🍕📚🦇

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Wild Youth: Pizza, Poetry and Pipistrelles

Aged 16 - 30? Interested in bats? Join us at Nower Wood Education Nature Reserve for a guided walk with a creative twist!

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'll be joining forces with the incredible team at @habsandheritage.bsky.social on 28th April for an evening of bats and poetry in Richmond! Spend an evening with us in the Old Burial Ground at Grove Gardens Chapel - spaces are free but booking is required!🦇🦇🦇 www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

Poetry bat walk
free - booking required
Tuesday 28th April
7:30pm
Grove Gardens Chapel

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Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

March 2024 @brihughespoet.bsky.social’s exhibition at RHUL. In THAT outfit.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Tonight!

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Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Tonight!

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Next Tuesday! Come and see the intergraphia showcase at Senate House in Bloomsbury. Thank you to @brihughespoet.bsky.social for featuring three of our authors. Our co-editor @emmabolland.bsky.social will be there to introduce the press and its ethos.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

If you're in London, don't miss the @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social showcase at Senate House on Tuesday evening (introduced by editor @emmabolland.bsky.social). All welcome, admission free.

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

On Tuesday 17th March, we will be welcoming @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social to Royal Holloway’s Bloomsbury Campus for the Small Press Takeover! intergraphia is a publishing project edited by artist-writers Emma Bolland and Rachel Smith, launched in October 2022 at @smallpublishers.bsky.social🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My Echopoetry bat walks are back for 2026 and the first round of tickets with Royal Parks have gone LIVE! Explore Regent’s Park’s nocturnal landscape on 30th April. Expect bats, poetry, and more bats! 🦇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pipistrell...

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Pipistrelles and Poems: A bat walk and poetry performance

Poets throughout the ages have been inspired by bats. Join us for a twilight bat walk paired with a live poetry performance.

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Heading to a local primary school with Pippy the bat to explore how words and creative writing are powerful tools for protecting our planet! The workshops are part of Egham Literary Festival and the school’s World Book Day celebrations🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Some pictures from Tuesday’s Small Press Takeover with Yanita Georgieva, Ella Frears, Alia Kobuszko, and Nathaniel King - what an incredible evening!

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Angela Cleland / Cleland Smith @angelacleland.co.uk · 05/03/2026

Me and @wendycaitlin.bsky.social went to an inspirational poetry workshop with @brihughespoet.bsky.social in Walnut Tree Gardens in Egham this morning, tapping into the sound, colour and textures of this community green space. And it felt like spring!

A twisted tree reaches upwards, away from the camera into a clear blue sky. In the left foreground is the ringed remains of a broad trunk that once diverged from the tree’s leader.

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Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Photos from the excellent workshop from @brihughespoet.bsky.social.

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Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Today I went to a eco-poetry workshop with @angelacleland.co.uk run by the brilliant @brihughespoet.bsky.social from RHUL. We wrote poems and Angela’s hair matched the prompt card I was given and the sun was out and how good does it feel to actually write some new poems.

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Bat Chat is my favourite podcast, so I was over the moon when Steve asked to discuss my work exploring the relationship between ecopoetry and conservation engagement! The end of the episode features a recording taken from my echopoetry bat walk at Cambridge Botanical Gardens🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

During next week’s Small Press Takeover, we will be joined by the incredible Yanita Georgieva, Ella Frears, Alia Kobuzsko, and Nathanial King! This event series is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30, with readings commencing at 7pm🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Yesterday, the Ecological Writing workshop group discussed the topic of animal and houseplant companions before hand-making balls of bird feed 🐦‍⬛

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I’m INCREDIBLY excited for tonight’s Small Press Takeover, where the @royalholloway.bsky.social Poetry Society will be launching its latest (hand-bound) publication! Readers: Frederick Hudson, Anita Jergić, Kate Watson, Kalyani Panchmatia, Cherry Seales, Ifeoma Enechaziam, and Alex Alexiou!

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Next week’s Small Press Takeover will feature incredible writers from the @royalholloway.bsky.social Poetry Society! Join us in Bloomsbury for a dynamic range of readings and performances🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Yesterday, the Ecological Writing group discussed responses to the pastoral genre by Camille T. Dungy, Charlie Gere, Mosab Abu Toha, and Polly Atkin. The workshop was followed by a screening of Annihilation (2018) - the perfect way to start the week!

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Osmosis Press @osmosispress.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

ANNOUNCING SOME GOOD NEWS

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January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We are excited to announce that the Osmosis team is growing! Meet Alice, Francis, and Winter, who will be collaborating with Briony and Cat on the next chapter in the Osmosis adventure.
Excited is probably an understatement - this trio is a force to be reckoned with!
As most of our readers know, independent publishing is very much a community endeavor. After launching Osmosis in 2021, Briony was quickly joined on her adventure by the incredible Saskia, and together they grew Osmosis from a small idea (and lots of energy, love, and determination) into a full bookshelf of innovative books!
Since stepping into the role of digital editor in 2023, Cat has published a dynamic range of poetry, essays, short stories, film, text art, and hybrid experimentations across our featured writing blog - their energetic contribution to the project has been remarkable.

ALICE IS A WRITER, POET AND ARTIST FROM LONDON. HER CREATIVE WORK SPANS ARCHIVAL PRACTICES, COLLAGE, PRINT MAKING, ZINES AND TEXTILES. THESE WORKS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL POETRY LIBRARY, ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH, THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY AND MULTIPLE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON ALTERNATIVE MEMOIR AND EXPLORATIONS OF ANTICIPATORY GRIEF, EXISTENTIALISM AND SALVAGE.

WINTER IS A POET, PERFORMER AND MODEL. SHE JUST STARTED HER PRACTICE-BASED PHD IN CREATIVE WRITING AT ROYAL HOLLOWAY, WITH HER RESEARCH INTERESTS INCLUDING TRANSPOETICS, PERFORMANCE POETICS, ARCHIVES AND EPHEMERA.
WINTER CHEN

FRANGIS DE LIMA
FRANCIS IS A FINNISH-BRAZILIAN POET LIVING IN LONDON, WHERE THEY RECENTLY COMPLETED THEIR MA IN POETIC PRACTICE AT ROYAL HOLLOWAY.
MANY OF THEIR POEMS CAN BE FOUND IN ONLINE LITERATURE MAGAZINES, AND SOME HAVE EVEN BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR AN AWARD OR TWO. THEY ALSO WORK AS A TRANSLATOR, AS WELL AS IN VARIOUS ROLES WITHIN INDEPENDENT THEATRE, FILM, AND ART PROJECTS, BOTH IN THE UK AND ABROAD.

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

During today’s ‘Ecological Writing’ workshop, the creative writers discussed embodied research and visited the @royalholloway.bsky.social arboretum to test out multi-sensory writing prompts🪾🍃🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A first look at the choices for this year’s ’Reading as a Writer’ (poetry pathway) reading list 🧡

WHEREAS
Layli Long Soldier
THIS FRUITING
BODY
CALEB PARKIN
ARS
POETICAS
juliana spahr
JESSICA TRAYVORI
Pit Lullabies.
Susan Howe
CONCORDANCE
Maggie
Nelson
PATHEMATA
Ox;
The Story of My Mouth
Bluets
MAGGIE NELSON
CHARLOTTE"* SHEVCHENKO
KNIGHT
Food for the Dead

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

An event to beat the January blues! The next installment of the Small Press Takeover series is scheduled for Tuesday 27th January, featuring Susie Campbell, Nathaniel King, Tamsyn Challenger, and JD Howse🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Delighted to be the guest editor for Permeable Barrier Seven! We are seeking poems, films, essays, images, digital experimentations, sound, performance, ephemera, documentation, stories, artwork, and other hybridities. Guidelines: www.permeablebarrier.com/submissions

PERMEABLEBARRIER SEVEN
submissions open from January 19th - March 22nd
full
guidlines
on
permeablebarrier.com

I write to break out into perfect primeval Consent. I wish I could tenderly lift from the dark side of history, voices that are anonymous, slighted-inarticulate.
Susan Howe
There Are Not Leaves Enough to Crown to Cover to Crown to Cover
email
submissions
to
guest editor Briony Hughes

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

During the FIRST EVER Ecological Writing workshop, @royalholloway.bsky.social creative writers discussed the grammar of animacy and identified species across the campus woodland using @inaturalist.bsky.social 🍄🍃

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Such a lovely surprise to hear that @cerysmatthews.bsky.social mentioned Speculative Frequencies and my recent interview with Bat News (@batconservation.bsky.social) on her iconic Sunday morning show 🦇🦇🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

On Saturday I had the privilege of accompanying licensed ecologists from Surrey Bat Group on a hibernation check. This nationally important SSSI is surveyed annually to monitor changes in populations (beyond normal fluctuations) and record the range of species using the site 🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

After finding out that Resurgence Magazine turns 60 this year, Rachel Marsh and I jumped straight into the @resurgencetrust.bsky.social archive to explore decades of the trailblazing voices navigating the complex global relationship between social justice and ecological crisis through poetry!

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Last year’s incredible MA Creative Writing student cohort graduated yesterday and I am so proud of each of them! 🎓🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Catch up on the latest episodes of the Small Press Takeover Podcast, where we are sharing recordings from recent performances in the Bloomsbury event series. New releases from Jeanne Heuving and Caroline Harris🧡

Screenshot of Spotify showing the listing of recent episodes on the Small Press Takeover Podcast

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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Thank you for all you do to promote bat conservation through your creativity and enthusiasm. ❤️🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

So excited to receive the Winter issue of Bat News from the Bat Conservation Trust (@batconservation.bsky.social) 🦇This copy features a 3 page (!!!) interview where I discuss the unique role poetry can play in increasing public interest in protecting bat species 🦇🦇🦇

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

On Tuesday evening, the MA Creative Writing poetry pathway students celebrated the end of term by sharing fantastic new work at a scratch night - here are some shots of Leia Butler, Kelsey Edwards, and Lowena Olver 🧡

Leia Butler performing from a music stand with printed text hanging from wool, threaded onto the stand. She is holding a ball of yarn and beginning to crochet

Kelsey Edwards reading at the front of the classroom. She is standing confidently and holding her phone.

Lowena Olver reading at the front of the classroom. She is holding her tablet and in the middle of speaking

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

In today’s MA Poetry Workshop, students discussed small edition publication projects from Bitter Melon, Face Press, Earthbound, Legitimate Snack, Belladonna, and If a Leaf Falls🧡

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Senate House is looking particularly festive today! 🎄

Senate house foyer with white marbled walls and a large staircase in the distance. There is a tree at the top of the stairs and a balcony/mezzanine level frames the room, covered in fairy lights

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Sharing a wonderful write-up of ‘The Living Library’, a collaborative exhibition with @royalholloway.bsky.social and Landmark Arts Centre for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 🧡 open.substack.com/pub/thelimin...

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The Living Library

OVERVIEW: visiting a pop-up exhibition of eco-poetry

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

In today’s MA Poetry Workshop, we discussed publications from @salopress.bsky.social and @guillemotpress.bsky.social 🧡

Art Sundays by Galia Admoni and Wendy Allen, Call Me by Laia Sales Merino

Lucy Burnett’s One Step Sideways and 13 down and Suzannah V Evans’s Brightwork

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

TODAY on the Small Press Takeover podcast, listen to Cole Swensen read at a special edition of the series, in collaboration with the Material Poetics Symposium🧡 open.spotify.com/episode/466i...

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Material Poetics: Cole Swensen

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Did you miss The Living Library? We’ve got you covered! I’m excited to share the video and audio documentation of our @beinghumanfest.bsky.social pop-up exhibition at the Landmark Arts Centre, curated by @royalholloway.bsky.social researchers 🍃🦇⛅️🐝 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3PH...

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The Living Library: a pop-up exhibition of eco poetry

YouTube video by Poetics Research Centre

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

My office is officially decorated for the festive season 🦇🎄

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