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Andrew Neilson @andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social · 4d

My pamphlet of poems, Summers Are Other, is officially out now. Here's a taster, a version of Du Fu that Linton Kwesi Johnson used as an epigraph to Time Come, his Selected Prose. rackpress.blogspot.com?m=1

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · 6d

It's National Poetry Day! We have a new issue coming out later this month but in the meantime, enjoy our last one: badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · 6d

It's National Poetry Day! We have a new issue coming out later this month but in the meantime, enjoy our last one: badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1

Issue twenty-one — Bad Lilies

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Tony Williams @tonywilliams.bsky.social · 15d

I'm very much enjoying Andrew Neilson's pamphlet Summers Are Other from Rack Press, particularly the lovely lyric 'The Viaduct'
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First stanza of The Viaduct:
As a child I would cross
with my father's brother,
and in summer weather
we would walk into loss.

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Kathryn Gray @kathryngray.bsky.social · Aug 27

A reminder that our @badlilies.bsky.social submissions window closes this Sunday! If you’re thinking of submitting some beautiful blooms, you can find our submission FAQ here: www.badlilies.uk/submit

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 17

"… great sonics, an authoritative tone (even, or perhaps most especially, in expressing vulnerability), attentiveness to the line (for non-prose poems), and, very obviously, a freshness of language (free of cliché, invigorating)" thefridaypoem.com/in-conversat...

Gathering flowers – The Friday Poem

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson of digital poetry journal Bad Lilies

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 17

A reminder, halfway through the month, that our submissions window is open! Read our interview above to see what we're looking for... badlilies.uk/submit

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 17

"… great sonics, an authoritative tone (even, or perhaps most especially, in expressing vulnerability), attentiveness to the line (for non-prose poems), and, very obviously, a freshness of language (free of cliché, invigorating)" thefridaypoem.com/in-conversat...

Gathering flowers – The Friday Poem

In Conversation: The Friday Poem talks to Kathryn Gray and Andrew Neilson of digital poetry journal Bad Lilies

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 10

A reminder that Bad Lilies is currently OPEN for submissions. Our next issue will be in October and we are looking for poems both for that and for issues into 2026! badlilies.uk/submit

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 10

A reminder that Bad Lilies is currently OPEN for submissions. Our next issue will be in October and we are looking for poems both for that and for issues into 2026! badlilies.uk/submit

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Gill Barr @gillbarr.bsky.social · Aug 6

Delighted to launch my little book from the once busy port of Londonderry. Fair fa ye! @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @poetrysociety.bsky.social @badlilies.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣 Our submission window is now OPEN for the month of August. Get your blooms to us while the sun is shining! badlilies.uk/submit

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣 Our submission window is now OPEN for the month of August. Get your blooms to us while the sun is shining! badlilies.uk/submit

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · Jul 22

"A poem found the girl one day. The field found the girl. One day she found a new field. In the first
field some children are playing."

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Two poems by Sarah Westcott

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 19

Have you read our latest issue? You can also now subscribe to our new mailing list for news on submission windows and future issues! www.badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 19

Have you read our latest issue? You can also now subscribe to our new mailing list for news on submission windows and future issues! www.badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Kathryn Gray @kathryngray.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 12

It's all true. We're AMAZING.

Andrew Neilson @andrewjamesneilson.bsky.social · Jul 12

Bad Lilies has had almost 1,300 unique visitors since our new issue dropped just over a week ago. That's around twice the number of subscribers of a 'healthy' poetry magazine, and many are less than healthy. Subscribe to our new mailing list and we'll keep you in the loop!

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 12

Almost 1,300 unique visitors in just over a week after our new issue dropped. Subscribe and get early access to our next submissions window!

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 12

SUBSCRIBE to our new mailing list to get an early heads-up on the next submission window for Bad Lilies. It's imminent! www.badlilies.uk/subscribe

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Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 11

We've finished spotlighting our new issue! Read the whole thing here... badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1

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Kathryn Gray @kathryngray.bsky.social · Jul 11

That’s a wrap on the @badlilies.bsky.social spotlight for our July issue! We’ve another heatwave weekend ahead of us, so decompress: grab a cool tipple, settle into a deckchair, and catch up on our blooms if you’ve missed them—or revisit your favourites! 🌸

Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · Jul 11

Always a treat

Bad Lilies @badlilies.bsky.social · Jul 11

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