Jeremy Wikeley
@jwikeley.bsky.social
New edition of Peter Didsbury's "new and collected poems" this April. I am very excited. Poetry's best kept secret.
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Scenes from a Long Sleep | Bloodaxe Books
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
New edition of Peter Didsbury's "new and collected poems" this April. I am very excited. Poetry's best kept secret.
www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/...
www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/...
Me, last year, on how Larkin made it new.
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Me, last year, on how Larkin made it new.
My bit on Larkin's The Less Deceived, which is 70 this year -and every bit as good as The Whitsun Weddings. Thanks as ever to @engelsbergideas.bsky.social & thank you again to @plsoc.bsky.social for hosting the live version.
The poet's breakthrough collection, The Less Deceived, anticipated the sexual freedoms of the 1960s while pre-emptively rejecting its promises.
Philip Larkin’s arrival, undeceived | @jwikeley.bsky.social
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Philip Larkin’s arrival, undeceived | @jwikeley.bsky.social
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Philip Larkin's arrival, undeceived
The poet's breakthrough collection, The Less Deceived, anticipated the sexual freedoms of the 1960s while pre-emptively rejecting its promises.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My bit on Larkin's The Less Deceived, which is 70 this year -and every bit as good as The Whitsun Weddings. Thanks as ever to @engelsbergideas.bsky.social & thank you again to @plsoc.bsky.social for hosting the live version.
A Poetry Notebook enters the Kingdom of Winter, with cameo appearances from Christina Rossetti, Frost, Stevens, Larkin and Toby Martinez de las Rivas.
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Snow on snow, snow on snow (on snow)
This one really is a notebook
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December 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A Poetry Notebook enters the Kingdom of Winter, with cameo appearances from Christina Rossetti, Frost, Stevens, Larkin and Toby Martinez de las Rivas.
jwikeley.substack.com/p/snow-on-sn...
jwikeley.substack.com/p/snow-on-sn...
"These days, I stress that close reading is not magic. Its power lies in argument: always vulnerable, nothing simpler and yet nothing harder." @bostonreview.bsky.social
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The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"These days, I stress that close reading is not magic. Its power lies in argument: always vulnerable, nothing simpler and yet nothing harder." @bostonreview.bsky.social
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I have a new poem, about ancient history, in the winter edition of @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social. Very pleased I am about it too. You can get a copy and read some other pieces online here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have a new poem, about ancient history, in the winter edition of @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social. Very pleased I am about it too. You can get a copy and read some other pieces online here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
This was a lot of fun. Thank you @plsoc.bsky.social for the invitation. Print version to follow. And here is the beautiful piece by Rachel Cooke I mentioned at the start. Such absences: www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
We had a fantastic afternoon at the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull for our annual event to mark Larkin's death on 2 December 1985. Thank you to @jwikeley.bsky.social for an absorbing talk about The Less Deceived followed by some lovely readings.
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This was a lot of fun. Thank you @plsoc.bsky.social for the invitation. Print version to follow. And here is the beautiful piece by Rachel Cooke I mentioned at the start. Such absences: www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
I have a new poem, about ancient history, in the winter edition of @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social. Very pleased I am about it too. You can get a copy and read some other pieces online here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have a new poem, about ancient history, in the winter edition of @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social. Very pleased I am about it too. You can get a copy and read some other pieces online here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
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Our December / January 2026 issue is out now!
Cover image by Tom Johnson, cartoon by Dan Sperrin.
Order your copy here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
Cover image by Tom Johnson, cartoon by Dan Sperrin.
Order your copy here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Our December / January 2026 issue is out now!
Cover image by Tom Johnson, cartoon by Dan Sperrin.
Order your copy here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
Cover image by Tom Johnson, cartoon by Dan Sperrin.
Order your copy here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...
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Many words of the year are in fact more than one word
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Many words of the year are in fact more than one word
I'll be on a ship in Canary Wharf reading some poems - not all by me, thankfully - for The Little Review launch party tomorrow from 1300hrs. Why not come along?
Ticket includes a (little) magazine.
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Ticket includes a (little) magazine.
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Guest Event: The Little Review Issue 2 Launch Party
A new pocket magazine for anyone interested in poetry.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I'll be on a ship in Canary Wharf reading some poems - not all by me, thankfully - for The Little Review launch party tomorrow from 1300hrs. Why not come along?
Ticket includes a (little) magazine.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-even...
Ticket includes a (little) magazine.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guest-even...
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This week in the poetry blogs w/ @suefinch.bsky.social @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social @linarvitvideopoet.bsky.social @mcrucefix.bsky.social @emmalee1.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @richardjnewman.bsky.social @shotscarecrow.bsky.social 1/4
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 45
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
And very much looking forward to it too!
A fascnating piece by Jeremy Wikely, who will be joining the PLS in Hull on 6th Dec to mark the anniversary of Larkin's death (hopefully that's not 'solemn-sinister'!)
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Solemn-sinister wreath-rubbish
Philip Larkin and the politics of forgetting
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November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
And very much looking forward to it too!
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A friend and I wrote to Larkin from 1960s New Zealand, quite baffled by the poem. He wrote back, explaining the various references very straightforwardly, and entirely without condescension. Pretty impressive.
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A friend and I wrote to Larkin from 1960s New Zealand, quite baffled by the poem. He wrote back, explaining the various references very straightforwardly, and entirely without condescension. Pretty impressive.
“It’s both funny and serious. The speaker’s a shit. That’s always serious.” Philip Larkin joins the culture wars. jwikeley.substack.com/p/solemn-sin...
Solemn-sinister wreath-rubbish
Philip Larkin and the politics of forgetting
jwikeley.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
“It’s both funny and serious. The speaker’s a shit. That’s always serious.” Philip Larkin joins the culture wars. jwikeley.substack.com/p/solemn-sin...
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A taste of my forthcoming book, thanks to @badlilies.bsky.social - www.badlilies.uk/graeme-richa...
Graeme Richardson — Bad Lilies
Three poems by Graeme Richardson
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October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A taste of my forthcoming book, thanks to @badlilies.bsky.social - www.badlilies.uk/graeme-richa...
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Someone - I think it was @jwikeley.bsky.social – pointed out a while ago how different post-war English poetry might look if Douglas had lived.
The sublime talents of the wartime poet and writer Keith Douglas captured both the harrowing nature of conflict and the spirit of an England that once was, but is no more.
Keith Douglas, an Englishman at war | Bryan Appleyard
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Keith Douglas, an Englishman at war | Bryan Appleyard
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Keith Douglas, an Englishman at war
The sublime talents of the wartime poet and writer Keith Douglas captured both the harrowing nature of conflict and the spirit of an England that once was, but is no more.
engelsbergideas.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Someone - I think it was @jwikeley.bsky.social – pointed out a while ago how different post-war English poetry might look if Douglas had lived.
New post: why children's books are the most important genre, plus another run out for my bit on @questingvole.bsky.social's The Haunted Wood (now out in paperback): jwikeley.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The end of childhood reading
An old piece, and some new thoughts
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October 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New post: why children's books are the most important genre, plus another run out for my bit on @questingvole.bsky.social's The Haunted Wood (now out in paperback): jwikeley.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
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Still Life with Pottery and Two Bottles - November 1884
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https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109183
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Still Life with Pottery and Two Bottles - November 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109183
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109183
What, if anything, does To Autumn have to say about the history of rural labour? I went walking with Keats...
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Walking with Keats
To Autumn as a democratic landscape
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October 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
What, if anything, does To Autumn have to say about the history of rural labour? I went walking with Keats...
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Interesting times as always this week in the poetry blogs with @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @richardjnewman.bsky.social @edmundprestwich.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social 1/3
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 40
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
www.vianegativa.us
October 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Interesting times as always this week in the poetry blogs with @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @richardjnewman.bsky.social @edmundprestwich.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social 1/3
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"Is it dusk yet?" ask the Minervan owls impatiently, itching to spread their wings.
Photo of Nouvelle-Aquitaine clock tower by Bianco Da Vinci
Photo of Nouvelle-Aquitaine clock tower by Bianco Da Vinci
September 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"Is it dusk yet?" ask the Minervan owls impatiently, itching to spread their wings.
Photo of Nouvelle-Aquitaine clock tower by Bianco Da Vinci
Photo of Nouvelle-Aquitaine clock tower by Bianco Da Vinci
What is, or was, the middle-distance poem? Where did it go? And why are there so many trains involved? substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Middle-Distance Poem: An Elegy
What was it? Where did it go?
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September 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
What is, or was, the middle-distance poem? Where did it go? And why are there so many trains involved? substack.com/home/post/p-...
Poetry friends, Hampshire friends, everyone further afield!
WPF is remixing the canon ft. brilliant poets like Fiona Benson, Richard Scott & @naush.bsky.social and activities for all.
10–12 Oct plus more before
I’ll be helping out, come say hello 💫
🔗 www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpf25friday
WPF is remixing the canon ft. brilliant poets like Fiona Benson, Richard Scott & @naush.bsky.social and activities for all.
10–12 Oct plus more before
I’ll be helping out, come say hello 💫
🔗 www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpf25friday
Winchester Poetry Festival 2025 - Friday
Details and booking for events taking place on the Friday of Winchester Poetry Festival 2025
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September 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Poetry friends, Hampshire friends, everyone further afield!
WPF is remixing the canon ft. brilliant poets like Fiona Benson, Richard Scott & @naush.bsky.social and activities for all.
10–12 Oct plus more before
I’ll be helping out, come say hello 💫
🔗 www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpf25friday
WPF is remixing the canon ft. brilliant poets like Fiona Benson, Richard Scott & @naush.bsky.social and activities for all.
10–12 Oct plus more before
I’ll be helping out, come say hello 💫
🔗 www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpf25friday
New from me in this week's Spectator. It's about decluttering.
August 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New from me in this week's Spectator. It's about decluttering.