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Salena Godden

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poet & author: latest books ‘Mrs Death Misses Death' 'Pessimism is for Lightweights' 'With Love, Grief and Fury' & ‘Springfield Road’ Substack: https://salenagodden.substack Links: https://buythebook.online/salena-godden

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · Jul 24

Beautiful paperback edition of my latest poetry collection 'With Love, Grief and Fury' is on the way with a bright new cover, published by @canongate.co.uk and in all of your favourite bookshops on 9 October 2025, pre-order available via @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social - uk.bookshop.org/p/books/with...

Image of cover art for my poetry book, red with orange flames, white letters of the title 'With Love, Grief and Fury' -- text reads -- NEW paperback edition, pre-order available now, published by Canongate and in your favourite bookshops 09 Oct 2025

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 14h

Hey Bluesky fam, the ‘With Love, Grief and Fury’ paperback will be in bookshops tomorrow so if you preordered it you may find your copies landing too, a big box of books just arrived. Here’s a fuzzy shot of me getting excited in my room about it, I’ll share more book joy in the morning! 📕❤️

Photo of Salena on her own in her room holding her new book to her face and smelling it

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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 2d

You might be a bad human when Dr. Jane Goodall calls you out from the grave.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 20h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 21h

This is wild!

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 21h

All to London this Saturday to make this demonstration for Palestine massive!

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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 22h

From Thu 23 Oct, join us for Conscious Writing Month!

This is a five-week series of intentional workshops, readings and talks, with time built in for writing through morning retreats and creative prompts. Brought to you by The Literary Consultancy. Curated by Jade Cuttle

Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy

Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025

literaryconsultancy.co.uk

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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 2d

Are you looking to build your creative resilience? Join TLC in just 2 weeks time for #ConsciousWritingMonth, starting 23 Oct.

This is our series of online masterclasses and events for writers wanting to lead more ethical creative lives, for yourselves and for your writing. ▶️ bit.ly/CWM-2025

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 22h

I'm delighted to be part of #ConsciousWritingMonth with @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social I'll be running a masterclass on Page Presence, 30th October. Grab a ticket to my Masterclass, or buy a Pass to access the entire series (bursaries available). Booking: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/consci...

Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy

Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025

literaryconsultancy.co.uk

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 23h

And some will call this time the spooky season - it’s an familiar ancient feeling, this preparation for hibernation, the yellow leaves, the goodbye light and hello shadow, it feels like a letting go, all my dead are here with me again, I have some serious back up, and so do you, but you know that

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder! If you're buying books in support of #BannedBooksWeek buying from Amazon undercuts the broader project of social justice supporting the right to read is a part of. Get your banned books absolutely anywhere else!

Amazon is the invisible backbone of ICE’s immigration crackdown

Lobbying dollars and a cozy relationship with the government have given the tech giant an outsize influence in the Department of Homeland Security.

www.technologyreview.com

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Canongate @canongate.co.uk · 6d

Happy International Poetry day from us at Canongate! We're proud of the varied, radical, inspiring, tender, furious, inquisitive poetry we've published over the years. Dip into the alternative poets to discover some incredible voices:

uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-al...

A set of poetry covers, featuring works from Lemn Sissay, Joni Mitchell, Salena Godden, Len Pennie, Alasdair Gray & Dean Atta

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Dave! I love this blog, always so many great pieces to read, thank you Xx

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Dave Bonta @davebonta.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting times as always this week in the poetry blogs with @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @richardjnewman.bsky.social @edmundprestwich.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social 1/3
www.vianegativa.us/2025/10/poet...

Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 40

A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.

www.vianegativa.us

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 2d

Ahh I'm feeling the super-moon, the largest and brightest moon of the year. Wherever you are, I hope you can feel it, I hope you can see it, I hope you can stop, take a moment to look up, know you are not alone in this, energise, replenish, empower and feed the lovelovelove xx

a full moon with a palm tree silhouetted behind it

ALT: a full moon with a palm tree silhouetted behind it

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 2d

See you in Manchester soon!!

Young Identity @youngidentitymcr.bsky.social · 21d

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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The Itinerant Poetry Library @tipl.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted2 welcome 6 new Valued Patrons @ today's Library in #norwich w some @salenagodden.bsky.social James Kirkup Kathleen Raine Herbert Burke @barbtetenbaum.bsky.social Gertrude Stein Lawrence Bradby & co. amongst today's library items, special thanks2 @rachelmcw.bsky.social 4 libr* assist #tipl

The Itinerant Poetry Librarian is sitting behind the library table, holding up a membership card to inspect it and the person attempting to join the library (who remains out of the frame)

The Itinerant Poetry Librarian is reaching across the library table to point to a specific title. A new Valued Patron of the Library, wearing a puffer jacket and woolly hat leans in to inspect the title.

The Itinerant Poetry Librarian and a new Valued Patron of the Library between them hold a long scroll, stretching across the room, on which is inscribed an Allen Ginsberg poem.

The Itinerant Poetry Librarian is sitting at the library table, next to them on the table appear the signs "Open" and "Free Poetry Library: Join Before we travel on".

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely to meet you Mo!!

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Mo Schoenfeld @moschoenfeld.bsky.social · 3d

Their sets today in Henley were fantastic 👏👏👏👏

Looking very forward to listening to this podcast episode…

#poetry #poems #PoetryCommunity #SpokenWord

Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 5d

Looking forward to performing with @holliemcnish.bsky.social tomorrow at Henley Literary Festival!

For those of you that cannot make it, I just remembered we recorded poems and conversations on the Book Off podcast, have a listen here… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much 💜💜💜

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The Book Vault @thebookvault.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot read this page
my eyes blurred with tears
with love, grief and fury

Have been re-reading this compassionate and inspiring collection from @salenagodden.bsky.social in advance of the paperback release this week. A must-buy.

#booksky

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 4d

We will keep marching.
We will keep organising.
We will keep speaking up.

Until there is a permanent ceasefire.
Until the siege is lifted.
Until the occupation ends.
Until apartheid is dismantled.
Until the perpetrators of genocide are held to account.
Until Palestine is free 🇵🇸

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Salena Godden @salenagodden.bsky.social · 4d

Different tone, more poetic, maybe somewhere landing softly between Adolescence and Scum “where’s ya tool?”

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Chimene Suleyman @chimenesuleyman.bsky.social · Sep 1

All this “We shall fight them on the beaches” energy just to war with their own imaginations.

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Manchester Literature Festival @mcrlitfest.bsky.social · 4d

📣ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL #MLF25📣

Here are some of the brilliant thinkers that we’ve hosted throughout the years. You can see a selection of more portraits at the Central Library Wolfson Reading Room until December, so make sure to catch it while you have the chance!

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