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Sarah Westcott
@sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
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Poet, PhD researcher (inter-species creatings). Books: Slant Light; Bloom (Pavilion poetry), Pond (The Braag). Currently into bats 🦇
https://sarahwestcott.co.uk
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perversemag.bsky.social
The first poem in PERVERSE 9D is 'Merlin' by Sarah Westcott (@sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social). Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-9d
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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chrissywilliams.bsky.social
BACK ON MONDAY!
perversemag.bsky.social perversemag @perversemag.bsky.social · Oct 10
PERVERSE is back with issue 9 starting on Monday - an email of five strange and unusual poems every week, and each poem posted here too. Sign up free at perverse.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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penamerica.bsky.social
🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.

Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
Graphic for PEN America report titled 'Banned in the USA: The Normalization of Book Bans'. Features a stack of colorful books in front of a blackboard with '22,810 books banned in U.S. public schools, 2021-2025' written in chalk.
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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badlilies.bsky.social
It's National Poetry Day! We have a new issue coming out later this month but in the meantime, enjoy our last one: badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1
Issue twenty-one — Bad Lilies
badlilies.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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badlilies.bsky.social
A reminder that Bad Lilies is currently OPEN for submissions. Our next issue will be in October and we are looking for poems both for that and for issues into 2026! badlilies.uk/submit
Submission FAQ — Bad Lilies
Guidelines to submit to Bad Lilies
badlilies.uk
August 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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finishedpoetry.bsky.social
Submissions are now open for issue nine. The theme is Trespass: rights and wrongs; encroachment and colonisation; faults and forgiveness. Please see the website (link in bio) for information and guidelines. Window closes August 31st. 🕊 xx
August 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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bookgaga.bsky.social
"A poem found the girl one day. The field found the girl. One day she found a new field. In the first
field some children are playing."

#TodaysPoem #poetry
The field by @sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social (2025 @badlilies.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/4hf4xa7m
Sarah Westcott — Bad Lilies
Two poems by Sarah Westcott
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July 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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kymdeyn.bsky.social
Hey, we're looking for UK poetry and fiction writers for our submissions open period which closes at the end of the month! We pay royalties on books, stock with indie bookshops, and work with u extensively on your manuscript.

Could you please share this to help get the word out?
The Braag (thebraag.co) will be open for submissions of poetry, prose and micro-chapbooks June 15th - July 31st
July 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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hastingswrites.bsky.social
Poetry & The Ecologies of Serious Noticing with the fantastic @sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social is now available to book!

This Saturday, 12th July
10am-1pm
£49

Two reduced price places available for those on a low income.

www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/p/po...
July 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
Kym and all at The Braag are a dream to work with 🖤🦇- If you have something ready send it their way
thebraag.bsky.social The Braag | Press & Journal @thebraag.bsky.social · Jun 15
We're open for submissions again! Let's goooo 💀🍀
thebraag.co/the-press/
the braag opens for poetry and prose subs june 15th to july 31st Why should I trust you with my manuscript? I have a deep understanding of the indie press poetry landscape, both from having three pamphlets published and from working with the Poetry Book Society for two years, and now working as a freelancer and poetry reviewer. I keep up with over eighty publishers of poetry. I have been guiding writers towards publication since 2018, with an excellent track record of guiding writers towards their first pamphlet. Your pamphlet will receive extensive editorial feedback, a launch, and be submitted to all the relevant awards. Our books are in bookshops across England and Scotland. I’m a canny-as-fuck Northern dyke who will fight tooth and nail for you and your book.
June 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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kymdeyn.bsky.social
MY PRESS IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS. WE PAY YOU. WE'RE WEIRD. thebraag.co/the-press/
the braag opens for poetry and prose subs june 15th - july 31st
June 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
Time for an annual stag beetle picture - found this fellow in an underpass this morning in danger of being trodden on. Bit cobwebby- I put him under some damp trees. Seven years to reach this ancient form 🖤
June 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
A magical week 🌷
richardnskinner.bsky.social Richard Skinner @richardnskinner.bsky.social · Jun 8
@sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social and I reading last week at Totleigh Barton.
June 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
This is a lovely series to be part of - come and join us - we may even write on the beach :)
hastingswrites.bsky.social Hastings Writers Workshop @hastingswrites.bsky.social · May 28
We're thrilled to announce our first summer masterclasses! Featuring @catwrote.bsky.social on character, @rubycowling.bsky.social on the short story, sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social‬ on poetry & Emma Petfield on promoting yourself & your writing! More info: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses
May 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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hastingswrites.bsky.social
We're thrilled to announce our first summer masterclasses! Featuring @catwrote.bsky.social on character, @rubycowling.bsky.social on the short story, sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social‬ on poetry & Emma Petfield on promoting yourself & your writing! More info: www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses
May 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
Male swollen thigh beetle visiting a dog rose flower 🌸
May 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
This book is wonderful 🖤🦇
brihughespoet.bsky.social Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · May 17
The bat is out of the bag! My latest poetry collection, Speculative Frequencies, will be published as the next Permeable Barrier Paperpack! I’ll be celebrating the launch on 19th June at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social with additional readings from Redell Olsen, Robin Boothroyd, and Sarah Westcott 🦇
A framed social media post with the boom cover in the middle. The book features a distorted and over-exposed illustration of bats in hues of yellow and red. The title is in bold, red font, with the book resembling a biology textbook The event poster containing the details Housmans Poetry Series Briony Hughes launches SPECULATIVE FREQUENCIES with readings froin: Sarah Westiott Robin Boothroud Redel Olsen TICKETS: https://housmans.com/events/ Permeable Barrier's paperbacks aim to bring into print texts that work with innovation, hybridity, and strangeness; to provide a platform for work which defies traditional categorisation and exists in the in-between spaces of literature, media, and art. Our second publication, due on June 19th 2025, is SPECULATIVE FREQUENCIES, a new poetry collection from the wonderful Briony Hughes. In this invigorating new collection, Briony Hughes uses her experiences tracking bats through the Surrey Hills as a means to expand 'communication' beyond the human body. The bat as a cultural figure is small, blind, nocturnal, and occasionally sinister, but in Hughes' poems they become a medium through which to interrogate the most pressing issues of our time; what happens when we abandon concepts of human exceptionalism and see ourselves as animals existing with other animals within an ecosystem? In a book of innovative engagements with language and visuality, Hughes explores the enmeshment of humanity within the natural world, and finds a moving kinship with these exceptional, easily overlooked creatures. Speculative Frequencies will launch with an event at Housmans Radical Bookshop on 19/06/2025, where Briony will be joined by guest readers Sarah Westcott, Robin Boothroyd, and Redell Olsen. Tickets are available now and preorders for the book will go live very soon!
May 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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pavilionpoetry.bsky.social
Just one month to go until our Pavilion Poetry launch event! ☁️📖

Join us for an unforgettable evening with the brilliant Theresa Muñoz, Sarah Corbett, and Olivia McCannon.

Tickets are FREE - grab yours now via the link below: bit.ly/PavilionLaun... 📚

#PavilionPoetry #PoetryCommunity #BookLaunch
A graphic promoting the Pavilion Poetry 2025 launch event on May 1, 2025, from 5–7 PM at the School of Arts Library, Liverpool. The banner detailing this information is light blue. Features three book covers: Archivum by Theresa Muñoz, The Ishtar Gate by Sarah Corbett, and The Lives of Z by Olivia McCannon. Free entry. The Archivum book cover is pink, The Ishtar Gate book cover is white and The Lives of Z is coral. The background is a blue sky with clouds. The white Pavilion Poetry logo is in the centre next to a link for tickets to the event.
April 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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levparikian.bsky.social
There’s “leaving early to beat the rush” and then there’s this swift.
A screenshot of a report from BirdGuides, where people can send in reports of birds they’ve seen. Common Swift Apus apus Location: Grade, Lizard, Cornwall Reported: Today 15:13 Seen: Today 15:05 Details: one over A3083
March 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Good morning 💫
March 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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batconservation.bsky.social
🦇Join our FREE online workshop 'Discover Your Local Bats'!
On 20 March 2025, 6.30pm - 8.00pm.

You will learn about:
Bats and how they are monitored
How to find bats in YOUR local area
How to take part in our beginner-friendly Sunset Survey

Booking required: buytickets.at/bctevents/16...
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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longbarrowpress.bsky.social
Last few days for our current special offer: any 3 Longbarrow hardbacks for £32. Offer includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Rob Hindle, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Fay Musselwhite, Chris Jones, and more
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...
Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, arranged diagonally, spines facing outwards.
March 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social
Spring swans and spawn (a palate cleanser) 💚🌱
March 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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corinnaboard.bsky.social
New issue of The Marrow is out (don’t think they’re on here). Excellent pieces from poetry friends @rcurzon.bsky.social, @sarahbwestcottpoet.bsky.social and @janezwart.bsky.social
Issue Three Contents — The Marrow International Poetry
www.themarrowpoetry.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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rebeccalovesplants.bsky.social
Remember a few years ago when we found out that some moths emit ultrasonic clicks to jam bat sonar? Then recently we heard that some plants make ultrasonic clicks when dehydrated?

Well now researchers have found that some moths HEAR those plant clicks and use them to decide where to lay eggs.
🪲🧪🌿🌎
When They Hear Plants Crying, Moths Make a Decision
A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:32 AM