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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 22h

“here I am a drop of amber
hung from linked silver

itself a drop of sap […]”
from Rust Canyon by Lauren Mason
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/rust-canyo...
#poetry #books #eco #nature

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 1d

V. v. delighted to see Nikki Robson’s The Price of Happiness reviewed in The Poetry Review. Reviewer Godelieve de Bree picks up on her “attuned sense of the symbolic” and the pamphlet’s “discerning grip on implication”.
poetrysociety.org.uk/publications...
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/the-price-...

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 3d

“Call toward the haloed slit
where in-falling walls almost touch, where sky plays a trick,
tips itself vertical; there is no up or down, just
a whisper, hushing itself”
from Rust Canyon by Lauren Mason
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/rust-canyo...

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 14d

Celebrating 10 Years of Publications -- 2023 -- titles, prizes & more!!!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 18d

“[...] His poems are burning votive candles to sacred spaces and experiences while wearing the vestments of humanity; the body, attention, parenthood. [...]”
Roy McFarlane on Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html/

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 19d

V. Press is v v delighted to share the publication of Palmer by R.M. Francis – a chapbook of poetry that is very wandering and very wondering!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com
#poetry #books #reading

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 20d

Now in stock & available to pre-order – Rust Canyon by Lauren Mason – a poetry chapbook that is very ecological and very unflinching!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/rust-canyo...
#poetry #writing #art #words #poetrycommunity #life #inspiration #writerscommunity #creativewriting #poets #writers #books

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 21d

“We might not raze like young lovers now
but the pulse, oh lord, the pulse
enthuses.”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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Sarah James/Leavesley @sarahleavesley.bsky.social · 24d

A hectic but lovely week – new Substack ‘reedlike: whispering through wind & water’ at https://moresarah.substack.com/ & pre-orders open at https://indigodreamspublishing.com/sarah-james for my new collection Darling Blue!!! DM or email me for reviews, readings, book swaps etc.

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 25d

“I started to pray the day that grey cankered
ultrasound came back still and quiet.”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 26d

“deep in man,
the love of thin places. To touch
its stones is prayer, is momentary
[…]”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · 29d

“[…] Personal yet ambitious in its spiritual reach, this poetry captivates the reader with its close attention to detail and language. […] a compelling poetic experience.”
Sally Read on Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 7

“Reflecting on my rot:
the urge to shift stones to bread.
Instead, I light wicks,
watching flame flicker on dust
settling down to cold, pale tiles.”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 6

“We take the quad (a scholar’s path) –
where firethorn buffets winged choristers –
and taste God’s kiss
in the damp of a discarded mitten.
She says, iss bin theya for days, dad,”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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Hannah Linden @hannahl1n.bsky.social · Sep 5

So proud to have brought this pamphlet out with the wonderful @vpresslit.bsky.social alongside such wonderful poets. Cheering all of their books on too.

V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 5

Celebrating 10 years of publications -- 2022!!!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com
@hannahl1n.bsky.social &more!

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks, Hannah -- v. v. delighted to have yours among them!

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 5

Celebrating 10 years of publications -- 2022!!!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com
@hannahl1n.bsky.social &more!

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 5

Celebrating 10 years of publications -- 2022!!!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 3

“Morning before birth,
almost-parents circling
mud paths of Green Pool.”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html
#poetry #books

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Oblique, delicate prayer. Wild,
blind prayer – spare space
in this week’s rosary. Sapphira
says there’s a decade knotted
around the noose for my sin.”
From Palmer by R.M. Francis
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Aug 27

Now in stock & available to pre-order – Palmer by R.M. Francis – a poetry chapbook that is very wandering and very wondering!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/palmer.html

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Aug 27

"[…] Reed expertly replicates the feeling of child-like wonder through harmless astonishment and innocent memories which seamlessly blend into unfamiliarity."
Isobel Dillon for @PoetryBookSoc: www.poetrybooks.co.uk/collections/...
Dreaming Backward: vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/dreaming-b...

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you, Sarah. Such a joy to work with you and I'm so pleased to have published your beautiful poems! Two very different, both very striking pamphlets/chapbooks. It's been a wonderful 10 years, and here's to many more!

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Sarah Doyle @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social · Aug 8

A privilege and a career highlight to have (twice) been published by V. Press. Working with Sarah Leavesley was incredibly rewarding, and I'm still grateful for her generosity of spirit and her perceptive editorial support. Ten years is an amazing achievement. Hurrah for V. Press! 🍾🙌🎉

V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Aug 8

10 Years of Publications – celebrating 2021!!!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com
@poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social
@ajwoodhouse.bsky.social l‬
& others!

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V. Press @vpresslit.bsky.social · Aug 8

10 Years of Publications – celebrating 2021!!!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com
@poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social
@ajwoodhouse.bsky.social l‬
& others!

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