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Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana @corrintachibana.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just read this too. Lots to enjoy!

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Catherine Redford @catherineredford.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Day one of the #sealeychallenge - reading a poetry book each day in August. I kicked off the challenge with the fabulous ‘Little Bitch’ by Ellora Sutton. Here’s one of my favourite poems from the collection. @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social

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Suzanna Fitzpatrick @suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#TheDeeperRead 30 features Ellen McAteer's My Deep and Gorgeous Thirst from @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social paired with my poem "Travel Light" from Finished Creatures issue 9. Free to read and subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/suzannaf...

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Suzanna Fitzpatrick @suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#TheDeeperRead has somehow got to 30 and drops tomorrow! Featuring Ellen McAteer's My Deep and Gorgeous Thirst from @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social paired with my poem "Travel Light" from Finished Creatures issue 9. Free to read and subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/suzannaf...

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Alison Brackenbury @abrackenbury.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Good news! Verve Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social will be back in 2027! This Birmingham festival always has one of the liveliest & most varied programmes I know.I love going! I've signed up for their newsletter! Search for Verve online & you can learn of early ticket offers & next year's poets!

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Alison Brackenbury @abrackenbury.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Some glimpses of Ledbury Poetry Festival...The old and new live graciously together in Ledbury. And today was generously given over to Verve Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social ! So sorry to be leaving on Mon but good luck with 2026! See you in 2027!

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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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Rebecca Goss @gosspoems.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Poem in here 🙏 Pre-order now to celebrate 10 years of @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social and support its future www.vervepoetryfestival.com/vervaceous

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

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Katrina Naomi @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

dance as if - Poetry Book Society Book of the Week. 'This uplifting pamphlet explores euphoria in the body & in movement & was written after a collaboration with a choreographer, in the aftermath of sexual violence. These poems always move towards joy & celebration.' @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

This could be you, reading at our festival on 2026 because you entered VERVE Poem of the Festival and won, or got shortlisted …. You’ve got till tomorrow at midnight to send your poems. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/competition-open

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Just 4 days left to enter our POEM OF THE FESTIVAL competition x DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JANUARY 20th CATEGORIES: ADULTS / YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 11-17 ENTRY FEE: ADULTS ONLY. First poem £6, 3 for £14, or 5 for £19 www.vervepoetryfestival.com/competition-open

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Happy New Year Poets! Could you write our poem of the festival for 2026? Submission close January 20th. £500 prize + publication x www.vervepoetryfestival.com/poetry-competition

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We’re seeking submissions for our Poem Of The Festival 2026. THEME - Love DEADLINE - Jan 20th FEE - £6 / £14 / £20 Submit here… www.vervepoetryfestival.com/competition-open

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The Aftershock Review (Max Wallis) @maxwallis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Two poems from my new book. The first one won @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social June’s POTM “Our winning poem for Poem of the Month is Thinking of how many elevators by Max Wallis which was the most loud and unapologetic entry. Beginning with thinking about intimate opportunities in private spaces

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Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Just devoured this today @maxwallis.bsky.social. Thanks for sending. Fantastic write, so real. @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social

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Katrina Naomi @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I'm running a Poetry & the Body workshop for @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social online 2026 programme on 24 Feb. Booking now open www.eventbrite.com/cc/verve-poe...

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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Truly inspiring poetry tonight courtesy of the @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social brilliant ‘four pamphleteers’ - @maxwallis.bsky.social, @thewordtinker.bsky.social, @glynedwards.bsky.social & @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Front covers in varying shades of orange, pink, grey, white and black of 4 poetry pamphlets: Rue Collinge’s ‘How to train your Dragon’, Glyn Edwards’s ‘How to Make a Paper Grenade’, Katrina Naomi’s ‘dance as if’ and Max Wallis’s ‘Well Done, You Didn’t Die’

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Come on then www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-of-the-month-competition

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Closing for applications for WIP this coming Friday. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/wip-submission-form

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Magma Poetry @magmapoetry.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is open for entries in both categories: The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines Deadline 31 January 2026 This year's judge is Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social Good luck! magmapoetry.com/competition/

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Magma Poetry Competition - Magma Poetry

MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 MAGMA POETRY COMPETITION 2025/26 is now open for entries in both categories The Judge’s Prize – poems of 11 to 50 lines The Editors’ Prize – poems of up to 10 lines De...

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Closing for applications for WIP this coming Friday. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/wip-submission-form

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Closes midnight poets. www.vervepoetryfestival.com/submit-poem-...

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A Heads-up. After our wonderful pop-up event at @BhamLitFest at the weekend we return to our home #HiveJewelryQuater on Tuesday 21st Oct from 6.30pm (7.30 start). Open mic only, for poets brand new or old hands. Let us know you're coming! tinyurl.com/5y3dm94r

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Keeping poetry alive between festivals. Join our community for a monthly writing hour, insider reflections, and early-bird access to workshops and tickets.

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This gorgeous poem shortlisted in July by Dean Atta noticed grapefruit segments as invitations for personal and relational change x

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Nesting Grounds Milla van der Have Shortlisted September.

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

OUR ONLINE BOOKSHOP NEWSLETTER has just dropped announcing our special October offer - across all titles for October only we are offering a 20% discount for a £30 spend. Offer lasts until midnight on 31st Oct. Click through to read more: tinyurl.com/mrx5s77a 😍

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Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

With the nights drawing in, it's definitely time to snuggle up with a book in the dark evenings, perhaps our Featured Publication - How to Leave a Body by Holly Winter-Hughes @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2025/08/03/f...

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Featured Publication – How to Leave a Body by Holly Winter-Hughes

Our featured publication for Summer is How to Leave a Body by Holly Winter-Hughes, published by Verve Poetry Press. ‘Holly Winter-Hughes’ visceral writing turns the human form inside-ou…

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Refugee Handbook Chiwenite Onyekwelu Shortlisted in June

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Alternative Notes for a Love Poem Maria Taylor

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Celebrating the shortlisted poems from our Poem of the Month competition launched six months ago throughout October x

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Katrina Naomi @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I had a ball launching 'dance as if' @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social at The Edge of the World Bookshop in Penzance. Joelle Taylor calls 'dance as if' 'a radical relearning of the skin and bones of us. The poetry is alive and in constant movement.' www.vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page... #poetry

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Woman in a long red and white dress signing copies of her book 'dance as if' in a bookshop

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

A poetry competition for our poetry community is here. Submit a poem by midnight on Saturday please. Your words deserve to be read, even if the letters were not.

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VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Read in full - open.substack.com/pub/vervepoetry/p/poet-interview-minal-sukumar?r=27ea6r&utm_medium=ios

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