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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 15h

So glad you got a copy - hope you enjoy it! 🙏

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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 16h

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Fresh book post!
Why
I
Wear
My
Past
To
Work
By Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social
published by
Parlyaree Press.
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Congratulations Chris ! Excited to read it now

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 1d

This’ll be a great, ‘people-centred’ night! ☄️ #Oxford #poetry

Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social · 1d

Reading in Oxford on 12 November, 6pm. I'll mainly read from my new(ish) @carcanet.bsky.social collection Come Here to This Gate, plus some of my earlier work. There will be a reading also by N.S. Thompson, and a public discussion about poetry. Do come! It's free.

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 1d

@parlyareepress.bsky.social

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Marcelle Newbold @marcellenewbold.bsky.social · 2d

Fabulous book launch for @annasaund.bsky.social 'Eurydice in The Ruined House' from @indigodreamspub.bsky.social. Dress matching book for my readings. I love this collection ! Rush out and buy it now! indigodreamspublishing.com/anna-saunders

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 1d

Very kind words for ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ from @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social 🙏🙏

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 3d

A pleasure to feature in The Book Bag. Thank you @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 🙏

Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 4d

This week in The Book Bag it's a warm welcome back to Chris Campbell with his new collection 'Why I Wear My Past To Work' published by Parlyaree Press.

Playlist, news and shoutouts as standard.

These are poems to return to time and again, it feels like having a conversation with a friend ...

The Book Bag: Why I Wear My Past To Work by Chris Campbell

Welcome back to The Book Bag. I hope you’ve had a poetic week. I’ve probably asked this about 437 times this week, but how is it October? I’ve had quite the rollercoaster this week. Sunday morning was spent at the allotment, making a bulb lasagne. Hopefully come spring, we’ll have some lovely pastels flowering. Fingers crossed! I also saw Newcastle get (undeservedly) beat by Arsenal. But then we bounced back with a Champions League win. It was also the 2nd anniversary of getting Brody. We celebrated by giving him toys and treats.

paulwritespoems.com

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Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 6d

Absolutely delighted and honoured to be nominated for Best Of The Net for Laundry Day. Congratulations to my fellow nominees 🙏

Dust Poetry @dustpoetry.bsky.social · 7d

Delighted✨ to announce✨ Dust’s ✨Best of the Net✨ nominations:

Paul Short, Laundry Day
Amy L. King, Fade
Laura Theis, Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone?
Ryan O’Neill, LDR
Holly Magill, Cheese in a budget hotel room
Antonia Kearton, Sanico

Congratulations to the nominees! 🥳✨

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 6d

Huge congrats, Paul! 👏🎉

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 9d

Wonderful night at the launch of ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’. 🙏🙏 to everyone who supported and read, & to The Bridge Inn 🎉 #poetry #bristol

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 10d

Heading towards The Bridge Inn for tonight’s ’Why I Wear My Past to Work’ launch. Joining us? We’ll be kicking off at 7pm. The wonderful @sophiedumont.bsky.social is on first. Open mic later on 🎙️💥 #poetry #bristol

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Sophie Dumont @sophiedumont.bsky.social · 10d

#Bristol folk, this is tonight! Delighted to be supporting @citizen-chris.bsky.social with the launch of his new poetry book. ✨🚀

Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 10d

Tonight! Join us at The Bridge Inn in Bristol for the launch of ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’. With six top Bristol poets followed by open mic! 🎉 From 7pm! 🎙️ @tomsastry.bsky.social @basementofmybrain.bsky.social @sophiedumont.bsky.social @parlyareepress.bsky.social

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Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social · 10d

One of three ‘interludes’ in ‘All But Forgotten’, a sequence in my book Come Here to This Gate (@carcanet.bsky.social, 2024).
I probably wouldn’t have written these 3 poems without Tony Harrison’s From the School of Eloquence. He gave us direct, moving poems, and I’ve wanted more of them ever since.

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 10d

Tonight! Join us at The Bridge Inn in Bristol for the launch of ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’. With six top Bristol poets followed by open mic! 🎉 From 7pm! 🎙️ @tomsastry.bsky.social @basementofmybrain.bsky.social @sophiedumont.bsky.social @parlyareepress.bsky.social

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Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 14d

My current project is this…

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1731620827...

#WednesdayWiPs

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 15d

One I’ll be reading on Sunday! Hope you can join us at The Bridge Inn, Bristol, (on 28th Sept) from 7pm for the launch of ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’. DM me for a signed copy!

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Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social · 15d

Absolutely thrilled to have poem in Lighthouse Literary Journal. Many, many thanks to editor @julwe1.bsky.social. I really recommend this journal, so many wonderful poems and prose inside. It’s a great read. Thank you 🌸

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 16d

This Sunday! If you’re in Bristol, pop in to hear some great poets, from 7pm-9pm. We’re launching my new collection ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ with open mic at the end of the night. DM me if you’d like to read 🎙️

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Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 17d

🙏 It’ll be a wonderful evening, I can’t wait for the issue to be brought to life even more!

Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social · 19d

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Jumping Jules Poetry @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social · 19d

Loving these photos of Forest Girl from @thepoetryrooms in Devon, @citizen-chris.bsky.social in Bristol and @sineadmcguigan in Ireland. Thank you! Some flowers for you 💜 Signed copies still available on my website if you’d like one www.jumpingjulespoetry.com/book-shop