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poetry magazine responding to a call for “deliberate, obstinate, unreasonable or unacceptable poems, contrary to the expected practice” ed. @chrissywilliams.bsky.social Sign up free for https://perverse.substack.com/ Archive at perversepoetry.tumblr.com

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · 18h

PERVERSE is back with issue 9 starting on Monday - an email of five strange and unusual poems every week, and each poem posted here too. Sign up free at perverse.substack.com

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · 18h

PERVERSE is back with issue 9 starting on Monday - an email of five strange and unusual poems every week, and each poem posted here too. Sign up free at perverse.substack.com

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Jul 17

Congratulations to Tim Tim Cheng for the shortlisting of her PERVERSE poem 'Girl Ghosts'! Congrats also to all the shortlisted poets, and the publishers, and the readers, and to everyone in our strange wonderful community.

Forward Prizes for Poetry @forwardprizes.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written
Announcing the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Written! Poems that move, resonate, and demand to be read.
👏 Huge congratulations to the shortlisted poets!
🔗Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Jul 3

PERVERSE is now open for submissions til the end of July. Please use this form to find out more and submit your work: forms.gle/8zqxN6ZMWMsR...

PERVERSE is open for submissions | Until end of July 2025 | Links in post & bio for full info | Plesae send in your strange and unusual poems

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 23

Important banana addendum to issue 8 of PERVERSE by Helena Nelson here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-out

PERVERSE out

"bananas make you calmer..."

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 20

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 8L is 'Colour Scheme from a Temperate Landscape' by Alyson Kissner. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8l

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 19

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 8L is 'Pollution Blackout Poem' by Julian Bishop. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8l

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Alex MacDonald @mapesburyroad.bsky.social · Dec 16

A new poem published today, up on @perversemag.bsky.social 🧡

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 18

The third poem in PERVERSE 8L is 'Hourly Event' by Warren Czapa. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8l

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 17

The second poem in PERVERSE 8L is 'a sharp hurt calendar' by Meryl Pugh. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8l

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 16

The first poem in PERVERSE 8L is 'Lozenge' by Alex MacDonald. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8l

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 16

Issue 8L of PERVERSE features poems by Alex Macdonald, Meryl Pugh, Warren Czapa, Julian Bishop and Alyson Kissner. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8l

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"a delicate noise, a breathing..."

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 13

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'Solastalgia' by L Kiew (@lkiew.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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Éloïse O’Dwyer-Armary @eloisearmary.bsky.social · Dec 11

I love this poem

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 11

The third poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'He plays with his vipers he writes' by Nora Nadjarian (@noranadj.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 12

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'Anyone can hide like this.' by Vasiliki Albedo (@minorroarr). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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Nora Nadjarian @noranadj.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you @perversemag.bsky.social, for publishing my poem inspired by a line by Paul Celan
#poetry #paulcelan

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 11

The third poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'He plays with his vipers he writes' by Nora Nadjarian (@noranadj.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 11

The third poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'He plays with his vipers he writes' by Nora Nadjarian (@noranadj.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 10

The second poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'Threat; Occasional, Rising Quickly' by JP Seabright (@jpseabright.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · Dec 9

Love this piece by @lkiew.bsky.social in the latest @perversemag.bsky.social - it feels so true:

"there is a country and you've never been and you have lived there all your life..."

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A screenshot of a piece by L. Kiew published in Perverse lit mag. The title is Sostalgia and the first line is: "there is a country and you've never been and you have lived there all your life..."

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 9

The first poem in PERVERSE 8K is 'Self Portrait at 30: IX. Mind the gap' by HLR. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 9

Issue 8K of PERVERSE features poems by HLR, JP Seabright, Nora Nadjarian, Vasiliki Albedo and L Kiew. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8k

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"The most interesting part of my life is desire..."

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 6

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 8J is 'Quoofter' by Pascal O’Loughlin. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8j

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 5

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 8J is 'Feeling sexy at 8 a.m. walking back home to the ghetto' by E.R. De Siqueira (@erdesiqueira.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8j

perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 4

The third poem in PERVERSE 8J is by Craig Sines. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8j

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Aaron Kent @godzillakent.bsky.social · Dec 2

Delighted to have an extract from a new, longer poem up for @perversemag.bsky.social today. You can read it, and the other poems from great poets, here:

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https://perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8j

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perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Dec 3

The second poem in PERVERSE 8J is 'Pin-up daddy' by Christopher Lanyon. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-8j

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