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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New post! 📰 The Garden – A new poem by Niall Campbell Read here:https://buff.ly/eF5uEit #AmReading #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

Nighttime scene with a bright full moon over silhouetted rooftops and a single warm-lit window; overlaid text invites readers to "The Garden — A new poem by Niall Campbell" from North Sea Poets with the Substack link.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 Off the Cuff – John Glenday on Spontaneity and Revision Read and subscribe here: buff.ly/0cz7IRn #AmReading #PoetrySky

"Spontaneity' is something I need to repeatedly tinker with or it just doesn't work." — North Sea Poets, Off the Cuff

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

– Ann Stevenson, 'Ragwort', from Poems on the Underground #NorthSeaPoets #CommonplaceBook #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Learn more about the next #NorthSeaPoets course 🌊 Low ticket alert! Down to the last few tickets for Wednesdays evenings. More spots available for Saturdays mornings. Read all about the course and book your place at buff.ly/P8iGqB5 #PoetryWorkshop #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New post! 📰 Off the Cuff – John Glenday on Spontaneity and Revision Read here: buff.ly/0cz7IRn #AmReading #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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Typographic quote asserting that revision isn't a moving away from spontaneity and immediacy but a journey toward them, attributed to North Sea Poets' "Off the Cuff."

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 The Northern Telegraph – Lesley Harrison on John Rae, transmission and resonance Read and subscribe: buff.ly/97smCXC #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New post! 📰 The Northern Telegraph – Lesley Harrison on John Rae, transmission and resonance Read here: buff.ly/97smCXC #AmReading #PoetrySky #NorthSeaPoets

Cover for a North Sea Poets Substack essay titled "The Northern Telegraph" by Lesley Harrison, showing a herd of ponies on a snow-covered plain beneath a soft pastel sunset sky.

Quotation about resonant sounds linking space and our psyche — notes, audible or sensed as vibration, draw cultural or personal meaning — attributed to North Sea Poets and The Northern Telegraph.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

– WS Graham, Poetry Scotland, No. 3 July 1946; reprinted in NFM, pp. 379-83 #NorthSeaPoets #CommonplaceBook #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tickets are still available for the next #NorthSeaPoets course 🌊 'Writing With...' is back this autumn with a brand new series. Join us on either Wednesdays or Saturdays, starting October 2026. Book your place at buff.ly/EPPXZUp #PoetrySky #PoetryWorkshop

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 On the Importance of Doing a Bad Job – Don Paterson on Orfeo, libretti and foot to mouth resuscitation Read here: buff.ly/EX6PsfW #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

– Yang Lianke, The Art of Fiction No. 269. Paris Review, Summer 2026 #NorthSeaPoets #CommonplaceBook #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The next #NorthSeaPoets course is live 🌊 'Writing With...' is back this autumn with a brand new series. Join us on either Wednesdays or Saturdays, starting October 2026. Learn more at buff.ly/EPPXZUp #PoetrySky #PoetryWorkshop

Promotional poster for a seven-class "Writing With..." course by North Sea Poets covering trees, mythology, silence, horses, brevity, the moon and winter; weekly 90–120 minute workshops with tutor Q&A, suitable for emerging and experienced writers — book at northseapoets.com/courses

North Sea Poets course "Writing with..." — Wednesdays 7:30–9:30pm GMT or Saturdays 11am–1pm GMT starting 28 Oct; full course £250; book at northseapoets.com/courses, text overlaid on a coastal dunes and sea background.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New post! 📰 On the Importance of Doing a Bad Job – Don Paterson on Orfeo, libretti and foot to mouth resuscitation Read here: buff.ly/EX6PsfW #AmReading #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

Two attentive dark-coated dogs snuggling on a couch, one holding a yellow tennis ball; overlaid headline reads "On the Importance of Doing a Bad Job" with a subtitle crediting Don Paterson for North Sea Poets.

Quote from North Sea Poets about how some situations require something other than your "best," and that giving your best can sometimes be the worst contribution — from "On the Importance of Doing a Bad Job."

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 The Private Worlds of Women – Lisa Brockwell on the immodesty of Paula Rego Read the post: buff.ly/7MGhBvN #AmReading #PoetrySky

Essay cover titled "The Private Worlds of Women" showing a Paula Rego–style scene of couples and a child dancing hand-in-hand by moonlit cliffs, evoking intimate yet unsettling domestic life; caption reads "Lisa Brockwell on the immodesty of Paula Rego."

“Whenever I look at a Rego, I see an artist whose project was to put women’s subjectivity at the centre of an exploration of power, status, history and the family.” — North Sea Poets, The Private Worlds of Women

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Stay tuned for news about our Autumn 'Writing With...' course 🍂 Subscribers hear about new courses and events first. Sign up at buff.ly/MfcCUBJ Do you have an idea for a course or event? Send us a message 💬 #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Poetry in a Time of Crisis – with Karen Solie & Kathleen Jamie 🗓️ Saturday 26th September ⏰ 10am-12pm BST 🎟️ £35/25 Book your spot at buff.ly/wi6WQzB #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

Promotional poster for an online workshop "Poetry in a Time of Crisis" with Karen Solie & Kathleen Jamie, Sat 26 Sept 10am–12pm BST, exploring contemporary environmental poetry and the climate crisis; more info at northseapoets.com

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Tickets are still available for the Sunday Morning Reading Circle! Get all the details at buff.ly/EiHCxgA #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

Sunday Morning Reading Circle with Don Paterson — online Sunday-morning poetry workshop starting 20 September exploring poem meaning, craft and tradition; reading materials provided; hosted by North Sea Poets (northseapoets.com).

Sunday Morning Reading Circle with Don Paterson — online sessions 20 & 27 Sept and 4 Oct, 11am–1pm BST; £115/£85 concession; only 25 spots; background shows a sunlit woodland path and a small dog; more at northseapoets.com/online-events

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

From the #NorthSeaPoets archive 🌊 What We're Reading This Summer – The books waiting to be read Read the post: buff.ly/1ncIjcM #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New event on northseapoets.com 🌊 Poetry in a Time of Crisis – with Karen Solie & Kathleen Jamie 🗓️ Saturday 26th September ⏰ 10am-12pm BST 🎟️ £35/25 Book your spot: buff.ly/VWeYpb3 #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

Promotional flyer for a workshop titled "Poetry in a Time of Crisis" with Karen Solie and Kathleen Jamie about environmental poetry and the climate crisis, featuring a torn-edged sunset beach photo and the website northseapoets.com.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Applications for Studio 5 with John Glenday are open until 11:59pm on Friday, 28th August 🌊 Get all the details & apply at buff.ly/YnGliMs #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

Promotional poster for North Sea Poetry Studios' six‑week Studio 5 course with John Glenday, held Saturdays 24 Oct–28 Nov, fee £360; applicants should submit three sample poems — details at northseapoets.com/studios.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Sunday Morning Reading Circle is back! 🌊 Join Don Paterson starting 20th September to explore great poems in a workshop for writers and readers alike. Your ticket gives you access to all three workshop! Book your place buff.ly/J8ONMeY #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New post 📰 We'll all go together – Kathleen Jamie on recent wildfires Read here: buff.ly/qpzwZQu #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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A quotation asking whether poetry can act as witness, maintain lyric cohesion, and offer resistance or redress in disintegrating times, attributed to North Sea Poets with the line "We'll all go together" and northseapoets.substack.com.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

From the #NorthSeaPoets archive 🌊 Bees: an Equilibrium – Lesley Harrison on bees, poetry and the ecology of language Read the post: buff.ly/lO3KDzF #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

From the #NorthSeaPoets archive 🌊 On Not Writing – Kathleen Jamie considers the fallow times Read the post here: buff.ly/FEqkIO3 #AmReading #PoetrySky

Title "On Not Writing" with subtitle "Kathleen Jamie considers the fallow times" over an open notebook holding a red fountain pen and a looped ribbon bookmark, evoking a writer's pause before a blank page.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Summer break 🏝️ We'll be on holiday mode from now until the end of August (but watch out for the odd new post 👀 ). New classes, studios and reading circles will be scheduled soon! #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 Shakespeare, the Sonnet and the uses of Scholarship – Don Paterson is over it Last minute tickets for tomorrow's webinar are still available! buff.ly/klEtEph Subscribe for more new writing at northseapoets.substack.com #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This Saturday! 🌊 Ten Key Shakespeare Sonnets – with Don Paterson. In this webinar, Don will explore ten key sonnets which give us insight into Shakespeare's astonishingly modern poetic mind – and what it can tell us about the poetry of our own age. buff.ly/swRZObo #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

New post 📰 Shakespeare, The Sonnet and the Uses of Scholarship – Don Paterson is over it You can still book for Don's webinar on Saturday! Book your spot at buff.ly/gbYzEjH and read the post here: buff.ly/eMfRP5W #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 'weirden': the magic and mystery of erasure poetry - Lesley Harrison on the strange world of Read the post and subscribe at northseapoets.substack.com #AmReading #PoetrySky

Promotional cover for an article titled "WEIRDEN: The Magic and Mystery of Erasure Poetry" shown in large pale-green text over a background of dense white flowering shrubs, with northseapoets.substack.com in small text at the lower corner.

It is this stirring of the subconscious that, I think, that erasure poems evoke." —North Sea Poets, promoting their Substack piece "‘weirden’: the magic and mystery of erasure poetry.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

New post 📰 'Weirden': The Magic and Mystery of Erasure Poetry - Lesley Harrison on the strange world of Read here: buff.ly/XppXluD #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Coming up on northseapoets.com 🌊 Ten Key Shakespeare Sonnets – with Don Paterson on Saturday, 25th July, 11am-1pm BST. Get all the details and book tickets at buff.ly/PMZus7M #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 What We're Reading This Summer – The books waiting to be read Read the post and subscribe at northseapoets.substack.com #AmReading #Poet #PoetryLovers #PoetryIsNotDead #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySociety #WritingCommunity

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New post 📰 'June' – An extract from Cairn by Kathleen Jamie Read here: buff.ly/Q9E5GDx #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Last chance to get your application in for Studio 4 with Kathleen Jamie and Lesley Harrison 🌊 🗓️ Applications close 8th July Get all the details & apply at buff.ly/6gIVMqs #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Catch up on new writing from the #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 POETS ARE LIARS – Don Paterson on poetry, philosophy and lies Read the post and subscribe at northseapoets.substack.com #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New post 📰 What We're Reading This Summer – The books waiting to be read Read the post: buff.ly/RHx7VdJ #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This Wednesday! AI and Poetry: Don Paterson and Joey Connolly in Conversation There's still time to apply for Studio 4 with Kathleen Jamie and Lesley Harrison. Get all the details: northseapoets.com #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Catch up on June's new writing from #NorthSeaPoets 🌊 With posts from Lisa Brockwell, guest writer Nicola Healey, and Don Paterson Read the posts and subscribe at northseapoets.substack.com #AmReading #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New post! 📰 POETS ARE LIARS – Don Paterson on poetry, philosophy and lies Read in full: buff.ly/yeihBXt #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

North Sea Poetry Studios are back! Applications are now open for Studio 4 with Kathleen Jamie and Lesley Harrison 🌊 Get all the details & apply at northseapoets.com/studios #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New webinar! Ten Key Shakespeare Sonnets – with Don Paterson 🌊 🗓️ Saturday 25th July ⏰ 11am-1pm BST 🎟️ £35/£25 Book your spot: buff.ly/LOGTTjs #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky #Shakespeare

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Catch up on new writing from #NorthSeaPoets guest writer Nicola Healey 🌊 Thriving on ‘the humdrum’: Michael Laskey – Nicola Healey on Michael Laskey’s Collected Poems Read the post and subscribe: buff.ly/ZoK9iHJ #AmReading #PoetrySky

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