Caroline Smith
@csmithpoet.bsky.social
Shortlisted for Ted Hughes Award for ‘The Immigration Handbook’(Seren). Refugee caseworker. Lives in Wembley. ‘Bycatch’ published by Nine Arches Press Oct 2025. Hawthornden Fellow 2025. CarolineSmithpoet.com
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So lovely to read poems for Wolverhampton Lit Fest yesterday with @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @ninearchespress.bsky.social!!
Join us at Wolverhampton LitFest this Friday and hear #poetry from @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social in conversation with Editor Jane Commane:
Memory, Story & the Creation of Identity
Friday 6th Feb, 11.30am
Art Gallery
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Memory, Story & the Creation of Identity
Friday 6th Feb, 11.30am
Art Gallery
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
So lovely to read poems for Wolverhampton Lit Fest yesterday with @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @ninearchespress.bsky.social!!
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Calling #poetry friends in #Cambridge
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Calling #poetry friends in #Cambridge
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
Reposted by Caroline Smith
Join us at Wolverhampton LitFest this Friday and hear #poetry from @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social in conversation with Editor Jane Commane:
Memory, Story & the Creation of Identity
Friday 6th Feb, 11.30am
Art Gallery
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Memory, Story & the Creation of Identity
Friday 6th Feb, 11.30am
Art Gallery
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Join us at Wolverhampton LitFest this Friday and hear #poetry from @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social in conversation with Editor Jane Commane:
Memory, Story & the Creation of Identity
Friday 6th Feb, 11.30am
Art Gallery
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Memory, Story & the Creation of Identity
Friday 6th Feb, 11.30am
Art Gallery
www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Thank you so much for sharing this. 😊
Can’t wait for this! Please join us. 😊
Calling #poetry friends in #Cambridge
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Thank you so much for sharing this. 😊
On 'Poetry and care' by Caroline Smith / @csmithpoet.bsky.social for Poetry News, a publication of The Poetry Society:
An excerpt from 'Poetry and care', a piece written by Caroline Smith on writing and minding, featured in Poetry News Winter 2025.
January 22, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Can’t wait for this! Please join us. 😊
Calling #poetry friends in #Cambridge
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
You're invited to Poetry of Care - readings from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Rock Road Library, CB1 7UG
Wednesday 25th February at 7.15pm
Book your free place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-of-...
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Can’t wait for this! Please join us. 😊
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Join @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social with Editor Jane Commane at this wonderful #poetry event on Friday 6th February. Enjoy poem readings and discussion from 11.30am at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of the LitFest.
Book your place:
wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Book your place:
wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Join @csmithpoet.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social with Editor Jane Commane at this wonderful #poetry event on Friday 6th February. Enjoy poem readings and discussion from 11.30am at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of the LitFest.
Book your place:
wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Book your place:
wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk
Thank you so much. So pleased it resonated with you. 💜
I spent my weekend with Bycatch by @csmithpoet.bsky.social (@ninearchespress.bsky.social). These poems about caring for elderly parents, exploring memory and home, are raw, intimate, and intricately captured. This collection will stay with me for a long time! 💙
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Thank you so much. So pleased it resonated with you. 💜
Many congratulations! @ninearchespress.bsky.social are fantastic publishers to be a part of. 👏
Wonderful to be part of this line-up for next year!
🥁Thrilled to share our 2026 #poetry list.
Full details and tantalising glimpses into these new titles are here: ninearchespress.com/about-us/news
Including books by @jennywcreative.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @kymdeyn.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social & @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Full details and tantalising glimpses into these new titles are here: ninearchespress.com/about-us/news
Including books by @jennywcreative.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @kymdeyn.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social & @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Many congratulations! @ninearchespress.bsky.social are fantastic publishers to be a part of. 👏
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SPOTLIGHT #poetry book - Popular Song by Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social - full of wonder and melody, a jukebox of poems.
'It’s a giant, wondrous exclamation mark of a book.’ – @betarish.bsky.social
Now in our seasonal sale, just £7.99
ninearchespress.com/shop
'It’s a giant, wondrous exclamation mark of a book.’ – @betarish.bsky.social
Now in our seasonal sale, just £7.99
ninearchespress.com/shop
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
SPOTLIGHT #poetry book - Popular Song by Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social - full of wonder and melody, a jukebox of poems.
'It’s a giant, wondrous exclamation mark of a book.’ – @betarish.bsky.social
Now in our seasonal sale, just £7.99
ninearchespress.com/shop
'It’s a giant, wondrous exclamation mark of a book.’ – @betarish.bsky.social
Now in our seasonal sale, just £7.99
ninearchespress.com/shop
In festive mood signing books at Queen’s Park Bookshop today! Thank you @qpbooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In festive mood signing books at Queen’s Park Bookshop today! Thank you @qpbooks.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
Definitely worth getting! I have 😊
Our 2025 titles are now available together as a perfect #poetry book bundle, celebrating our brilliant year of publishing.
Just £84.99📚
Incl books by @troycabida.bsky.social @csmithpoet.bsky.social @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social @tomsastry.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop
Just £84.99📚
Incl books by @troycabida.bsky.social @csmithpoet.bsky.social @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social @tomsastry.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Definitely worth getting! I have 😊
Do join us if you are in Rickmansworth, Chesham, Watford area! Chorleywood is a lovely place 😊
Come to an evening of #poetry with @csmithpoet.bsky.social and Erica Hesketh - sharing moving, honest poems of family, parenting, care, love, and life's uncertainties.
Chorleywood Library
Tuesday 9th December, 7pm
Hosted with Chorleywood Bookshop
🎫https://t.co/YQgqNh0WLR
Chorleywood Library
Tuesday 9th December, 7pm
Hosted with Chorleywood Bookshop
🎫https://t.co/YQgqNh0WLR
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Do join us if you are in Rickmansworth, Chesham, Watford area! Chorleywood is a lovely place 😊
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Spent Friday morning with fellow @ninearchespress.bsky.social poet @csmithpoet.bsky.social signing books and recording poems for @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social!
As both of our books came out the same month, Caroline and I agreed that our books should have the combined nickname of Neon Bycatch!
As both of our books came out the same month, Caroline and I agreed that our books should have the combined nickname of Neon Bycatch!
Guess who I bumped into at The Poetry Pharmacy in Oxford Street! What an amazing place of seductive aromas, enticing poetry books and warm hospitality. Lovely to sign books together and read poems. 😊Thank you @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Spent Friday morning with fellow @ninearchespress.bsky.social poet @csmithpoet.bsky.social signing books and recording poems for @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social!
As both of our books came out the same month, Caroline and I agreed that our books should have the combined nickname of Neon Bycatch!
As both of our books came out the same month, Caroline and I agreed that our books should have the combined nickname of Neon Bycatch!
Guess who I bumped into at The Poetry Pharmacy in Oxford Street! What an amazing place of seductive aromas, enticing poetry books and warm hospitality. Lovely to sign books together and read poems. 😊Thank you @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Guess who I bumped into at The Poetry Pharmacy in Oxford Street! What an amazing place of seductive aromas, enticing poetry books and warm hospitality. Lovely to sign books together and read poems. 😊Thank you @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
Thank you for organising it! 😊
Stunning sets of poems shared this evening at our online launch. Spellbinding, powerful, sharp and tender poems of love and pain from @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social and @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thank you to our poets and audience 🧡
Find these books: ninearchespress.com/shop
Thank you to our poets and audience 🧡
Find these books: ninearchespress.com/shop
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you for organising it! 😊
Great if you can join us!
📣TONIGHT - please sign up before 6pm for our online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm GMT
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
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Thursday 13th November at 7pm GMT
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
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November 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Great if you can join us!
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Announcing an evening of #poetry with @csmithpoet.bsky.social and Erica Hesketh - sharing moving, honest poems of family, parenting, care, love, and life's uncertainties.
At Chorleywood Library, Tue 9th December, 7pm
Hosted with Chorleywood Bookshop
chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...
At Chorleywood Library, Tue 9th December, 7pm
Hosted with Chorleywood Bookshop
chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...
An evening with Caroline Smith & Erica Hesketh - Chiltern Bookshops
Join us for a lyrical evening of poetry with Caroline Smith and Erica Hesketh. BYCATCH – Caroline Smith From prize-winning poet Caroline Smith, BYCATCH is a deeply...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Announcing an evening of #poetry with @csmithpoet.bsky.social and Erica Hesketh - sharing moving, honest poems of family, parenting, care, love, and life's uncertainties.
At Chorleywood Library, Tue 9th December, 7pm
Hosted with Chorleywood Bookshop
chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...
At Chorleywood Library, Tue 9th December, 7pm
Hosted with Chorleywood Bookshop
chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...
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⚡FLASH SALE - titles from earlier this year now just £7.99 each. Save 33% on these celebrated #poetry books now.
Plus FREE UK postage across the shop.
Come on in: ninearchespress.com/shop
Including books by @tomsastry.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social & @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
Plus FREE UK postage across the shop.
Come on in: ninearchespress.com/shop
Including books by @tomsastry.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social & @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
⚡FLASH SALE - titles from earlier this year now just £7.99 each. Save 33% on these celebrated #poetry books now.
Plus FREE UK postage across the shop.
Come on in: ninearchespress.com/shop
Including books by @tomsastry.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social & @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
Plus FREE UK postage across the shop.
Come on in: ninearchespress.com/shop
Including books by @tomsastry.bsky.social @julwe1.bsky.social & @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social
So looking forward to reading with my fellow poets @troycabida.bsky.social @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
I can’t wait to hear them read their work. Do join us this Thursday 13th November! 🎉@ninearchespress.bsky.social
I can’t wait to hear them read their work. Do join us this Thursday 13th November! 🎉@ninearchespress.bsky.social
Coming very soon - join us at the online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November, 7pm
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
Thursday 13th November, 7pm
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
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November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So looking forward to reading with my fellow poets @troycabida.bsky.social @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
I can’t wait to hear them read their work. Do join us this Thursday 13th November! 🎉@ninearchespress.bsky.social
I can’t wait to hear them read their work. Do join us this Thursday 13th November! 🎉@ninearchespress.bsky.social
Reposted by Caroline Smith
Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
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Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
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November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
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Always a delight to see a 5 ⭐review.
This one is for the 'profoundly moving' BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Tempted?... Buy your copy here:
ninearchespress.com/publications...
This one is for the 'profoundly moving' BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Tempted?... Buy your copy here:
ninearchespress.com/publications...
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Always a delight to see a 5 ⭐review.
This one is for the 'profoundly moving' BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Tempted?... Buy your copy here:
ninearchespress.com/publications...
This one is for the 'profoundly moving' BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
Tempted?... Buy your copy here:
ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Sharing a stunning poem from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
'A beautiful collection. Smith’s precise, unsentimental language evokes the different stages of losing a parent, all the while reminding us that heartbreak is a measure of love.'– Kamila Shamsie
ninearchespress.com/publications...
'A beautiful collection. Smith’s precise, unsentimental language evokes the different stages of losing a parent, all the while reminding us that heartbreak is a measure of love.'– Kamila Shamsie
ninearchespress.com/publications...
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Sharing a stunning poem from BYCATCH by @csmithpoet.bsky.social
'A beautiful collection. Smith’s precise, unsentimental language evokes the different stages of losing a parent, all the while reminding us that heartbreak is a measure of love.'– Kamila Shamsie
ninearchespress.com/publications...
'A beautiful collection. Smith’s precise, unsentimental language evokes the different stages of losing a parent, all the while reminding us that heartbreak is a measure of love.'– Kamila Shamsie
ninearchespress.com/publications...
Beautiful. I can feel myself there. X
October 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Beautiful. I can feel myself there. X
Reposted by Caroline Smith
Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
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Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
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