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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#throwback to my poem 'jetsam', published in The Oxford Review of Books 🌊

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ICYMI! My poem ‘Nesting’ from the latest issue of the incomparable @magmapoetry.bsky.social 🪺

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So pleased to share my poem ‘Rhea’, selected by Malika Booker for the Artemisia Arts Competition anthology 💙 CW: Child loss, domestic violence

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Ella B. Winters @ella-b-winters.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Such a honour to have my poem shortlisted in the Artemesia Arts poetry competition this year, selected by Malika Booker. Keeping great company alongside @victoriaspires.bsky.social @poetbex.bsky.social @scottelder.bsky.social er al.

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I was delighted to receive my copy of the Artemesia Arts competition anthology and to have had two poems shortlisted this year, alongside @ella-b-winters.bsky.social , @poetbex.bsky.social and others ☺️ Here's one if the two, In the Hide

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Beyond honoured to have a poem in Issue 95 of the incomparable @magmapoetry.bsky.social! 🪺

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Way the Water Held Me by @catherineredford.bsky.social one of the most beautiful and moving collections I have read this year. Examining “the homesickness of grief”, each poem is a poignant love letter which I felt a reverence in reading ❤️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Absolutely loved How to Shape Our Mouths by Claire Walker! Some fabulous ekphrastic poetry and I’m always a sucker for an egg motif 🥚 Available now from @blackcatpress.bsky.social!

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you’re still looking for books for this year’s #sealeychallenge, I have author copies of Walrussey (@blackcatpress.bsky.social) and Circulaire ( @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social) available - just drop me a DM! Walrussey is for the ecopoets 🌊 🦭 Circulaire is for the romantics 💛 ☕️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Yorkshire Day, everyone!! 🐑 Huge congratulations to @pdevonald.bsky.social and @meanerharker.bsky.social, I picked your names out of a hat in York this morning 🥳 If you missed out, you can still grab a signed copy of Circulaire from me for £7 - I’ll cover p&p, just drop me a DM 💛

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

GIVEAWAY ALERT!! 🚨 I’m giving away TWO free copies of my pamphlet, Circulaire, to celebrate Yorkshire Day on August 1st! 🐑 If Yorkshire puddings, family, folklore, and northern womanhood are your jam, just drop a comment below to be added to the draw 💛

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This (rather relentless) weather reminded me of a poem from my second pamphlet, Circulaire ☀️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

For @tomsnarsky.bsky.social’s #smallpoemsunday, ‘Bucca’ from Walrussey, my debut pamphlet of oceanic ecopoetry, available here: blackcatpress.co.uk/product-page/walrussey

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy Shark Awareness Day! 🦈 Here’s my poem ‘Greenland Shark’ from Walrussey, my collection of marine ecopoetry - available from @blackcatpress.bsky.social here: www.blackcatpress.co.uk/product-page...

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Starting my summer reading with Dream Logic by Satya Bosman (the wonderful editor over at @blackcatpress.bsky.social) ☀️ Some absolutely cracking concrete poetry alongside beautifully surreal pieces! 🥚🥄

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Delighted to have a new poem in the Oxford Review of Books! (Shame about the typo, but I’ve been called worse 😂)

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Congratulations @poetbex.bsky.social Hope you are reading your poem at Saturday's event 🧄

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Honoured to have been shortlisted in The Ver Prize! Huge thank you to Vanessa Lampert for selecting my poem ‘Garlic’ for this year’s anthology 🧄

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

So excited to have a poem in the 10th anniversary issue of @yorkliteraryreview.bsky.social! 🌼

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Majda Gama @majda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Stunning!

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Beyond thrilled to share my poem ‘Epilogue’, shortlisted by Victoria Kennefick in @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social’s Poet of the Festival competition ❤️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Delighted to have a poem on the shortlist of this year’s Artemesia Arts Poetry Competition alongside @victoriaspires.bsky.social and @ella-b-winters.bsky.social ❤️ Huge thanks to Malika Booker for judging and Kate from Artemesia Arts for keeping us all in the loop!

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

ICYMI ‘Mussel Bed’, my ekphrastic poem based on this section of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, is in the latest issue of @poetryireland.bsky.social 🐚

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Delighted to receive my copy of @poetryireland.bsky.social and honoured that Sinéad Morrissey selected my poem 'Mussel Bed' to be a part of this special home-themed issue! 🐚

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My garden has been in full bloom this week, which is a great excuse for a poetic photoshoot 🌼 If you love poems about growth and everyday beauty, then Circulaire is the pamphlet for you! 💛 Please do drop me a DM if you would like a signed copy ☕️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This week's weather has brought me back to this poem, published in my second pamphlet, Circulaire 🍋 💛 (Link to the @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social shop is in my bio or drop me a DM for a signed copy!)

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"It’s been thirteen years since I hung up on you, standing in a forest, in the middle of the city I was calling home." #TodaysPoem #poetry Hiraeth by Bex Hainsworth (@poetbex.bsky.social) (2024 @frazzledlit.bsky.social) www.frazzledlit.com/p/two-poems-...

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Two Poems by Bex Hainsworth

Hiraeth/Parkin

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

If you love poems about growth and blossoming, then Circulaire might be the pamphlet for you! 🌼 I have signed author copies available (Drop me a DM, £10 via PayPal) or you can grab a copy from Written Off Publishing here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circula… 💛

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy 100th Birthday, Sir David Attenborough! 🥳 Several poems in Walrussey were inspired by Blue Planet and I will always treasure this lovely letter from Sir David 💙

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Delighted to have a poem in the new issue of @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social! My poem ‘Artemisia’ is about the botanist/naval strategist queen behind the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 🏛️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day!! 🌎 Approximately 71% of our planet’s surface is water and if you fancy reading some oceanic poetry, then look no further than Walrussey 🦭 My debut pamphlet was published by Black Cat Poetry Press in 2023 and I still have a signed author copies available 💙

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Lovely review of my poem 'An Octopus Picks Litter at the End of the World' from my debut pamphlet, Walrussey 🐙 🌊

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I loved being a part of this anthology!! Thank you so much for the shout-out, Ben 🐉

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Thrilled to have a new poem in the fabulous @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social! 🩸

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy World Book Day! 📚 I’m proud to have two little pamphlets out in the world and I still have signed author copies available! 🌊 ☕️ Walrussey is for fans of ecopoetry and Circulaire is for those who love love! Just drop me a comment, £10 via PayPal, and I’ll cover p&p! 💛

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

‘D is for Deficiency’ from my latest pamphlet, Circulaire 💛 If poetry about the joy and messiness of existing in a body is your jam, then you can grab a copy here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circu... I also have signed author copies available, just drop a comment! £10 via PayPal) ☕️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Walrussey, my debut pamphlet of ecopoetry, is now back in stock at the @blackcatpress.bsky.social shop! 🌊 Each copy is signed and you can grab yours here: www.blackcatpress.co.uk/product-page... 😘

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Over the moon to have been commended in the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social competition, judged by Victoria Kennefick, a poet I so admire! 🎉 Honoured to be on this list with so many poets and friends ❤️

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Corinna Board @corinnaboard.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Thank you Bex! Xx

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Thank you @poetbex.bsky.social ! 😁🙏🏼

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

So excited to receive post from Salo Press today! 📦 Can’t wait to dive into these fantastic pamphlets from @victoriaspires.bsky.social @galiamelon.bsky.social @wendycaitlin.bsky.social and @corinnaboard.bsky.social 🍃

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day!! 💕 The winners of the Circulaire draw are @pdevonald.bsky.social and Charys Ellmer over on Instagram! Your free copies will be on their way to you this week 💘 Thank you to everyone who entered, spread the word, and shared their favourite love poems! 💛☕️

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

ICYMI: My ekphrastic poem ‘The Fall of [Man] and the La[men]tation’ is in the latest issue of The Marrow 🍎 You can read the full poem here: www.themarrowpoetry.com/issue-six/th...

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

GIVEAWAY REMINDER! 🚨 This Valentine's Day, I'm giving away TWO free copies of Circulaire, my collection of love poems. 💘 Please like and comment your favourite love poem below and I'll enter your name into the draw! 💕

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Delighted to have a poem in Issue Six of The Marrow! 🍎 'The Fall of [Man] and the La[men]tation' is an ekphrastic poem after the diptych by Hugo van der Goes and you can read it here: www.themarrowpoetry.com/issue-six/th...

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The Fall of [Man] and the La[men]tation — The Marrow International Poetry

by Bex Hainsworth

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