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troycap.bsky.social @troycap.bsky.social · 10h

Slave Ship — thanks to my friend in Dedham, Massachusetts, for purchasing this iconic English masterpiece by J.M.W. Turner (1840). Its dramatic seascape and intense light remain haunting and inspiring. See it here: buff.ly/jICg6u4 #Turner #ArtHistory

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very pleased to appear in Issue One of Pressed Flower Review with my poem ‘A Heron Waits' alongside excellent writers such as Özge Lena. Huge thanks to the excellent E.I.C: Ella Newman zwn944dtg7.wixsite.com/pressed-flow... #poetrypublication #poem #poetrymagazine #literarymagazine #litmag

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Delighted to be featured in Apricot Press @apricotpress.bsky.social Huge thank to the editor Lizzie Includes reading apricotpress.co.uk/2026/09/18/n... #apricotpress #apricotpresslit #poetry #literaryjournal #literarymagazine

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Honoured to beshortlisted for the Rough Diamond Prize and printed in this this excellent anthology Particularly delighted to be alongside talented poet friends Sarah Raybould Julie Weiss and Helen Laycock Huge thanks to the amazing Charlotte Cosgrove www.amazon.co.uk/Rough-Diamon...

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The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize 2026: An Anthology of Winning and Commended Poems

Buy The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize 2026: An Anthology of Winning and Commended Poems by Cosgrove, Miss Charlotte (ISBN: 9798170944415) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Delighted to have a poem in this wonderful anthology - includes many of those in the Morecambe Poetry festival - Dr John Cooper Clarke, Nick Helm, Henry Normal and Brian Bilston Huge thanks to Matt Panesh Festival runs Friday 18th - Sunday 20th September 2026 www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Lan...

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Huge thanks to all the great writers and poets - and the wonderful eight @postcommunitynews.bsky.social for publishing these every month

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This taster creative session by my lovely friend Roseanne McGlone looks great! Mind 14th September 10-12 A few spaces left if you want to join! rosanna-mcglone.sumupstore.com/product/crea...

Creative Writing Workshop on Monday 14th September 10am-12pm
I am excited to say that I will be running a taster creative writing workshop for beginners. All welcome! This will give a brief overview of my new course - starting late September- and answer the question: What makes a good beginning? There will be a mix of input, small group discussion and writing. It will include light refreshments. Cost £15. Maximum of 10 participants as this is in my family home in Uphill Lincoln, and minimum of 5.
I am a published author and have run workshops for The National Association of Writers in Education, The Society of Women Writers and Journalists, Lincoln University and numerous other organisations. Booking link here: https://rosanna-mcglone.sumupstore.com/product/creative-writing-taster-workshop Please feel free to ask questions and share with friends!
#creativewriting #writingcommunity #writing #Lincoln #lincolnshire #LincsConnect #writingeastmidlands #TransportedArt

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J.S. Watts @j-s-watts.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I like the idea of the book, but remembering Eagleton's lectures and noting the reviewer says the book is dense, I will have to sample it before I commit.

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Delighted to be third place in the Southport Writers’ Circle Poetry Competition 2026 Huge thanks to the judge Kemal Houghton and thanks so much to the organisers and everyone involved, including co-chairs Sean H and Phil Fenerty www.swconline.co.uk/category/com... #southportwriters

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Competition Results – Southport Writers' Circle

Poems will be available to read HERE shortly, pending some permissions.

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Delighted to have work in the wonderful Morecambe Poetry Festival Anthology 4 -- for the fourth year in a row - with Morecambe & Wise - The Breakfast Sketch (1976) Huge thanks to the wonderful editor Matt Panesh forms.gle/ZGjypj2VVRMn... #morecambepoetryfestival #morecambeanthology

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Delighted to be one of the featured voices for the launch of @carmellapoetry.bsky.social wonderful new book on the 1st September - The Amygdala Safari A fantastic children's book with an elegant poetic voice. #peterdevonald #featuredpoet #Carmelladeskeyser #AmygalaSafari

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Very pleased to say a new book is out today that includes one of my poems - Reflections of the Mind: Mental Health Poetry Huge thanks to the wonderful editor Charlotte Cosgrove of Rough Diamond www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... #mentalhealthpoetry

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I love this…. #BookSky

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

An oddity for monday - honourable mention in 'Dark Humour, Bitter Irony’ mini challenge www.darkpoets.club 🖤 #DarkPoetsClub ✍🏼:

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Published in eight @postcommunitynews.bsky.social newspapers throughout the north-west Huge thanks to all the writers and poets involved -- and also the editors Mel and Amanda #postnewspapers

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Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Submissions open in just one week, 21 August, for Issue 8 Fear. As before, we’re pairing the theme with our inherent focus: the gritty, the mundane, the uncomfortable, the human. Fear is universal, but the way we live with it is personal. So tell us, what do you fear?

Explore the fear of losing control of your own body
What is a fear you have grown out of?
The fear that happiness won’t last
Fear as control

The fear of the abused become the abuser
Existential fears; the fear of being stuck in the same cycle
Fear of the unknown
How fear arises from trauma

What childhood fears followed you into adulthood?
What is the first fear you remember?
Explore a fear passed down through generations
An everyday fear people have but don’t discuss

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Boop-boop! Fantastic opportunity for low-income writers in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Full details here: writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...

The 2025 Free Reads Scheme is now open until 7th October 2026.
The TLC Free Reads Scheme offers low-income writers the opportunity to get free professional feedback on their writing via The Literary Consultancy, the UK’s leading editorial consultancy.
About the free reads Scheme
The Free Reads Scheme is a service offered by The Literary Consultancy to low-income writers free-of-charge. The scheme asks writers to submit an extract of their work-in-progress for the chance to be matched with one of TLC’S 80+ professional editors who will read their work and provide a one-page report on their writing.

As a regional TLC Free Read partner, Writing East Midlands is delighted to deliver the scheme to writers in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. To be considered, all you need to do is submit your writing through our entry portal when it opens, and we’ll be in touch after closing to let you know if you’ve been successful.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Interesting comp - UK and Ireland-based academics currently enrolled in a research position (including PhD candidates, postdoctoral scholars and lecturers). A climate-themed poem (3–40 lines) and a supporting statement of up to 250 words on the research that inspired it. Deadline Sept 1 2026

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Introducing The Conversation Climate Poetry Award – for UK and Ireland-based academics

The Conversation invites academics across the UK and Ireland to write a poem inspired by climate change research.

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 23/07/2026

A new Broken Spine workshop is in development. The Poetry of Cultural Debris will explore how mixtapes, cinema tickets, obsolete technology, childhood toys, half-remembered sitcoms & other pop-cultural remnants can become poems of memory, identity & private mythology. More soon.

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A reminder of the latest beautiful edition 🤗 The Seventh Quarry Huge thanks to the excellent editor Peter Thabit Jones seventhquarrypress.com #seventhquarry

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A new issue of my poet-in-residence is available now, alongside great writing writing and art www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-74-wri... Excellent work from Michaela Hall (Resident Writer) and Gavin Freydanck. Huge thanks to the editors Dr Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers

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HAUS-A-REST — Issue 74 - writers corner

Creating responsibly begins with the materials we choose. Materials are never neutral. They carry histories of extraction, labour, place, memory and transformation. In contemporary art and creative pr...

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Pleased to feature in the Manchester and Stockport Posts with my lovely lily. Huge thanks to @postcommunitynews.bsky.social

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Delighted to have work at this excellent exhibition too - huge thanks to Dylan Miller and everyone involved in this fantastic show #poetrycommunity #stretfordpoetry #strefordthroughpoetry

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Huge thanks to #BermondseyAndBeyond 2026 Literary Festival Poetry Competition where my commended poem: Grief & the Grocery Store is now published in their festival anthology. Thank you to Big Local Works, the committee, the editors and Pat Kingwell bermondsey.london/event/litera... #poetryaward

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Published recently in the Candyman's Trumpet Huge thanks to the_candymans_trumpet and the great editor Jack Caradoc #candymanstrumpet #poetry #grief

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

If you buy one poetry book this year I would go for this: such quality Sunday Mornings at the River anthology For Those Who Despair - edited by the awesome Rebecca Rijsdijk Reads like a who's who of excellent contemporary poets - highly recommended www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9083389359 #poetry #poems

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

So pleased to have a poem out today in this wonderful collection - @underbellypress.bsky.social Issue 7: Deception & Dirty Realism underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/issue-s.... Huge thanks to the excellent editor Lucy Huddleston and all the wonderful writers and artists #underbellypress #poetry

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Delighted to have a poem in the gorgeously produced Fun Lovin Liminals, from the mesmerising liminal arts collective. Such verve and contemporary skill. Huge thanks to the great editor Tosca Lahiri, Laurie and everyone involved @funlovingliminals funlovinliminals.org/buy-fun-lovi...

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Buy Fun Lovin Liminals Latest Issue - The Fun Lovin Liminals

Buy Issue Latest Issue Tap the Green button for delivery to a UK address, Blue for Europe, the Black button for postage to USA. Local Pickup its the Red button or bring a crisp £5 to an event. Local P...

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I am thrilled to share A Thousand Shades of Green Sunday Poetry Series is now available: athousandshadesofgreen.com/sunday-poetry/ Includes the excellent Paul Connolly, @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social, Paul Brookes, @samanthaterrell.bsky.social @lawrencemoore.bsky.social Thanks to Susan Richardson

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Sunday Poetry - A Thousand Shades of Green

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A huge thank you to The Poetry Society for including my latest news in the new bulletin, it really means a lot to me And congratulations to all the other excellent writers doing so wonderfully well #poetrysociety #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Huge thank you to the wonderful @postcommunitynews.bsky.social for allowing space for poetry in their eight newpapers across the north west, so appreciate everything you do And thank you to all the wonderful poets and writers #postnewspapers #poetrycorner

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Delighted to have a poem - The Mind Palace - in the awesome Acumen 115, June 2026 - one of the very best journals, one of my dream magazines Huge thanks to great editor, Danielle Hope #acumenpoetry And great to see the talented Julie A Dexter here too acumen-poetry.co.uk/product/acum...

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Rosanna McGlone @rosannamcglone.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Really looking forward to tomorrow's workshop exploring redrafting. But I've read the book? You'll still get something from this. Am I good enough for a Masterclass? If you're not a beginner, you are. Dm for details. #Poetry #redrafting #poetrycommunity #poems #poets #editing

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Really looking forward for the release of Fae Fables - brought to us by the indomitable Draco Amethystus at #StormDragonPublishing My poems: Fairy at the Bottom of the Garden Fata Three Haiku dracoamethystus.com/fae-fables-a... #faefables

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The wonderful Sale Trail anthology is available to download free now - so much great writing. Huge thanks to Dylan Miller The trail ends on the 30th of June www.salefestival.org/poetry-trail #SaleTrail #salepoetry #SaleFestival

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Poetry Trail | Sale Festival

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

BBC news at 1pm. It would have amused him. Much loved, much missed xx

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SHINE Poetry @shinepoetry.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Issue 7 is now available here: www.tinyurl.com/shinepoetryI7 , including work by Kyla Houbolt, winner of SHINE's 2026 book prize! Grab a copy of Issue 7, and get primed for Houbolt's gorgeous new collection -- 'Mapless' -- coming out next month! 🎇 #poetry #shinepoetry #poetrylovers #booklovers

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Wonderful selection of great writing - including 3 new poems by myself as part of being poet-in-residence at @hausarest.bsky.social Huge thanks to the great editors Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers Excellent writers include @viewsfromthenorm, Garima &Julie Dexter www.haus-a-rest.com/issue72write...

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HAUS-A-REST — The Liminality of Time: Exploring Literary Thresholds

The Liminality of Time: Exploring Literary ThresholdsExplore original work from writers and interdisciplinary creators investigating the liminality of time. While clocks dictate a linear path, memory,...

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Delighted to have three poems in this important collection: 'Peaceweavers’ weaves together essays, interviews, quotations, poetry and artwork from contributors across the world. Edited by the excellent Rebecca Lowe - huge thanks www.culturematters.org.uk/cm-publicati... #peaceweaver #poetry

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Not many people signed up for my summer workshops so far - would love to get a few more so we have a lively group for each session. As an incentive, if you sign up for both workshops in the next few days, you can bring along a friend. Details in my newsletter 👇 Other offers too!

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The wonderful Issue 2 of Outposts is available now - and I am delighted to be a part of it. Huge thanks to Clare for this awesome anthology. First published in 1944, Outposts closed in 1995… until now. It’s been revived, relaunched and raring to go! outpostspoetry.com/subscriptions/ #outposts

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The latest Poetry Corner is out now - huge thanks to the editors Amanda and Mel at the Post Community News GM for achieving so much --- and the wonderful poets Poetry Corner is published in all the Posts www.postnewspapers.org/our-papers/?... #postnewspapers #poetry

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A new poem of mine published in the Spectator this week Huge thanks to the excellent poetry editor Hugo Williams and the great Arts Editor Clare Asquith - the best arts pages in any publication, spectator.com/poem/there-i...

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There is Within Us Eternal Spring

Who are we to wish the clocks reverse and we are back to spring? Who would deny the falling leaves, the receding hairline of autumn? Who would wish away the change in air, hope to transformation? The ...

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Delighted to have my poem Embrace Vibrant Summer on display! It can be found at Diddibox, located on Ashfield Road, and on display between the 1st and 30th June! Huge thanks to Dylan Miller So many great events in the wonderful Sale Festival #Salefestival #poetrytrail

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