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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

✊🏾❤️‍🔥 Tonight! Honoured to read poetry at The Battle Of Cable Street Anniversary: An East End variety night, DJ's, live music, anti-fascist photo exhibition, launch of new book CABLE STREET 1936-2026: NOT THEN NOT NOW published by Rough Trade Books! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cable-stre...

Black poster with red and white writing:

THE BATTLE OF CABLE STREET
90 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DI'S • LIVE MUSIC • PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
TASHA NEIGHBOURHOOD
JEANIE AND THE WHITE BOYS LIVE KING ALPHA SOUND SYSTEM
NERM SHIVA SOUND SYSTEM
CHICKEN FOOT SOUP NTS IAN SAVILLE THE SOCIALIST MAGICIAN JONNY BANGER SPORTS BANGER
+ SPECIAL GUESTS
3RD OCTOBER 8PM - 1AM
KACHETTE 347 OLD STREET LONDON EC1V 9LP
GENERAL ADMISSION & LOW WAGE TICKETS ON EVENTBRITE:
Unite theUNION
CABLE STREET 90 GIG • UNITE THE UNION

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🍂🌰 Hey my lovely friends, here’s a new pinned post with updated autumn tour dates, some beautiful shows coming up! Next stop: October 1st, National Poetry Day Special with Bradley Taylor, Georgie Jones, Zakariye & friends at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery! Tickets & links in bio!

Poster with my face and a selection of my book covers: Yellow writing Salena Godden. Green writing all the dates:

Oct 1: National Poetry Day Special with Piece Of Work, Bradley Taylor & friends

Oct 14: Brighton, Theatre Royal, John Cooper Clarke & Friends

Oct 15: London Palladium, John Cooper Clarke & friends

Oct 24: Birmingham Town Hall, John Cooper Clarke & friends

Nov 14: Newham Poetry Festival

Nov 21: Warwick Arts Centre, The Good Immigrant, Nikesh Shukla and Nish Kumar

Nov 25: Leicester, De Montfort Hall, John Cooper Clarke & friends

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good for Sally Rooney and all the other people who objected to it. "Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns." www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns

US firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Poetry news: Next weekend I'm doing a full set at The Winter Gardens, Morecambe Poetry Festival, Saturday 19 September. Are any of you planning to go? Look at this stunning line up of poetry family and friends, cannot wait, see you in sunny Morecambe! tix: morecambewintergardens.com/event/moreca...

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thanks to everyone that came out to support The Good Immigrant 10 at Soho Theatre. It was wonderful to see you all again. We're in Bristol tonight, St Georges, tickets via FANE, www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla love this photo, 10 of the 21 contributors @nikeshshukla.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk

10 of the 21 contributors to The Good Immigrant: (left to right) Himesh, Nikesh, Wei, Coco, Daniel, Inua, Salena, Vera, Varaidzo, Chimene

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🎧 The official companion podcast to the bestselling collection of essays, The Good Immigrant launches next Tuesday 15 September 2026. Follow on your favourite podcast app! @nikeshshukla.bsky.social

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‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson @dorothykoomson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

12 Days left to enter The Sareeta Domingo Prize, lovelies. Stop thinking about it and do it, yes? www.thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/tfb-blog/202...

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Substack post for those of you that remember 2016 and the publication of The Good Immigrant, this is for you, and for those of you that don't, this is also for you, a little time travel back to 2016 and back home again to 2026 The Good Immigrant 10 publishes tomorrow substack.com/home/post/p-...

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The Good Immigrant

some words reflecting on the then and the now ... 2016 X 2026

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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The Good Immigrant

some words reflecting on the then and the now ... 2016 X 2026

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Hastings Book Festival 2026 @hastingsbookfest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looking forward to all the sandy joys of the seaside

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Good Immigrant - 10th Anniversary Edition is out this week, 10th Sept with @canongate.co.uk @nikeshshukla.bsky.social - exactly 10yrs to the day of its 2016 post-Brexit release. I felt like making a bookstack of TGI contributors works @bookshop.org check it out > uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-go...

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The Good Immigrant, 10th Anniversary Edition, further reading...

The Good Immigrant: 21 writers reflect on race in contemporary Britain - Canons (Paperback) Publishing this week, September 10th 2026. Edited by Nikesh Shukla with a new introduction by Candice Carty-...

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🐳⚓️Heading home to #Hastings this weekend to celebrate the publication of 'Sandy Arse' @hastingsbookfest.bsky.social - come join us, Saturday evening at The White Rock Theatre for poetry and a forever love of the seaside. Kick off 7.30pm! 🦀🐚 🎟️ www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/sandy...

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Sandy Arse | Hastings Book Fest

Sandy Arse is a collection of poetry celebrating the seaside

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Nikesh Shukla @nikeshshukla.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Finished copies of The Good Immigrant 10 are in!

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Lee Randall @leerandall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Salena is magnificent, do catch her if you can.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hey loves, how are you? Here’s a new pinned post to let you know I’m about to get busy & get gigging & sharing books & poems & stages again ... So here’s the first lucky seven shiny dates of the new season. Save these dates! Book tix via links in bio! See you out & about, BIGlovelove Xx

Gig poster, black background with my face and my books...

dates are:

September 12: Hastings Book Festival

September 13th: London, The Good Immigrant Book Launch

September 15th: Bristol, The Good Immigrant Book launch

September 19: Morecambe Poetry Festival

October 1: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

October 14: Brighton, Theatre Royal with John Cooper Clarke & friends

October 15: London Palladium with John Cooper Clarke & friends

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

hey, in case you need a gentle moment, here's a free poem for the drought weary butterflies, the thirsty bees, Sirius and the sun fried tomatoes... salenagodden.substack.com/p/dog-days-d...

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Dog Days Done

hey, in case you need a gentle moment, here's a free poem for the drought weary butterflies, the thirsty bees, the Dog Star, and the sun drenched tomatoes...

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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · 07/08/2026

It is the weekend and I wouldn't be here talking to you if I didn't have exciting news to share, but I do and I am: WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE canongate.co.uk Please have a nosey. (It's been finely calibrated to be one of the most nosey-able sites out there.)

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good morning. 'Sharon Duggal's work is vivid, rich and enchanting. Light Across The Plains is incredibly moving and tender. Gloriously detailed story telling and a vibrant honesty on every bold and generous page.' Salena Godden.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

💫 Getting ready to go to @latitudefestival.bsky.social You'll find me at The Listening Post stage, performing alongside Hollie McNish, Joelle Taylor, Luke Wright, John Cooper Clarke, Bradley Taylor & many more, amazing line up of poets & artists. See you there my dears Xx latitudefestival.com

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Henham Park, Suffolk, 23 - 26 July 2026

Latitude Festival will return to Henham Park, Suffolk on 23 - 26 July 2026. Weekend and Family tickets on sale now!

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Ahh this is wonderful, latest episode of POETRY PLEASE celebrating the life of the late great Brian Patten with special guest Lemn Sissay in the studio with Roger McGough. Celebrating Brian's beautiful poetry, tune in here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Poetry Please - Celebrating Brian Patten - BBC Sounds

Roger McGough, Lemn Sissay and others celebrate Brian Patten.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Honoured to have poem 'Is Anyone Out There' featured on the Natural Symphony 'Human|Nature' album, out this week, here's a link to a YouTube of the track. 100% of Royalties are going to Earth Sonic and Seeds of Sound environmental projects around the world🪴💚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyvi...

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Is Anybody out There

YouTube video by Release - Topic

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026), the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” RIP 🙏

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Such a weird day. Too much to process. Nothing says I’m taking care of my heart and soul like getting into bed at 9.30 with an amazing book I bought to read at a time like this. A book that has nothing to do with work. An author I love and trust. And it’s still light outside. Bliss

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John-y-Cash (vac) @john-y-cash.eurosky.social · 04/06/2026

Marjane Satrapi 😞🖤🖤 #Persepolis

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Dr Han-kenstein 🖤🩶🤍💜🇵🇸 @tooriekep.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Heartbroken to hear that Marjane Satrapi has died. Her long term partner died last year and that clearly hit her really hard but still, 56 is no age. If you've not read 'Persepolis' now would be the time to do it.

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

2 places left! Www.retreatatbishopslodge.uk

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We be human: eat, sleep, write and try to drink water, whilst blood cells regenerate in the most miraculous way, we’re constantly repairing, hairs grow, we make platelets, millions of blood cells every second, what are you doing? Doing? I’m busy being a dancing biology casserole in the summer rain

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

favourite thing right now is stopping to stare at the summer rain. I listen to nothing but rainfall, and this low hum in my brain that reminds me everything inside me is alive and thrumming. Heart pumping away, hot blood racing, the DNA of ancestors tapping on my every nerve to fight fight fight

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

HOT Summer Dates: June 26: Sounds Like Courage, RFH, Southbank June 27: Ledbury Poetry Festival July 23: Latitude Festival Book now, tickets and details on my latest blog post, see you soon ... www.salenagodden.co.uk

Poster: Picture of Salena Godden with a soft green tint.

Words: Books. Gigs. Poetry. Summer 2026.

June 26th: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank

June 27th: Ledbury Poetry Festival

July 19th: Maryville with Joelle Taylor

July 23 - 26: Latitude Festival

August 24th - 29th: Arvon with Nikita Gill

September 9th: Manchester, The Good Immigrant

September 12: Hastings Book Festival

September 13th: London, The Good Immigrant

September 15th: Bristol, The Good Immigrant

September 19: Morecambe Poetry Festival

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

On a bus, a woman sat by me, she smiled, then she pointed at the dentists, I said, oh I go to that dentist, so did she, we talked about the dentists, as she spoke I was thinking, wow this is me, I’m a person that happily chats on the bus, we smile together, the good we see in each other, I am my mum

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

All of this. Well said Tom. People say this to me too, please don’t apologise if you take my books out in the library, the libraries are the heart beat of any street or town. How rebellious it feels to switch the phone off and read a book, to be unavailable, to just read a book, for the love of it

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Lovely to have you on the show! @brianbilston.bsky.social

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Telly talk: maybe Amanda in Amandaland is a bit like a female Alan Partridge. They’d vote Reform or Toryc both are horrible self-important and inflated ego characters. Often the jokes are rooted in them being ignorant or bigoted. UK comedy really loves the awkward cringe and loathing as centrepiece

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/02/2026

£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)

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The Creatives Grant

let's make art less middle class

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RuriWrites @wordsbyme2.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Friends, I am writing these words without knowing whether I will be able to write again. I write them surrounded by fear that never leaves my heart, in a reality that grows harsher with every passing hour.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Perfect Friday afternoon: One of the most joyful, indulgent, nourishing gifts is my subscription to National Theatre online. I am alone, watching plays, drinking tea, absorbed. I feel my brain chewing stories, soaking up dialogue and performance, the passion, art and beauty, my heart feels happier 🎭

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Friday June 26th ‘It Sounds Like Courage’ Music & Solidarity, Royal Festival Hall, Anoushka Shankar, Counterpoints Arts, Nish Kumar, Nai Barghouti, Seckou Keita, MoYah, Nadine Shah, Inua Ellams, Nikita Gill & Salena Godden @southbankcentre.bsky.social 🎟️ www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/it-...

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It Sounds Like Courage | Southbank Centre

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I am going to have blood tests today and it’s so hot outside, melting pavements, oozing tar, I feel like my hot blood inside must be like a volcanic fiery lava and fear it will burn through the needle and all the equipment and the gloves of the nurse

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