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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · 28d

Michael will be there and reading his poetry. Tickets from the Jubilee Hall Box Office.

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · 28d

Thinking of Happiness Etc., the Michael Laskey/Jack Laskey celebration of Michael’s poetry (as well as his 80 + years on the planet) is taking place this week at the Jubilee Hall in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, on Saturday (13th at 7.30) and Sunday (14th at 2.30).

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The Poetry Business @poetrybusiness.bsky.social · Aug 21

Get ready! The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are opening for entries soon. 🏆

Judges: @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social & @hollyhopkins.bsky.social

OPEN FOR ENTRIES FROM 1 OCTOBER
Deadline 2 November 2025

Find out more: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/

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Chrissy Williams @chrissywilliams.bsky.social · Aug 18

Waking up to being lost - I'm so grateful to Michael Mackmin for thinking about about my poem for @rialtopoetry.bsky.social www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

The Lost – Dante’s Inferno, Canto 1
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Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
che la diritta via era smarrita.

At one point, midway on our path in life
When I had journeyed half of our life’s way
Half way along the road we have to go
I came to in a gloomy wood
In the midway of this our mortal life
Midway upon the journey of our life
Midway along the journey of our life
I came around and found myself now searching
Through a dark wood, the right way blurred and lost

I found me in a gloomy wood, astray
I found I was in a dark forest
I found myself within a forest dark
I found myself obscured in a great forest
Bewildered, and I knew I had lost the way

Halfway through the story of my life
I woke to find myself in a dark wood
Gone from the path direct
For I had wandered off from the straight path
For I had lost the path that does not stray
Midway in our life’s journey
The straightforward pathway had been lost

Chrissy Williams

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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · Jul 13

I wrote about my research into ‘the Norwich sonnet’, a neglected term which could one day challenge Shakespeare’s dominance of the form someflowerssoon.substack.com/p/the-norwic...

The Norwich Sonnet

How one local poet is challenging Shakespeare

someflowerssoon.substack.com

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Magma Poetry @magmapoetry.bsky.social · Jul 15

Really looking forward to this TOMORROW EVENING!

Join us to celebrate the launch of Magma 92 - The Ownership Issue - Wed 16th July 7pm.
An eclectic evening of readers includes Martyn Crucefix, Jan Heritage, D A Prince, Peter Daniels, Keith Jarrett, Sascha Akhtar, and Paul Fenn.
bit.ly/4lhG0q1

Magma 92: The Ownership Issue Launch Party

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Magma 92 at The Seven Dials Club, Covent Garden, London

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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · Jul 15

ONE WEEK AWAY
Sign up to celebrate these 3 glorious books, all out now📚
Triple Online Launch with Erica Hesketh, @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social & @julwe1.bsky.social
Tues 22 July 7pm BST
Pay What You Can
🎥 Recording link sent in case you can't join us live.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...

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Phil Hyde @gphydeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 7

Enjoyed the online @rialtopoetry.bsky.social celebration for the winners of the Nature and Place competition hosted by @helenmort.bsky.social – congrats to @victoriaspires.bsky.social for being in the top three.

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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · Jul 4

A really good opportunity here to study Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia: the Birch Family Scholarship is available to a home fees applicant who has applied for a place on the Poetry MA and identifies as a writer of colour. Deadline 1 August. Please RT! www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

The Birch Family Scholarship

University of East Anglia

www.uea.ac.uk

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Julia @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social · Jun 24

Looking forward to this @rialtopoetry.bsky.social event 👇

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · Jun 24

Come and join us and @helenmort.bsky.social for our Nature & Place Poetry reading.

www.cambridgeconservation.org/event/the-ri...

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Sari C. Cunningham @saricunningham.bsky.social · Jun 24

I have a friend, Scottish poet Gillian Dawson, who was long-listed this year. This will be good.

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · Jun 24

Come and join us and @helenmort.bsky.social for our Nature & Place Poetry reading.

www.cambridgeconservation.org/event/the-ri...

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hello #poetrycommunity, a wee reminder that I'm reading at this @rialtopoetry.bsky.social event in Cambridge on Monday 7th July. You can come see me and the other prize winners and Helen Mort!! in person, or join online ☺️

www.cambridgeconservation.org/event/the-ri...

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · Jun 24

Come and join us and @helenmort.bsky.social for our Nature & Place Poetry reading.

www.cambridgeconservation.org/event/the-ri...

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · Jun 24

Yep, please do send by post. Also try again as it may auto reopen.

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · May 27

A little good news, my first placing higher than a commended 🥳

Big thanks to @rialtopoetry.bsky.social and @helenmort.bsky.social and big congratulations to all the winners, commended and longlisted poets ☺️

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 27

Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

Rialto nature and place, placeholder image.

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Finola Cahill @finolacahill.bsky.social · May 27

Delighted to be longlisted and so thrilled for winner, @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social!! 🎉🎉

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 27

Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

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Lisa Kelly @lisadmkelly.bsky.social · May 27

Congratulations to winners and highly commended poets. Super happy to have two poems on the longlist, 'Figgy Sestina' and 'The Zipless Fuck' !

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 27

Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

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Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · May 28

Results from this year's @rialtopoetry.bsky.social Nature and Place Competition: www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

Nature and Place winners 2025 announced | The Rialto - the poetry magazine to read

www.therialto.co.uk

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Martina Dalton @martinadalton.bsky.social · May 28

Huge congratulations to all the winners and highly commended poets! 💫💫 Delighted to to have a poem on the longlist! ✨✨

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 27

Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

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James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social · May 28

Nice to see some familiar names here. Congratulations to one and all👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 27

Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

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The Four Faced Liar @the4facedliar.bsky.social · May 29

Congratulations to our Issue 3 contributor @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social on winning first prize in @rialtopoetry.bsky.social Poetry and Place competition

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 27

Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.

www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 23

Our Submittable for 103 is now open, please send us your best, max 6 in one submission. Please also have a look at a magazine to gain a flavour of what we tend to publish.
Website is here. www.therialto.co.uk

The Rialto - the poetry magazine to read | Award winning poetry publisher

www.therialto.co.uk

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · May 23

Our Submittable for 103 is now open, please send us your best, max 6 in one submission. Please also have a look at a magazine to gain a flavour of what we tend to publish.
Website is here. www.therialto.co.uk

The Rialto - the poetry magazine to read | Award winning poetry publisher

www.therialto.co.uk

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The Rialto @rialtopoetry.bsky.social · Apr 20

Ink Sweat & Tears are here. Give them a follow, go on. @inksweatandtears.co.uk

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