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Sam Szanto
@samszanto.bsky.social
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Poet, short story writer, PhD researcher on mother-poetry and identity at York St John University. Books with Hedgehog Press, Dreich and Alien Buddha. Best of the Net and Pushcart nominated. Blog interviewing writers. Southerner in Durham
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What better place to spend your Saturday than in a bookshop?

If you're an #IndieBookshop why not tell us something about yourself, any upcoming events, where you're based, what your speciality is if any, show us around!

#SaturdayInABookshop #BookSky 📚💙 #Bookshop #BrowseABookshop

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picture of the front entrance to an Independent Bookshop with books in the window and in the background
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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All Hail The Amazing Issue 6 Poets! Among them @oyoguhito.bsky.social @ewenglass.bsky.social @carmellapoetry.bsky.social @josehernandezdz.bsky.social @lauracamacho.bsky.social @samszanto.bsky.social and @ciaranbuckley.bsky.social #Poets #poems #Amazing #sensational #gorgeous #newpoetry
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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In Sam Szanto's poem, 'Spotted in a 7-Eleven in North Hollywood', the speaker details their experiences with intimacy and its aftermath. @samszanto.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sam-szanto-2/

#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission
Title: Spotted in a 7-Eleven in North Hollywood Author: Sam Szanto Excerpt: It beckons from between plasters and hand cream,/the box bright-white, the lettering green. Description: A 7-eleven with mopeds parked out front.
November 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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pdevonald.bsky.social
Autumn Poetry Contest closes tomorrorw - last chance for entries

So looking forward to reading your poems.

www.whisperingwisdom.co.uk/competitions...

#whisperingwisdom #poetry
Poetry | Whispering Wisdom
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October 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@samszanto.bsky.social is an award-winning, Pushcart prize-nominated writer of the pamphlets 'This Was Your Mother' & ‘Splashing Pink.’Her short-story collection is 'If No One Speaks.’
 
The Storms is supported @dublincityoflit.bsky.social & @fingal.ie
October 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Thank you to Barbara from @dragonflyflight.bsky.social for publishing three of my poems in FlightsDragonfly Journal Issue 15 today - an honour to be alongside some magnificent poets! #poetry
October 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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It was wonderful to interview the brilliant Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social on her truly amazing poetry collection Circulaire - she's got some fascinating things to say about her poems and process so please read and share, then buy Circulaire! #poetry
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Bex Hainsworth: "The act of writing these poems was very much a celebration"
A chat with Bex Hainsworth about her poetry book Circulaire (Written Off Publishing, 2025)How would you describe Circulaire in one sentence? Circulaire is my confessional era, a collection of poems ex...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Absolutely loved being interviewed by the wonderful @samszanto.bsky.social about my new pamphlet, Circulaire. 💛☕
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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It was wonderful to interview the brilliant Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social on her truly amazing poetry collection Circulaire - she's got some fascinating things to say about her poems and process so please read and share, then buy Circulaire! #poetry
www.samszanto.com/post/bex-hai...
Bex Hainsworth: "The act of writing these poems was very much a celebration"
A chat with Bex Hainsworth about her poetry book Circulaire (Written Off Publishing, 2025)How would you describe Circulaire in one sentence? Circulaire is my confessional era, a collection of poems ex...
www.samszanto.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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afternoon Friday hope you’re well
here’s my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #BreaktheMould
and thanks once again Alan 🙋‍♂️
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#poetsonBlueSky
#WritingCommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏽‍➡️
October 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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This is me right now.
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You usually have to be signed up to our newsletter to read it. However, this week is too important, and I wanted to share it more broadly.

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Thank You — and Some Honesty
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October 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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marymulholland.bsky.social
Thrilled to pieces to be on this amazing Dithering Chaps longlist -@dtheherring.bsky.social and to share the space with friends @samszanto.bsky.social, @katenoakes.bsky.social and other wonderful poets. Good luck to us all!
October 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Grateful to the marvellous Nolcha Fox at LatinosUSA for republishing my interview with Beth Brooke today! @bethbpoet.bsky.social
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What Does Beth Brooke Say? Interview by Sam Szanto
A chat with Beth Brooke about her book A Long Way Down (Dempsey & Windle, 2025) How would you describe A Long Way Down in one sentence? A Long Way Down is an exploration of my father’s life as …
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September 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Grateful to the marvellous Nolcha Fox at LatinosUSA for republishing my interview with Beth Brooke today! @bethbpoet.bsky.social
latinosenglishedition.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/w...
What Does Beth Brooke Say? Interview by Sam Szanto
A chat with Beth Brooke about her book A Long Way Down (Dempsey & Windle, 2025) How would you describe A Long Way Down in one sentence? A Long Way Down is an exploration of my father’s life as …
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September 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Great poetry readings at Blackwell's Newcastle this week from @corrintachibana.bsky.social @samszanto.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social. Always lovely to meet a fellow @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social author too! @saltpublishing.com @livecanon.bsky.social
Three poetry books.
September 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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For @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social's excellent #PromptCombo theme, my recording of a #poem about personal #history published in @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social's Lothlorien Poetry Journal @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social

The Haunty Tree

#poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky #poetry #writingcommunity
September 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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and if you want to be involved have a look at the Author Interview series on the Big Bearded Bookseller blog, currently at 113 interviews

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Questions for Authors – Big Bearded Bookseller
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September 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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I'm very excited to be reading this Thursday (18th) September at #Blackwell's in Newcastle with the awesome @corrintachibana.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social - it's free and there will be wine, so come if you can! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-in-...
Poetry in the Bookshop
Join us for an evening of poetry with some of the region's favourite poets
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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New on my blog, an interview with the very talented Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social about her fantastic new book, 'The Water That May Come', with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social - please have a read and share
www.samszanto.com/post/amy-lil...
Amy Lilwall: "The fun starts when you have a full draft and the editing begins. It’s like building a house, then placing the furniture inside it."
A chat with Amy Lilwall about her book, The Water That May Come (Fly on the Wall Press, 2025)How would you describe The Water That May Come in one sentence? The Water That May Come is a book about rel...
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September 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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If you’re around Newcastle on 18 Sept do come to poetry in the bookshop - I’ll be reading from my new @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social pamphlet with @corrintachibana.bsky.social and @samszanto.bsky.social - free wine, poetry - what more do you need? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-in-...
Poetry in the Bookshop
Join us for an evening of poetry with some of the region's favourite poets
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
samszanto.bsky.social
New on my blog, an interview with the very talented Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social about her fantastic new book, 'The Water That May Come', with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social - please have a read and share
www.samszanto.com/post/amy-lil...
Amy Lilwall: "The fun starts when you have a full draft and the editing begins. It’s like building a house, then placing the furniture inside it."
A chat with Amy Lilwall about her book, The Water That May Come (Fly on the Wall Press, 2025)How would you describe The Water That May Come in one sentence? The Water That May Come is a book about rel...
www.samszanto.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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The Starbeck Orion Showcases The Poetry Of Maggie Mackay Day Twelve Of Twenty-Five:
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The Starbeck Orion Showcases The Poetry Of Maggie Mackay Day Twelve Of Twenty-Five
A Feast Of Word And Image
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September 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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Wonderful to interview Beth Brooke, @bethbpoet.bsky.social, a poet I really admire, on her latest collection 'A Long Way Down'
www.samszanto.com/post/beth-br...
Beth Brooke: "Families create their own narratives or myths"
A chat with Beth Brooke about her book A Long Way Down (Dempsey & Windle, 2025)How would you describe A Long Way Down in one sentence? A Long Way Down is an exploration of my father’s life as a sold...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Wonderful to interview Beth Brooke, @bethbpoet.bsky.social, a poet I really admire, on her latest collection 'A Long Way Down'
www.samszanto.com/post/beth-br...
Beth Brooke: "Families create their own narratives or myths"
A chat with Beth Brooke about her book A Long Way Down (Dempsey & Windle, 2025)How would you describe A Long Way Down in one sentence? A Long Way Down is an exploration of my father’s life as a sold...
www.samszanto.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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It’s Wednesday. Got a WIP?

Doesn’t matter if it’s raw or rolling. If it’s yours, it belongs.

Drop a line. Share a note. Let us know where you’re at.

#WednesdayWIPs #PoetsOfBluesky #BlueskyWriters #PoemsAbout
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August 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM