Great to see all the positive thoughts on the new issue! We're biased but we think it is a really special issue:
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Katharine Towers The Lark Ascending SPRING 2025, 110 The lark ascended when my father died We sat quictly in our pews as the notes took hold of the soul, at frst tugging firmly (the soul not wanting to leave), then lifting up with X sound like a soft click. Then the lark could see cverything: the lowlands where we were crying and above the pointed bluc sky. The lark's notes were like threads or like stitches. They gathered together, then drifted apart and trickled down to start again the upward toil, carrying the soul in its extremc heaviness. The lark could sce that we werc only very small that the lowlands were flat and dull. The lark could scarcely bear the wcight of the soul but still he sang as he falteringly lifted and lapsed., falteringly lapsed and lifted Then we could not see the lark at all although we could hcar the high clcan notes which dropped down upon us like rain falling from a cloud that is not there.
This beautiful poem by Katharine Towers in the latest @poetrylondon.bsky.social is just stunning.
Might be worthwhile dropping a line to admin@poetrylondon.co.uk
Cheers for your interest in the magazine, Tim! It's much appreciated.
This upcoming Sunday (!) - it would be great to see folk there to toast the new issue:
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Every poet should be so lucky: Thank you to Nathaniel Parker for reading another from ‘Survivor’s Notebook’ @acrebooks.bsky.social & ‘Flying on Easter’ @poetrylondon.bsky.social 🙏🏻 www.instagram.com/reel/DGdXmBg...
So kind of you, Helen. Thank you so much!
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The new issue is almost ready. And here are details for the upcoming Spring launch.
The autumn event sold out - so grab your tickets while you can.
✏️ For this week's #TitleShowcase, we're highlighting
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👀 Read these poignian poems by @joelanthonyhar89.bsky.social, Danny Nunziata, Holly Corfield, & Lisa Luxx here:
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I loved hearing her read this at the South Bank launch, and am enjoying it again from the magazine.
A first post from us on BlueSky. To mark it, here is Liz Berry's terrific poem in our most recent issue:
