@melpryorpoetry.bsky.social
Poet, writer, Best British Short Stories, Poetry Review etc
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‘Vallejo’s life has the brief, jagged outline of a broken mirror. He resembles a 19th-century poète maudit, a Beddoes, a Bécquer, a Baudelaire, a Rimbaud. He is a poetry touchstone, a poet-martyr.’
Michael Hofmann on the difficulty of translating César Vallejo's poems.
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Michael Hofmann on the difficulty of translating César Vallejo's poems.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Hofmann · Only foam comes out: Vallejo in English
César Vallejo’s life has the brief, jagged outline of a broken mirror. He resembles a 19th-century poète maudit,...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
‘Vallejo’s life has the brief, jagged outline of a broken mirror. He resembles a 19th-century poète maudit, a Beddoes, a Bécquer, a Baudelaire, a Rimbaud. He is a poetry touchstone, a poet-martyr.’
Michael Hofmann on the difficulty of translating César Vallejo's poems.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Hofmann on the difficulty of translating César Vallejo's poems.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Moniza Ali in Poetry Review last autumn. Atlas has dropped the sphere.Again.
July 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Moniza Ali in Poetry Review last autumn. Atlas has dropped the sphere.Again.
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The UK is being dissolved
March 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The UK is being dissolved
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It’s Sunday, so sit back and enjoy our latest album. Curated just for you—and featuring twelve brilliant voices. Bad Lilies: Issue Twenty: www.badlilies.uk/issue-twenty
Issue twenty — Bad Lilies
www.badlilies.uk
March 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It’s Sunday, so sit back and enjoy our latest album. Curated just for you—and featuring twelve brilliant voices. Bad Lilies: Issue Twenty: www.badlilies.uk/issue-twenty
Dear Wilfred Owen in Scarborough Art Gallery
March 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Dear Wilfred Owen in Scarborough Art Gallery
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Amazing poem here from Scottish poet, Kathleen Jamie, from Poetry Ireland @poetryireland.bsky.social Winter 1993 ed. Mark Roper.
"Tradition suggests that certain of the Gaelic women poets were buried face down."
"Tradition suggests that certain of the Gaelic women poets were buried face down."
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Amazing poem here from Scottish poet, Kathleen Jamie, from Poetry Ireland @poetryireland.bsky.social Winter 1993 ed. Mark Roper.
"Tradition suggests that certain of the Gaelic women poets were buried face down."
"Tradition suggests that certain of the Gaelic women poets were buried face down."
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Wonderful interview from 2022 with Ian McMillan. The piece about "The Ice-cream Man" is incredibly moving.
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Verb - Michael Longley - BBC Sounds
An extended interview with poet Michael Longley at his home in Belfast.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Wonderful interview from 2022 with Ian McMillan. The piece about "The Ice-cream Man" is incredibly moving.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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So sorry to hear of the passing of Michael Longley,a great poet & longtime friend & colleague to my beloved uncle, Brendan Kennelly. In 1993 they spent some time on the Greek island of Santorini, with Michael’s wife Edna. This wonderful photo was taken on that visit. RIP Michael
January 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So sorry to hear of the passing of Michael Longley,a great poet & longtime friend & colleague to my beloved uncle, Brendan Kennelly. In 1993 they spent some time on the Greek island of Santorini, with Michael’s wife Edna. This wonderful photo was taken on that visit. RIP Michael
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We’re mourning the loss of the wonderful Michael Longley, who has died in Belfast aged 85. A Vice President of The Poetry Society, we were proud to publish him in our magazine The Poetry Review throughout his long career. Sharing below a 2014 poem which celebrated his long marriage to Edna Longley.
January 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We’re mourning the loss of the wonderful Michael Longley, who has died in Belfast aged 85. A Vice President of The Poetry Society, we were proud to publish him in our magazine The Poetry Review throughout his long career. Sharing below a 2014 poem which celebrated his long marriage to Edna Longley.
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‘Boreen’ by Michael Longley - 27/7/39 - 22/01/25
January 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
‘Boreen’ by Michael Longley - 27/7/39 - 22/01/25
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We're very sorry to hear the news about the death of poet Michael Longley. He will be sorely missed but he leaves an incredible legacy through his wonderful poetry. Our sincere condolences to Edna, their children and all his family and friends. RIP Michael
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Michael Longley remembered as ‘one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’ following death aged 85
Tributes have been paid to the celebrated poet after he died on Wednesday
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January 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We're very sorry to hear the news about the death of poet Michael Longley. He will be sorely missed but he leaves an incredible legacy through his wonderful poetry. Our sincere condolences to Edna, their children and all his family and friends. RIP Michael
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
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Two newly discovered poems by Virginia Woolf
January 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Two newly discovered poems by Virginia Woolf
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“Is there anything sillier in life than to be called Pablo Neruda?” A poem by…guess who (it’s Pablo Neruda).
January 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“Is there anything sillier in life than to be called Pablo Neruda?” A poem by…guess who (it’s Pablo Neruda).
Denise Riley “Now is it time for night to fall”
January 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Denise Riley “Now is it time for night to fall”
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Congratulations to an emotional PETER GIZZI winner of this year’s Eliot Prize. We’re proud to have published some of the poems in this amazing collection in The Poetry Review. We salute you!
January 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Congratulations to an emotional PETER GIZZI winner of this year’s Eliot Prize. We’re proud to have published some of the poems in this amazing collection in The Poetry Review. We salute you!
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Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska would be 101 years young this year, and younger in spirit.
It’s been a tough year, if you need a holiday break, here is a 10 day book club I did on her work— all free, courtesy of The Public Space: apublicspace.org/aps-together...
It’s been a tough year, if you need a holiday break, here is a 10 day book club I did on her work— all free, courtesy of The Public Space: apublicspace.org/aps-together...
December 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska would be 101 years young this year, and younger in spirit.
It’s been a tough year, if you need a holiday break, here is a 10 day book club I did on her work— all free, courtesy of The Public Space: apublicspace.org/aps-together...
It’s been a tough year, if you need a holiday break, here is a 10 day book club I did on her work— all free, courtesy of The Public Space: apublicspace.org/aps-together...
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Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere.
The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.
Fiat lux!
📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social
The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.
Fiat lux!
📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere.
The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.
Fiat lux!
📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social
The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.
Fiat lux!
📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social
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Nothing persuades me that “in image of God” applies only to humans. I sense mountains, rivers, trees, lakes, animals, are far closer to essence of God than humans
-Jung
*
“breathless, go to Lvov, after all
it exists, quiet and pure as
a peach. It is everywhere.
-Zagajewski
-Jung
*
“breathless, go to Lvov, after all
it exists, quiet and pure as
a peach. It is everywhere.
-Zagajewski
November 21, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Nothing persuades me that “in image of God” applies only to humans. I sense mountains, rivers, trees, lakes, animals, are far closer to essence of God than humans
-Jung
*
“breathless, go to Lvov, after all
it exists, quiet and pure as
a peach. It is everywhere.
-Zagajewski
-Jung
*
“breathless, go to Lvov, after all
it exists, quiet and pure as
a peach. It is everywhere.
-Zagajewski
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The absolute state of this - a microfilm image of the only autograph manuscript of John Clare's poem we call 'The Mouse's Nest'. The Tibbles, Anne & John, first transcribed & published this poem in 1935: editorial heroes.
December 10, 2024 at 11:45 PM
The absolute state of this - a microfilm image of the only autograph manuscript of John Clare's poem we call 'The Mouse's Nest'. The Tibbles, Anne & John, first transcribed & published this poem in 1935: editorial heroes.
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"All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books"
(John Clare)
#collapse
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books"
(John Clare)
#collapse
December 6, 2024 at 9:25 PM
"All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books"
(John Clare)
#collapse
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books"
(John Clare)
#collapse
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Opening pages of a manuscript notebook of John Clare:
"Memorandum Book.
For Matters of the
first Importance &
generally the last
attended too"
"Memorandum Book.
For Matters of the
first Importance &
generally the last
attended too"
December 10, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Opening pages of a manuscript notebook of John Clare:
"Memorandum Book.
For Matters of the
first Importance &
generally the last
attended too"
"Memorandum Book.
For Matters of the
first Importance &
generally the last
attended too"
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One of the most wonderful things about compiling the UK Poets starter packs, has been the time to discover new poets and poems (or catch up with their newer poems. Last week, I read this for the 1st time! Wow...how did I miss this? Stunning
'Evening Scene' by Mel Pryor @melpryorpoetry.bsky.social
'Evening Scene' by Mel Pryor @melpryorpoetry.bsky.social
Poetry London Prize 2020: Highly Commended – Discover – Poetry London
poetrylondon.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM
One of the most wonderful things about compiling the UK Poets starter packs, has been the time to discover new poets and poems (or catch up with their newer poems. Last week, I read this for the 1st time! Wow...how did I miss this? Stunning
'Evening Scene' by Mel Pryor @melpryorpoetry.bsky.social
'Evening Scene' by Mel Pryor @melpryorpoetry.bsky.social
I love this poem by Kathy Pimlott, from her new pamphlet.
December 5, 2024 at 2:51 PM
I love this poem by Kathy Pimlott, from her new pamphlet.
Many many flashes of brilliance in this new collection from Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Many many flashes of brilliance in this new collection from Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social