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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells)

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Xenon Lobster Books, featuring the poetry of West Country writer and translator Gordon Vells. © Gordon Vells 2019–2025 http://www.xenonlobster.co.uk

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · 26d

Chuffed that these lovely people are stocking my new book:

DORSET
@foldedorset.bsky.social‬, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
Slade Centre, Gillingham

SOMERSET
Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton
Bailey Hill Bookshop, Castle Cary
Hunting Raven Books, Frome

WILTSHIRE
Ex Libris, Bradford-on-Avon

Cover of "The Stoat–Weasel Interface" by Gordon Vells

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · 10d

Listened this morning. Superb.

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · 26d

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · 27d

Love this

Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · 27d

Highlights of the Yorkshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation’s Members’ Day – Matthew Paul @matthewepaul.bsky.social

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Highlights of the Yorkshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation’s Members’ Day – Matthew Paul

Highlights of the Yorkshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation’s Members’ Day . . Matthew Paul hails from South London and lives in South Yorkshire. His second collection, The Last Corinthians, is pu…

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Sep 9

Love this.

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Sep 6

This was such an enjoyable afternoon of poetry. Thanks for inviting us!

Nina Parmenter @ninaparmenter.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our wonderful featured guests @bethbpoet.bsky.social and @xenonlobster.bsky.social reading for our Stanza this afternoon. Thank you so much, Beth and Gordon! What a stimulating start to our autumn programme!

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Aug 28

My new collection The Stoat–Weasel Interface went on sale today! Features poems on badgers, otters, pine martens, brambles and melting spoons too. Details on www.xenonlobster.co.uk

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Aug 27

From my new collection The Stoat–Weasel Interface, out tomorrow 🙂

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Nina Parmenter @ninaparmenter.bsky.social · Aug 26

We have a treat for Trowbridge Stanza’s September Poetry event on the afternoon of Sat 6th September, with readings and Q&A by two wonderful poets, Beth Brooke and Gordon Vells, All are welcome and we’re right by Trowbridge station so please come down and join us! open.substack.com/pub/trowbrid...

September Poetry Event Featuring Beth Brooke & Gordon Vells

Plus anthology news, a reminder about the Poetry Society's stanza competition, and a request for a couple of poetic volunteers...

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Aug 26

A poem from my new collection out this Thursday. Full of ottery, weasely, badgery goodness.

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yay, my stock of books has arrived ahead of the launch next Thursday. The Stoat–Weasel Interface will soon be on the loose 🧡🤎🤍🖤🧡

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Aug 17

The juxtaposition here is still exquisitely powerful. Such lightness of touch.

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And Other Poems @andotherpoems.bsky.social · Aug 11

Night / Summer / Orkney by Andrew Dennison, published in Issue Seven. Read the full issue here: andotherpoems.com/issue-seven/ #poetry #poems #poemoftheday

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Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 12

Otters for 1 ¾ Miles – Alice Stainer @alicestainer.bsky.social

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Otters for 1 ¾ Miles – Alice Stainer

Otters for 1 ¾ Miles . . Alice Stainer teaches English Literature and Creative Writing to visiting undergraduates in Oxford. Recent work appears in Dust, Bad Lilies and Under th…

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Aug 1

New collection, out in September. Watch this space!

Book cover: The Stoat–Weasel Interface by Gordon Vells

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Jul 5

There is. The music and rhythm of voice.

Thanks for convening(?) us.

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Jul 5

Not stunned, awestruck 🙂

Hope I didn't overexplain or even mansplain my choices (he says in retrospect). It was a greatly enjoyable discussion

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Jun 16

Spent a very happy 20 minutes wallowing in this birdbath. Thanks for all your lovely recordings.

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Jun 7

Twas great. Thanks all

Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · May 4

Grrrrrrrrr

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MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Apr 22

"looking into the eyes of a pine marten / there was no holding of gaze / there was no recognition of shared experience / there was no deep time"

Read two poems by Gordon Vells: buff.ly/QFWeSuy
@xenonlobster.bsky.social #MoonLitGetaway #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Apr 21

Wahay, twooo of my little poems featured here. Thanks @mgliterary.bsky.social 💚

MoonLit Getaway @mgliterary.bsky.social · Apr 21

Visit MoonLitGetaway.com today for all new artwork, fiction, and poetry. This week’s contributors: @leighloveday.bsky.social, @salenacasha.bsky.social, @xenonlobster.bsky.social, Gugulethu Ndlalani, and Emily Heinecke.
#WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #5amWritersClub #WritersLift #FlashFiction

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Apr 20

Huge thanks to the Hooghly Review for publishing my poem 70 °C in this issue!

The Hooghly Review @thehooghlyreview.bsky.social · Apr 20

Issue 4 is live! 🥁
thehooghlyreview.com/issues/issue-4/

And it's beautiful and free. 💯

Thank you all for being lovely. Please do spread the word. 🙏

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Buttercup Festival @buttercupfestival.bsky.social · Feb 17

Emerging: Buttercup Festival 3-316

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Nina Parmenter @ninaparmenter.bsky.social · Feb 17

Our March event at Trowbridge Stanza is a workshop with a difference! We'll be using chants, rhymes and playground games to inspire new work.

The event is A FIVER (how do we do it) and the coffee will be on in the café!

Sat March 1st 2-4pm

Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-wor...

Poetry Workshop: Memories and Desires - led by Nick Sorensen

Join us on Saturday 1 March for a poetry workshop with a difference, led by Nick Sorenson, playfully exploring chants, rhymes, and rhythm.

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Xenon Lobster (Gordon Vells) @xenonlobster.bsky.social · Feb 11

From my book "Plundered by Lobsters". Finding beauty in February.