Dillon Jaxx

So happy to be on this list 🙏💙🍀

🥁Thrilled to share our 2026 #poetry list.

Full details and tantalising glimpses into these new titles are here: ninearchespress.com/about-us/news

Including books by @jennywcreative.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @kymdeyn.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social & @jessmookherjee.bsky.social

Thanks Clare 💙

Thanks very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 💙

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An honour to be included in this beautiful anthology of poetry! Well done again @jaxxi.bsky.social

Last chance to book 🌻

Eight Minutes 'Til Lights Out - With Dillon Jaxx Eight minutes 'til lights out... If the sun died we wouldn't know for eight minutes, that's how long it takes for sunlight to travel to Earth. What to do in eight minutes?In a series of eight minute w...

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Brotherton Poetry Prize Anthology III An anthology celebrating the winner and shortlistees of the third Brotherton Poetry Prize, presented by the University of Leeds Poetry Centre. Winner Dillon ...

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Cupid, Grown In youth my leaf was smooth as a Ken doll’s. I was Cupid then, saw myself through a hand mirror. No one can other you quite like yourself. In the hot keen night, I would fold the thing between my legs into the neck of a swan asleep. The god of love emasc- ulated; I tried to give myself to men. Men at my father’s football club, potent with Deep Heat’s musk, swung fat cocks around the showers, soaping them the way a warrior whets his blade. Romans wore amulets of the phallic divine, dangled tintinnabula in doorways, from horses when they rode in battle. I too have offered a pinch of flour, hung one around my own neck, hoping. But now I’m Eros, virile, god of desire— playful in the mirror. I’ve untucked myself. Watch me rattle my train of blisteringly coloured feathers. I drink whiskey. I shave my chest. I put men on their knees.

…and Adam Panichi.

The Brotherton Poetry Prize Anthology III held in front of a blue watercolour background. The cover is blue with the title written in large pink lettering.

This month, we are publishing the third Brotherton Poetry Prize Anthology! 📚

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Say hi to our June titles! ☀️

All our books published in June can be pre-ordered from the Carcanet site using the code JUNEBOOKS for 10% off and free UK P&P.

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Big congratulations to V. Press poets @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social (1st prize) & Helen Kay (2nd prize) for their success in this competition!!! 🎉🎉🎉
And congrats too to all the winners & shortlisted.
You can find more of Sarah & Helen's brilliance here: vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/poetry.html

I'm giddy and overjoyed to have won 1st prize in the Kathryn Bevis Memorial Prize. It was a privilege to be included on a shortlist packed with incredible writers, and I hope I get to read all of those poems at some point. Sincere thanks to the judges, I'm feeling very grateful.

And our fantastic winners 🎉🎉😎

Here are our highly commended poets in no particular order

The Kathryn Bevis Memorial Poetry Competition (1) 11 judges and 370 wonderful poems and many difficult decisions later we have chosen our winners and highly commended poems. First though, we would like to thank everyone who submitted and supported this project to remember our friend and poet Kathryn Bevis. We were delighted with the response. We would also like to thank The Writing School Online and The Alchemy Spoon for their support. Our four winners will be published in the next edition of The Alchemy Spoon and there will be an online event with readings from the winners. We are also pleased to have been able to donate £300 each to Jane Scarth House and Victoria's promise, two charities that supported Kathryn.

I'm thrilled to be shortlisted for the Kathryn Bevis Memorial Poetry Competition. I'm in fantastic company here and it's wonderful to see many friends chosen too. A lovely celebration of Kathryn, a special poet and person. Thank you @jaxxi.bsky.social and the judges of the Circle Writers. 💕

Congratulations to all poets shortlisted for the 2025 Kathryn Bevis Memorial Prize

Warmest Congrats to all poets on the shortlist for the Kathryn Bevis Memorial Prize 2025!

Great poem!

It's here!

Delighted to announce Magma 91 'In the Flesh' is now published!

Edited by @aoifelyall.bsky.social & Victoria Kennefick.

Get your hands on a copy here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm...

Thanks Clare 🙏

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Ahead of MOVING MOUNTAINS launching in the #US & #Canada (6th May) I'm introducing the anthology here...
After the section titled 'Water' is 'Air' - with new work from #poet Hannah Hodgson & @marbledmayhem.bsky.social, a #poem & prose by Louisa Adjoa Parker, #CNF by me & poetry by @jaxxi.bsky.social

Just seven days left to enter!

Just 15 days left to enter!

I would have to check on logistics and costs of sending prize money and subscription internationally. I'll get back to you, this is our first year running this comp. Bear with me please 🐻

Thanks for all of you who have sent poems so far. Please continue to share, we want more more more! 🍀

Thanks for sharing Peter!