I got an early read of this and can confirm it is indeed excellent. Put it on your 'must buy' lists.....

Thank you Black Iris for publishing this. I hope it makes a suitable invite to the party. Can't wait!

Invitation! A gem of a poem by @SimpleSImonEmma in our first edition. Also, it's an invitation...to our launch party!! Sat 16 March, from 6.30pm The Betsey Trotwood . You can hear Emma, and lots of our other great poets reading. And it's free! #poetrytwitter

This is an AMAZING collection of poems, congratulations Black Iris. Delighted to be between the sheets, so to speak, with so many fab poets.

Happy Birthday Salt - so many amazing books. (Honoured to be a small part of it).

This will be brilliant. Get your tickets Oxford-folk.

Mat Riches Mat Riches has v kindly written about one of my poems on his blog. (And glad to see Margo enjoying the book too!) If you'd like a copy of 'Shapeshifting for Beginners DM me, or visit SALT · Independent trade publisher, est. 1999

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'She uses an unusual number of fragments, by which I mean groups of words with no active verb.' — Helena Nelson on 'Shapeshifting for Beginners' by Emma Simon. buff.ly/3S8sDwq #TheFridayPoem HappenStance Press Emma Simon

Reopen the Poetry Cafe in London for the Benefit of Poets and Enthusiasts - Sign the Petition! chng.it/MsxRSGtw via Change.org UK

'This box of toys is jam-packed with inter-textual connections! Sometimes a verbal repetition makes the link; sometimes it’s similar motifs or ideas.' — Helena Nelson on 'Shapeshifting for Beginners' by Emma Simon. buff.ly/3S8sDwq HappenStance Press Emma Simon

Really looking forward to this. So nice to get back to readings in person after so many zoom events. If you're in the area come and hear some poetry.

Thank you Tim - it's always a thrill to know it is being read out there in the real world (and doesn't just exist in my head!)
If anyone else wants a copy of 'Shapeshifting for Beginners' they can DM me or visit Salt Mobile - link here: saltpublishing.com/products/shape…

I couldn't work out how to link both articles to previous tweet. So here's the piece I've written for The Friday Poem - Sing a song of sixpence: poems and money and disagreeing with Robert Graves

Blimey, I'm all over The Friday Poem today😅 Here's a creative review of 'Shapeshifting' from HappenStance Press. I love the idea of poems being like toys. Play was an important part of writing these, I think. And I've a piece on (loosely) money-themed poems.

Is it possible to review poetry in a more imaginative way? Inspired by Jon Stone’s 'Poems Are Toys', Helena Nelson reports on 'Shapeshifting for Beginners' by Emma Simon. buff.ly/3S8sDwq #TheFridayPoem HappenStance Press Jon Stone SALT · Independent trade publisher, est. 1999 Emma Simon

Hope to see some of you there. A bit of poetry glow in the mid-January gloom....

And here's the link direct through to my book: saltpublishing.com/products/shape…

Only a few days left to get a whopping 15% discount on 'Shapeshifting for Beginners'. Head to SALT · Independent trade publisher, est. 1999 at saltpublishing.com and enter Xmas voucher code: 14D8BSR85BNY. It's a Christmas stocking bargain approved by all good elves. Feel free to share.

Only a few days left to get a whopping 15% discount on 'Shapeshifting for Beginners'. Head to SALT · Independent trade publisher, est. 1999 at saltpublishing.com and enter Xmas voucher code: 14D8BSR85BNY. It's a Christmas stocking bargain approved by all good elves. Feel free to share.

Wonderful to see 'Shapeshifting for Beginners' out there in the world. If you'd like your own copy SALT · Independent trade publisher, est. 1999 have an excellent Cyber Monday deal - where you get 15% off using this code: 14D8BSR85BNY. Head over to Salt's website to use: saltpublishing.com