Chris Campbell
citizen-chris.bsky.social
Chris Campbell
@citizen-chris.bsky.social
Full-length poetry collection out in 2025 with Parlyaree Press, mini-pamphlet with Atomic Bohemian in 2026 | Highly Commended: 2024 Cobh Int’l Comp | Poems in Magma, Prole, Black Bough, Waxed Lemon, Ink Sweat & Tears | https://linktr.ee/bychriscampbell
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It’s publication day! My collection of 48 poems touches on fatherhood, family and urban life, and illness. Get your copy, here:
amzn.eu/d/5nuH2Lm @parlyareepress.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pleased to have poem ‘After Leaving the Ward’ from my new collection, Why I Wear My Past to Work, on BBC Upload. @adamcrowther.bsky.social has always been very supportive, from before I met him at Radio Bristol in 2023. You can hear my poem just before the 1:41 mark: 🎙️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A week on Tuesday! I’ll be reading at ‘Poetry Revue’ at The Berkeley Square Hotel! #Bristol 🎙️🎉
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Delighted to have a poem in The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press’ anthology ‘Lines of Communication’. 😍 collection, edited by @marcellenewbold.bsky.social & @wennieevans.bsky.social, on overlooked beauty in the natural world. Proceeds to @starlighttrust.bsky.social &
Long Forest - @keepwalestidy.cymru 👏💥
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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New from Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. Includes a poem by me finished 30 years after it was started, when I found an old notebook containing initial drafts. All proceeds go to Starlight Trust & Long Forest - Keep Wales Tidy www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com... @marcellenewbold.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here’s another member of our new Kiss The Sky team…Ian Irwin! 💥

Ian was selected as an Out-Spoken Press Emerging Poet in 2022 and is published in The Poetry Review, Propel&more.

He can’t wait for our 23rd Nov launch at The Bridge Inn, Temple. Then 4th Sun of every month from Jan! #Bristol #poetry
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Loving this new book from @citizen-chris.bsky.social. Thanks Chris 🥳
November 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This time last week I was lucky enough to be heading to Hannah More’s Barley Wood House for an incredible @rtbspokenword.com weekend retreat with a wonderful group of writers. Plus, the incredible Rachel Long & @nikitagill.bsky.social. One I won’t forget - peaceful, but so energising!
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
So glad to have Naomi in the Kiss The Sky team. Our launch night is Sun, 23rd Nov 🚀💥 #poetry #Bristol
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We’ll introduce the new Kiss The Sky team over the coming week! Our launch night is Sun, 23rd Nov 🎉🎙️ #Bristol #TheBridgeInn #poetry
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Very excited to have set up a new poetry night in Bristol with Adam Elms, Naomi Madlock and Ian Irwin. ‘Kiss The Sky’s first night is on Sun, 23rd Nov! 🎙️❤️
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Autumn in Oxford 🍂
October 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Performing with Jo Eades at the great Under the Red Guitar next month! 🎙️
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A brilliant draw - complete with @rhonagreene.bsky.social’s wonderful mother, raspberry beret 🎶 & an @eatthestorms.com season 10 shout out. Congrats Roger! 💫
Drum Roll 🥁

And the winner of @citizen-chris.bsky.social fab new collection
Why I Wear My Past To Work
is…..
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@justrandomwords on Twitter/X 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Congratulations Roger🥳
We’ll be in touch to arrange delivery 📕 🚚 ✈️ 🚢 📪
October 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Draw will take place at 4pm! Mrs Greene will pluck a name out of her raspberry beret? 🎟️🤏🏻
Details in post below!
October 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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⚡️Friends⚡️
Magically I’ve an extra copy
@citizen-chris.bsky.social fab new collection
‘Why I Wear My Past To Work’ Chris is a guest on the latest
@eatthestorms.com so tune in! To win my extra copy Reply & Retweet! Winner to be pulled out of hat tomorrow!🪄🎩
🎧 listen here 👉https://shorturl.at/B9k1u
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The poetry podcast is back!

Season 10! With @suefinch.bsky.social @citizen-chris.bsky.social Beth Brooke & Giles Watson

Listen on most olatforms including #Spotify #podbeancom & #ApplePodcasts (link below)

podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/e...

Guest details here
eatthestorms.com/2025/10/12/e...
Eat the Storms Episode 1 Season 10
Podcast Episode · Eat The Storms · 12/10/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Super poetic Sunday morning, reading over the proof hard copy of The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press’ 5th anthology, that I’ve edited with the lovely Bronwen @wennieevans.bsky.social. It’s a beautiful collection of poems -out very very soon!
October 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We are back,
Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast, Season 10

with @suefinch.bsky.social @bethbpoet.bsky.social Chris Campbell and Giles Watson

Tune in today on your preferred podcast platform 💙
October 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Pleased to feature with such great guests 🙏
Tomorrow from 3pm
on your preferred podcast platform,
it’s back!

Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast!

With guests @bethbpoet.bsky.social Chris Campbell, Giles Watson & @suefinch.bsky.social

Hosted and produced by Damien B, Donnelly
October 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Fresh book post!
Why
I
Wear
My
Past
To
Work
By Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social
published by
Parlyaree Press.
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Congratulations Chris ! Excited to read it now
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This’ll be a great, ‘people-centred’ night! ☄️ #Oxford #poetry
Reading in Oxford on 12 November, 6pm. I'll mainly read from my new(ish) @carcanet.bsky.social collection Come Here to This Gate, plus some of my earlier work. There will be a reading also by N.S. Thompson, and a public discussion about poetry. Do come! It's free.
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Fabulous book launch for @annasaund.bsky.social 'Eurydice in The Ruined House' from @indigodreamspub.bsky.social. Dress matching book for my readings. I love this collection ! Rush out and buy it now! indigodreamspublishing.com/anna-saunders
October 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Very kind words for ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ from @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social 🙏🙏
October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A pleasure to feature in The Book Bag. Thank you @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 🙏
October 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM