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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 10h

UK poetry lovers - you'd be silly to miss out on this offer #poetry #uk #poetryuk

Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 19h

If anyone fancies a copy, I'll be in the U.K. this coming week, which will make postage even easier and quicker...!

Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · Aug 20

Copy by copy, every hard-earned sale of a poetry collection is an act of trust, a contract between the poet and the reader that reaches far beyond cash. This is why I refuse to shy away from reminding you about Whatever You Do, Just Don't.

Drop me a DM and I'll sort out your signed copy for you...

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 23h

The passive voice too often plays an unintended role when contemporary poetry loses its musical drive and/or semantic clarity. However, when deployed on purpose with a specific aim in mind, it's an extremely useful tool...

Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 1d

Rogue Strands reflects on the use of the passive voice in contemporary poetry...

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The use of the passive voice in contemporary poetry

I never say never use a certain device/technique/grammatical structure in a poem, because I believe we need to have access to all the tools ...

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 1d

Join The Madrid Review community from just 5€!
💻 Annual Online Subscription only 10€ Get 3 full PDF issues, 12 monthly newsletters (interviews, poems, book news), exclusive event invites, and access to all back issue. All the offers:
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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Walker — The Post-Modern Narcissus

The Post-Modern Narcissus is a sharp, unsettling reflection on how technology reshapes the way we see others, and ourselves.
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#ai #krakow #Poland #story

The Saturday Story - The Post-Modern Narcissus

By Christopher Walker

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 2d

Poetry in English possesses two separate but intertwined beats. First of all, the stresses. And secondly, underneath those stresses, the syllables. The subtle latter are often drowned out by the strident former. But if you listen hard enough, the syllabics are there, underpinning everything.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 2d

The next novel contains some of the most emotional scenes I’ve ever written. There’s also a bit of violence in there and some shadows with teeth.

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 4d

Publication Day! 'With Love, Grief and Fury' is published in paperback today @canongate.co.uk - Thank you to all who preordered it, we launch tonight at Libreria! I'm officially on tour now and look forward to sharing my poems with you soon xx ww.salenagodden.co.uk / buythebook.online/salena-godden

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 4d

Dan Brown was in Madrid last night and we were there. @cbamadrid.es @edplaneta.bsky.social #danbrown #madrid #consciousness @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @netflix.com #davincicode
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The Secret of Secrets…Revealed in Madrid

Dan Brown launches his new book in the capital. We were there

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 4d

We’re thrilled to welcome Brian Walker (Harvard Business School) to Madrid to explore how creativity drives meaning and impact. 🌍✨
📅 Oct 22 | 🕖 19:20 | 📍 Maria Pandora, Cava & Poetry
Join us and bring a short reading that’s changed your life. 💬
RSVP on our website. #MadridEvents #inspire

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 5d

Couple of places left for Nov 28th issue. #indieauthors you get print and online ads, a review, social media shoutout and more. Details: www.themadridreview.com #selfpublished #smallpress #bookmarketing #authorlift #writerslift #indiebooks #indie

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BookBlast Official @bookblast.org · 5d

Nice one! Will investigate :)

The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi everybody. We're a Madrid, Spain, based literary magazine. We publish in print and online. Right now Issue 2 is free to read and download from www.themadridreview.com
Writers, poets, readers, artists: follow us and we'll follow you. Nice to be here! #litmag #literature #writers #poets #poetry

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 5d

I have the impression that 99% of poetry publishers and poets loathe and feel creatively sullied by the process of shifting books.

It's absurd, of course. Like a chef who hates serving meals. Or a winemaker who can't stand pouring you a glass...

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 5d

Sting’s often mocked but few pop writers have turned song into poetry with such grace.
From Nabokov to Jung, Eliot to Shakespeare, he weaves philosophy and literature through melody and soul.
Read The Poetry of Sting ↓
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#Sting @officialsting.bsky.social #thepolice

The Poetry of Sting

The Police and solo star's lyrical ouevre examined under James Hartley's smudged microscope for traces of poetry.

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 6d

Thomas Pynchon is back - at 87.
After 12 years of silence since Bleeding Edge, he returns with Shadow Ticket, a noir epic set in 1932, where detectives, fascists, and surreal conspiracies collide. 🕵️‍♂️📖 @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
#thomaspynchon #literaryfiction #noir #newbook

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 7d

See you in Manchester soon!!

Young Identity @youngidentitymcr.bsky.social · 26d

An evening with @mcrlitfest.bsky.social, celebrating the legacy of writer, dub poet and political activist Benjamin Zephaniah.

Saturday 18th October

🎫 Tickets - www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/cabaret-for-freedom-with-salena-godden-nick-makoha-j-chambers-young-identity

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 7d

We stand with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann in expressing deep concern for Irish poet Sarah Clancy and others detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla.

We call for their release and safe return home.

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Global Sumud Flotilla Statement - Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann

2 October August 2025 Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the abduction of poet Sarah Clancy, one of several Irish citizens taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla was ...

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 6d

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The Madrid Review LIVE: Creativity, Purpose and Impact with Brian Walker · Luma

Brian Walker, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, is an entrepreneur, doctor of public health, and educator who explores the relationship among…

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 7d

📚✨ Madrid is the world’s book capital this week! From Oct 7–9, IFEMA hosts LIBER 2025 — the 43rd Feria Internacional del Libro, a hub for publishers, authors, agents & book lovers.
#IFEMA #CHILE #bookfair #tradeshow #publishing #editing #translation

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 8d

Promote your book with us in Issue 6 #author #promotion #poetry #hybrid #selfpublished
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Shine a Light on Your Book: Join our Author & Poet Spotlight

Are you a poet or author ready to share your work with the world? Whether you’re self-published, hybrid or launching your first collection, The Madrid Review wants to help your book get the attention ...

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 9d

We're now a non-profit association. Here's an explanation of what that means:
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#donate #subscribe #ngo

Why are we asking for donations and subscriptions?

Until now The Madrid Review has been free. From today, we are asking readers to subscribe and donate to help us continue the journey. Why? Well, basically the editor James Hartley wants to relax on a ...

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 9d

🎧 New release! Memoirist John Julius Reel brings My Half Orange: A Story of Love & Language in Seville to life in audiobook form.
#johnjuliusreel #seville #sevilla
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John Julius Reel brings My Half Orange to life in Audiobook form

American memoirist John Julius Reel, a longtime Seville resident, has just released the audiobook edition of his memoir My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville, giving fans a fresh way...

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 10d

Willy Vlautin of The Delines talks about his books and music (they are LIVE in Madrid tonight) on the blog today. themadridreview.com/f/from-nevad...
#thedelines #delines #vlautin #willyvlautin #books #singer #madrid #liveinmadrid #country #lush #soul #nevada

From Nevada to Madrid: Willie Vlautin and the Soul of The Delines

Tonight in Madrid, storytelling takes the stage in more ways than one. Willie Vlautin returns to the city with his band The Delines, bringing their lush, cinematic soul-country sound to Canopy by Hilt...

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Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 11d

#MustRead
#TheMadridReview
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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · Aug 25

📖 Our new issue (this Thursday), features an interview with Salena Godden + 2 translated poems from 'With Love, Grief and Fury'. She returns to Madrid this autumn 🤞 💫
@salenagodden.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @roughtradebooks.bsky.social @desperatelit.bsky.social
#Poetry #Palestine #Madrid #Gaza

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Madeleine French @madeleinepoet.bsky.social · Aug 8

Prose poem in the latest Schuylkill Valley Journal.

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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 11d

✨ Hoy en el blog: la escritora Kate Tough entrevista a Carlos Battaglini, fundador del Festival de Literatura de Lanzarote (FDLL), que celebra su tercera edición del 9 de octubre al 3 de diciembre de 2025. 🌴📚 #lanzarote
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Carlos Battaglini (FDLL): "En Lanzarote hay hambre de literatura"

La tercera edición del Festival de Literatura de Lanzarote (FDLL) tendrá lugar entre el 9 de octubre y el 3 de diciembre de 2025. El FDLL reunirá a ocho escritores destacados del panorama literario na...

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