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Roaring 20s Radio @roaring20sradio.substack.com · Jul 18

📻 Tune into Soho Radio this Monday (21 July) for Episode 53 of Roaring 20s Radio! As always, we'll be roaring about art, culture, books, poetry, and activism.

We'll be joined live in the studio by the wonderful Bridget Minamore, who'll discuss her creative career alongside @fossilfreebooks.org.

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Roaring 20s Radio @roaring20sradio.substack.com · Jun 23

📻 𝑶𝑵 𝑨𝑰𝑹 𝑻𝑶𝑫𝑨𝒀 💜

Join us LIVE on Soho Radio from 2-4pm BST as we bring you another show packed full of art, culture, books, poetry, and activism!

Co-presented by @salenagodden.bsky.social, @amahrose.bsky.social & @mattabbottpoet.com.

🌐 sohoradiolondon.com
📡 Or listen via DAB (in/around London)

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Jun 19

What a beautiful event! Huge thanks to @leedslitfest.bsky.social for the opportunity, HPBC for hosting us, and for everyone who came and created such a lovely atmosphere.

Extra special thanks to Andrew McMillan and @mlferg.bsky.social for their brilliant conversation and stunning readings ❤️

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Jun 16

🥳 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 📚

Join us at Hyde Park Book Club this Wednesday evening for 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social!

Andrew McMillan and @mlferg.bsky.social in conversation with @mattabbottpoet.com.

🎟 £10 (£8)
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

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British Heart Foundation @thebhf.bsky.social · Jun 14

Tomorrow is #FathersDay which we know can be a hard day for many, particularly those in our BHF community who have lost someone near and dear.

This year, we've partnered with @mattabbottpoet.com to create a poem that can speak to how this day may feel, and to let you know that you are not alone. ❤️

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Jun 10

𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏 📚🎤

Join us at Hyde Park Book Club on Wed 18 June for our 'Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond' event as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social! Our host and interviewer for the evening is @mattabbottpoet.com.

🎟 £10 (£8)
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Jun 2

𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏 📚🎤

Join us at Hyde Park Book Club on Wed 18 June for our 'Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond' event as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social! One of our two very special guests for the evening is @mlferg.bsky.social.

🎟 £10 (£8)
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

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Matt Abbott 🍉 @mattabbottpoet.com · May 31

A new poem.

Bombs Fall in the Background | Spoken Word by @mattabbottpoet

YouTube video by Matt Abbott | Poet

youtu.be

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · May 31

𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏 📚🎤

Join us at Hyde Park Book Club for 'Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond' as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Wed 18 June!

One of our features is Andrew McMillan, who's published 3 highly acclaimed poetry collections and a novel.

🎟 £10 (£8)
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

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Roaring 20s Radio @roaring20sradio.substack.com · May 25

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸!!

🗓 𝙉𝙀𝙒 Season
🕑 𝙉𝙀𝙒 Live slot
📡 𝙉𝙀𝙒 DAB Broadcast

Tune into Soho Radio this Bank Holiday Monday (26 May) from 2-4pm BST!! We'll be joined in the studio by the phenomenal Rookes, who joined us for our pilot episode way back in November 2019.

sohoradiolondon.com

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · May 21

Eyup, Leeds! We return to HPBC on Wed 18 June as part of this year's @leedslitfest.bsky.social 📚🎤

𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦 & 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 features highly-acclaimed writers Andrew McMillan & @mlferg.bsky.social in conversation with @mattabbottpoet.com!

On sale now • £10
www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

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Matt Abbott 🍉 @mattabbottpoet.com · Feb 27

I'm not as active on the socials as I used to be - for a range of reasons. But I am dedicating myself to growing this paid newsletter.

It's designed for new and emerging poets, with two weekly posts alternating between creative and practical resources.

mattabbottpoet.substack.com 👈🏻

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 27

Also, at the time of typing, over 75% of the audience tickets have already sold. So, buy yours ASAP to avoid disappointment!

LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 26

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 ♀️

Another treat for folk who are local to Barnsley! @mlferg.bsky.social is reading at Barnsley Book Festival on Sat 8 Mar, which also marks #IWD.

Maria is at The Lightbox in Barnsley town centre from 11am-noon and tickets cost £5.

my.barnsley.gov.uk/events/46895...

🐧📖❤️

LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 24

𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 ⏳️

Join us at The Lightbox in Barnsley town centre a week from today (Mon 3 Mar) for a poetry showcase as part of Barnsley Book Festival!

It's from 5.30-7.30pm and tickets are 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘.

Joelle Taylor is headlining alongside the wonderful Molly Naylor.

my.barnsley.gov.uk/events/46888...

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 20

Our latest poetry submission comes courtesy of Mark Coverdale. Mark is the Art School Mod Poet / Founder of Tonic Sta Press.

For info on how to submit 👇
livewirepoetry.org/submissions

#PoetsOnBluesky

LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 19

Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet, playwright, author, and educator. She has written four collections of poetry. Her most recent, 'C+NTO & Othered Poems', won the T.S. Eliot Award in 2021.

Joelle curates and hosts Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre in London and is truly atop her game!

LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 19

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 🎤

Not long to go now till our showcase as part of Barnsley Book Festival! Join us at The Lightbox in town for stellar sets from Joelle Taylor and Molly Naylor, plus an open mic hosted by @mattabbottpoet.com.

𝐌𝐨𝐧 𝟑 𝐌𝐚𝐫 • 𝟓.𝟑𝟎-𝟕.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦

🎟 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘!

my.barnsley.gov.uk/events/46888...

A portrait of Joelle Taylor, who is seated in a navy suit and rests her left elbow on her left knee, with her head gently resting on her left clenched fist.

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 14

The official poem for Leeds Storytelling Festival 📖🗣

Written and voiced by @mattabbottpoet.com!

www.leedsinspired.co.uk/collection/l...

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 14

We're immensely proud to have been involved in creating the Leeds Storytelling Festival 📖🗣

It launches tonight and runs until 8 March!

Leeds Storytelling Festival starts three-week city takeover

Leeds Storytelling Festival is described as

www.bbc.co.uk

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Matt Abbott 🍉 @mattabbottpoet.com · Feb 12

Here it is - the first in a three-part series in which I'm in conversation with @mlferg.bsky.social for The Day Job 🗣

In Part 1, we discuss the creative process behind Maria's brand-new collection 'Swell'.

#PoetsOnBluesky

In conversation with Maria Ferguson (Part 1)

Listen now | An insight into the creative process behind Maria's brand-new poetry collection 'Swell'

mattabbottpoet.substack.com

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Janis La Couvée @lacouvee.bsky.social · Nov 21

THREE starter packs of litmags -
#1 - bsky.app/starter-pack...
#2 - bsky.app/starter-pack...
#3 - bsky.app/starter-pack...
4 Lists
LitMags bsky.app/profile/laco...
Poets bsky.app/profile/laco...
Writers bsky.app/profile/laco...
Editors & Readers bsky.app/profile/laco... #WritingCommunity #Skypoets

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 11

Poetry community - please support Bad Betty's fundraiser if you can!
We desperately need orgs like BB in order for our scene to survive and grow 🖤

#PoetsOnBluesky

Keep Bad Betty going

Help indie publisher Bad Betty to keep functioning in the period between being turned down for an ACE grant and finding alternative funding.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 10

There's also a showcase event on Mon 3 Mar, starring Joelle Taylor and Molly Naylor, which offers participants the chance to perform as part of an open mic 🎤

Tickets for this are also free and are available here:
my.barnsley.gov.uk/events/46888...

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LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ @livewirepoetry.org · Feb 10

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 ✍️

Poets aged 18-30 are invited to a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 poetry writing workshop with the awesome Toria Garbutt on Mon 24 Feb.

It's at The Lightbox in Barnsley from 5.30-7pm, and you need to register in advance 🎟

𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵...

my.barnsley.gov.uk/events/46880...

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