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Philip Gross

@vaikuspg.bsky.social
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Writer of many parts, but the heartland is poetry – head to https:/www.philipgross.co.uk to see the range of 40 years of writing life.

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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
For any poet, what could be as humbling (in the very good sense) as to find yourself surprised by being read as well as this?
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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The second poem in PERVERSE 9E is 'It Is Voice' by Philip Gross (@vaikuspg.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9e
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
A Clearing   An evening of stillness, music, words, shared presence.  Poetry: Philip Gross, Taz Rahman, Luca Paci Music: Uli Doenitz, Chris Glynn, Rebecca Warner.  Wed 12 Nov. 7-45-9.45pm   Cornerstone, Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GA Admission £8  Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-clearing...
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Rachel Plummer @smaychel.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Fantastic work all round though from the group today! We wrote poems about boats, planes and worlds made out of the wind, inspired by @vaikuspg.bsky.social's poem "On the Boat Made of Wind."
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Sophie Dumont @sophiedumont.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Words from a hero of mine. 💚💙 Thank you, Philip Gross. @vaikuspg.bsky.social My debut collection Sculling is out on Thursday October 2nd, National Poetry Day! Pre-order: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/books/sophie... #ScullingBook #NationalPoetryDay #PhilipGross
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Last chance to apply for a close-up, supportive monthly online Poetry School workshop with Philip Gross: poetryschool.com/courses/phil... Bring ongoing projects, creative obsessions and long-haul explorations of an image, theme or place. 1st Tuesdays in the month, 17.30-20.00 UK time.
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Philip Gross Zoom Seminar 2025/26 • Poetry School
Intimate monthly seminars with Philip Gross.
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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Anna Reckin's excellent in-depth review of Philip Gross's latest collection The Shores of Vaikus, his 28th book of poetry, is featured online in Long Poem Magazine. @vaikuspg.bsky.social longpoemmagazine.org.uk/reviews/4136/
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Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 18/04/2025
Enough of scorch and rawness—sometimes the flesh longs for eclipse. Philip Gross’ poem ‘Charm’ weaves pain and healing together. @vaikuspg.bsky.social Read now! inksweatandtears.co.uk/philip-gross-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
Text of Philip Gross’ poem ‘Charm’ on a muted background, with lines exploring themes of pain, healing, and the solace of nature.
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Happy to be one voice in the conversation here...
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
With quiet but deep appreciation for the sharp-eyed generous perceptiveness of this review by Stuart Henson in London Grip...
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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Philip Gross (@vaikuspg.bsky.social) was guest poet on West Wilts Radio's The Poetry Place on 26 January, introduced by co-host @dawnpoet.bsky.social. Philip was reading and speaking about poems from his new collection The Shores of Vaikus (from 26:09). westwiltsradio.com/shows/the-po...
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My first visit to this thriving Bristol venue conjured out of words and music in the tapas-scented air by Bob Walton and friends...
Poster for event, Wed 19 Feb, at El Rincon, Bristol – Philip Gross reads from new book The Shores of Vaikus.
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Welcome, Neil and gradually many other friends to a platform where a decent culture might be built.
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Dawn Gorman @dawnpoet.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Our next guest at The Poetry Place (3pm, Jan 26 westwiltsradio.com) is TS Eliot Prize winner @vaikuspg.bsky.social reading from his Estonia-based new book The Shores of Vaikus. 2 open mic slots left, if you'd like to join him - just send us your 3-min recording, we do the rest. Message me for info.
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
About to let go of an old, worn-out and problematic year... with this intention for the new one:
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Delighted to pass on first news of a special London reading from The Shores of Vaikus, Thursday 23rd January, 6pm – with heartfelt thanks to the Estonian Embassy and host / interviewer Estonian writer/translator Kai Aareleid. Prior booking essential, but free. All details on the web page here.
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Book Launch: The Shores of Vaikus by Philip Gross
The Shores of Vaikus (Silence) - poems of edgy homage to Estonia. Philip Gross in conversation with Estonian writer Kai Aareleid.
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
From the Poetry Society on X: “For his Books of the Year recommendation, Philip Gross (@vaikuspg@bsky.social) has chosen Henrietta's Library of the Whole Wide World by Lydia Harris, published by Blue Diode.”
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
An inventive, energetic, developing online journal worth supporting by reading and by quality submissions (open now: anthropocenepoetry@gmail.com) www.anthropocenepoetry.org/submissions
anthropocenepoetry.org
Submissions | Poetry Journal | Anthropocene
An online poetry journal
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Perverse... An online magazine that adds a healthy tang of strangeness to the poetry culture, inviting writers to contribute things we find ourselves surprised by, even as we write.
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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Dana Littlepage Smith wrote an in-depth review of Philip Gross's The Shores of Vaikus in The Friend: 'For sharing a lifetime of seeing and feeling, and for honing and polishing the lens of his vision/craft, we can be deeply grateful.' Read in full: www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...
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Philip Gross @vaikuspg.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Glad to be connecting for the first time on Bluesky with a brand new book – a kind of bridge between a real Estonia and an inner Estonia of my own.
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