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Fiona Larkin
@fionalarkin.bsky.social
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Winner of National Poetry Competition 2024. Debut collection Rope of Sand Pindrop Press (2023). Pamphlets Vital Capacity (Broken Sleep, 2022) and A Dovetail of Breath (Rack Press, 2020). Corrupted Poetry projects.

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Excited to be starting the new year with a reading at @reading-poets-cafe.bsky.social on Friday 9th January - do join us! link in comments
January 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Delighted to have a deep winter poem feature on @inksweatandtears.co.uk wonderful 12 Days of Christmas series in lovely company 🎄❄️✨
December 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Wow! @sophieherx.bsky.social & @matthewepaul.bsky.social reading their wonderful work & being interviewed by Katie Griffiths tomorrow night - looking forward to this one very much

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Live Poetry At Riverhouse
Introduced by Riverhouse Poets Tutor Katie Griffiths.Live Poetry at Riverhouse is a monthly series bringing the spoken word to the warm, intimate setting of the Barn stage. This se...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Looking forward very much to reading @marcchamberlain.bsky.social ‘s essay
marcchamberlain.bsky.social Marc Chamberlain @marcchamberlain.bsky.social · Nov 25
Utter Vulnerability: Essays on the Poetry of John Wieners (eds. Michael Kindellan and Alex/Rose Cocker) now available from PULM, full of wonderful essays from the great and the good of Wieners scholarship, plus one from me on transcendence of the confessional mode.
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Utter Vulnerability
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November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Am sitting on the rug, deep in the new issue of The Aftershock Review. I’m honoured to have three poems in exceptional company in an edition which explores ‘the anatomy of aftermath,’ all thanks to @maxwallis.bsky.social Anna Percy and Suzi Feay.
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Late to post, but Poetry in Aldeburgh was a brilliant festival, bringing poetry, art and music together to consider the book, its survival under oppression, and its future. Bravo to everyone involved!
Keats and the Sea - fab opener @juliamarybird.bsky.social & Mike Sims - included origami for all!
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Enjoying @deanbrowne.bsky.social ‘s After Party very much
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Rogue Strands are making a Live Poetry Mix Tape...!
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A stellar line-up that would grace any of the top poetry festivals in the country. Except this time it's all free. We'd be delighted if you could join us in London on 22nd Oct...!
August 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Three weeks today, at Riverhouse Barn in Walton on Thames, delighted to be reading with the wonderful Jill Abrams hosted by excellent poet, singer and tutor Katie Griffiths, plus open mic - do join us! link in comments.
September 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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⏱️ Time is ticking...
The deadline for PRIMERS entries is midnight Tuesday 9th September BST

Read the full criteria and how to enter here: ninearchespress.com/primers

UK poets looking for mentoring and publishing, don't miss out!
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Save the date for another fantastic launch of 14 magazine at the fabulous Turner Contemporary, Margate! The 14 readers tbc soon.

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14 Anthology
14 Magazine is an annual poetry magazine devoted to poems of fourteen lines only and is published by Vanguard Editions. Join us for the launch of this year’s edition.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Wow! stunned to have some new work feature among a brilliant cohort in issue 2 of The Aftershock Review, 🙏🏻 @maxwallis.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Excited to be part of this amazing night - do join us!
matriches.bsky.social Mat Riches @matriches.bsky.social · Aug 26
Got a couple of hours spare on 22nd October between 6.45 - 8.30pm? We'd love to see you for an evening of ace poetry from @hannahcopley.bsky.social @jonathandavidson.bsky.social @fionalarkin.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social Philip Hancock & me.
Pink background, with 6 headshots of poets Text says Hannah Copley, Jonathan Davidson, Fiona Larkin, Philip Hancock, Matthew Stewart, Mat Riches Text at top of image says: Rogue Strands Presents: An Evening of Poetry @ The Devereux. Wednesday 22nd October 2025. Free Entry. Readings start at 18.45. All done by 20.30. Arrive early to avoid disappointment* text at bottom: If you can make it to London for the event, please put the date in your diary. Upstairs @ The Devereux Pub, 20 Devereux Court, Temple, London WC2R 3JJ Nearest tube stop is Temple. Nearest railways stations are Blackfriars, Waterloo or Charing Cross Did we mention it's free entry? All warmly welcome. Please come! Books will be available to buy on the evening. Card or cash accepted. *We can't promise you won't be once the readings have started, but we think it will all be brilliant
August 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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A new generation of Irish artists is teaching us that we are global citizens

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A new generation of Irish artists is teaching us that we are global citizens
Poems, plays, films, visual and performing arts have all been travelling a lot recently, expanding the horizons of Irish culture
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August 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Today is the perfect Bank Holiday Sunday to lose yourself in poetry and Geraldine Clarkson writes the stuff damn well.
August 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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It’s still August, so how about a signed copy of Rope of Sand for the last days of summer - and of #TheSealeyChallenge? £10 including UK p&p, DM me for details!
August 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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OPPORTUNITY!! @royalholloway.bsky.social is recruiting a poet to join our Creative Writing team - the role is part-time (0.5), permanent, and encompasses teaching and research! More than happy to chat about department culture and all things RHUL poetry🧡 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Lecturer in Creative Writing (poetry)
Part-Time, Permanent (0.5 FTE)Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer in Creative Writing in the English Department, to start September 2025. Creative writing is expanding at RHUL. Joining t...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Really enjoyed poems from @marymulholland.bsky.social ‘s wonderful new @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social pamphlet The Elimination Game last night at The Devereux, with great support from @tessafoley.bsky.social Tamsin Hopkins & Kit Ingram all hosted by Jill Abram - such a good evening
August 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Well, here's big news. The Laurel Prize shortlist has just been announced & Shearsman have three of the five shortlisted titles! Congratulations @jrcarpenter.bsky.social, Eliza O'Toole & Carol Watts! Thanks to judges & congratulations also to the other two finalists.🌿
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August 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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📣 Our submission window is now OPEN for the month of August. Get your blooms to us while the sun is shining! badlilies.uk/submit
Submission FAQ — Bad Lilies
Guidelines to submit to Bad Lilies
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August 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Crescent moon just appearing over Snowdonia
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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📚 It's August, which means the #SealeyChallenge is now underway! To help you on your journey to read a book every day this month, The Poetry Society has gotten in touch with poets we've recently worked with for some recommendations. (...)
Fiona Larkin recommends 'alphabet' by Inger Christensen. She says of the book: "Alphabet by Inger Christensen is a rhapsody for the natural world and an urgent call to protect it from human threats. Although those are of its time (the Cold War, and the legacy of the atomic bomb) her message and its urgency ring true even more strongly today."
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Our new issue is out tomorrow! And now you can subscribe to our new mailing list to get updates on issue launches and submission windows. www.badlilies.uk/subscribe
Subscribe to our issues — Bad Lilies
Bad Lilies is an online poetry journal, publishing the finest of contemporary poetry in English.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I was delighted to have a poem feature with a lovely cohort of poets in this excellent new journal, The Marrow International, currently OPEN for submissions -

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All in the Balance — The Marrow International Poetry
by Fiona Larkin
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July 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM