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.

Sept 7
10-30 - 3-30

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

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'.

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

#poets #poetsonbluesky #writers

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

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,

Hello Vic, I'm loving this prompt #AllAtSea for #PromptCombo . Here's 1 from me. Have a fab week hosting ❤️

@rfsmith.bsky.social
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

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

www.yafflepress.co.uk/yaffle-s-nes...

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

www.yafflepress.co.uk/yaffle-s-nes...

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

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

I'm staring at bel hooks like she's gonna help me. #PhDife

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

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

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

Moonlight swim. #14 of #30 for November dip for dementia charities

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.