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Peter Devonald
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Multi award-winning poet /screenwriter | Winner Broken Spine's Reader’s Choice Award 2025 | Winner Loft Books Poetry 2024 | Winner HoHx2, Waltham Forest & FofHCS | Second Shelley Memorial & N2tS 2024 | Nominations BoNx2, Forward Prize & Children's Bafta
A collection of poets creating a tribute to the writer, Renee Nicole Good, who is remembered with flowers of grief.

Very pleased to have two poems in this collection. Huge thanks to all the writers and the wonderful editor/curator/ publisher Finn Hall

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January 15, 2026 at 9:20 AM
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Ours was only started 6 years ago - Heaton Post at first, now spread across Manchester and beyond with 7 papers all printing this Poetry Corner and other poems
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Something erudite for the weekend - a quality selection of poems printed in the @postcommunitynews.bsky.social - huge thanks to the wonderful writers/ poets

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#poetry #poetrycommunity #StockportPost #manchesterpost
January 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Very tricky. This popped up - change again at the end rather than stops - but highly effective
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Very pleased to have three photos in the latest @postcommunitynews.bsky.social newspapers which is out today.

Huge thanks to the editros Amanda Fourie and Melanie Page

#StockportPost #manchesterpost #stockport
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Delighted to have a poem in the wonderful The Candyman's Trumpet @dreich.bsky.social

Huge thanks to Jack Caradoc - to subscribe free please message him. So many wonderful poets in each issue, a triumph
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Happy New Year to you all - hope you have a wonderful year xx
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
January 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Merry Christmas from Heaton Moor and London!

So thankful for all your friendship throughout the year

And reallyappreciate all the wonderful editors, publishers and readers

Hope you all have a fantastic Chrstismas and a wonderful 2026 xxx

Thanks to Pete Adamson for the amazing Heaton Moor images
December 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Thank you for all your friendship and inspiration - so much talent here, so honoured to be a part of it. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a great year ahead xxx
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
So delighted to have eight poems in the wonderful #ifmas - available now @dreich.bsky.social and there is a fantastic paperback edition

Huge thanks to Jack - subscribe free email [email protected] and write subscribe please.

Merry Christmas/ ifmas to each and every one of you! xxx
December 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Delighted to have two poems published in The Dirigible Balloon - alongside wonderful poets such as @carmellapoetry.bsky.social @carlburkitt.bsky.social @johndredge.bsky.social and so many more!

Huge thanks to Jonathan Humble

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#poetryforchildren #poetry
December 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Coming very very soon - delighted to be part of this wonderful anthology with the great and good. Huge thanks to Jack Caradoc

Subscribers to @dreich.bsky.social Trumpet will get a PDF - to subscribe free of charge email Jack at
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Merry #ifmas!
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Something for the weekend - to start to get you in the festive mood!

Huge thanks to all the poets and the wonderful Post Community News GM

#poetry #poetrycommunity
December 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Huge Congratulations to the Winners and Special Mentions for our Autumn 2025 Whispering Wisdom Poetry Competition.

It has been a great honour to be one of the two judges - and we look forward to future competitions in the new year -

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#poetry #poetrycomp
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A huge thank you to @carmellapoetry.bsky.social and @harlowstanza.bsky.social for reading my poem Scapegoat at the wonderful @HarlowStanza. Really means a lot to me. Huge thanks to all the poets involved @poetrysociety.org.uk

Theme was #scapegoats with readings of Robert Graves and Sylvia Plath
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Rites & Trials: Coming of Age Poetry @thebrokenspine.co.uk is doing marvellously well

- congratulations to @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk ‪@louisepoetical.bsky.social @rburrows.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
@johnadlam.bsky.social

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December 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Delighted to be amongst the shortlisted poetry entries for the 2025 International Literary Prize, which are now published on the Hammond House website

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Winners will be announced in December. Judges' Choices and Editors' Choices in January.

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December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wonderful and congratulations - such an awesome athology
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An exceptional collection of some of the very best contemporary poets around
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Wonderful news, huge congratulations to you, can't wait to read, very exciting times ahead

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November 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Delighted our wonderful book - Social Possibilities: Poetic Voices of Hope - is Finalist in the American Writing Awards

Huge thanks to the editors. I have three poems in this great collection: A Beginning, Sanctified, A Liar Who Always Speaks The Truth

#poetry

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November 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM