Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Looking forward to introducing Charlotte and Michael at the festival... 010
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I tried it ...the course is now littered with broken golf clubs and expletives! 110
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is going to be an excellent day- a new event from the PLS on 24th October, led by PLS Trustee Dr Anna Stevenson and writer Chris Sewart. Two fully funded places available for full time students. Grab your notepad and pencil, book your place, and come along! www.eventbrite.com/e/larkin-at-...eventbrite.comLarkin At The Library: A Poetry Writing WorkshopCome and join us at the Philip Larkin Society’s third poetry writing workshop at the Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull. 072
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Goodo, maybe he should be classed as the 'Fifth Sprout' 🤔 110
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Lovely to have been involved from the workshops through to the readings and the HWPF anthology 👍 010
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've got to get that book ordered...I hope Mr Dolby is going to feature? 110
Reposted by Chris SewartLucy Shields @lucyrshields.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm working with Stage4Beverley festival again this year, and one of my favourite things about the festival is how it mixes music with poetry. With Michael Rosen AND Michael Morpurgo joining us this year, it's shaping up to be a good'un! 023
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026National Poetry Day seems like a good excuse to share one of Larkin's most loved poems, a deceptively complex and resonant piece of writing. 32815
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The sun is shining and there's a bee slinking between the sunflowers. So, Happy National Poetry Day... 010
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's going to be a treat co-leading this workshop based in and around Larkin's office and the Brynmor Jones Library. 001
Reposted by Chris SewartBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry was born on this day 1945 in Washington, County Durham. 58517
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 23/09/2026At school in 1976 we were shown 7 and 14 (on that new fangled VCR thing!) as part of our Liberal Studies course (CSE Grade 3!!). Watched everyone since, a wonderful and moving documentary... 020
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 22/09/2026That Level 42 didn't exist in any Leicester car park... 020
Reposted by Chris SewartStage4Beverley @stage4beverley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026February may seem a long way off, but tickets are selling fast for our next festival - and with most events sold out last year, we wouldn't hang about! Explore the line-up and book your tickets today: stage4beverley.com/line-up/ 031
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.eventbrite.com/e/larkin-at-...eventbrite.comLarkin At The Library: A Poetry Writing WorkshopCome and join us at the Philip Larkin Society’s third poetry writing workshop at the Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull. 021
Reposted by Chris SewartStage4Beverley @stage4beverley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If you can't wait until our next festival, fear not! The one and only Martin Simpson will be kicking things off with a very special Appetiser event at St Nicholas Church in Beverley on 14th October. Find out more - stage4beverley.com/whats-on/s4b... 031
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You need that type of leg to wrestle with mythical creatures! 110
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026‘Poems On Location’ from Gladstone’s Library. What better poem to read than ‘New Eyes Each Year’ youtu.be/tqjOrElA8hQ?...youtu.beNew Eyes Each YearYouTube video by The Philip Larkin Society 032
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026From our YouTube series, Poems On Location, Chris Sewart reads Larkin’s poem ‘Party Politics’ from St Deiniol’s Church in North Wales youtu.be/lBWlE8DFvdo?...youtu.beParty PoliticsYouTube video by The Philip Larkin Society 052
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026‘Walking With Words, a poetic stroll through Beverley’. Part of the East Yorkshire Walking Festival. Larkin got more than a mention of course, thanks to @philippullen.bsky.social and @chriswriting.bsky.social 091
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I can't make the Sheffield event but I'm looking forward to the launch in Hull on the 18th September.... Tony's first memoir, Boy About Town, was a great read. unionmashup.co.uk/events/pow-t...unionmashup.co.ukPOW, Tony Fletcher Book Launch – Union Mash Up 010
Reposted by Chris SewartMagedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Philip Larkin for #SmallPoemSunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 513641
Reposted by Chris SewartDi Slaney @dislaney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Tomorrow Sunday 13th September at 6 pm (UK time), 1:00 pm (US-EST), 12:00 pm (US-CST) I’ll be talking to Emily and Trey on The Modern Romantic Podcast about my new poetry collection Hard Graft. The podcast is live on both Facebook and YouTube if you’d like to listen in. www.youtube.com/@themodrom 022
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Despite my bumbling through this the main thing to remember is the excellent High Wolds Poetry Festival is arriving soon! 110
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Looking forward to hearing from Mr. Wilberforce (in full flow)at the festival... 110
Reposted by Chris SewartHull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hello Library Lover! “I remain totally convinced if we can do one simple thing to help kids and adults learn more, it is to inspire them to read.” / Dolly Parton September is here, all our latest news is here: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKH... 052
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 05/09/2026So pleased to be involved in Stage4Beverley 2027, and to return as Festival Poet thanks to the support of the Philip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social February seems a long way off but it's never too early to get your tickets! 021
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I hope they have a barber in the detention centre... 110
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 29/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... So pleased to have this selected for Radio 4 Extra's All Request Weekend...well worth a listen.bbc.co.ukThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov - 1. Jesus and the Critic - BBC SoundsA severed head, a giant talking cat, an invisible guest and two madmen.... 000
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Oh, those ex-jukebox 7" singles. Changing the singles in pub jukeboxes was my dream job! 010
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Looking forward to weaving some words on the 26th September and a cheeky mention of Mr Larkin in this @plsoc.bsky.social 121
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is well worth watching...and the end? All I'm saying is two-tone... 000
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I have not seen this photo before... @plsoc.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Our next event is our members Zoom Book Club- this time we are discussing LUCKY JIM by Kingsley Amis. Please come along- the Zoom link is in our recent members emails, and we will send out again before the day. 032
Reposted by Chris SewartJames @northamptonian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Coming back from a two day break to say that this is a lovely piece of writing. 122
Reposted by Chris SewartMatthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Umpteen poets, journals and publishers seem to have dipped a toe in Bluesky, mistakenly thinking it was a replacement for X. Having failed to understand it, they've then abandoned their accounts. Leaving all their potential readers behind. 611417
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Why, why did I let all my Rock Year books go? 😢 210
Chris Sewart @chriswriting.bsky.social · 12/08/2026That's a shame, I've been told I've got a 'flair' for them...! 110
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026As we consider the beauty and mystery of the solar eclipse today, do read Philip Larkin's poem SOLAR. Some would argue this is the closest Larkin ever came to writing a prayer. 0204
Reposted by Chris SewartPhilip Larkin Society @plsoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026An online lunchtime course looking at Larkin's poetry available in October (not run by the PLS) www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/course-detai...marywardcentre.ac.ukLunch and Learn - Larkin's Poems - Mary Ward Centre‘Why should I let the toad work / Squat on my life?’ asked Philip Larkin. Why indeed? Still, at least you can spend your lunch break discussing classic poems in a friendly group with guidance from an ... 022
Reposted by Chris SewartCandlestick Press @candlestickpress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Ten Poems about Sewing Edited by Jackie Wills www.candlestickpress.co.uk/pamphlet/ten... Poems by Jane Austen, Eavan Boland, Lucille Clifton, Fred D’Aguiar, Rita Dove, Robert Hamberger, Robert Seatter, Edna St Vincent Millay, Susan Utting and Jackie Wills. Cover by Jessica Caldwell. 021
Reposted by Chris SewartBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Remembering poet Philip Larkin, born on this day 1922. Here he is on St Hilda's Street, Hull, by Observer photographer Jane Bown. 311719
Reposted by Chris SewartHigh Wolds Poetry Festival @highwoldspoetry.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Only one week to go until our submissions deadline on Saturday 15th August! Email highwoldspoetry@gmail.com with your finished poems and any questions you have. Check out our profile for more information and inspiration for your writing! 011
