Reposted by Will BurnsCaught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026'Looking through itself at the stickleback / shadow play below the surface.' Ghost Egret: a poem by @troubledstriker.bsky.social www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/08/ghos... 022
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 04/07/2026New poem up on CbtR - thanks as always for having me! 000
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Another review for the good ship CbtR. Amazing book this one… 000
Reposted by Will BurnsCaught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Capturing the physical and psychic states beyond, between and beneath human perception, M. John Harrison’s ‘The End of Everything’ (@serpents-tail.bsky.social) is a kind of ‘anti-state of the nation novel’, writes @troubledstriker.bsky.social www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/06/the-... 083
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Reviewed the latest masterpiece by M John Harrison for CbtR - amazing book 000
Reposted by Will BurnsMilton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Join local author Will Burns for a place-based creative workshop providing a framework for new writing with Milton Keynes and its environs at its heart. www.mklitfest.org/cityofstories @troubledstriker.bsky.social #WillBurns #writingworkshop #shortstories 022
Reposted by Will BurnsMilton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Appetite whetted? Tickets still available for tonight at www.mklitfest.org/poetry-in-th... @troubledstriker.bsky.social @hannahcopley.bsky.social #ecopoets #ecopoetry #miltonkeynesmklitfest.orgPoetry in the Pavilion - Will Burns and Hannah Copley | MK Lit Fest 2025As a new wave of nature-writing in poetry explores our vital and threatened relationship with the environment and the flora and fauna with which we share it, two superb poets share their work and disc... 031
Reposted by Will BurnsMilton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 03/04/2025There's no Planet B, but poets can show us ours anew. @troubledstriker.bsky.social + @hannahcopley.bsky.social visit #miltonkeynes 10 April to discuss words and worlds. www.mklitfest.org/poetry-in-the-pavilion #willburns #hannahcopley @livunipress.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social #ecopoetrymklitfest.orgPoetry in the Pavilion - Will Burns and Hannah Copley | MK Lit Fest 2025As a new wave of nature-writing in poetry explores our vital and threatened relationship with the environment and the flora and fauna with which we share it, two superb poets share their work and disc... 0105
Reposted by Will BurnsMilton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Programme events incl: @hannahcopley.bsky.social @troubledstriker.bsky.social @akischilz.bsky.social @londonlitlab.bsky.social @henrycporter.bsky.social @memorients.bsky.social @laurahallain.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social @sanjanafeasts.bsky.social @sarahpinborough.bsky.social 053
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 27/02/2025The good shit… granta.com/the-hurt-bus...granta.comThe Hurt Business‘Going unbeaten for a decade or longer is more likely to mean you’ve avoided your chief rivals than that you’re a generational talent.’ Declan Ryan on boxing. 050
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Told myself I wouldn’t but - cliche that I am - I wrote about stepping on a skateboard again after 20 years away… 061
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Last week to get involved in this cracking line up… www.tickettailor.com/events/canon... 030
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 18/12/2024In the spirit of all these end of year lists I’m seeing, this is one of those remarkable years when I absolutely fell in love with a record from this year… Rosali’s ‘Bite Down’ - check it out, it’s well good 020
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Somebody once bought me the gift of a one day writing workshop and it genuinely changed my life. Next year, we’re running 4 one day courses at Rough Trade Books. Aside from running the risk of unearthing another ‘me’, what could go wrong as a Christmas gift? roughtradebooks.com/collections/...roughtradebooks.comROUGH MAGIC WRITING WORKSHOPS***NEW FOR 2025***Join us in the picturesque village of Wendover, nestled in the Chiltern Hills less than an hour from London for a day of creative inspiration with a difference. This is a day-long cr... 051
Will Burns @troubledstriker.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Finished a couple of days ago - absolutely cracking book… 010
