Maya Caspari
mayacaspari.bsky.social
Maya Caspari
@mayacaspari.bsky.social
Ideally writing or napping. Lecturer @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social, working on memory, touch & ethics/politics of representation in contemporary writing, among other things. Sometimes poet. Based in London/York. Here v sporadically. www.mayacaspari.com
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Please read & share the scholarship story of Gazan poet Haia,

❗️and how you can take one action now to help her and the other scholars trapped in Gaza by UK govt red tape ❗️
July 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Another place to donate. World Central Kitchen has been doing their best to help Gazans starved by the Israeli government. History will not remember this period kindly.

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July 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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For those who asked. The link tree for the Sameer Project is here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...
July 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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In a bittersweet finale to our sub(VERSE)ive series, we have the final bonus episode with poet, lecturer, and Wasafiri Associate Editor, @mayacaspari.bsky.social on her debut pamphlet, ALMOST, WITH TENDERNESS, published by @outspokenpress.bsky.social.

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July 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Wasafiri has three panels in the English Shared Futures conference taking place in York, 3-5 July, incl. our Associate Editors @mayacaspari.bsky.social @jennywcreative.bsky.social

Magazines will be on sale on Sat, 5 July in the Publishers Hall.

Full programme: buff.ly/MGibRzm

See you there!
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Maya Caspari, Becca Drake, and Janine Bradbury all delivering phenomenal performances tonight at Bluebird Bakery in York. very lucky to call these poets our own 💙
June 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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English: Shared Futures is the UK’s largest conference in English Studies. The 2025 edition takes places 3-5 July in York, UK. This panel will be chaired by Wasafiri Associate Editor @mayacaspari.bsky.social

Please send proposals to [email protected] by Tuesday 20 May.
May 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Such a lovely event, congratulations to
@mayacaspari.bsky.social 👏💛✨
✨✨✨Happy Publication Day to
@mayacaspari.bsky.social
whose brilliant debut pamphlet, ALMOST, WITH TENDERNESS, is out today ✨✨✨

Order your copy here:
outspokenldn.com/shop/almost

And join us at
@burleyfisher.bsky.social
on 3 April to celebrate the launch (registration link below)
April 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I really enjoyed launching my book @burleyfisher.bsky.social on thurs. V grateful for the warmth & community of everyone there! An especially big thank you to brilliant @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social for reading! & to @outspokenpress.bsky.social & @aanaxagorou.bsky.social for making this all happen!
April 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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There was such love and celebration for @mayacaspari.bsky.social at her launch last night. And she wore the best jumpsuit. And @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social read. It was the perfect launch.
April 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Congratulations @mayacaspari.bsky.social on the launch of Almost, with Tenderness @outspokenpress.bsky.social and lovely to hear @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social read 🩷
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Congratulations to the brilliant @mayacaspari.bsky.social on the publication of her debut pamphlet!
✨✨✨Happy Publication Day to
@mayacaspari.bsky.social
whose brilliant debut pamphlet, ALMOST, WITH TENDERNESS, is out today ✨✨✨

Order your copy here:
outspokenldn.com/shop/almost

And join us at
@burleyfisher.bsky.social
on 3 April to celebrate the launch (registration link below)
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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(1/5) Congratulations to the National Poetry Competition longlist!

Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you're in London, come to the launch on 3 April @burleyfisher.bsky.social!

Excited to be reading with the brilliant @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social!

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🟡 Join us to celebrate the publication of Almost, with Tenderness by
@mayacaspari.bsky.social, with @shevchenkoknight.bsky.social & hosted by editor @aanaxagorou.bsky.social

🟡 Burley Fisher Books (@burleyfisher.bsky.social)
🟡 6.30pm Thursday 3 April

Free to attend; register here: buff.ly/qA9lMmJ
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Really excited that my pamphlet Almost, with Tenderness is coming out very soon with @outspokenpress.bsky.social 💛🍃

outspokenldn.com/shop/almost

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March 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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We’re delighted to share the cover of Almost, with Tenderness, the debut pamphlet by @mayacaspari.bsky.social

“Tenderness manifests, both surreal and hyperreal … This is brilliant” — Anthony V. Capildeo

Out 20 March / Pre-order now:
outspokenldn.com/shop/almost
February 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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GOOD MORNING HELLO to so many new faces 🙏

We’re Out-Spoken Press, we publish poetry & critical writing — you can see more about our recent titles below and we have exciting news on Editor @aanaxagorou.bsky.social’s 2025-26 list coming this week 👀
Looking back at 2024:

[…] by Fady Joudah
Boiled Owls, Azad Ashim Sharma
Bark, Archive, Splinter, Jay Gao
Down, @chickenbex
Tongueless, Rojbîn Arjen Yiğit
I Sugar the Bones, Juana Adcock.

NEW bundle offer of all six 2024 titles for just £45 available now:

outspokenldn.com/shop/2024bundle
January 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Call for submissions!

*Embodied Knowledge & Making Texts: A Handbook*

Please spread the word to academics & practitioners - @georginaemw.bsky.social and I have been overwhelmed and delighted by the response so far. It's going to be great!

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Call for submissions — Thin Ice Press
Call for contributors! We’re looking for craftspeople and academics to be part of an exciting volume on embodied knowledge and making texts.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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Artists for Gaza Raffle: just boosting this to my shiny new 150 followers … thanks so much for following me. Please share this fundraiser and donate if you can! Thank you! BIGlove! #gaza
Artists for Gaza: Poetry & Art Raffle: win one of many prizes including bespoke work written for you by eminent writers, professional coaching and book bundles and all for as little as £2 a ticket. We can make a difference with Art, please share, donate if you can!

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Artists for Gaza - Poetry and Art Raffle
Sat 30th Nov 2024, 12pm – 12:30pm GMT (UTC +00:00)
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November 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM