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Lucy Heuschen (she/her)
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Poet ~ Nominated for Pushcart and Forwards (Best 1st Collection) ~ Pamphlets with Hedgehog & The Broken Spine ~ Commended in Poetry Society Stanza Comp 2024 ~ First Collection "Daughter of Fire" out now with Yaffle Press! ~ www.lucyheuschen.co.uk
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Lucy Heuschen (she/her) @petitecreature1.bsky.social · 9d
On 17th March I'll be hosting Daughters of Fire - an online reading celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose! Nine fabulous poets and authors writing at the top of their game, from myth and antiquity to modern portraits of women's lives. Free entry, tickets via email. Deets soon! #PoetryEvent
Event flyer for "Daughters of Fire - an evening of poetry and fiction celebrating women's voices". Date of event: 17 March 2026 at 7pm UK time (8pm CET). Online. Free entry. Please reserve your place by email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com Image shows a red background strewn with red and black sparks like a fire. A woman is shown, in profile, silhouetted black against the red background.
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petitecreature1.bsky.social
My next readers at Daughters of Fire, 17th March: Charlene V. Smith & Sue Butler. Charlene is a talented writer, director, scholar, actor & audio narrator. Sue is an amazing poet whose poetry collection is soon to be pub'd by Yaffle
@yaffles-nest.bsky.social [email protected] for tickets!
Charlene V. Smith - reading at Daughters of Fire on 17th March! Reserve your audience place via email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com Sue Butler - reading at Daughters of Fire on 17th March! Reserve your audience place via email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Direct link to book:

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CHASMS: Amazon.co.uk: de Keyser, Carmella: 9798277132074: Books
Buy CHASMS by de Keyser, Carmella (ISBN: 9798277132074) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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pdevonald.bsky.social
A wonderful event with great readings - huge congratulations to ‪Carmella de Keyser on her fantstic new pamphlet that comes out now - highly recommended, so visual, elegant and moving
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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poetrysociety.org.uk
Join us for a special Kent Stanza Bonanza, where members of Folkestone & Margate Stanzas will join forces at The Poetry Café for an exciting night of readings. Then, why not deliver a poem of your own by signing up for an open mic spot?
poetrysociety.org.uk/event/folkestone-margate-stanza-bonanza
A blue square with white text reading 'Kent Stanza Bonanza, Thursday 26 February, 7:30PM'. The other text reads 'A night of readings from Margate and Folkestone Stanzas'. The readers' names are Lydia Benson, Patric Cunnane, Luke Moran, Jessica Taggart Rose, George Reiner, and Anna Bodicoat Elyard. The names are in a yellow circle. In the top right hand corner is a pink circle with the words 'The Poetry Cafe', and in the bottom left hand corner is a pink circle reading 'plus open mic'. There is a black and white image of a hand holding a microphone in the bottom right hand corner.
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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inksweatandtears.co.uk
Right out of January and into its #PickoftheMonth vote! Will you choose poems from Helen Akers, @samc4rr.bsky.social, Antony Dunn, Myra Schneider, Zumwalt, or @jessmookherjee.bsky.social's review of 'Grey Time' by @julwe1.bsky.social.

inksweatandtears.co.uk/january-2026...

#InkSweatandTears #Vote
To the right: Image of sky in dark greys with a hint of yellow orange light 3/4 of the way down. Pale yellow stamp saying VOTE in dark grey. Text to the left: IS&T January 2026 Pick of the Month Helen Akers Samantha Carr Antony Dunn Myra Schneider Zumwalt Jessica Mookherjee reviews 'Grey Time' by Julia Webb
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
Zoe is a poet whose words you absolutely need to hear her read out loud. A mesmerising talent. 31st March, details below.
annasaund.bsky.social annasaund.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social · 4d
This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
My next readers at Daughters of Fire, 17th March: Charlene V. Smith & Sue Butler. Charlene is a talented writer, director, scholar, actor & audio narrator. Sue is an amazing poet whose poetry collection is soon to be pub'd by Yaffle
@yaffles-nest.bsky.social [email protected] for tickets!
Charlene V. Smith - reading at Daughters of Fire on 17th March! Reserve your audience place via email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com Sue Butler - reading at Daughters of Fire on 17th March! Reserve your audience place via email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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menysnoweballes.bsky.social
Who wants to learn more about medieval chivalry AND get to chat to me for an hour live every week (plus plenty of forum-based interaction also)? Of course you do: www.lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/medi... Please share with any friends who might enjoy it!
Medieval Chivalry
Chivalry was more than medieval knights in shining armour jousting for the love of fair ladies. This course explores how chivalric values profoundly shaped political, literary and artistic cultures fr...
www.lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
2/ Rosie's collection "Love Leans over the Table" (absorbing poems, especially on Margery Kempe and other medieval religious women) and Mari's "Pearl And Bone" (a brilliant consideration of the life and experience of Christine Keeler) were both formative for me. Mari's also a wonderful novelist.
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
🔥Celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose on 17th March! I'll be sharing my fantastic 10 readers and their writing here over the coming days. Every woman I've invited is someone who has inspired me. Sign up & let them inspire you too! First up: Rosie Jackson and @mariellisdunning.bsky.social
DAUGHTERS OF FIRE - An evening of poetry and fiction celebrating women's voices. 17th March 2026 at 7pm UK time. Online. Mari Ellis Dunning is a writer living in West Wales. Mari teaches at Aberystwyth University, where she delivers courses on feminist writing. Her debut novel, Witsh, tells the story of a young woman who becomes embroiled in accusations of witchcraft after seeking a soothsayer's help with her pregnancy. To hear Mari and my other fabulous readers, please sign up for your free ticket to Daughters of Fire via email: DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com DAUGHTERS OF FIRE - An evening of poetry and fiction celebrating women's voices. 17th March 2026 at 7pm UK time. Online. Rosie Jackson lives in Teignmouth, Devon. Widely published, her many poetry awards include in 2025 1st prize Red Shed and finalist Mslexia. Rosie's collection "Love Leans Over The Table" (Two Rivers Press, 2023) focuses on mystic figures. To hear Rosie and my other fabulous readers, please sign up for your free ticket to Daughters of Fire via email: DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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petitecreature1.bsky.social
On 17th March I'll be hosting Daughters of Fire - an online reading celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose! Nine fabulous poets and authors writing at the top of their game, from myth and antiquity to modern portraits of women's lives. Free entry, tickets via email. Deets soon! #PoetryEvent
Event flyer for "Daughters of Fire - an evening of poetry and fiction celebrating women's voices". Date of event: 17 March 2026 at 7pm UK time (8pm CET). Online. Free entry. Please reserve your place by email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com Image shows a red background strewn with red and black sparks like a fire. A woman is shown, in profile, silhouetted black against the red background.
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
On 17th March I'll be hosting Daughters of Fire - an online reading celebrating women's voices in poetry and prose! Nine fabulous poets and authors writing at the top of their game, from myth and antiquity to modern portraits of women's lives. Free entry, tickets via email. Deets soon! #PoetryEvent
Event flyer for "Daughters of Fire - an evening of poetry and fiction celebrating women's voices". Date of event: 17 March 2026 at 7pm UK time (8pm CET). Online. Free entry. Please reserve your place by email to DaughtersPoetry@hotmail.com Image shows a red background strewn with red and black sparks like a fire. A woman is shown, in profile, silhouetted black against the red background.
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
We'll be live next Saturday! The final #NOTJUSTPRETTY zoom: 5 feature artists, 8 open min poets. Struggles/successes of being creative women who live outside the box of stereotypes. Details: karenpiercegonzalez.substack.com/p/we-are-so-...
#Freedom #WomenTalk #WeAreSoMuchMore
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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drlauravarnam.bsky.social
Hoping that lots of new pals from the Creative Medievalisms symposium will join us in the Guild! Our upcoming online events are in the term card below.
guildmedmak.bsky.social The Guild of Medievalist Makers @guildmedmak.bsky.social · 24d
Our upcoming spring term events are now live on our website and detailed below on our term card!

Join us for more Making Space sessions, and our special 1st Birthday celebrations 👇
A term card advertising the Guild of Medievalist Makers upcoming events, January-April 2026. The card reads: Join The Guild of Medievalist Makers, a newly formed organisation for academic & academic-adjacent creatives and makers dedicated to furthering creative-critical practice in the humanities, and making space for creative play! Our online Making Space Sessions offer you the chance to set aside time for your creative-critical project. We are regularly joined by a lively and generous company of zine makers, textile artists, cartoonists, novelists, poets, translators, illustrators, flax spinners, print makers and more! Please note that you must become a member of the Guild to join our Making Space Sessions (this is so we can avoid being overrun by bots). Read more about us and join today for free at www.guildmedmak.com. The card advertises the following events: 1. Thurs 5th Feb, 5:30pm-7:00pm Making Space Session, optional theme: birds 2. Thurs 5th March, 5:30pm-7:00pm Making Space Session, optional theme: regrowth 3. Thurs 2nd April, 5:30pm-7:00pm, The Guild's 2st Birthday Show and Tell
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
📣 POETRY SUBMIS*IONS 🔥 Want your poetry to appear in our next Christmas and winter anthology? Check out the following information on or call from 28th Jan to the 1st of Feb! 🎅

❄️ ⛄️ ❄️

blackboughpoetry.com/events

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January 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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hedgehogpress.co.uk
PRE-ORDERS OPEN: “Hemlock & Honey” – Margaret Royall

Well, I have to say that I am extremely delighted to be able to announce, that the rather wonderful Margaret Royall's latest collection, has a little Hedgehog logo on the cover, and that Pre-orders are OPEN. Officially released later this month,…
PRE-ORDERS OPEN: “Hemlock & Honey” – Margaret Royall
Well, I have to say that I am extremely delighted to be able to announce, that the rather wonderful Margaret Royall's latest collection, has a little Hedgehog logo on the cover, and that Pre-orders are OPEN. Officially released later this month, I think this is Margaret's finest collection to date and I am really rather proud that after the bumpiest of roads, it is finally seeing the light of day.
www.hedgehogpress.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
Lovely! Imaginative, evocative compound words are one of my favourite things to see in a poem.
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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janes-studio.bsky.social
Jane's Poetry Press - 2027. Callout for 2 (or maybe 3) poets.
I make poetry books for fun & to give poets a platform. I’m drawn to poets who have a friendly, supportive online presence and who actively encourage and uplift others in the poetry community. Being inclusive really matters to me.
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
Thinking of Sarah today.🕯
December 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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longbarrowpress.bsky.social
The publisher can deliver by hand, on foot, to any Sheffield address (postcodes S1 - S18), and we're happy to gift-wrap books, if you like, at no extra cost. Orders received by 23 December will be delivered on or before 24 December.
longbarrowpress.bsky.social Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · Dec 8
A seasonal reminder that you can order our titles from our website; orders are despatched within 24 hours (last dates for Christmas orders: UK: 17 Dec. Sheffield: 23 Dec). Recent hardbacks inc. Steve Ely's 'Eely' and Angelina D'Roza's 'The Blue Hour'. Order here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
'To the End of the Land', a text & audio collaboration between Martin Heslop & Helen Tookey, in pamphlet and CD editions. Three copies of Steve Ely's collection 'Eely' arranged against an orange background.
December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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historyrage.bsky.social
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 Think ancient Greece was just warriors and wise men? Think again! 💪✨ @nataliehaynes.bsky.social blows up the myth that Greek stories are all about men. Fierce women were always there — you just weren’t told! 🎙️🐍

Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/361bb4
#GreekMythology #Feminism
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
What a month: Here are 3 of my December events! #SacredGrounds was f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s. TOMORROW'S online #poetryperformanceworkshop will be great, too. #zoom ID: 759 9367 3202 Password: poetry. Plus my most recent #poeticlibretto has been published. anyflip.com/sdmnd/zwxr/
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
Fabulous!
December 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
petitecreature1.bsky.social
Sounds fascinating.
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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iantattum.bsky.social Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social · Dec 3
Books of the Year 2.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the launch of this beautiful and moving volume.
Mainly a reflection on the effect of military service during World War 2 on her father and its cascading generational impact, this is empathetic,poignant and will speak to many
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM