Dr Patrick Wright
@arainbowpoet.bsky.social
Poet/Writer | Lecturer, English Literature and Creative Writing @OpenUniversity | SFHEA | Nullaby and Full Sight of Her @EyewearBooks | Exit Strategy @brokensleep | www.patrickwright.co.uk
Many thanks to Betsy Thomas for the wonderful review of Exit Strategy in Mortality journal @ouliterature.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social @ouhealtharts.bsky.social
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November 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Many thanks to Betsy Thomas for the wonderful review of Exit Strategy in Mortality journal @ouliterature.bsky.social @openthanatology.bsky.social @ouhealtharts.bsky.social
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October 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Delighted to have a poem in the next issue of Southword
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Delighted to have a poem in the next issue of Southword
I also have two poems in this new anthology edited by Charlotte Cosgrove. The quality of these books - inside and out - is so good. Find it on Amazon.
September 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I also have two poems in this new anthology edited by Charlotte Cosgrove. The quality of these books - inside and out - is so good. Find it on Amazon.
Delighted to have a poem included in this excellent anthology - well worth a look:
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September 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Delighted to have a poem included in this excellent anthology - well worth a look:
www.writeoutloud.net/books/
www.writeoutloud.net/books/
Pleased to see copies of Exit Strategy today @chorltonbookshop.bsky.social These are now signed copies should anyone want one. Thanks for your support. @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Pleased to see copies of Exit Strategy today @chorltonbookshop.bsky.social These are now signed copies should anyone want one. Thanks for your support. @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
Pleased to have a review of Exit Strategy in Dream Catcher (51) @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Pleased to have a review of Exit Strategy in Dream Catcher (51) @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
Pleased to have a poem and accompanying exploded essay in the latest issue of The Madrigal - X: Discursion now available to order:
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August 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Pleased to have a poem and accompanying exploded essay in the latest issue of The Madrigal - X: Discursion now available to order:
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Thank you @magma It was a joy and honour to read my poem at the launch event for Issue 92
July 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Thank you @magma It was a joy and honour to read my poem at the launch event for Issue 92
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Pleased to have a new poem in The Amphibian issue 8 - available now:
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June 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Pleased to have a new poem in The Amphibian issue 8 - available now:
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‘Exit Strategy explores how a surviving partner might navigate an afterlife, one that has to adjust to a major loss, while trying to make sense of that loss and respond to bereavement.’ Many thanks @emmalee1.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
‘Exit Strategy explores how a surviving partner might navigate an afterlife, one that has to adjust to a major loss, while trying to make sense of that loss and respond to bereavement.’ Many thanks @emmalee1.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
So grateful for the reviews and endorsements for Exit Strategy. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and for reading the book with such care and attention. Available now @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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June 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
So grateful for the reviews and endorsements for Exit Strategy. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and for reading the book with such care and attention. Available now @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #poems
Many thanks to Ian Pople for this review of Exit Strategy
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May 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Many thanks to Ian Pople for this review of Exit Strategy
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Guest poet at acaciapublications.co.uk/2025/04/06/a...
Many thanks to Fokkina McDonnell
Anselm Kiefer's art as inspiration.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #art #writing #creativity
Many thanks to Fokkina McDonnell
Anselm Kiefer's art as inspiration.
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #art #writing #creativity
April 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Guest poet at acaciapublications.co.uk/2025/04/06/a...
Many thanks to Fokkina McDonnell
Anselm Kiefer's art as inspiration.
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #art #writing #creativity
Many thanks to Fokkina McDonnell
Anselm Kiefer's art as inspiration.
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #art #writing #creativity
Originally published in @dustpoetry.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Originally published in @dustpoetry.bsky.social
Exit Strategy moves through the cycles of loss - capturing the shifts between denial, anger, acceptance, and the quiet moments in between. Grief is not a straight path, but a series of overlapping states. Out now through @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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February 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Exit Strategy moves through the cycles of loss - capturing the shifts between denial, anger, acceptance, and the quiet moments in between. Grief is not a straight path, but a series of overlapping states. Out now through @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
This poem was recently published in The Four Faced Liar:
February 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This poem was recently published in The Four Faced Liar:
I'm thrilled to announce that I will be reading from my forthcoming collection, Exit Strategy, at the Broken Sleep January launch event (on the 29th of January). You can book your spot here:
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January 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that I will be reading from my forthcoming collection, Exit Strategy, at the Broken Sleep January launch event (on the 29th of January). You can book your spot here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
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Another poem from my forthcoming collection, #ExitStrategy, published by @brokensleep #poetry #poetrycommunity
Pre-orders available now:
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Pre-orders available now:
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December 5, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Another poem from my forthcoming collection, #ExitStrategy, published by @brokensleep #poetry #poetrycommunity
Pre-orders available now:
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Pre-orders available now:
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Pre-orders for #ExitStrategy available here from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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November 28, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Pre-orders for #ExitStrategy available here from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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