Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana
@corrintachibana.bsky.social
Author of ‘Sing me down from the dark’ (SALT; 2022).
Worked in higher ed. in U.K. and Japan. Poems in P.N. Review, The North, MAGMA, Poetry Wales, The Interpreter’s House & The Madrid Review.
Lover of Things Japanese and proud mother of teenager.
Worked in higher ed. in U.K. and Japan. Poems in P.N. Review, The North, MAGMA, Poetry Wales, The Interpreter’s House & The Madrid Review.
Lover of Things Japanese and proud mother of teenager.
Pinned
Delighted by my first Pushcart nomination from Dust Poetry magazine. Sincere thanks to @dustpoetry.bsky.social editors @catherineredford.bsky.social and @tarawheeler.bsky.social
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It's been amazing to be in #Skara 🇸🇪 on residency & have work published this month too, thanks so much to both
@dustpoetry.bsky.social - www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/breakfa...
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@fullhouselitmag.bsky.social -
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@fullhouselitmag.bsky.social -
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Breakfast TV by Sarah Wallis
Breakfast TV I would swear my soulsmells like cheese on toast,the buttered kindand roasted under the grill in Hadestime, that melt on sizzlethe Worcester sauce, and always cursedto be an empty or mis...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's been amazing to be in #Skara 🇸🇪 on residency & have work published this month too, thanks so much to both
@dustpoetry.bsky.social - www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/breakfa...
&
@fullhouselitmag.bsky.social -
www.fullhouseliterary.com/issue-2-2025...
@dustpoetry.bsky.social - www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/breakfa...
&
@fullhouselitmag.bsky.social -
www.fullhouseliterary.com/issue-2-2025...
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Writing to the world today. We’re so proud of the work in this issue! 🧡✨🌱
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Writing to the world today. We’re so proud of the work in this issue! 🧡✨🌱
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I’m delighted to be included- just finished my first read through (will return often I expect) it’s a thing of beauty! The poems talk to each other in surprising and deep connections and the result is a real temperature-check of our time. Congratulations 🙌🏻
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I’m delighted to be included- just finished my first read through (will return often I expect) it’s a thing of beauty! The poems talk to each other in surprising and deep connections and the result is a real temperature-check of our time. Congratulations 🙌🏻
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Thankyou so much to the wonderful editors @dustpoetry.bsky.social for selecting my poem on antenatal counselling and prematurity for the very moving Dear World Issue www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-tin...
#poetsonbluesky
#poemsabout
#poetsonbluesky
#poemsabout
The Tiny Nappy by Elizabeth Osmond
The Tiny Nappy I find it helps to show, so I takeone of the tiny nappies with me.Smaller than the smallest panty liner-you cannot find them in Tescos.I hand them around at lecturesa palm-width slip of...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Thankyou so much to the wonderful editors @dustpoetry.bsky.social for selecting my poem on antenatal counselling and prematurity for the very moving Dear World Issue www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-tin...
#poetsonbluesky
#poemsabout
#poetsonbluesky
#poemsabout
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MY NAME IS❗A poem I wrote about otherization, has found a home in the beautiful new issue of DUST POETRY. It forms part of a collection of 30 poems entitled DEAR WORLD... 🌍
Thank you to editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford.✌🏼
#DearWorld
#Projection
#Otherization
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Thank you to editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford.✌🏼
#DearWorld
#Projection
#Otherization
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November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
MY NAME IS❗A poem I wrote about otherization, has found a home in the beautiful new issue of DUST POETRY. It forms part of a collection of 30 poems entitled DEAR WORLD... 🌍
Thank you to editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford.✌🏼
#DearWorld
#Projection
#Otherization
dustpoetry.co.uk/post/my-name-i…
Thank you to editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford.✌🏼
#DearWorld
#Projection
#Otherization
dustpoetry.co.uk/post/my-name-i…
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An editor at the #Haiku Society Of America conference was saying how he's not a big fan of haiku/senryu starting with prepositional phrases and now I want to write a whole bunch of them doing just that.
on time
alternative facts
in his speech
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on time
alternative facts
in his speech
blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-pr...
What Is a Prepositional Phrase? 20 Easy Examples · PrepScholar
Struggling with prepositional phrases? Check out our helpful definition and collection of prepositional phrase examples.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An editor at the #Haiku Society Of America conference was saying how he's not a big fan of haiku/senryu starting with prepositional phrases and now I want to write a whole bunch of them doing just that.
on time
alternative facts
in his speech
blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-pr...
on time
alternative facts
in his speech
blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-pr...
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Delighted to have my poem, ‘Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Delighted to have my poem, ‘Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.
Delighted to have my poem, ‘Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Delighted to have my poem, ‘Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.
Reposted by Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
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New issue goes live tomorrow!
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New issue goes live tomorrow!
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Absolutely delighted to hear that The art of cutting and stitching has been shortlisted for the Ink Sweat & Tears 'Pick of the Month' for October 2025. I find voting things slightly awkward. But do check out the shortlist and enjoy all the poems, then vote if you feel so inclined.
November 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Absolutely delighted to hear that The art of cutting and stitching has been shortlisted for the Ink Sweat & Tears 'Pick of the Month' for October 2025. I find voting things slightly awkward. But do check out the shortlist and enjoy all the poems, then vote if you feel so inclined.
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Thrilled to have a new poem I wrote about ostracization within Dust Poetry's
DEAR WORLD edition releasing on 22.11.25 Thank you to the editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford✨ Looking forward to reading all the poems arising from this thought-provoking theme!
🌐
#DearWorld
#DustPoetry
#BravePoetry
DEAR WORLD edition releasing on 22.11.25 Thank you to the editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford✨ Looking forward to reading all the poems arising from this thought-provoking theme!
🌐
#DearWorld
#DustPoetry
#BravePoetry
Issue 15 ‘Dear World’ will go live on 22.11.25 ✨
We can’t wait to share these brilliant poems and the artwork with you! 🌏
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted for this issue, you should now have a response, so do let us know if you haven’t 💚
We can’t wait to share these brilliant poems and the artwork with you! 🌏
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted for this issue, you should now have a response, so do let us know if you haven’t 💚
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thrilled to have a new poem I wrote about ostracization within Dust Poetry's
DEAR WORLD edition releasing on 22.11.25 Thank you to the editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford✨ Looking forward to reading all the poems arising from this thought-provoking theme!
🌐
#DearWorld
#DustPoetry
#BravePoetry
DEAR WORLD edition releasing on 22.11.25 Thank you to the editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford✨ Looking forward to reading all the poems arising from this thought-provoking theme!
🌐
#DearWorld
#DustPoetry
#BravePoetry
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This was such a lovely surprise!Thank you to @catherineredford.bsky.social & @tarawheeler.bsky.social for this vote of confidence 🤩
November 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This was such a lovely surprise!Thank you to @catherineredford.bsky.social & @tarawheeler.bsky.social for this vote of confidence 🤩
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I’m delighted to announce that my debut poetry collection, ‘The Way the Water Held Me’, will be published by The Emma Press in the Spring. Available to pre-order now!
📣 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT📣 We are delighted to announce the acquisition of THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME by @catherineredford.bsky.social, a heart-wrenching debut about young widowhood
THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME is available to pre-order now
Publishing March 2026 ~ Pre-order here: buff.ly/i1HAi3Y
THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME is available to pre-order now
Publishing March 2026 ~ Pre-order here: buff.ly/i1HAi3Y
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’m delighted to announce that my debut poetry collection, ‘The Way the Water Held Me’, will be published by The Emma Press in the Spring. Available to pre-order now!
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SOME NEWS: Huge congratulations to our brilliant Co-Editor @catherineredford.bsky.social, whose debut poetry collection ‘The Way the Water Held Me’ will be published in March by @theemmapress.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
SOME NEWS: Huge congratulations to our brilliant Co-Editor @catherineredford.bsky.social, whose debut poetry collection ‘The Way the Water Held Me’ will be published in March by @theemmapress.bsky.social
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I have found this whole episode incredibly distressing and isolating, so I'm grateful to see Rory Waterman's analysis shine a light on both the poetry and the poison. Whatever your views, we need a more courteous and humane public discourse, from and for all parties. Please.
My comment, for @pnreview.bsky.social, on the Len Pennie & Sarah Doyle affair - or Canongagegate, as I like to think of it. Honourable mentions: @naush.bsky.social, @thetimes.com.
Feel free to share, to attack me with your little jelly pitchforks, or to ignore.
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Feel free to share, to attack me with your little jelly pitchforks, or to ignore.
www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/rema...
PN Review Print and Online Poetry Magazine - Remarkable Coincidences - Rory Waterman - PN Review 286
One of the outstanding poetry journals of our time.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I have found this whole episode incredibly distressing and isolating, so I'm grateful to see Rory Waterman's analysis shine a light on both the poetry and the poison. Whatever your views, we need a more courteous and humane public discourse, from and for all parties. Please.
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Oh! This is nice - thank you so much @atriumpoetry.bsky.social for featuring my collection!
Featured Publication – The Mayday Diaries by Robin Houghton @robinhoughton.bsky.social
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Featured Publication – The Mayday Diaries by Robin Houghton
Our featured publication for Autumn is The Mayday Diaries by Robin Houghton, published by Pindrop Press. ‘Robin Houghton is a poet who really notices things – silly and deadly serious, quotid…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Oh! This is nice - thank you so much @atriumpoetry.bsky.social for featuring my collection!
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The Emma Press has acquired a ’heart-wrenching’ debut poetry collection about young widowhood by Catherine Redford, entitled The Way the Water Held Me, scheduled for March 2026 👇 #BookSky
The Emma Press signs debut poetry collection about young widowhood
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November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Emma Press has acquired a ’heart-wrenching’ debut poetry collection about young widowhood by Catherine Redford, entitled The Way the Water Held Me, scheduled for March 2026 👇 #BookSky
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A little bit of news I'd like to share - my new poetry pamphlet, 'How To Shape Our Mouths' will be published by Black Cat Poetry Press in 2026. Black Cat are one of my favourite indie poetry presses, so I'm delighted to be joining their author list! Thanks so much to Satya, Catherine and Ophira 🐈⬛❤️
January 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A little bit of news I'd like to share - my new poetry pamphlet, 'How To Shape Our Mouths' will be published by Black Cat Poetry Press in 2026. Black Cat are one of my favourite indie poetry presses, so I'm delighted to be joining their author list! Thanks so much to Satya, Catherine and Ophira 🐈⬛❤️
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Looking forward, as always, to teaching for The Poetry Business on January 5th:
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Buy tickets – Online Workshop: “Akemashite Omedetou! New Year Haiku & more” with Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana – Zoom
Online Workshop: “Akemashite Omedetou! New Year Haiku & more” with Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana – Zoom, Mon 5 Jan 2026 - Akemashite Omedetou!
New Year Haiku & more
This Japan-themed workshop will ge...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Looking forward, as always, to teaching for The Poetry Business on January 5th:
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
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“I don’t know who I am at this moment, nor the man
at my side. Suspended here like an exclamation mark
that doesn’t have to fall towards a full stop, I curve into
the wild escape[...]”
Sarah James
https://indigodreamspublishing.com/sarah-james / https://www.sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191
at my side. Suspended here like an exclamation mark
that doesn’t have to fall towards a full stop, I curve into
the wild escape[...]”
Sarah James
https://indigodreamspublishing.com/sarah-james / https://www.sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“I don’t know who I am at this moment, nor the man
at my side. Suspended here like an exclamation mark
that doesn’t have to fall towards a full stop, I curve into
the wild escape[...]”
Sarah James
https://indigodreamspublishing.com/sarah-james / https://www.sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191
at my side. Suspended here like an exclamation mark
that doesn’t have to fall towards a full stop, I curve into
the wild escape[...]”
Sarah James
https://indigodreamspublishing.com/sarah-james / https://www.sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191
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In the latest episode of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast I talk to Helen Angell about T S Eliot’s early poem ‘Preludes’ and how this influenced her approach to writing ‘Mancunian Way’. @longbarrowpress.bsky.social @petegreensolo.com @drjomaher.bsky.social
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Helen Angell on T S Eliot's poem 'Preludes' and on her own poem 'Mancunian Way' | The Two-Way Poetry Podcast
In this episode, I talk to Helen Angell about T S Eliot's early poem 'Preludes', and her own architecturally-inspired poem 'Mancunian Way.'
Helen discusses where and when she first encountered Eliot's...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In the latest episode of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast I talk to Helen Angell about T S Eliot’s early poem ‘Preludes’ and how this influenced her approach to writing ‘Mancunian Way’. @longbarrowpress.bsky.social @petegreensolo.com @drjomaher.bsky.social
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