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Julia Webb @julwe1.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Only 8 days left to enter the Cafe Writers competition - Jessica Mookherjee is the judge and she reads all entries - no sifters. www.cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-...

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Poetry Competition | Cafe Writers

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Vron McIntyre @vronchariot.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I'm the featured poet at Nottingham's DIY Poets Quarterly Showcase, a hybrid event with open mic. Tickets free / pay-what-you can (suggested £3-£5) Thursday 20th November at 7pm GMT. All welcome, would be great to see you there, and please feel free to share. city-arts.org.uk/event/23070/...

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Poetry: DIY Poets – November Showcase | 7:00pm, 20th November 2025 | City Arts (Nottingham)

City Arts are pleased to host DIY Poets, who bring their eclectic style to an online/offline hybrid event from our building in Hockley, Nottingham. Poetry

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Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 16/11/2025

The October Pick of the Month vote is now live. Will you choose @rushikawick.bsky.social, @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social, David A. Lee, @sarahleavesley.bsky.social, @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social or @tadhgcarey.bsky.social? More at inksweatandtears.co.uk/october-2025... #InkSweatandTears #PickoftheMonth

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Rushika Wick
Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad
David A. Lee
Sarah James/Leavesley
Pratibha Castle
Tadhg Carey

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Huge thanks to all readers who nudged my poem CONSCIENCE onto this list. Please consider voting it as October Pick of the Month.

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Live Canon @livecanon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We have had many super generous donations so far & we’re a quarter of the way there! If you haven’t yet donated to our magnificent initiative to take poetry to uk state schools, please do click and donate now… Any donation big or small will be greatly appreciated! fundrazr.com/22Wg69?ref=s...

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Poetry Books for Secondary School Libraries

Many secondary school libraries have a very limited selection of poetry books. We try to donate over 1000 books a year to secondary school libraries - with your help!

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Hugely grateful to Deb Alma @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social for awarding my poem FLAMES third prize in The Canon’s Mouth Sonnet or Not Competition 2024. Congratulations to Jonathan Edwards and @emmapurshouse.bsky.social first and second prize winners and all Commended poets @hedgehogpress.co.uk

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Caitlin @caitlinkendall83.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Two years today since my first book was published 😍 I'm so grateful to my publisher @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social and to everyone who has bought a copy and supported my writing. I love you all 💙

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A poem to celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Padraig who Drove the Snakes out of Ireland from my award-winning debut pamphlet A Triptych of Birds & A Few Loose Feathers @hedgehogpress.co.uk www.thelakepoetry.co.uk/poetry/ Thanks to John Murphy for including in March issue

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The Lake - contemporary poetry webzine - POETRY

Publishes all forms of contemporary poetry and book reviews.

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Martina Dalton @martinadalton.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Thrilled to have a poem highly commended in the cuirtfestival.bsky.social New Writing Prize 2025 🖋️ Huge congratulations to @finolacahill.bsky.social and to all the winners! 💫✨ Enormous gratitude to Victoria Kennefick for her kind words about my poem 🙏 www.cuirt.ie/new-writing-...

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Brings readers and writers together in Galway to tell stories, share new perspectives and celebrate writing in all forms. 8th - 13th April 2025

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A little late, but a poem inspired by mother from my debut pamphlet A Triptych of Birds & A Few Loose Feathers @hedgehogpress.co.uk to celebrate International Women’s Day. #poetry #lovepoetry #poetrycommunity

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Roger Hare @hareontherun.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Have been out & about so unable to participate in this Friday's #poemsabout prompt from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social which is #dawn I can't help having a go though, so here is mine, & I'll catch up with others in the coming days!

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Dawn is fine, don't get me wrong -
it's just that now, so far out from it,
it seems a little passe, a fashion
that has had its day. At the time
I was honoured to see its rising
glow inflate the clouds, a blackbird provide a fitting soundtrack. But,
at this remove, I consider it just something else to wait for.

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 24/02/2025

Heart-wrenching. This captures childhood alienation with such precision—the sting of difference, the weight of unspoken grief. Every detail, from the Peter Rabbit cup to the sherbet lemons, layers sweetness and sorrow with aching brilliance. Utterly mesmerising. #KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #WordsUnsaid

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 22/02/2025

Finally—after months, nay years—we are putting the finishing touches on the back end of the website. Soon, we’ll be rolling out a complete directory of every creator who has ever appeared in our online features or print publications. The #Author&ArtistDirectory is imminent. Watch this space.

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Helen Ivory 🪠🐈‍⬛ @helenivory.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Looking forward to reading some Witch poems in Oxford tomorrow! *cackle* @livecanon.bsky.social

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𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕆𝕨𝕖𝕟 @markantonyowen.com · 15/02/2025

The ticket office is now open, folks. Come join me, @jenferoze.bsky.social and three specially invited guest readers on May 14th from 8:15pm (BST). Help us celebrate the launch of my new 'book' 'Scenes from Subruria' – out with @hedgehogpress.co.uk from April 12th 2025. bit.ly/Subruria_Book_Launch

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Scenes from Subruria: An evening of poetry with Mark Antony Owen + guests

An evening of poetry readings from Mark Antony Owen’s ‘Scenes from Subruria’ (The Hedgehog Poetry Press, April 2025) + special guests.

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Rosanna McGlone @rosannamcglone.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Morning followers and fellow writers, enough about me. I'd love to hear about your WIP. What are you writing today? ✍️ ✍️ ✍️ How's it going? Please share below & retweet 🙏 @petitecreature1.bsky.social @pdevonald.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @martinadalton.bsky.social @julianday.bsky.social

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy Valentine's Day @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Click on picture for full text. From Miniskirts in The Waste Land @hedgehogpress.co.uk PBS winter selection 2023 Copies available, message me ❤️

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Beth Brooke @bethbpoet.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Do come if you’re local

Poster advertisement for poetry workshops at Dorset Museum

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Thrilled to be taking two incredible spoken word artists to wonderful @wychwoodfestival.bsky.social this year, as part of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social lineup. #JoeCook and #Shak. wychwoodfestival.com?gad_source=1...

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annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#slammers - if you would like to take part in the spoken word battle of the year - the 2025 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social SLAM ( May 17 ) please email slam@cheltenhampoetryfestival.uk We have limited places but will consider every application. @zoebrooks.bsky.social @bethbpoet.bsky.social

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Emma Purshouse @emmapurshouse.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Gigging in Morecambe tomorrow and Hexham on Saturday. Lovely.

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Delighted to be shortlisted in @livecanary.bsky.social International Poetry Comp, anthologised with such a fabulous array of poets. @hedgehogpress.co.uk

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Do join us for this fabulous @livecanon.bsky tonight. My poem is one of those shortlisted 🙂

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Just learnt I’ve had a poem shortlisted in the Live Canon International Poetry Competition 🙂

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Ness Owen @nessowen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

#poetry competition open to all #Erasurepoetry #ecopoetry Judged by @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social Supporting the campaign to Save Penrhos Nature Reserve. Please share.🙏

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Grateful to @shadesofgreen.bsky.social @hedgehogpress.co.uk for choosing my poems to read in her beautiful, mellifluous voice.

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Hedgehog Poetry Press @hedgehogpress.co.uk · 22/01/2025

I have to say that one of the finest people, and poets I know, is the brilliant @pmosbornewriter and her latest collection is awesome/raising funds for Cancer Research, so... Get a Signed 1/1 copy direct... “Nature’s Bookends” – Patricia M Osborne

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“Nature’s Bookends” – Patricia M Osborne (Print Edition)

“Nature’s Bookends” – Patricia M Osborne (Print Edition) Official Release Date: 13th December 2024 Order Signed Copies Direct From Patricia M Osborne HERE

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Dawn Gorman @dawnpoet.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Some of our golden poets on the Golden Gudgeon stage during Poetry@Roots in Bradford on Avon today - special guest @katenoakes.bsky.social, @chrismacpoet.bsky.social launching her new @hedgehogpress.co.uk book & @deborahharvey.bsky.social - thank you to them & all our other poets, you were amazing!

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 18/01/2025

The best thing about this, for us anyway, is that I can see what the #BrokenSpineFamily is in in just the one place. The posts being collated here, by writers that I have admired and published over the last five years, is a beautiful thing! go.bsky.app/Aw9cpV2

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And Other Poems @andotherpoems.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

Hi poetry folks, We’re new on here! Do give this a like and share so we can reach as many of you poetry lovers as possible. Much love 🤠

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𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕆𝕨𝕖𝕟 @markantonyowen.com · 08/01/2025

I read and love lots of contemporary poetry. But few poems engage me the way Victoria Spires' contribution to @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social's #toptweettuesday has this week. Not since @jobratten.bsky.social's 'Sunset Over Watford' (in wave four of @iambapoet.com) has an urban poem hit me this hard.

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 16/01/2025

🌍 Poetry. Community. Untamed. Join the Wave 2 launch of The Whiskey Tree: Untamed Nature! Hear featured poets + sign up for the open mic. A night of raw, evocative art awaits. 📅 3rd Feb | 20:00 GMT 🎟️ Secure your ticket: shorturl.at/CIf9K

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Launch Event: The Whiskey Tree – Untamed Nature (Wave 2)

Join us on 03/02/25 at 20:00 on Zoom for the launch of The Whiskey Tree: Untamed Nature (Wave 2), with live readings & open mic!

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

We are delighted to announce that Imtiaz Dharker, recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, will step in to join Pádraig Ó Tuama for this extraordinary event. Imtiaz’s latest collection, Shadow Reader (Bloodaxe, 2024), has been celebrated for its stunning exploration of humanity & resilience.

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A Thousand Shades of Green @shadesofgreen.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Terrific Submission Opportunities!

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

A fabulous evening at Needle Writers. Powerful poems from Clare Best, wry tales from Jeremy Page and a wonderful attentive audience. Huge thanks to Janet Sutherland, Charlotte Gang and James for inviting me to read. @hedgehogpress.co.uk

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Pratibha Castle Poetry @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

What a stunningly beautiful poem, Cáit. Well done. ❤️

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Fantastic article on book titles -- some tips, ideas and suprising revelations about titles that almost were. Very impressive writing by the always excellent @rosannamcglone.bsky.social

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