Are you a poet with a developing national and/or international profile for whom a poetry fellowship would make a significant artistic and professional difference? apply for the Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry at University of Leeds by 1 April jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Whenever the US-Israel war with Iran ends, 47 should be indicted as a war criminal and an international arrest warrant should issue.
Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, arranged diagonally, spines facing outwards.
"The poem moves through the world. The world moves through the poem." Last 2 days for our special offer: any 3 hardbacks for £32. Includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Fay Musselwhite and more
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#TheDeeperRead 8 features "Palace" by @poetryschool.bsky.social MA tutor @merylpugh.bsky.social, paired with my poem "Bushfires" from the @mindsshinebright.bsky.social anthology Light and Shadow, edited by @wattlelight.bsky.social. suzannafitzpatrick.substack.com/p/the-deeper... free to subscribe.
⚠️ Important London air pollution update for Friday 6 March.
⚠️ I’ve triggered a high pollution alert due to a forecast of particulate levels mainly caused by Saharan dust.
⚠️ Protect the most vulnerable by avoiding unnecessary car trips, engine idling and burning garden waste.
So grateful for this attention, thank you Suzanna!
Dropping tomorrow, #TheDeeperRead 8 features "Palace" by @poetryschool.bsky.social MA tutor @merylpugh.bsky.social from her Laurel Prize-longlisted book Natural Phenomena from Penned in the Margins. A perfect example of how to own the sonnet form in the C21st.
For anyone who is UK-based and interested, SOAS has a PhD scholarship for ‘Queer Meaning-Making in South Asian Literature: New Comparative Perspectives’.
Scholarship application deadline: 27 March 2026.
www.soas.ac.uk/study/studen...
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Most of the roses for sale in the US are raised in hideous labor and environmental conditions in Colombia and Ecuador before they're loaded onto 747s to fly here. I know because I visited one of the rose plantations/sweatshops for my book Orwell's Roses. Give your love a book or something.
Just going to leave this here
Someone has just said something so incredibly kind about Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak that I almost burst into tears. Yes, I'm fragile, but also, tell your writers when you like what they write.
Sign the petition against University of Sheffield's shameful treatment of striking staff: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
TfL has long championed art and design in our capital, and poetry is no exception.
Great piece on sharing the power of the written word as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground ⬇️
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Hello, my first post! I'm the writer Richard Price, with poetry collections which include Lucky Day and Late Gifts, and the novella The Island, which will be reissued this year in April. I'm also writing a memoir of the British Library where I worked as a curator of contemporary British books.
✨BLACKBOX MANIFOLD 35✨ is now live, with poems by Shara McCallum, Dorothy Lehane, Rebecca Goss, Angela Gardner, Philip Terry, and others.
Plus Adam Piette reviews Keaton Sutherland and Jennifer Scappettone
blackboxmanifold.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages.
Find full details, including fee and residency requirements, below.
Application deadline: 15 February, 2026
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In response to the freezing temperatures, SWEP has been activated to ensure those sleeping rough have shelter.
If you’re worried about someone sleeping rough, notify StreetLink who can connect them with local services. One simple action can make a real difference.
thestreetlink.org.uk
keep remembering my teacher Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh who not only walked for peace, but protested directly the war we were waging in his country.
TOS enterprise bridge is pictured with 4 crewfolks, including Spock, Uhura, a redshirt, and Kevin the guy who sang annoyingly over the PA system that one time. Kevin and Spock are talking, and Kevin looks like that thing when a 5 year old is mad and drooping their arms all sulky like. Closed caption reads, "UNIVERSAL SUFFERING."
Severe Weather Emergency Protocol activated in London ❄️
The temperature is due to drop below freezing tonight, and emergency accommodation is open across the capital for those sleeping rough.
If you are sleeping rough or know someone who is, connect to support via StreetLink
thestreetlink.org.uk
On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
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A reminder for everyone getting Christmas presents… stay away from the HP merch!!!
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This week from the archive: an excerpt from Thomas A Clark's interview with Alice Tarbuck, published in PN Review 229, May - June 2016.
Read here:⬇️
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Screenshot of webpage for MA Foundation Seminar course at the Poetry School
Some places still available on my @poetryschool.bsky.social MA Foundation Seminar: 6 month intensive, online. Come join me!
This week from the archive: 'A Letter to the Dead (A lost poem in memory of Dylan Thomas)' by Lynette Roberts, published in PN Review 220, November - December 2014.
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25 years ago, London lost a bright, caring 10-year-old boy to an act of senseless violence.
The Damilola Taylor Trust continues to transform young lives for the better and has turned unimaginable heartbreak into an enduring legacy for young people across our city.
