Dr Rachel Smith
@rachelartsmith.bsky.social
Artist | Poet | Lecturer Producing Vispo and Artists books using Drawing, Photography, and Writing.
Co-Editor of intergraphia books
www.rachelartsmith.com
Co-Editor of intergraphia books
www.rachelartsmith.com
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💚 heart co-editing intergraphia with @rachelartsmith.bsky.social. We'll be at Conway Hall in the heart of Bloomsbury for this year's amazing @smallpublishers.bsky.social on the 24 & 25 October. Come say hello!
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
💚 heart co-editing intergraphia with @rachelartsmith.bsky.social. We'll be at Conway Hall in the heart of Bloomsbury for this year's amazing @smallpublishers.bsky.social on the 24 & 25 October. Come say hello!
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For Day26 @sealeychallenge.bsky.social A hybrid work, a 'reading' of a #Sartre childhood memoir. A meta-work on reading/writing, the act of re-(creating) interior spaces of pleasure/memory in texts, reading, authorship @rachelartsmith.bsky.social Penteract Press (2022) @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
For Day26 @sealeychallenge.bsky.social A hybrid work, a 'reading' of a #Sartre childhood memoir. A meta-work on reading/writing, the act of re-(creating) interior spaces of pleasure/memory in texts, reading, authorship @rachelartsmith.bsky.social Penteract Press (2022) @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social
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Studio 46 / Salon #2: an excellent show of new work by Victoria Lucas, @rachelartsmith.bsky.social and @emmabolland.bsky.social, at Bloc Projects Meanwhile Space (1st floor), 2-4 Matilda Street (off The Moor), Sheffield S1 4PF. Friday 25, Saturday 26, Sunday 27 July, 12 noon–4pm. All welcome, free.
July 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Studio 46 / Salon #2: an excellent show of new work by Victoria Lucas, @rachelartsmith.bsky.social and @emmabolland.bsky.social, at Bloc Projects Meanwhile Space (1st floor), 2-4 Matilda Street (off The Moor), Sheffield S1 4PF. Friday 25, Saturday 26, Sunday 27 July, 12 noon–4pm. All welcome, free.
Reading performances from this afternoon at the ex-Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield. A pleasure to read alongside the brilliant @emmabolland.bsky.social, @longbarrowpress.bsky.social and Conor Rogers. Thanks to everyone who joined us. The 'Checked Out' exhibition continues until 18 July.
July 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reading performances from this afternoon at the ex-Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield. A pleasure to read alongside the brilliant @emmabolland.bsky.social, @longbarrowpress.bsky.social and Conor Rogers. Thanks to everyone who joined us. The 'Checked Out' exhibition continues until 18 July.
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The aftermath of @rachelartsmith.bsky.social's reading/performance at the ex-Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield, earlier today. A pleasure to read alongside her, @emmabolland.bsky.social, and Conor Rogers. Thanks to everyone who joined us. The 'Checked Out' exhibition continues until 18 July.
July 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The aftermath of @rachelartsmith.bsky.social's reading/performance at the ex-Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield, earlier today. A pleasure to read alongside her, @emmabolland.bsky.social, and Conor Rogers. Thanks to everyone who joined us. The 'Checked Out' exhibition continues until 18 July.
I shall be reading different works at events on the next two Saturdays
On 12 July, 2pm, an event as part of
“Checked Out” - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield.
On Sat 19 July 2-4 at Hive Cic in Bolton as part of Let’s talk about Text exhibition
On 12 July, 2pm, an event as part of
“Checked Out” - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield.
On Sat 19 July 2-4 at Hive Cic in Bolton as part of Let’s talk about Text exhibition
July 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I shall be reading different works at events on the next two Saturdays
On 12 July, 2pm, an event as part of
“Checked Out” - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield.
On Sat 19 July 2-4 at Hive Cic in Bolton as part of Let’s talk about Text exhibition
On 12 July, 2pm, an event as part of
“Checked Out” - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield.
On Sat 19 July 2-4 at Hive Cic in Bolton as part of Let’s talk about Text exhibition
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This Saturday, 2pm. I'm reading alongside @thehalt.bsky.social @rachelartsmith.bsky.social and Conor Rodgers as part of the Checked Out exhibition events programme. #Sheffield #poetry #prose #performance.
Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...
July 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This Saturday, 2pm. I'm reading alongside @thehalt.bsky.social @rachelartsmith.bsky.social and Conor Rodgers as part of the Checked Out exhibition events programme. #Sheffield #poetry #prose #performance.
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Checked Out - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield - continues until 18 July (Wed–Sat, 12–6pm), and is well worth, er, checking out. Two additional readers now confirmed for this Saturday's event: @rachelartsmith.bsky.social, and me. Sat 12 July, 2pm, all welcome, free.
Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Checked Out - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield - continues until 18 July (Wed–Sat, 12–6pm), and is well worth, er, checking out. Two additional readers now confirmed for this Saturday's event: @rachelartsmith.bsky.social, and me. Sat 12 July, 2pm, all welcome, free.
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Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...
July 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...
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@joewmarsh.bsky.social is a poet and playwright based in the Derbyshire Dales. His work for the theatre has been produced at venues across London including Omnibus Theatre, Finborough Theatre, Theatre 503, Southwark Playhouse and Old Red Lion Theatre.
June 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@joewmarsh.bsky.social is a poet and playwright based in the Derbyshire Dales. His work for the theatre has been produced at venues across London including Omnibus Theatre, Finborough Theatre, Theatre 503, Southwark Playhouse and Old Red Lion Theatre.
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Jean-François Magre was born in Toulouse. They explore hybrid writings where words,images, original or sampled graphic elements combine. 'Impurity is the very sign of dynamic complexity, a process at work'.
June 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Jean-François Magre was born in Toulouse. They explore hybrid writings where words,images, original or sampled graphic elements combine. 'Impurity is the very sign of dynamic complexity, a process at work'.
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James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social is an interdisciplinary poet, artist, performer & publisher based in the UK. His books include Void Voices (Hesterglock Press), Chimera (Penteract Press), & Rites & Passages (Salò Press). He runs Steel Incisors, a small press devoted to innovative visual poetry.
June 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social is an interdisciplinary poet, artist, performer & publisher based in the UK. His books include Void Voices (Hesterglock Press), Chimera (Penteract Press), & Rites & Passages (Salò Press). He runs Steel Incisors, a small press devoted to innovative visual poetry.
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Hana Ormara is a visual artist and poet. Hana’s writing draws on her Baloch heritage. She asserts that 'In a world where humans are becoming dependent on technology and artificial intelligence, our survival and evolution relies on voicing the space between our hearts and minds: our imagination.’
June 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hana Ormara is a visual artist and poet. Hana’s writing draws on her Baloch heritage. She asserts that 'In a world where humans are becoming dependent on technology and artificial intelligence, our survival and evolution relies on voicing the space between our hearts and minds: our imagination.’
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Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese writes with/in English, Polish & Danish. She lives in Copenhagen & is ‘a creative ambassador’ for the Møn UNESCO Biosphere. Her site-specific verbal/visual texts use analogue processes: botanical inkmaking, cyanotype, pinhole photography, expressive handwriting, and book art.
June 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese writes with/in English, Polish & Danish. She lives in Copenhagen & is ‘a creative ambassador’ for the Møn UNESCO Biosphere. Her site-specific verbal/visual texts use analogue processes: botanical inkmaking, cyanotype, pinhole photography, expressive handwriting, and book art.
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We are delighted to be working with @clareobrien.bsky.social. Clare's work has been published by ELJ Editions, Hedgehog Poetry Press, and elsewhere. She is currently Poet In Residence at the National Trust for Scotland’s Inverewe Garden.
June 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We are delighted to be working with @clareobrien.bsky.social. Clare's work has been published by ELJ Editions, Hedgehog Poetry Press, and elsewhere. She is currently Poet In Residence at the National Trust for Scotland’s Inverewe Garden.
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Anna Reckin has published two collections of poetry with Shearsman (Three Reds, 2011, and Line to Curve, 2018). Her current work is focused on plants & gardens. Her work has appeared in journals in the UK and internationally, including Long Poem Magazine, drain, Antennae and Chant de la Sirène.
June 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Anna Reckin has published two collections of poetry with Shearsman (Three Reds, 2011, and Line to Curve, 2018). Her current work is focused on plants & gardens. Her work has appeared in journals in the UK and internationally, including Long Poem Magazine, drain, Antennae and Chant de la Sirène.
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Absolutely delighted to be included in the forthcoming exciting pamphlet series from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social, along with these wonderful creatives. More details soon - series 4 #poetry pamphlets out in the autumn!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky 💙📚
#WritingCommunity #BookSky 💙📚
June 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Absolutely delighted to be included in the forthcoming exciting pamphlet series from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social, along with these wonderful creatives. More details soon - series 4 #poetry pamphlets out in the autumn!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky 💙📚
#WritingCommunity #BookSky 💙📚
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Ryan Ormonde grew up near Hastings on the south coast of England. His poems have been published in Gutter, The Rialto and Fourteen Poems.
June 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ryan Ormonde grew up near Hastings on the south coast of England. His poems have been published in Gutter, The Rialto and Fourteen Poems.
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NaoKo TakaHashi is an interdisciplinary artist based in the UK. She has undertaken commissions and residencies in Quebec, Nottingham, Jerusalem, Sharjah, and elsewhere. Her contributions to publications have been published in London, Germany, and the USA.
June 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
NaoKo TakaHashi is an interdisciplinary artist based in the UK. She has undertaken commissions and residencies in Quebec, Nottingham, Jerusalem, Sharjah, and elsewhere. Her contributions to publications have been published in London, Germany, and the USA.
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Announcing our series 4 authors! Hana Ormara, James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social, Anna Reckon, Naoko TakaHashi, Joe Marsh @joewmarsh.bsky.social, Jean François Magre, Clare O'Brien @clareobrien.bsky.social, Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese, and Ryan Ormonde.
June 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Announcing our series 4 authors! Hana Ormara, James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social, Anna Reckon, Naoko TakaHashi, Joe Marsh @joewmarsh.bsky.social, Jean François Magre, Clare O'Brien @clareobrien.bsky.social, Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese, and Ryan Ormonde.
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Some brilliant photos by Therese Ni from Verse Verso artist books and visual poetry symposium at @warburginstitute.bsky.social on May 30.
with Gill Partington Chris McCabe @rachelartsmith.bsky.social @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Gefn Press Robin Tomens Gustavo Grandal Montero Andrew Morrison.
with Gill Partington Chris McCabe @rachelartsmith.bsky.social @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Gefn Press Robin Tomens Gustavo Grandal Montero Andrew Morrison.
June 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Some brilliant photos by Therese Ni from Verse Verso artist books and visual poetry symposium at @warburginstitute.bsky.social on May 30.
with Gill Partington Chris McCabe @rachelartsmith.bsky.social @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Gefn Press Robin Tomens Gustavo Grandal Montero Andrew Morrison.
with Gill Partington Chris McCabe @rachelartsmith.bsky.social @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Gefn Press Robin Tomens Gustavo Grandal Montero Andrew Morrison.
Myself and @emmabolland.bsky.social are here with @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social are here in Leeds at Pages artists book fair!
Come and say hi and buy our beautiful pamphlets from a whole host of wonderful artists and writers!
Come and say hi and buy our beautiful pamphlets from a whole host of wonderful artists and writers!
March 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Myself and @emmabolland.bsky.social are here with @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social are here in Leeds at Pages artists book fair!
Come and say hi and buy our beautiful pamphlets from a whole host of wonderful artists and writers!
Come and say hi and buy our beautiful pamphlets from a whole host of wonderful artists and writers!
Productive day in the studio yesterday.
Great to have room to scale up and to see the works in relation to each other to push things forward
Great to have room to scale up and to see the works in relation to each other to push things forward
March 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Productive day in the studio yesterday.
Great to have room to scale up and to see the works in relation to each other to push things forward
Great to have room to scale up and to see the works in relation to each other to push things forward
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Come see me & @rachelartsmith.bsky.social with @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social at PAGES Artists Book Fair, w/ books by Karenjit Sandhu, Sascha A. Akhtar, Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo, Akeem Balogun, @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social and more. You'll find us next to the mighty @longbarrowpress.bsky.social .
March 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Come see me & @rachelartsmith.bsky.social with @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social at PAGES Artists Book Fair, w/ books by Karenjit Sandhu, Sascha A. Akhtar, Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo, Akeem Balogun, @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social and more. You'll find us next to the mighty @longbarrowpress.bsky.social .
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While you are at it, check out @emmabolland.bsky.social and @rachelartsmith.bsky.social most recent publishing project @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social Open for submissions now 🔥🔥🔥 intergraphia.cargo.site
February 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
While you are at it, check out @emmabolland.bsky.social and @rachelartsmith.bsky.social most recent publishing project @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social Open for submissions now 🔥🔥🔥 intergraphia.cargo.site