Clare Shaw
@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
Poet. I love moss, mudlarking and broken things. Proud to be Northern, non-binary and neurodivergent.
Quokkas are small Australian marsupials which live on just a few tiny islands, including Rottnest. Here's my latest Substack about quokkas, me and my sister, and a poem from Cath Drake.
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The Strange and Shining.
Rottnest Island, quokkas, and poetry from Cath Drake.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Quokkas are small Australian marsupials which live on just a few tiny islands, including Rottnest. Here's my latest Substack about quokkas, me and my sister, and a poem from Cath Drake.
open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...
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MINCE PIES IN MERRIE ENGLAND
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
MINCE PIES IN MERRIE ENGLAND
Recent gifts from the God of Mudlarking.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Recent gifts from the God of Mudlarking.
Bog lovers! PEAT IS ..... please complete this phrase in whatever way you wish - be it scientific fact, hope or fear, place name, memory, sensory observation, species of creature or fauna, wild image or metaphor ..... and type it into the comments!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Bog lovers! PEAT IS ..... please complete this phrase in whatever way you wish - be it scientific fact, hope or fear, place name, memory, sensory observation, species of creature or fauna, wild image or metaphor ..... and type it into the comments!
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
My latest Substack, on my experience with A Writing Chance and tackling the marginalisation of working class writers.
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A Writing Chance?
Tackling the marginalisation of working class writers - by Clare
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October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My latest Substack, on my experience with A Writing Chance and tackling the marginalisation of working class writers.
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/a-writing-...
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/a-writing-...
There are still spaces available for tonight’s Getting Into the Bog workshop.
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Follow the link to book your place. DM me if you need to join us at a reduced price.
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“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Follow the link to book your place. DM me if you need to join us at a reduced price.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Getting Into The Bog
An online, fundraising creative writing workshop with writers Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There are still spaces available for tonight’s Getting Into the Bog workshop.
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Follow the link to book your place. DM me if you need to join us at a reduced price.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Follow the link to book your place. DM me if you need to join us at a reduced price.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
This is happening tomorrow, Tues 28th 7-9pm, online.
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Getting Into The Bog
An online, fundraising creative writing workshop with writers Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is happening tomorrow, Tues 28th 7-9pm, online.
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Interactive, generative, friendly - I'd love you to come along, so if you need a reduced price ticket, DM me.
"Creative language can immerse us in the rich sensory world of the landscape".
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Peter Riley is a quietly defining force in British poetry. It amazes me that he lives among us in Hebden Bridge. Peter now lives with Parkinson's and I feel so privileged he has asked me to read his work alongside him on November 4th at the Dusty Miller in Mytholmroyd. It’ll be a wonderful night.
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Peter Riley is a quietly defining force in British poetry. It amazes me that he lives among us in Hebden Bridge. Peter now lives with Parkinson's and I feel so privileged he has asked me to read his work alongside him on November 4th at the Dusty Miller in Mytholmroyd. It’ll be a wonderful night.
My latest Substack, on Poetry and Wellbeing, plus me, Gwyneth Lewis, and a dead frog.
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Poetry and Wellbeing: part 1
me, Gwyneth Lewis, and a dead frog.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
My latest Substack, on Poetry and Wellbeing, plus me, Gwyneth Lewis, and a dead frog.
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/poetry-and...
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/poetry-and...
This is Kevin.
Kevin is one of a small herd of wild Welsh mountain ponies looked after by my partner.
Kevin says Hi.
Kevin is one of a small herd of wild Welsh mountain ponies looked after by my partner.
Kevin says Hi.
October 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is Kevin.
Kevin is one of a small herd of wild Welsh mountain ponies looked after by my partner.
Kevin says Hi.
Kevin is one of a small herd of wild Welsh mountain ponies looked after by my partner.
Kevin says Hi.
“Getting into the bog” — an online writing workshop. Tuesday October 28th, 7-9pm.
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Click below to book your place.
Proceeds to “The Book of Bogs” crowdfunder.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Click below to book your place.
Proceeds to “The Book of Bogs” crowdfunder.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
Getting Into The Bog
An online, fundraising creative writing workshop with writers Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Getting into the bog” — an online writing workshop. Tuesday October 28th, 7-9pm.
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Click below to book your place.
Proceeds to “The Book of Bogs” crowdfunder.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
“We’ll explore how the peatland, moors and marshes can become an expression of our own stories.”
Click below to book your place.
Proceeds to “The Book of Bogs” crowdfunder.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-in...
My latest Substack in which Kim and I choose a profile picture which expresses the intellect, authority and nuance of our collections, awards, anthologies and other literary achievements. Lots of exciting stuff coming up on Shaw and Moore. Read this post for news.
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Redirecting...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest Substack in which Kim and I choose a profile picture which expresses the intellect, authority and nuance of our collections, awards, anthologies and other literary achievements. Lots of exciting stuff coming up on Shaw and Moore. Read this post for news.
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You don't have to be queer to come to this online Poetry Business workshop Tuesday 2nd September at 11am!
- you just have to want to read and write great poetry in great company!
- you just have to want to read and write great poetry in great company!
Buy tickets – Online Workshop: Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw – Zoom
Queer Poetry
What makes a poem queer – the writer’s identity, the subject matter, the form? Is the poem itself a queer langua...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You don't have to be queer to come to this online Poetry Business workshop Tuesday 2nd September at 11am!
- you just have to want to read and write great poetry in great company!
- you just have to want to read and write great poetry in great company!
This autumn, join the Poetry Business and me for some exciting, fun, generative online workshops. All timings are UK time (BST/GMT), but wherever you are in the world, we’d love to see you. To book, see the following links.
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
Buy tickets – Online Workshop: Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw – Zoom
Queer Poetry
What makes a poem queer – the writer’s identity, the subject matter, the form? Is the poem itself a queer langua...
www.tickettailor.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This autumn, join the Poetry Business and me for some exciting, fun, generative online workshops. All timings are UK time (BST/GMT), but wherever you are in the world, we’d love to see you. To book, see the following links.
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
www.tickettailor.com/events/thepo...
Day 15: Grosmont to Robin Hoods Bay: the journey's end.
My final Substack post of our Coast to Coast. Finches, the pain of one journey's end, and the start of new journeys. Thanks for walking with me. I didn't know how big and beautiful this path could be.
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My final Substack post of our Coast to Coast. Finches, the pain of one journey's end, and the start of new journeys. Thanks for walking with me. I didn't know how big and beautiful this path could be.
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
Coast to Coast: Day 15
Grosmont to Robin Hood's Bay
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August 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Day 15: Grosmont to Robin Hoods Bay: the journey's end.
My final Substack post of our Coast to Coast. Finches, the pain of one journey's end, and the start of new journeys. Thanks for walking with me. I didn't know how big and beautiful this path could be.
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
My final Substack post of our Coast to Coast. Finches, the pain of one journey's end, and the start of new journeys. Thanks for walking with me. I didn't know how big and beautiful this path could be.
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
The penultimate day of our Coast to Coast journey. Here's my Substack post, on heather, on love, on our connections with landscapes. On our first glimpse of the sea.💜🌳🚂🌤️🌊
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Coast to Coast: Day 14
Blakey Ridge to Grosmont
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August 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The penultimate day of our Coast to Coast journey. Here's my Substack post, on heather, on love, on our connections with landscapes. On our first glimpse of the sea.💜🌳🚂🌤️🌊
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Day 13 of our Coast-to-Coast journey. Today's blog post is on meltdowns and anxiety among the beauty of heather, eyebright, yarrow, good Samaritans, and reconnecting with the OG hikers.
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Coast-to-Coast: Day 13
Clay Bank Top to Blakey Ridge
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August 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Day 13 of our Coast-to-Coast journey. Today's blog post is on meltdowns and anxiety among the beauty of heather, eyebright, yarrow, good Samaritans, and reconnecting with the OG hikers.
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kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
Here's my blog post on Day 11 of our Coast-to-Coast journey. On heat, the first goodbyes, and what leads people to walking.🌞🌾
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Coast-to-Coast: Day 11
Danby Wiske to Osmotherley
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August 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Here's my blog post on Day 11 of our Coast-to-Coast journey. On heat, the first goodbyes, and what leads people to walking.🌞🌾
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It's Day 10 of our Coast-to-Coast journey. Here's today's Substack post, on the Vale of Mowbray, quietness, and allegedly unremarkable landscapes.🌞⛅️🌼🌳
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Coast-to-Coast: Day 10
Richmond to Danby Wiske
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August 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It's Day 10 of our Coast-to-Coast journey. Here's today's Substack post, on the Vale of Mowbray, quietness, and allegedly unremarkable landscapes.🌞⛅️🌼🌳
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
Just two weeks since 400 Kate Bushes danced Wuthering Heights on the moors which inspired the song and the book!
Here’s a tiny film about it
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Here’s a tiny film about it
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THE MOST WUTHERING HEIGHTS DAY EVER HAWORTH 2025
YouTube video by Stronger Together to Stop Calderdale Wind Farm
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August 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just two weeks since 400 Kate Bushes danced Wuthering Heights on the moors which inspired the song and the book!
Here’s a tiny film about it
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Txl...
Here’s a tiny film about it
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Txl...
Here’s my Substack post on Days 7 and 8 of our #coasttocoast journey – on warm welcomes, sensory overload, stepping stones, and my new official favourite Iron Age site.🏞️🌤️🍻
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Coast-to-Coast: Days 7 and 8
Kirkby Stephen to Thwaite, Thwaite to Grinton
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August 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Here’s my Substack post on Days 7 and 8 of our #coasttocoast journey – on warm welcomes, sensory overload, stepping stones, and my new official favourite Iron Age site.🏞️🌤️🍻
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Day 6 of Coast-to-Coast. Here's today's blog post, on the furthest I have ever walked, songs about yarrow, and leaving the mountains behind us.
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Coast-to-Coast: Day 6
Shap to Kirkby Stephen
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August 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Day 6 of Coast-to-Coast. Here's today's blog post, on the furthest I have ever walked, songs about yarrow, and leaving the mountains behind us.
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Day 5 of Coast-to-Coast. An honesty box, and honest reflections on pain.🏞️⛰️🌲🌳⛅️
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Coast-to-Coast: Day 5
Brothers Water to Shap
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August 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Day 5 of Coast-to-Coast. An honesty box, and honest reflections on pain.🏞️⛰️🌲🌳⛅️
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...
kimmoore30.substack.com/p/coast-to-c...