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Gill Connors
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poet, teacher, PhD student. Wild swimmer. Editor at Yaffle/Yaffle's Nest
Living, working and writing in The Yorkshire Dales
BODIES, BAGGAGE AND BELONGING
An online poetry workshop about the female form, fashion and society
23rd November 1-4pm

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23rd
1pm - 4pm

£30

Ask for more details.
Free and concession places available.
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Sept 7
10-30 - 3-30
CHANGING LIVES ONLINE WORKSHOP
A poetry workshop that will look at three ages of a woman's life: Girlhood; Childbearing; (including childless) and 'Cronehood'.

September 7
10-30 - 3-30
Zoom workshop -
full price: £40
Concession: £25

Workbook: £30/£10
Info at: gillconnorsresearch@gmail.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Gill Connors
We'll be launching our first pamphlet and collection competition this autumn in memory of the late great John Foggin, who won a few similar competitions himself. Watch out for further details in the next few weeks.

#poetsonbluesky #poetry #collections #pamphlets
August 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
CHANGING LIVES ONLINE WORKSHOP

This is a poetry workshop that will look at three ages of a woman's life: Girlhood, Childbearing (including those who are childless) and 'Cronehood'.
July 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My last collection is off for a reprint with my new name. The poems include some that are about and in the voice of Anne Boleyn
If you'd like one give me a shout.
#blueskypoets #poets #writers #poetry
April 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
April 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Reposted by Gill Connors
Coming this summer from Yaffle/Yaffle's Nest

The John Foggin Memorial Prize.

Three catagories:

Debut Pamphlets
Pamphlets
Debut poetry collections

Full details coming in the next few weeks.

Watch this space!

#poets #blueskypoets
April 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
For a project as part of my PhD I want to publish an anthology which will be a physical manifestation of my metaphorical 'paper dolls'. What I'm imagining, is that I get a group of you willing and wanting to be part of it, then, like a chain, one person writes a poem,
April 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Gill Connors
Hello Vic, I'm loving this prompt #AllAtSea for #PromptCombo . Here's 1 from me. Have a fab week hosting ❤️

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@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Give us a share!
Poets!
Come on y'all!
Get your poems in before the deadline.
Poems about your BestOfallTime song! Judged by Emma Purshouse

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Yaffle's Nest Competition | Yaffle
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February 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Poets! What's your
BEST OF ALL TIME song?
Write a poem. Write a few!
Send them to Yaffle's Nest
Get your poems in our first BOAT anthology.
Judged by Emma Purshouse
#poets #poetry #writer #competition

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Yaffle's Nest Competition | Yaffle
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January 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM

WAVES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Coming to you from the other side of the world.
Different tides, different currents.
Water that will lull you into calm and excite you. Water that will make you want to go there.
And poems and images to inspire you to write.

£30 by PayPal to wordclub@hotmail.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 8:41 AM
We still have lots of copies of our joint collection and I'm off to the Post office later. Would ya like one??
For one day only we'll pay the postage so it's available for £12!
DM me for details
December 11, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I'm staring at bel hooks like she's gonna help me. #PhDife
November 25, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Join us for WORDSHIP ADVENT!
25 Words behind Advent windows. The etymology of each word and its use in a poem. A private Facebook group to share your work.
£25 - a pound a day Christmas ⛄🎄🎁

yafflesnest@gmail.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:59 AM


WORDSHIP ADVENT 2024

Write a poem every day for 25 days in December.

one word per day, its etymology and use in a poem, along with an image/video behind the door of an online advent calendar.
a private Facebook group to share your poems in response to the prompts.
£25
#poets #bluskypoets
November 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
As part of my PhD research I'm running discussion forums on Zoom. The first one was on motherhood and the next one, tomorrow is on Judgement, who we judge, who judges us, why and how.
I'll be using poems and articles to prompt discussion
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Moonlight swim. #14 of #30 for November dip for dementia charities
November 14, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Hi! I'm new here.
I'm Gill Connors, a poet, teacher and full-time PhD student.
Thesis is 'Parallels and intersections between 16th C and 21st C women. Poetry collection too.
November 14, 2024 at 8:56 AM