@wennieevans
Poet, bird lover, creative naturalist. Pushcart noms, Guernsey International Poetry Comp 2025. Editor with The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. Upcoming sampler with The Black Cat Poetry Press. Find me looking for ghosts and nightjar across a fen somewhere.
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Submissions coming in, what a joy! Can’t wait to see how you are all inspired by the first bird poetry prompt. #poetry
Submissions now open for ‘Winged Words’! Head over to The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press on Substack, or check out their newsletter, to find the prompt and submission details. Selected poems will appear in the Wee Sparrow Newsletter 🪶 I can’t wait to read your submissions! #poetry #poets #prompts
A wonderful day with The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press latest anthology ‘Lines of Communication’ online launches.
It was such a joy to hear the poems, selected by myself and Bronwen read out loud, and to celebrate together @wennieevans.bsky.social ✨
Over the moon to be on this brilliant list from the wonderful @blackcatpress.bsky.social - congratulations to all! #poetry #poets
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Rye Harbour, amongst the curlew and the kingfisher.
Painting of a rural house, bench and telegraph pole
Cover art reveal from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press for their ‘Lines of Communication’ anthology edited by me, and Bronwen Evans.
Artwork by the lovely Bronwen. We are currently typesetting, so won’t be long!
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Some very exciting news from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press about our upcoming anthology! @marcellenewbold.bsky.social
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Very pleased and proud to be an editor, alongside @marcellenewbold.bsky.social of The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press’ fifth anthology.
A reminder of their inclusivity statement below.
Really lovely to read as a winner in the poems on the move/Guernsey International poetry competition 2025, at the Guernsey Lit Fest ☺️ #poetry
Many thanks to all who submitted, we have finished reading the submissions for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press 5th anthology. More news coming soon ! Image of a pigeon with a letter in its beak
Bronwen Evans @wennieevans.bsky.social and I have finished reading the submissions for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press 5th anthology - many thanks to all who submitted. It was a joy and privilege to read so many wonderful poems.
More news coming soon!
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Happy #worldcurlewday ☺️ A bird of heart, magic, history, and all of our most beautiful and important habitats. #birds
Happy #worldcurlewday 🌟 The most magic of all birds ☺️ #birds #curlew (Carrying a heavy lens in the wind, forgive the wobbles…)
Rosy Starling today 😊☺️ #birds
Just some #magical Scarlet Elf Cups and a bridge across a stream made by #fairies 🌟
Really glad you like it and hope it inspires you to submit!
Submissions are open until March 14th! Have a really good read of the theme and send us your poetry. We look forward to reading it!
Opening tomorrow! Send us your poems ! I’ll be guest editing with the lovely Bronwen @wennieevans.bsky.social. ❤️💚🌿🐦
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Thank you! 🦆
Some beautiful time spent with some Long-eared owls falling asleep in the tree next to us. Such a lovely experience. 🦉 #birds
Submissions opening 14th February - We cannot wait to read your poetry! Delighted to be co-editing this anthology from the Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, with @marcellenewbold.bsky.social. Submission and theme info here - sites.google.com/view/wwwthew...
Such beauties 🥰 #birds
An angel of a #curlew, so happy for the muddy yummies ☺️ #birds #waders
A lovely Slavonian Grebe today #birds
Hello water rail 🤗 #birds
This post gives a link to my newsletter based around my personal explorations of nature, birds, and poetry. The image is of a Robin with its feathers blowing in the wind.
If you like #nature #writing, #birds, and #poetry, check out/subscribe to my new substack newsletter! Here is the first issue - It explores grey weather and birds splashed with red… birdandword.substack.com/p/skies-of-g...
The ring necked parakeets of London. This one loves the tree next to my mum’s. It was easy to take these for granted growing up, but they’re so magic. Chattering away and bringing vibrance to the grey. #birds
Shovelers gotta shovel… #birds
