V. Press
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V. Press publishes poetry and flash fiction that is very very
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“Hope writes with a green pen [...] The language is unflinching, raw, and moving as she journeys through the seasons, linking the changes and evolution to those often felt by women as they navigate their lives.”
Pat Edwards, London Grip:
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@jennyhope.bsky.social
Pat Edwards, London Grip:
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@jennyhope.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“Hope writes with a green pen [...] The language is unflinching, raw, and moving as she journeys through the seasons, linking the changes and evolution to those often felt by women as they navigate their lives.”
Pat Edwards, London Grip:
londongrip.co.uk/2026/02/lond...
@jennyhope.bsky.social
Pat Edwards, London Grip:
londongrip.co.uk/2026/02/lond...
@jennyhope.bsky.social
“Here, the richness of soil and words fill the mouth, and we discover a delicious blurring of human, animal and natural worlds. Our ‘inner raw’ secrets are unlocked while the moon looks on.” Claire Walker on Wild Boar by @jennyhope.bsky.social sky.social
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February 4, 2026 at 8:55 AM
“Here, the richness of soil and words fill the mouth, and we discover a delicious blurring of human, animal and natural worlds. Our ‘inner raw’ secrets are unlocked while the moon looks on.” Claire Walker on Wild Boar by @jennyhope.bsky.social sky.social
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V. Press is v. v. delighted to announce the publication of Wild Boar by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social, a poetry collection that is very visceral and very feminist.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
V. Press is v. v. delighted to announce the publication of Wild Boar by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social, a poetry collection that is very visceral and very feminist.
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“Oh, we’re smitten. We watch
you smash up puddles,
squeeze out factories and shimmy
the Balti Belt.”
From ‘Birmingham Moon’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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you smash up puddles,
squeeze out factories and shimmy
the Balti Belt.”
From ‘Birmingham Moon’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
“Oh, we’re smitten. We watch
you smash up puddles,
squeeze out factories and shimmy
the Balti Belt.”
From ‘Birmingham Moon’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
you smash up puddles,
squeeze out factories and shimmy
the Balti Belt.”
From ‘Birmingham Moon’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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“Come – I think you will like it here. Follow me.
Let the forest open herself to you, jaw-to-jaw.”
From ‘A night with the forest’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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Let the forest open herself to you, jaw-to-jaw.”
From ‘A night with the forest’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
“Come – I think you will like it here. Follow me.
Let the forest open herself to you, jaw-to-jaw.”
From ‘A night with the forest’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
Let the forest open herself to you, jaw-to-jaw.”
From ‘A night with the forest’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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“Hawthorn flowers are on the turn, yet
their spent-sex-scent fills her air.
She’s silent. Slack-bellied.”
From ‘Vixen’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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their spent-sex-scent fills her air.
She’s silent. Slack-bellied.”
From ‘Vixen’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 27, 2026 at 8:17 AM
“Hawthorn flowers are on the turn, yet
their spent-sex-scent fills her air.
She’s silent. Slack-bellied.”
From ‘Vixen’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
their spent-sex-scent fills her air.
She’s silent. Slack-bellied.”
From ‘Vixen’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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“I dreamt my lover was a rat.
I felt his sharp tongue on my breast,
and let him steal my breath.”
From ‘Song of owls’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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I felt his sharp tongue on my breast,
and let him steal my breath.”
From ‘Song of owls’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 25, 2026 at 9:11 AM
“I dreamt my lover was a rat.
I felt his sharp tongue on my breast,
and let him steal my breath.”
From ‘Song of owls’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
I felt his sharp tongue on my breast,
and let him steal my breath.”
From ‘Song of owls’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
"[...] Poems that expand, take up space, howl, cackle and buck with the feel of changing seasons. A mesmerising collection.”
Ruth Stacey on ‘Wild Boar by @jennyhope.bsky.social
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Ruth Stacey on ‘Wild Boar by @jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 24, 2026 at 8:37 AM
"[...] Poems that expand, take up space, howl, cackle and buck with the feel of changing seasons. A mesmerising collection.”
Ruth Stacey on ‘Wild Boar by @jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
Ruth Stacey on ‘Wild Boar by @jennyhope.bsky.social
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“It’s the stray cat that climbs into your head, an old friend
who, when passing the area, decides to call in to taste
the sugar of your hospitality. […]”
From ‘On talking to myself’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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who, when passing the area, decides to call in to taste
the sugar of your hospitality. […]”
From ‘On talking to myself’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
“It’s the stray cat that climbs into your head, an old friend
who, when passing the area, decides to call in to taste
the sugar of your hospitality. […]”
From ‘On talking to myself’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
who, when passing the area, decides to call in to taste
the sugar of your hospitality. […]”
From ‘On talking to myself’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope
@jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
“You call me Blame – a crooked-turn, not-fitting: The bus is late – blame. Love is lost – blame. The cow won’t milk – blinkered – bully – blame.”
From ‘Many words for Witch ’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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From ‘Many words for Witch ’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
“You call me Blame – a crooked-turn, not-fitting: The bus is late – blame. Love is lost – blame. The cow won’t milk – blinkered – bully – blame.”
From ‘Many words for Witch ’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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From ‘Many words for Witch ’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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“I can see clearly here. This place of almost-never-
sleep. Soil is rich, fills my mouth, holds my silence.”
From ‘The unbirthing’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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sleep. Soil is rich, fills my mouth, holds my silence.”
From ‘The unbirthing’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
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January 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
“I can see clearly here. This place of almost-never-
sleep. Soil is rich, fills my mouth, holds my silence.”
From ‘The unbirthing’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
sleep. Soil is rich, fills my mouth, holds my silence.”
From ‘The unbirthing’ in ‘Wild Boar’ by Jenny Hope @jennyhope.bsky.social
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/wild-boar....
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Am very excited to share that my new historical novella-in-flash ‘Bereft of Reason’ will be published by V.Press in 2026!
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December 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Am very excited to share that my new historical novella-in-flash ‘Bereft of Reason’ will be published by V.Press in 2026!
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I am very excited to share that my first poetry pamphlet is being published in 2026 with @vpresslit.bsky.social
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December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I am very excited to share that my first poetry pamphlet is being published in 2026 with @vpresslit.bsky.social
#poemsabout
#poetsonbluesky
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#poemsabout
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A wonderful surprise to see that, due to recent interest and demand, my @vpresslit.bsky.social pamphlet '(m)othersongs' has just gone to a fourth print run – two years after publication! Get 'em while they're hot... ❤️🔥🍂❤️🔥
V. v. excited to have another new print run of @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social’s beautiful (m)othersongs in time for Christmas -- It’s rare to do a new run 2 years after publication & this may well be the last, so get a copy while you still can! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/mothersong...
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A wonderful surprise to see that, due to recent interest and demand, my @vpresslit.bsky.social pamphlet '(m)othersongs' has just gone to a fourth print run – two years after publication! Get 'em while they're hot... ❤️🔥🍂❤️🔥
The very very warmest of Seasonal Greetings & thanks to all our readers, writers and supporters, plus news of our final anniversary-year celebration!!!
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December 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The very very warmest of Seasonal Greetings & thanks to all our readers, writers and supporters, plus news of our final anniversary-year celebration!!!
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@jennyhope.bsky.social
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@jennyhope.bsky.social
V. v. excited to have another new print run of @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social’s beautiful (m)othersongs in time for Christmas -- It’s rare to do a new run 2 years after publication & this may well be the last, so get a copy while you still can! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/mothersong...
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
V. v. excited to have another new print run of @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social’s beautiful (m)othersongs in time for Christmas -- It’s rare to do a new run 2 years after publication & this may well be the last, so get a copy while you still can! vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/mothersong...
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It was an absolute thrill to have my pamphlet 'Sum of her PARTS' published by @vpresslit.bsky.social 💜 Sarah is wonderful to work with & publishes such quality books. And that cover...! 💜💜 Please do check out the V. Press catalogue.
#fiction #microfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity
#fiction #microfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity
10 Years of publications -- celebrating 2025!
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@laurabesley.bsky.social
& more!
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@laurabesley.bsky.social
& more!
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It was an absolute thrill to have my pamphlet 'Sum of her PARTS' published by @vpresslit.bsky.social 💜 Sarah is wonderful to work with & publishes such quality books. And that cover...! 💜💜 Please do check out the V. Press catalogue.
#fiction #microfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity
#fiction #microfiction #amwriting #writingcommunity
10 Years of publications -- celebrating 2025!
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@laurabesley.bsky.social
& more!
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@laurabesley.bsky.social
& more!
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
10 Years of publications -- celebrating 2025!
vpresspoetry.blogspot.com
@laurabesley.bsky.social
& more!
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@laurabesley.bsky.social
& more!
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My NIF ‘An Inheritance’ was published by V.Press in 2020. There’s just a few copies left (available from V.Press or my website). You might want to check out all their other publications too!
10 Years of Publications – Revealing the real boss, meet N…& lots of thanks!
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November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My NIF ‘An Inheritance’ was published by V.Press in 2020. There’s just a few copies left (available from V.Press or my website). You might want to check out all their other publications too!
10 Years of Publications – Revealing the real boss, meet N…& lots of thanks!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
10 Years of Publications – Revealing the real boss, meet N…& lots of thanks!
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JOIN US for the FREE launch of Darling Blue with Worcestershire Poetry Society Stanza Guest Poets at Droitwich Library on Sat, 22 Nov 2025
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#poetry fun
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#poetry fun
Darling Blue launch with Worcestershire Poetry Society Stanza Guest Poets
Join us for the exciting launch of Darling Blue with special guest poets from the Worcestershire Poetry Society Stanza!
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November 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
JOIN US for the FREE launch of Darling Blue with Worcestershire Poetry Society Stanza Guest Poets at Droitwich Library on Sat, 22 Nov 2025
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#poetry fun
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#poetry fun
Celebrating 10 Years of Publications -- 2024!
Poetry, flash and our new book bundles!
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Poetry, flash and our new book bundles!
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October 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Celebrating 10 Years of Publications -- 2024!
Poetry, flash and our new book bundles!
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Poetry, flash and our new book bundles!
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“[...]These poems are diamond-like in their brilliance and multifaceted reflections, but they are also sharp and tough.[...]”
Tamar Yoseloff on Lauren Mason's Rust Canyon
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#poetry
#books
Tamar Yoseloff on Lauren Mason's Rust Canyon
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#poetry
#books
October 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“[...]These poems are diamond-like in their brilliance and multifaceted reflections, but they are also sharp and tough.[...]”
Tamar Yoseloff on Lauren Mason's Rust Canyon
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#poetry
#books
Tamar Yoseloff on Lauren Mason's Rust Canyon
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#poetry
#books
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Big thanks to @emmalee1.bsky.social for this wonderful review of Darling Blue..just a week till publication now and Droitwich launch a month today!!! 🎉🎉🎉 (More info here: sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191)
October 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Big thanks to @emmalee1.bsky.social for this wonderful review of Darling Blue..just a week till publication now and Droitwich launch a month today!!! 🎉🎉🎉 (More info here: sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191)
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For #WorldMenopauseDay: my poem 'Sea Gooseberries', which was highly commended in the 2022 Ginkgo Prize and is included in my V. Press pamphlet '(m)othersongs'. The poem merges ecological fragility with body crisis, and was inspired by witnessing a mass beaching in Norfolk.
October 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
For #WorldMenopauseDay: my poem 'Sea Gooseberries', which was highly commended in the 2022 Ginkgo Prize and is included in my V. Press pamphlet '(m)othersongs'. The poem merges ecological fragility with body crisis, and was inspired by witnessing a mass beaching in Norfolk.