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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Mar 23

“Wanderland is full of gorgeous observational poems about nature that are lovely to read and greatly skilled” ~ Will Mackie
“Stylishly crafted, attentive and attuned to the surprises of the world around us” ~ Jennifer Lee Tsai
“Beautiful poems of treasure and nature and light” ~ Rachel Bower

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to Katrina Porteous, who has won the Laurel Prize with her collection ‘Rhizodont’, on @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social. I reviewed Katrina’s book for @pnreview.bsky.social; there’s a snippet here or hey order a copy why don’t you… www.pnreview.co.uk/archive/on-k... TL;DR: “I was grabbed…”

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Stephen Sunderland @stephensunderland.bsky.social · 24d

Looking forward to this event on Thursday evening in Manchester! If you want to hear some great poetry (and a little bit of my first novel!) in a perfection location, please come down! @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @ianseedauthor.bsky.social @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · 27d

This coming Thursday at Ad England (Peste) P4 Impeity Hour. Looking forward to welcoming you into Wanderland and perhaps sharing some new things, maybe even the poem I wrote last week in Paris inspired by a fallen moth/leaf and the blood moon 🪶🥐🍂 🌝

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 29

Next reading! Just under a month until we convene The Everyday Marvellous at Ad England/Peste/P3 Annihilation Eve/P4 name to be revealed. Anyway, if you know, you know, and if you don’t, you should seek out the dark bar on a corner of Oldham Rd opposite Wing Yip, especially on Thursday 18 September.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 19

As Greenpeace instals a large Kapoor artwork on extraction platform ‘Skiff’, I think I’ll include my poem “Oil Platforms (The North Sea)”, specially commissioned by the modernist magazine, in my set for next Tuesday’s reading, 7.30pm, Saul Hay Gallery. It is a lament for nature, and a study of rigs.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 13

Very pleased to have two reviews included in the hot-off-the-press PNR. Visit the @carcanet.bsky.social website to get your hands on the latest issue.

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 11

I've been wanting to get down a few thoughts on the process of creating my most recent collaborative work, with Carolyn Hashimoto for @europeanpoetryfest.bsky.social, and I've finally done it... wordsandfixtures.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

The windmills of my mind

It's a little over a month since the European Poetry Festival rolled into town (well, the town of Liverpool). My collaborator – the marvello...

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 10

Also looking forward to this! 📚🎬

Stephen Sunderland @stephensunderland.bsky.social · Aug 9

Looking forward to this event on 18th September in Manchester where I get to ceremonially welcome the arrival of my novel in the company of some amazing writers! 🙏🔆🖤🥳

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 10

Diana Dors on Ilkley Moor bar t’at

Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · Aug 10

We saw Diana Dors & husband at a pub nearby.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 4

More info on next scheduled reading on Tuesday 26 August… www.creativetourist.com/event/blue-d...

Blue Diode readings at Saul Hay Gallery | Literature | Creative Tourist

This special one-off features readings from three writers to celebrate the launch of Spurious Language by James Appleby.

www.creativetourist.com

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 2

My latest Creative Tourist Literature Guide round-up features plenty of one-off live literature events to wrap your ears about, so get those diaries ticking over… www.creativetourist.com/literature/

Literature Events in the North | Creative Tourist

News of books just out and books worth revisiting, plus a fabulous new exhibition about independent publisher Carcanet, on for the next six months...

www.creativetourist.com

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Yorkshire Day! Treat yourself to a copy of “Wanderland” and enjoy a sequence of poems inspired by Ilkley Moor. The Red Ceilings Press online shop has run out, but I still have a few copies for sale if you DM me.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jul 28

This week I’ve been honing a contrapuntal poem; yesterday sought out “Contrapuntal Forms” by Barbara Hepworth, tucked away on a housing estate in the “sculpture town” of Harlow. Kids bombing about on bikes, smiling and stopping to pick blackberries reminded me of growing up on the Wirral in the 70s.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jul 19

Along with Tim Craven, I’m supporting at James Appleby’s Manchester launch for his new pamphlet Spurious Language, listed by Poetry Book Society (alongside Wanderland) and out with Blue Diode. See you on Tuesday 26 August at Saul Hay Gallery.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jul 16

Catch @ggaffa.bsky.social and also @nightjarpress.bsky.social editor @nicholasroyle.bsky.social (oh, and me) reading at Je ne sais Blah ll this Thursday evening at Cafe Blah, Withington Village, doors 7pm, free entry.

David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Jun 28

Excited about my new short story out soon on Nightjar!

Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jun 27

Not yet on the website, but going out to subscribers.

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jul 8

Je ne sais Blah is back! On Thursday 17 July at 7pm! At Cafe Blah 2.0 in Withington Village! Write-up of the first offering at the end of June here, so you can feel the vibes… www.creativetourist.com/event/je-ne-...

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sunday, Liverpool, you should come along. It’s free, and myself and Carolyn have got a proper treat lined up. 🌀🌀🌀🌀

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Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jun 22

Made up to have had my work picked for the inaugural Didsbury Arts Festival Summer Open from some 300 or so entries by Manchester artists. My piece is a concrete poetry triptych collectively called “Rivers”. This year’s exhibition runs 1-19 July at The Didsbury Parsonage – info on the PV to follow!

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jun 19

I looked up “swift bird in French” to find out what swifts are called in French. The sarcastic internet said “oiseau rapide”, when what I was after was martinet.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · Jun 13

Next reading! New night at Cafe Blah V2, on the Withington Village main drag (not had chance to visit yet but can’t wait!), Je Ne Sais Blah is on Friday 27 June at 7pm hosted by Nathan Bailey with poetry and prose.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · May 21

My next reading is in London, for the launch of issue 33 of Long Poem Magazine, on Saturday 31 May, readings start 1pm, Barbican Library, Barbican Centre, free! I’ll be reading from my long poem inspired by Manchester export Tootal Scarves, once made in this building shouldering the Rochdale Canal.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · May 17

Iris Colomb doing classic Iris Colomb at the Manchester Experimental Poetry & Arts Festival this afternoon; liked how the resident blackbird responded to the whistle – great event, very varied, so sorry I couldn’t stay for the whole thing, knackered now, lying down immediately.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · May 17

Today! The line-up details for the inaugural Manchester Experimental Poetry & Arts Festival can be found in this handy write-up (you’re welcome 🙏 job’s a good un 💅) www.creativetourist.com/event/manche...

Manchester Experimental Poetry and Arts Festival at Centenary Gardens | Literature | Creative Tourist

The inaugural Manchester Experimental Poetry and Arts Festival on the afternoon of Saturday 17 May features an incredible line-up.

www.creativetourist.com

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · May 16

Watching the swifts, glad I asked the engineer up a ladder not to install a wire over the gardens.

Sarah-Clare Conlon @sarahclareconlon.bsky.social · May 14

It’s Dylan Thomas Day, so I’m watching a fascinating lecture about Dylan Thomas’s fifth notebook (and other things) by Professor John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social

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