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Nicky Kippax

@nickykippax.bsky.social

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Aphantastic poet, even if I say so myself. Northern Writers’ Award winner & co-host of York poetry night, Rise Up! Recent words in Rialto Poetry, Oxford Poetry, The London Magazine & PN Review. Also: https://poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poets/nicky-kippax/

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Jul 4

Now on sale - w/ our headliner, @ianduhig.bsky.social ✨

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Jun 23

We can’t wait to host Ian, Kirsten & Henry. Tickets on sale from Weds.

Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · Jun 23

I used to be in charge of single homelessness services for York City Council and enjoy visiting the town now. Thanks to @nickykippax.bsky.social and looking forward to reading with Kirsten and Henry -- hope to see some of you there.

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Jun 17

Can’t WAIT for this. 💫

Rosie Garland @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social · Jun 17

25th June, York… Rise Up! 💜
Launch event for ‘This Is How I Fight’ ✊🏼

So looking forward to sharing a stage with @jpseabright.bsky.social & Spencer Wood ✨✨✨

@nickykippax.bsky.social @chadpie.bsky.social thankyou xxx

Poster for RISE UP Poetry & Spoken Word event in York
Salmon pink background with bold lettering & images of writers Rosie Garland, JP Seabright & Spencer Wood

Pink background with image of book cover with image of a rose

Book title This Is How I Fight by Rosie Garland

Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · May 26

It’s half term but work must continue. The eternal juggle. After a lovely zoom reading with @reddoorpoets.bsky.social last night, I opened my door to this message from my youngest. The poem was called BOOM and I loved it. 💥

Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · May 20

Sunday! 💫

Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · May 14

Comin’ up @ Rise Up! Got your tickets yet? www.eventbrite.com/e/rise-up-a-...

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · May 13

Couple of spots left for this Thursday’s online workshop for Granta Writers’ Workshop tixoom.app/pwalecturer/...

Jen Calleja: Translating Literature for Beginners

On May 15, 2025 - get a ticket now!

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · May 12

My pleasure - it’s a beauty.

Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · May 12

✨🌕✨

Sarah Doyle @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to have been shortlisted in the Dark Poets Club competition, out of over 2000 submissions! 'Observance' was first published by Black Bough Poetry, because oh, I do love me a M🌕🌕N poem. Many thanks to the judges for this lovely boost. 😊
www.darkpoets.club/post/observa...

Poem text against black background with skull image:

Sarah Doyle

Night dances her Dance
of the Dead, darkens her
eyes with bold kohl, thinks
I Shadow, laughs privately.

Night is bone-bare, holds
out a finger for Moth to
still himself - but Moth,
electrified, craves only Moon.

Moon wears her Sunday best,
drapes mist over an exposed
shoulder, experiments with
gold highlights, and is pleased.

Moon feels her own fading,
becomes raggedy-fragile,
shying from the brassy Sun;
listens, bitterly, to birdsong.

*First published by Black Bough Poetry

#darkpoetsclub #shortlist

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · May 7

A week today! online! come and join me as I chat owls and share pictures #TheCompanyOfOwls #BookEvent #Litfest #BookSky #Owls

www.huddlitfest.org.uk/tag/pollyatk...

pollyatkin Archives • Huddersfield Literature Festival

www.huddlitfest.org.uk

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The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social · May 5

We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · May 2

What a brilliant Rise Up! Rachel Long, Ioney Smallhorne & Minal Sukumar were absolutely captivating. Thank you, poets! 🩵✨ Next up….Nafeesa Hamid is headlining! Join us on Weds 21st May for what will be an extraordinary night. Tix on sale now… eventbrite.com/e/rise-up-a-ce…

A photo of Rachel Long, Ioney Smallhorne & Minal Sukumar - plus whippet, Evie!

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Rosie Garland @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social · Apr 23

Yay!
To launch my new collection 'This is How I Fight' I'm sharing a virtual stage with fabulous poets Erica Hesketh
& @julwe1.bsky.social 🌹
Tues 22 July, 19:00-20:00 BST
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...
Bookings are via Eventbrite and tickets are 'Pay What You Can'
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

Triple Online Launch: Erica Hesketh, Rosie Garland and Julia Webb

Celebrating new poetry books by Erica Hesketh, Rosie Garland and Julia Webb

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Apr 18

Far/Out with @gcthewriter.bsky.social 💚

Nicky Kippax & Georgia Conlon standing in front of a Harland Miller painting.

Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Apr 14

Beach read - thanks to the extraordinary work of @no1emily.bsky.social 🕰️

Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Apr 13

🙌✨

Gregory @gregorykearns.bsky.social · Apr 7

The new episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way is now live.

The first interview is with the amazing Liz Berry. We talked about the importance of libraries, Liz’s love of zines and the positive sides of the internet.

You can listen to it on Spotify

Episode 11: Liz Berry

The Poems We Made Along The Way · Episode

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Apr 11

Mmmm ☀️

Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Apr 10

'The Bittersweet' by Vasiliki Albedo www.badlilies.uk/vasiliki-alb...

Vasiliki Albedo — Bad Lilies

A poem by Vasiliki Albedo

www.badlilies.uk

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Jess Traynor @jesstraynor.bsky.social · Apr 6

Thoughts on pinning a poem to the page - part 3 of my series on writing poetry for @rte.ie 🐸🐸🐸

www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Get Creative: On writing poetry - pinning the poem to the page

Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap?

www.rte.ie

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Apr 2

Really chuffed that my poem, Janet’s Foss, is @poetrysociety.bsky.social ‘poem of the month’ after being chosen by @janeclarke.bsky.social as a winning entry on the theme of stone. Thank you. 🪨✨

A poem by Nicky Kippax, called Janet’s Foss.

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Mar 30

Thank you Nairn!

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Laura Strickland @l-strickland.bsky.social · Mar 22

My poem, PIP, was published in The Frogmore Papers (2023). Solidarity to everyone who is worried about the changes 💖

Photo of poem called PIP. Deals with the experience of contacting the DWP for a PIP application.

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Mar 22

🌺 & 🪨

Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · Mar 22

If your teachers suggest that your poems are sentimental, that is only half of it. Your poems probably need to be even more sentimental. Don’t be less of a flower, but could you be more of a stone at the same time?

—Mary Ruefle, from "On Sentimentality"

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · Mar 20

On Wednesday 26th March at 7pm, please join us online to celebrate the launch of Father's Father's Father by Dane Holt. The event will be hosted by Caroline Bird and will feature readings, discussion & audience Q&A.

Book your ticket here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6JazB...

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Nicky Kippax @nickykippax.bsky.social · Mar 18

Bark, barker, barkest.

Close-ups of tree bark increasingly zoomed.

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · Mar 10

Poets reading at StAnza Poetry Festival in St Andrews (& online) 14-16 March include @imtiazdharker.bsky.social and Gwyneth Lewis. Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck will take part in a live recording of the Lantern Scottish Poetry podcast.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...

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