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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 1d

And then November 7th taking Hotel Amour back to Paris ❤️ www.billetweb.fr/a-poetry-rea...

Tickets : A poetry reading by Deryn Rees-Jones

Tickets : A poetry reading by Deryn Rees-Jones - Billetweb

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 1d

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Deryn Rees-Jones at Open Eye Gallery | Literature | Creative Tourist

For the seventh Matt Simpson Memorial Reading, hosted by LiPS, Deryn Rees-Jones will be reading from her new collection, Hôtel Amour.

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to reading at The Open Eye Gallery on October 30th, and remembering and speaking about my dear friend Matt Simpson openeye.org.uk/whatson/matt...

Matt Simpson Memorial Reading with Deryn Rees-Jones – OEG

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 5d

Three great new collections forthcoming in the Spring #pavilionpoetry

Pavilion Poetry @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social · 6d

Celebrating #NationalPoetryDay and our 2026 collections – Divinations on Survival by Natalie Linh Bolderston @natlinhbolderston.bsky.social, Here & Thereafter by Alice Miller, and Against Falling by Linda Anderson. Available to pre-order from Friday the 10th October! bit.ly/Pavilion26

Three book covers appear against a starry mountain night backdrop. Left: purple cover, Divinations on Survival by Natalie Linh Bolderston. Center: grey cover, Here & Thereafter by Alice Miller. Right: green cover, Against Falling by Linda Anderson. Each has a small domed building icon below, the Pavilion Poetry icon.

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Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · Jul 21

‘Embodying irrepressible biodiversity, the poems take multiple forms, some recognisable (diary, translation, question, letter etc) and some entirely context-specific, making new patterns on the page…’ from review of @oliviamcc.bsky.social ‘Lives of Z’ @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social

Olivia McCannon @oliviamcc.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm so grateful to Linda France for her brilliant substack article featuring The Lives of Z (in amazingly good company!) 😊🙏
lindafrance.substack.com/p/building-w...

Building Worlds

…we can live together in

lindafrance.substack.com

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Pavilion Poetry @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social · 27d

We’re thrilled to announce that Archivum by Theresa Muñoz has been longlisted for The Saltire Society’s National Book Awards in the Poetry category!

Congratulations to @munozpoems.bsky.social and to all the remarkable poets recognised this year.

A promotional graphic for The Saltire Society’s National Book Awards 2025. At the top, text reads “Poetry Longlist 2025.” Below is a photo of poet Theresa Muñoz outdoors, smiling softly, alongside the pink cover of her book Archivum.

A promotional graphic for The Saltire Society’s National Book Awards 2025 Poetry Longlist. The pink book cover of Archivum by Theresa Muñoz appears on the left. On the right, judges’ comments praise the book as 'an elegant and ambitious exploration of archival memories... warm, loving and connected.'

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Pavilion Poetry @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social · 15d

We're thrilled to hear that Jodie Hollander’s poem Blue, from her collection Nocturne, was recently featured on The Slowdown, read by Maggie Smith. 💙

Find out more here:
bit.ly/BlueJH

The Slowdown

The Slowdown podcast hosted by Maggie Smith delivers a different way to see the world - through poetry

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Pavilion Poetry @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social · 6d

Celebrating #NationalPoetryDay and our 2026 collections – Divinations on Survival by Natalie Linh Bolderston @natlinhbolderston.bsky.social, Here & Thereafter by Alice Miller, and Against Falling by Linda Anderson. Available to pre-order from Friday the 10th October! bit.ly/Pavilion26

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Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · 9d

‘it's easy to imagine The Lives of Z joining the likes of Christensen's alphabet (1981) as an essential text ecopoetry for years to come‘

Wonderful review of ‘Lives of Z’ by @oliviamcc.bsky.social @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social in this issue of Poetry Review

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 13d

John Lucas (1937-2025) — poet, novelist, critic, teacher, editor of the incredible Shoestring Press…cornet player, cricket lover, socialist, enabler, and kindest and dearest of friends

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 18d

This year’s Keats-Shelley Memorial Prizes are now open. Themes are dystopia / utopia
I’m glad to be judging the poetry prize again with Will Kemp. Closing date 2nd February and more info here

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Keats-Shelley Prizes 2025-26

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Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · 23d

Reading with @notjustdancing.bsky.social & Louise Machen on Saturday 27 September with music from Li Lu & Lulu Yang. What fabulous company!! 🤩https://poetsandplayers.co/2025/09/04/sasha-dugdale-louise-machen-with-music-from-li-lu-lulu-yang-27-september-2025/

Sasha Dugdale, Deryn Rees-Jones & Louise Machen with music from Li Lu & Lulu Yang: 27 September 2025

Please join us on Saturday 27 September 2025, 2.30-4.00 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation for a wonderful line-up of poets and musicians. You will find all the information you need re…

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 23d

A first reading for #HotelAmour on 27th September and in such great company at the Anthony Burgess Foundation. Free and no need to book! More information here poetsandplayers.co

Poets & Players

Organising free events in Manchester since 2004 (founded by Linda Chase)

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 23d

So much looking forward to this! @serenbooks.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social

Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · 23d

Reading with @notjustdancing.bsky.social & Louise Machen on Saturday 27 September with music from Li Lu & Lulu Yang. What fabulous company!! 🤩https://poetsandplayers.co/2025/09/04/sasha-dugdale-louise-machen-with-music-from-li-lu-lulu-yang-27-september-2025/

Sasha Dugdale, Deryn Rees-Jones & Louise Machen with music from Li Lu & Lulu Yang: 27 September 2025

Please join us on Saturday 27 September 2025, 2.30-4.00 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation for a wonderful line-up of poets and musicians. You will find all the information you need re…

poetsandplayers.co

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Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social · 25d

Blown away by such a thoughtful and engaged review of #hotelamour by @stevewhitaker1.bsky.social in The Yorkshire Times — for which many thanks

Steve Whitaker @stevewhitaker1.bsky.social · 25d

Yorkshire Times Review: Along the River's Lines: 'Hotel Amour' by Deryn Rees-Jones @notjustdancing.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social
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Along The River's Lines: <i>Hôtel Amour</i> By Deryn Rees-Jones

The cover artwork for Deryn Rees-Jones’s new book of poetic impressionism is fitting: Fidan Nazimqizi’s multi-framed photographic collage, showing a blurred female figure against a backdrop of wallpap...

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Prototype @prototypepubs.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are thrilled to share the news that Hasib Hourani's rock flight has made the shortlist for the Michael Murphy Poetry Prize!

Congratulations to all of the shortlisted poets and publishers.

The winner will be announced on #NationalPoetryDay.

The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp... Winner announced on #NationalPoetryDay!

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@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Many congratulations to all the poets on the Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize shortlist, including Kris Johnson, who has been shortlisted for her 2023 debut collection Ghost River. The winner will be announced on @poetrydayuk.bsky.social, Thursday 2 October.

The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp... Winner announced on #NationalPoetryDay!

@carcanet.bsky.social

@prototypepubs.bsky.social

@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

@faberbooks.bsky.social

@picadorbooks.bsky.social

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Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're delighted to announce that Kris Johnson's debut collection Ghost River, published by Bloodaxe in 2023, has been shortlisted for the @englishassociation.bsky.social's Michael Murphy Poetry Prize for a distinctive first volume of poetry in English.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/news?article...

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp... Winner announced on #NationalPoetryDay!

@carcanet.bsky.social

@prototypepubs.bsky.social

@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social

@faberbooks.bsky.social

@picadorbooks.bsky.social

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Gregory @gregorykearns.bsky.social · Aug 25

On today’s bank holiday edition of The Poems We Made Along The Way I spoke to Deryn Rees-Jones about Paris syndrome, writing poetry projects as fractals and Rosi Braidotti’s Posthuman Feminism.

Let me know what you think: linktr.ee/thepoemswemade

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Exploring the power of poetry and friendship one conversation at a time.

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are delighted to announce the longlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp...
@carcanet.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social @prototypepubs.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social

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The Poetry Society @handle.invalid · Aug 11

Congratulations to the poets on the Michael Murphy Poetry Prize longlist!

The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are delighted to announce the longlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp...
@carcanet.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social @prototypepubs.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · Aug 1

Great & wide-ranging review of The Strongbox, alongside Gboyega Odubanjo and Jen Campbell, by @zoebrigley.bsky.social & now online @magmapoetry.bsky.social – I’m so grateful for the review & so pleased when The Strongbox reaches a reader. @carcanet.bsky.social

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Katrina Naomi @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social · Jul 31

This month's 'short & sweet' poetry newsletter is on broken ankles, new books & rejection, feat @serenbooks.bsky.social @notjustdancing.bsky.social @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social @foundationswift.bsky.social @poetryschool.bsky.social

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#poetry #hotelamour #danceasif #books

A black and white poetry book Hotel Amour, with a red gladioli

Smiling woman in a red fifties dress with a red hair flower and a quiff standing next to a spiky plant

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Olivia McCannon @oliviamcc.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm so grateful to Linda France for her brilliant substack article featuring The Lives of Z (in amazingly good company!) 😊🙏
lindafrance.substack.com/p/building-w...

Building Worlds

…we can live together in

lindafrance.substack.com

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