Only three days left to get applications in for our online academy courses with these brilliant poets.

for those who missed the London launch i’ll be sharing a Hackney stage with my good friend and writer of worlds ⁦Salena Godden⁩ in July. Thanks too ⁦⁦Pages of Hackney⁩ for making it happen eventbrite.co.uk/e/joelle-taylo…

An important message from Gay's the Word

Today we remember the 40th anniversary of the raid on Gay’s the Word bookshop

....and how we fought back!

10th April 1984 - 10th April 2024

youtu.be/YGjLX1RsIUw

With Alice Oswald, Simon Armitage, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa
joelle taylor Nikita Gill @SalenaGodden

I didn't know this (from yesterday's The Guardian.) Just me?
#Menopause

Let's pack the room to the virtual rafters for Kathryn 🦋🦋🦋 joelle taylor The Writing School Winchester Poetry Poetry Pharmacy 🚑💊📚🇪🇺 Seren Forward Prizes Poetry Wales

Some of the books have propelled my thinking into queerfuturism

Coming up on 9 April! Our #PoetryReview reading groups, online and in person, where our Poetry Society facilitator will guide you through a discussion of this season's poems, including stunners from joelle taylor emily berry and Richard Siken poetrysociety.org.uk/events/

This is a long read, but it's well worth it! joelle taylor is one of the poets who inspired us to create LIVEwire Poetry, and this article underlines why we advertise our workshops to poets who identify as working-class.

ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/features/at-th…

Please support this fundraiser if you can - it’s to help a young poet leave Gaza with her family. Fundraiser by Aliya Lahiri : Evacuate from Gaza to Safety:Amani, Aleen & Family gofundme.com/f/evacuate-fro…

Bristol Poetry Festival brochure 2024 is now being distributed around #Bristol ♥️♥️♥️ pick up your copy in bookshops, cafes and libraries 🎉🎉🎉 and buy tickets here lyrafest.com

Thank you 🙏 See everyone June 12 ⬇️

We've been shortlisted for the 2024 IPG Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award 😍Well done to all the other finalists. What an incredible list of publishers! ❤️

The Spring Poetry Review features new work by Richard Siken, Emily Berry & Joelle Taylor, as well as an unseen early poem by Michael Donaghy. We are also honoured to present poems from Palestinian poets Mohammed El-Kurd & Mosab Abu Toha.

Buy your issue: bit.ly/ThePoetryReview

Writers! The Tempest Prize closes for entries at 12pm tomorrow. For unpublished LGBTQ+ writers in the North of England. £1000, mentoring and access to wider New Writing North support. Details here:

newwritingnorth.submittable.com/submit/285539/….

Tomorrow night. Out-Spoken Live. Don't miss it.

🎙️Hannah Lavery
🎙️Mary Jean Chan
🎙️James Wallis
🎙️Nikki Giovanni
🎙️Kadie Aquarius

🎟️ £12
📅 Thursday March 28th
🕝 7.45pm
📍Purcell Room, Southbank Centre

Tickets ➡️ southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/liter…

Have you got your tickets yet for Bristol Poetry Festival 12-21 April? Some events have already sold out 🎉🎉🎉 book your place here 👇🏼👇🏼 for Simon Armitage, Alice Oswald Salena Godden joelle taylor Al-Saddiq-Al-Raddi and our grand slam lyrafest.com

🎉 The Night Alphabet: Join TS Eliot Prize-winning poet and novelist joelle taylor for an electrifying reading, and discussion with the New Statesman’s Ellen Peirson-Hagger, at Cambridge Literary Festival on 18 April.

Use the code NSDIGITAL24 for 20% off tickets

cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/events/joelle-…

Wishing everyone a very happy #InternationalPoetryDay !

If you're looking to see some brilliant contemporary poets in Cambridge, look no further than our upcoming events with Jackie Kay, joelle taylor & George The Poet 🇺🇬✨

Tickets: bit.ly/3vo2cdn

I am very pleased to be judging this lovely competition for young poets for Causley Trust, open to young writers aged 5-18 living in the UK. The theme is Magic, one of my favourites! It’s free to enter and the deadline is 1 April 🖋️✨ causleytrust.org/centenary-2017…