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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A great joy for me this week was the reaction to my poetry on @iamb.uk👇 Thanks again to @markantonyowen.com Do take a look at the rest of the iamb site, which features text & readings by @pascalepetit.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social & many more #poemsaloud #poetrycommunity

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Ella B. Winters @ella-b-winters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Congratulations to everyone in this fabulous wave! 🌊👏🏼

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks for including me, @iamb.uk ! Proud to be among the ranks of these fine poets.

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Finn Cassidy @finncassidy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

👏💚x4️⃣5️⃣- just finished listening to all 15 poets' 3 poems - what treats, what trips - difficult to slip back into a regular Wednesday evening. THANKS & congratulations to all the poets 👏💚 A MASSIVE THANKS to @iamb.uk's @markantonyowen.com for your time, effort, & dedication to poetry👏💚 you spoil us!

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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Delighted you can read/listen to three of my poems: Problem Blood, Amphora, and Feel Real, in Wave 27 of @iamb.uk with thanks to @markantonyowen.com for curating the collection, including outstanding poets such as @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social and @johnadlam.bsky.social

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John Adlam FRSA 🌈🌍 @johnadlam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

...surfing the Wave...thank you so much @markantonyowen.com and @iamb.uk for including me in this wonderful publication. So much work I know went into the curation of the site for this, perhaps especially the sound engineering - don't even think of skipping the listening part of the feast! 🥰🙏❤️🙏❤️

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John Adlam FRSA 🌈🌍 @johnadlam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Omg yes I cannot wait to disappear into my sofa nest with this feast...though, drat it, might have to wait for the weekend to catch the wave in all its glory 🥰

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Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Congratulations Wave 27 of @iamb.uk

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Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you @iamb.uk @markantonyowen.com for including my work in iamb Wave 27

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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m delighted to be in the current wave of iamb👇, with 3 poems, text and recording: In the Time of the Ice Saints (with thanks to @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social), Metronome (with a deep bow to Beethoven), & Late Snow. My thanks to excellent editor @markantonyowen.com #poetrycommunity #poemsaloud

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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Congratulations to @benedictan.bsky.social @francesca-laura.bsky.social @johnadlam.bsky.social @simonmaddrell.bsky.social @em-words.bsky.social @niamhvh-l.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social and the other fine poets here #poetrycommunity

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Anna Jackson @flewoutof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I really love these quiet poems, full of shadows.

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Niamh Hollis-Locke @niamhvh-l.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Very pleased to have some new poems (well, two new and one known) out with @iamb.uk today! Looking forward to reading the other contributors' work when I've got a spare moment later in the week 📚🐎

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 15/09/2026

That time of year again. You close the curtains earlier each evening. You want something warm, nourishing. Wave twenty-seven of @iamb.uk has got you. Make a nest on the sofa, pull the blankets around you, and settle down with 45 poems read by their authors. iamb.uk/index/wave/27

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wave twenty-seven | autumn 2026 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard

Hear the poets of wave 27 of literary poetry journal iamb read their poems for autumn 2026 .

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Francesca L Rolle @francesca-laura.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you to @markantonyowen.com for choosing to include me alongside wonderful poets for the latest @iamb.uk wave of #poetry. I very much look forward to reading everyone's contributions. #PoetryCommunity

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Em Gray @em-words.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A joy to be part of the upcoming wave twenty-seven, and amongst so many lovely folk. With big thanks and awe-for-all-the-care-and-diligence to @markantonyowen.com

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Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I can’t wait! Congratulations everyone 🙌

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John Adlam FRSA 🌈🌍 @johnadlam.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

SO exciting to be swimming in such company ❤️

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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Delighted & grateful to @markantonyowen.com to be in this @iamb.uk wave with dear friends @benedictan.bsky.social @francesca-laura.bsky.social @johnadlam.bsky.social @simonmaddrell.bsky.social @em-words.bsky.social @niamhvh-l.bsky.social @tracierenee.bsky.social & other fine poets #poetrycommunity

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 01/09/2026

Meet the poets of wave twenty-seven: Anna Shelton, Benedicta Norell, Chloe Victoria Gorman, Elizabeth Cook, Em Gray, Francesca L Rolle, John Adlam, McLord Selasi Azelekor, Nathaniel Calhoun, Niamh Hollis-Locke, Paul Connolly, Rachel Hosein Nisbet, Rosie Barrett, Simon Maddrell and Tracie Renee.

Promotional poster for wave twenty-seven of online poetry journal iamb. As well as naming all 15 poets set to feature, it has their author photos in black and white. The publication date shown is September 15th 2026.

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Whisper it, but @iamb.uk is going through a rebrand – the first one for several years. You'll see changes happening on the site over the coming days. There's even a new, more sophisticated logo. You like?

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 12/07/2026

Calling those poets slated to appear in wave twenty-seven of @iamb.uk who've not yet sent in their submission. If you need a little more time – perhaps because of the #ukheatwave – let @markantonyowen.com know as soon as you can. ❤️

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 01/07/2026

Delighted to announce @iamb.uk's five nominees for @sundresspub.bsky.social's Best of the Net 2027. Congratulations to Barnaby Harsent, Victoria Spires, Laura Warner, HLR and Zain Rishi! 🥳

Showcase of five nominees for Best of the Net 2027, as chosen by online poetry journal iamb.

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 15/06/2026

Summer arrives with its usual swagger: everything loud and bright and hot. For something cooler, dive into the latest wave of @iamb.uk. You'll find 45 poems by 15 poets – written and read by their authors. Enough to see you through the driest season. iamb.uk/index/wave/26

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wave twenty-six | summer 2026 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard

Hear the poets of wave 26 of literary poetry journal iamb read their poems for summer 2026 .

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Congrats to the 15 poets of wave twenty-six: Alex Smith, Anna Maughan, Caroline Stancer, Clare Best, Deborah Gaudin, Elizabeth Osmond, Frances Klein, Francesca Leader, Jonathon Medeiros, Kate Vanhinsbergh, Lauren Parker, Rachel Burrows, Robin Ince, Victoria Moul and Zain Rishi.

Promotional poster for wave twenty-six of online poetry journal iamb. It shows black and white author photos of all 15 poets who feature, and announces the publication date as June 15th 2026.

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 15/03/2026

Despite the rain, the chill, winter's reluctance to cede his throne, spring arrives with daffodils, birdsong, the lengthening of days. Welcoming it are the 15 poets of wave twenty-five of @iamb.uk. Expect 45 poems, written and read – fresh as the incoming season. iamb.uk/index/wave/25

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wave twenty-five | spring 2026 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard

Hear the poets of wave 25 of literary poetry journal iamb read their poems for spring 2026 .

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Meet the 15 poets whose work you can read (and hear read) from March 15th 2026 as part of wave twenty-five of @iamb.uk. #poetry #newpoetry

Poster introducing the 15 poets whose work will appear in wave twenty-five of online poetry journal iamb.

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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A superb evening celebrating 6 years of @iamb.uk Beautifully co-hosted by the brilliant @louisepoetical.bsky.social and founding genius @markantonyowen.com Stunning poetry, a feast for the ears. Thank you! 😊 💚✨

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 01/02/2026

Six years ago, a new online poetry journal launched against an inauspicious backdrop of a pandemic and Britain's exit from the EU. @iamb.uk has since sailed many waves. Its 25th will appear this March. Last night, these 18 poets celebrated the journal's first six years. And it was bloody brilliant!

Poster announcing the sixth anniversary of online poetry journal iamb, and showing the faces of 18 poets who featured in its birthday celebration on Zoom on the evening of January 31st 2026.

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 31/01/2026

**TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!!** Join 21 past contributors to @iamb.uk as we celebrate the journal's sixth year online. Tickets are still available (just!) – and they're FREE!! Go to bit.ly/iamb_is_six to reserve your place, bring along cake and wine, and get set for a great evening of poetry. 🥳🎂

Promotional poster for the sixth birthday party online to celebrate poetry journal iamb. Starts at 7pm on Saturday January 31st 2026. Twenty-one poets will each read a poem from their page, plus one other. Special guest poet is Penelope Shuttle.

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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 19/01/2026

On the day nominations open for The Forward Prizes 2026, @iamb.uk is delighted to announce its three nominees in the Best Single Poem (Written) category. Best of luck to Rishika Williams, @jahshabby.bsky.social and @victoriaspires.bsky.social. 🥳

Announcement showing the three poets nominated for The Forward Prizes 2026 by online poetry journal iamb. The poets are: Rishika Williams for 'On the bald hill', Barnaby Harsent for 'Mandrake – hallucination', and Victoria Spires for 'Mother-Substitute'. These nominations are for the Best Single Poem (Written) category.

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