Elizabeth Gibson (they/them) 🌈
@grizonne.bsky.social
Queer, neurodivergent Manchester poet, performer, zine-maker, and workshop facilitator 🐝 Poems in Atrium, Banshee, Butcher's Dog, Dust, Magma, The North, Under the Radar. First collection, 'A love the weight of an animal', out now with Confingo 😊
So happy to be bringing my poetry collection to my hometown of Wigan 😊
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November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So happy to be bringing my poetry collection to my hometown of Wigan 😊
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Really lovely to be asked to contribute a poem for the inside cover of the autumn edition of @oxrdmcr.bsky.social ☺️ This poem was inspired by my love for Manchester, Christmas party shenanigans, and finding community and confidence 🐝 @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social ✨
October 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Really lovely to be asked to contribute a poem for the inside cover of the autumn edition of @oxrdmcr.bsky.social ☺️ This poem was inspired by my love for Manchester, Christmas party shenanigans, and finding community and confidence 🐝 @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social ✨
Lovely to be part of another issue of Changeling with a poem inspired by, and shaped like, my cat! 🐱 This magazine showcases writing and art for children by neurodivergent creatives and is always beautifully curated ✨
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Lovely to be part of another issue of Changeling with a poem inspired by, and shaped like, my cat! 🐱 This magazine showcases writing and art for children by neurodivergent creatives and is always beautifully curated ✨
An amazing feeling to see my poem about mental health and geese in this beautiful hardback anthology from @panmacmillan.bsky.social with so many brilliant poets past and present ☺️🪿
August 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
An amazing feeling to see my poem about mental health and geese in this beautiful hardback anthology from @panmacmillan.bsky.social with so many brilliant poets past and present ☺️🪿
Really happy to have two poems in Issue 35 of Under the Radar from @ninearchespress.bsky.social, including this one 😊 This is my third time being part of this excellent magazine, and it is always a lovely publishing experience ❤️
August 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Really happy to have two poems in Issue 35 of Under the Radar from @ninearchespress.bsky.social, including this one 😊 This is my third time being part of this excellent magazine, and it is always a lovely publishing experience ❤️
Overjoyed to be part of @channel-lit.bsky.social with my poem 'The hill with the frogs', about living with polycystic ovaries and finding comfort and awe in nature ☺️🐸
July 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Overjoyed to be part of @channel-lit.bsky.social with my poem 'The hill with the frogs', about living with polycystic ovaries and finding comfort and awe in nature ☺️🐸
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The launch of Elizabeth Gibson's collection 'A love the weight of an animal' will take place at SEESAW Manchester on 6th August!
Book Launch – A love the weight of an animal by Elizabeth Gibson - The Writing Squad
The launch of Elizabeth Gibson’s first collection of poems, A love the weight of an animal, published by Carmenta Poetry, will take place at Seesaw space.
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July 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The launch of Elizabeth Gibson's collection 'A love the weight of an animal' will take place at SEESAW Manchester on 6th August!
Very happy to have two poems in here 😊
Under the Radar Issue 35 is hot off the press, now reaching readers.
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Treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under...
Or a digital copy straight to your inbox?
Or take out a subscription?
Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️
July 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Very happy to have two poems in here 😊
So excited for a brilliant night of poetry and fun - it would be amazing to see you there 😊
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July 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
So excited for a brilliant night of poetry and fun - it would be amazing to see you there 😊
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'Cinnabar grubs are officially here: skinny tiger sausages,
vast tiger-sausages, curling or dangling from ragwort,
clinging on with iron-hook feet...'
Really happy to have this poem in my book! 🐯🐛 Huge thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for first publishing it ☺️
vast tiger-sausages, curling or dangling from ragwort,
clinging on with iron-hook feet...'
Really happy to have this poem in my book! 🐯🐛 Huge thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for first publishing it ☺️
July 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
'Cinnabar grubs are officially here: skinny tiger sausages,
vast tiger-sausages, curling or dangling from ragwort,
clinging on with iron-hook feet...'
Really happy to have this poem in my book! 🐯🐛 Huge thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for first publishing it ☺️
vast tiger-sausages, curling or dangling from ragwort,
clinging on with iron-hook feet...'
Really happy to have this poem in my book! 🐯🐛 Huge thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for first publishing it ☺️
Super-excited to be launching my collection with a fabulous evening of poetry at Seesaw, Manchester, on 6th August ☺️ Do come along! 🦊
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Book Launch - A love the weight of an animal by Elizabeth Gibson | confingo
Come and join us at Seesaw to celebrate the launch of Elizabeth Gibson's A love the weight of an animal, the first publication from Carmenta Poetry
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July 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Super-excited to be launching my collection with a fabulous evening of poetry at Seesaw, Manchester, on 6th August ☺️ Do come along! 🦊
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Overjoyed to have a poem accepted for Anthropocene - a dream publication ☺️
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Overjoyed to have a poem accepted for Anthropocene - a dream publication ☺️
A genuinely transformative week representing @thewritingsquad.bsky.social and @mcrlitfest.bsky.social in the ReWrite exchange in Aarhus 🇩🇰 I worked with a brilliant group of writers, performed at the Literature Exchange festival, and explored beaches, forests, and river trails. It was wonderful ☺️
July 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A genuinely transformative week representing @thewritingsquad.bsky.social and @mcrlitfest.bsky.social in the ReWrite exchange in Aarhus 🇩🇰 I worked with a brilliant group of writers, performed at the Literature Exchange festival, and explored beaches, forests, and river trails. It was wonderful ☺️
Excited to have quite a personal poem about Manchester accepted for Ey Up 4 from @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social and to see that so many friends and fab writers are also going to be in it 😊
June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Excited to have quite a personal poem about Manchester accepted for Ey Up 4 from @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social and to see that so many friends and fab writers are also going to be in it 😊
I really enjoyed being interviewed by @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social for the Festival of Libraries about accessibility, mental health, and neurodivergence ☺️
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Festival of Libraries named second most inclusive book festival in the UK, with Guest Interview with Elizabeth Gibson - Manchester City of Literature
Festival of Libraries has been named the second most inclusive book festival by Inclusive Books for Children. Sometimes it can feel that words like accessibility and mental health are terms bandied ab...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I really enjoyed being interviewed by @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social for the Festival of Libraries about accessibility, mental health, and neurodivergence ☺️
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It's really special to be part of the out.skirts anthology with my poem 'Fusion' 🌈 Sharing it feels quite vulnerable, but Romina Ramos and @sunshinedaisybaby.bsky.social being the Editors meant a lot to me, as they are both brilliant poets and people. I hope you enjoy my poem ❤️
June 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's really special to be part of the out.skirts anthology with my poem 'Fusion' 🌈 Sharing it feels quite vulnerable, but Romina Ramos and @sunshinedaisybaby.bsky.social being the Editors meant a lot to me, as they are both brilliant poets and people. I hope you enjoy my poem ❤️
It's June, and less than a month until my book comes out! 🦊 You can pre-order it at the link below for a special price ✨ This poem was first published by lovely @sinkmagazine.bsky.social, and I'm really happy to have it in the collection ☺️
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June 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's June, and less than a month until my book comes out! 🦊 You can pre-order it at the link below for a special price ✨ This poem was first published by lovely @sinkmagazine.bsky.social, and I'm really happy to have it in the collection ☺️
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Excited to have a poem in this anthology! 🌈
Out now: OutSkirts—a defiant, beautiful collection of LGBTQIA+ writing.
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Buy it. Read it. Raise something real.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Excited to have a poem in this anthology! 🌈
A fabulous evening performing at Verbose with this lovely lot 😊
May 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A fabulous evening performing at Verbose with this lovely lot 😊
Last week, I had my second, and hopefully final, ulnar (elbow) nerve surgery, and I'm now in the Lake District (with my sling) for some rest 🌿 I wanted to share my poem 'Ulnar', which I wrote back before my first surgery, exploring the word. It was published by lovely @howlwriting.bsky.social ❤️
May 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Last week, I had my second, and hopefully final, ulnar (elbow) nerve surgery, and I'm now in the Lake District (with my sling) for some rest 🌿 I wanted to share my poem 'Ulnar', which I wrote back before my first surgery, exploring the word. It was published by lovely @howlwriting.bsky.social ❤️
Look at this beautiful cover! 😍 Very happy to have a poem in this upcoming issue of Channel ❤️
May 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Look at this beautiful cover! 😍 Very happy to have a poem in this upcoming issue of Channel ❤️
Really happy to have a poem about queer love and self-discovery in Ambient Receiver 🌈 There are so many fabulous people I know in this issue - can't wait to explore it ☺️
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May 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Really happy to have a poem about queer love and self-discovery in Ambient Receiver 🌈 There are so many fabulous people I know in this issue - can't wait to explore it ☺️
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Very excited to have two poems, including this satsuma moment, in There Are Only So Many Ways You Can Write About Fruit, an anthology of words and art beautifully curated by Tallulah Howarth 😊🍊
May 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Very excited to have two poems, including this satsuma moment, in There Are Only So Many Ways You Can Write About Fruit, an anthology of words and art beautifully curated by Tallulah Howarth 😊🍊
Lovely to receive my copy of Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon ☺️ It means a lot to me to share this poem about my experience of PCOS and changes in my body and trying to see them as neutral and not negative. I hope you enjoy it ❤️
May 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Lovely to receive my copy of Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon ☺️ It means a lot to me to share this poem about my experience of PCOS and changes in my body and trying to see them as neutral and not negative. I hope you enjoy it ❤️
Such an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime moment to hold my first book in my hands! ☺️ It is so gorgeous, with its cover flaps and beautiful illustrations by Michelle Freeman. It is out in July, but you can preorder it now for the special price of £7! 🦊 www.confingopublishing.uk/product-page... ✨
May 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Such an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime moment to hold my first book in my hands! ☺️ It is so gorgeous, with its cover flaps and beautiful illustrations by Michelle Freeman. It is out in July, but you can preorder it now for the special price of £7! 🦊 www.confingopublishing.uk/product-page... ✨