The Poetry Place, Sun 26th 3pm westwiltsradio.com - guest poet @vaikuspg.bsky.social & 11 others including @julwe1.bsky.social @davewakely.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @peyohato6.bsky.social & interviews with @katenoakes.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @chrismacpoet.bsky.social

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY: “Irish Elk and Other Extinctions” – Christine Macfarlane

I am so pleased to say HAPPY LAUNCH DAY to Christine Macfarlane on today, the Book Birth Day for her debut collection, 'Irish Elk and Other Extinctions' ....

Some of our golden poets on the Golden Gudgeon stage during Poetry@Roots in Bradford on Avon today - special guest @katenoakes.bsky.social, @chrismacpoet.bsky.social launching her new @hedgehogpress.co.uk book & @deborahharvey.bsky.social - thank you to them & all our other poets, you were amazing!

Thank you @hedgehogpress.co.uk for nominating my poem 'And later/ Alice/ you will fall again/' (reimagining Alice in Wonderland internet dating) from the Poems for Wonderland anthology for Best of the Net - and congrats to fellow Hedgehog poets also nominated for this, and for the Pushcart Prize.

Looking forward to it @chrismacpoet.bsky.social Other poets on stage at Poetry@Roots will include special guest @katenoakes.bsky.social, @deborahharvey.bsky.social, Dominic Fisher, Luke Palmer, Jeff Phelps, Linda Saunders, Peter O'Grady & Pey Oh. Open mic slots on the day, if you'd like to join us.

Our next guest at The Poetry Place (3pm, Jan 26 westwiltsradio.com) is TS Eliot Prize winner @vaikuspg.bsky.social reading from his Estonia-based new book The Shores of Vaikus. 2 open mic slots left, if you'd like to join him - just send us your 3-min recording, we do the rest. Message me for info.

On The Poetry Place at 3pm Dec 29: John Nettles reads excerpts from Jan Noble's poem Reynard; Luke Palmer reimagines a 16th century alchemist as an eccentric single parent & Martin Figura reads from The Remaining Men. Hear 'live' at westwiltsradio.com or later at westwiltsradio.com/shows/the-po...

Yay!

Poem callout! Send up to 3 to dawn@dawngorman.co.uk on the theme of 'pleasure' by Jan 6th for possible inclusion in Caduceus, to join our roll-call of previous contributors, including @richardnskinner.bsky.social @deborahharvey.bsky.social @mcrucefix.bsky.social Max 25 lines including line breaks.

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN: “Irish Elk and Other Extinctions” – Christine Macfarlane

Well, blimey - this one is already getting a lot of attention, and I am delighted that the debut collection from @chrismacpoet is NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER!

Yay us!

Irish elk, glaciers, axolotls - here you'll find nature lost, depleting and, joyfully, surviving against the odds - I've had a preview of @chrismacpoet.bsky.social's new book and was spellbound by her wise and tremblingly gorgeous poems. Highly recommended. www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/2024/12/08/c...

Ah, it is so cool to be able to share this stunner of a cover from Christine Macfarlane’s forthcoming debut collection

‘Irish Elk and Other Extinctions’

Which is to grace the shelves in January

https://www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/2024/12/08/cover-reveal-irish-elk-and-other-extinctions-christine-m…

The Poetry Place
Guests @deborahharvey.bsky.social & @helenivory.bsky.social plus Rosie Jackson @rachaelclyne.bsky.social Jennifer McGowan @rgethin.bsky.social Clare Morris Maggie Mackay & @ruthaylett.bsky.social
On Sun 24th, 3-4pm at westwiltsradio.com or later: westwiltsradio.com/shows/the-po...