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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We're back on the 29th with FR Kesby and Megan Pattie as headliners. Come and see us! At the Chemic Tavern in Leeds. leedsinspired.co.uk/events/chemi...

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Chemistry 25: F R Kesby, Megan Pattie and Mn for Manganese | Leeds Inspired

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OK Comics @okcomics.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

With everything going on in the UK (and the world) today... Events like this are needed more than ever. You should join @myfanwytristram.bsky.social and @rickardsisters.com at the @leedslitfest.bsky.social PLACARDS & PANELS event. Get your ticket here: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/placa...

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The Leeds Lit Fest programme is live! I'm really pleased with what we've put together here. Over 50 events across 9 days, with a brilliant mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, theatre and more. Check it out and get booking!

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Leeds Lit Fest @leedslitfest.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Join us from 6–14 June for a city-wide celebration of words & imagination. Our biggest collaboration yet as we bring together more than 50 events across 16 venues. Lots of the city’s best writers joined together with friends from afar. LLF 2026 PROGRAMME 👇👇👇 www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I'm doing a gig in Ashington on Saturday 28 March, alongside Ian Parks and contributors to the Crooked Spire Press Coal Mining Anthology. Thanks to @gregfreemanpoet.bsky.social for this piece about it in the Northumberland Gazette. www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/whats-on/art...

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Poet returns to Ashington roots at Woodhorn mining museum reading

An Ashington-born poet will be looking back at his Northumberland roots when he co-leads a reading at Woodhorn mining museum.

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We'll be back at the Chemic Tavern in Leeds for more Chemistry on Friday 27 March! Your headliners will be Maria Ferguson (@mlferg.bsky.social) and Nabeela Ahmed, and the theme to think about is Cr for Chromium. What does that inspire for you? leedsinspired.co.uk/events/chemi...

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Chemistry 24: Maria Ferguson, Nabeela Ahmed and Cr for Chromium | Leeds Inspired

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Just a few of the comments from participants at the recent series of creative writing workshops I delivered at the Bowery in Headingley. Let me know if you want me to run a workshop or something similar for you!

A screenshot of three quoted pieces of text that read:

"It was great how you made us think and tap into our creativity. Really helpful prompts and handouts."
"Really appreciated your approach to class and all of the different things you got us to do and think about. Thanks!"
"Very enjoyable course that was varied and well thought through."

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

One possible up-side of this Trump Greenland madness is that Vladimir Putin might actually die laughing.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Outstanding work by the World Snooker graphics team. #snooker #worldsnooker #wst

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Andy Jackson @azjackson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

This week’s #DoubleDactyl is from Joe Williams, who offers a more entertaining version of Tudor history than Hilary Mantel ever could.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Chemistry is back on Friday 30 January. Don't miss it!

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

We're inviting event proposals for Leeds Lit Fest 2026. If you'd like to be involved as a performer, speaker, host, etc, please see the linked form and guidance and let us know about it! Deadline 1 February.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Leeds Lit Fest 2026 takes place 6-14 June. Get it in your diary!

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We're back at the Chemic in Leeds for another Chemistry on Friday 28 November. Headliners Kristina Diprose and Matt Nicholson. Has anyone been working on a Titanium or Ti poem? www.facebook.com/events/10370...

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Chemistry 22: Matt Nicholson, Kristina Diprose, and Ti for Titanium

Event by Chemistry Poetry on Friday, November 28 2025

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I see President Xi Jinping has spent his day in the company of massive weapons.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Thanks everyone who came along on Tuesday. Brilliant sets from @wendypratt.bsky.social and Liz McPherson, and a great open mic too. Thanks for having us, Chapel Allerton Arts Festival!

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My new email newsletter is going out later this afternoon. When socials seem to be more full of ads and junk than ever, it's the most reliable way of finding out what I've got going on with writing and events stuff. Sign up on my website if you want to join the list.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I'm hosting a poetry event as part of Chapel Allerton Arts Festival next month. Tuesday 26 August at Brew+Bao on Stainbeck Lane. Headliner will be the wonderful @wendypratt.bsky.social, supported by Liz McPherson, plus an open mic. Come! chapelallerton.org.uk/poetry/

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Poetry – Chapel Allerton Arts Festival

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Thanks to everyone for coming along last night! We're back on Friday 26 September, with headliners @jamiethrasivoulou.bsky.social and Elisabeth Sennitt Clough. The optional theme is Sc for Scandium. See you then!

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

10 days to go!

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Save the date! I'll be hosting a poetry night at Chapel Allerton Arts Festival, with two guest poets and an open mic. Tuesday 26 August at Brew + Bao on Stainbeck Lane. More details to follow nearer the time, but get it in your diaries now!

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Andy Jackson @azjackson.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I seem to have got a week or two behind with plugging #DoubleDactyl of the Week. So here is a double header from Joe Williams and Sian Lang. Double dactyls – erudite and stretched real tight…

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I'm headlining at Grand Plans in Linthwaite today, alongside Neil Clarkson and an open mic. 6pm start at the Sair Inn. Come! www.facebook.com/events/the-s...

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Grand Plans with Neil Clarkson and Joe Williams

Event in Huddersfield, United Kingdom by Sarah L Dixon on Sunday, June 8 2025

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I'm pleased to have my poem 'In 1984' included in the second part of the Fig Tree's Coal Mining Anthology. Have a read here. There are plans for a print version to come out at some point too. figtreepoetry.substack.com/p/the-fig-tr...

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The Fig Tree - Coal Mining Issue 2

An anthology of Coal Mining Poems in two parts

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thanks everyone for joining us last night for another great event, and thanks especially to Luke and Helen for their brilliant headline sets. We're back on Friday 25 July with headliners Gill & Mark Connors (as a double act) and Rosie Garland. The optional theme is Ca for Calcium. See you then!

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Tonight! See you later at the Chemic Tavern in Leeds.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I don't know of anyone else who agrees - except for possibly @sarahhehir.bsky.social, who mentioned it in a review in Confluence magazine - but this is my favourite poem in 'The Taking Part'. Today, I am feeling it.

A screenshot of a poem that reads: "The Worst Match I Ever Saw
Notts County v Rochdale, Meadow Lane, '96. Fog draped like a theatre curtain
over the halfway line.
Behind our goal with pie and peas we watch the action fade away, hoofed into the unknown, dribbled into the mist.
Joe Williams
joewilliams.co.uk"

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Helen Ivory 🪠🐈‍⬛ @helenivory.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Looking forward to this!

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Clerichew #4 Pope Leo seems OK to me, though I would have given the job to Pope Bob. (Subject to change if it turns out he's actually got really horrible opinions or history.) #clerihew #pope #isthepopeacatholic

An image of the new pope Leo XIV in robes, greeting an audience with his hands raised in the air.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Should have insisted on Pope Bob.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Clerihew #95 Desislava Bozhilova successfully achieved what she strove for. She was the first female referee to do the finals of snooker's big three. #clerihew #snooker #wst #worldsnooker

A photograph of snooker referee Desislava Bozhilova overseeing a match at the Crucible Theatre.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I was delighted and honoured when @timfellows.bsky.social asked me to be the featured poet in Issue 8 of his poetry zine The Fig Tree. It was published this week, and you can read it here. Nice to see a few of my poetry friends included too! figtreepoetry.substack.com/p/the-fig-tr...

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The Fig Tree - Issue 8

with Featured Poet Joe WIlliams

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Tim Fellows @timfellows.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The Fig Tree Issue 8 is out! In all the excitement of launches and Coal Mining Specials, the original Fig Tree is back with Featured Poet Joe Williams. With thanks to Paul Brough as usual for the stunning artwork. figtreepoetry.substack.com/p/the-fig-tr...

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The Fig Tree - Issue 8

with Featured Poet Joe WIlliams

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

It is 10 years and 1 day since the first time I got up and did poems in front of an audience. I honestly didn't know if I would ever do it again. I did, it turns out.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Clerichew 3 Justin Welby was archbishop for a spell. He got himself in a bind and resigned.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Clerichew 2 Pope Joan, about whom little is known, may have been the inspiration for papal testicular examination.

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Clerichew Pope Francis was a man. This is an important qualification for pontification.

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Dates, headliners and themes for the rest of 2025: 30/5: Helen Ivory + Luke Samuel Yates (K for Potassium) 25/7: Rosie Garland + Gill & Mark Connors (Ca for Calcium) 26/9: Jamie Thrasivoulou + Elisabeth Sennitt Clough (Sc for Scandium) 28/11: Matt Nicholson + Kristina Diprose (Ti for Titanium)

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

My poem 'A Town of Shadows' is one of the Ink Sweat & Tears nominations for the Forward Prize Best Single Poem. I don't think I'll win, but it's a great honour to be thrown into the mix. Thanks IS&T and @helenivory.bsky.social. Well done Natasha and Elly too. inksweatandtears.co.uk/our-2025-for...

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Our 2025 Forward Prize Submissions! | Ink Sweat and Tears

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Joe Williams @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

New Kindle version of the 'Poems for the NHS' anthology I was in a few years ago. Free with Prime and very cheap without, but the editor asks that you make a donation to NHS Charities Together if you download it. (Sorry for Am***n link - I believe it's the only way to get it.)

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Poems for the NHS eBook : Barnard, Matt: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Chemistry Poetry @chemistrypoetry.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Thanks to everyone who came along on Friday. We'll back on Friday 30 May, with @helenivory.bsky.social and Luke Samuel Yates as headliners, and the optional chemical theme of K for Potassium. See you then!

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