Julian Stannard
julianstannardpoet.bsky.social
Julian Stannard
@julianstannardpoet.bsky.social
I’m the author of nine collections of poetry ; the most recent Please Don’t Bomb the Ghost of My Brother ( Salt , 2023 ) ; a novel
- The University of Bliss is published by Sagging Meniscus Press (2024 ) In 2024 I was awarded the Lerici Shelley Prize
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LONDONERS: this Thursday, Sagging Meniscus sails to @poetrysociety.org.uk with the able crew of @davidcollard.bsky.social, Melissa McCarthy, Rufo Quintavalle, @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social, & Philip Terry — plus a SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE by @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. It's free. RSVP bit.ly/3Jl0JLN
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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At Sagging Central we've got a copy of Mike Silverton's NEW AND USED POEMS AND OBJECTS—and it's unbelievable. www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/new_... Preorder it for a special discount at @asterismbooks.bsky.social: asterismbooks.com/product/new-...
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Come hear Sagging Meniscus in London at The Poetry Society: @davidcollard.bsky.social , Melissa McCarthy, Rufo Quintavalle, @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social , and Philip Terry. 20 November! RSVP at http://bit.ly/3Jl0JLN
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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September 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Coffee time, Genoa
June 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The
University of Bliss ( Sagging Meniscus Press ) launched! Thanks to the lovely audience and my co reader Zarina Rafiq !
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The London Launch , university of Bliss , 49 Great Ormond Street ; Tuesday 17th June ; drinks at six followed by readings ! All welcome !
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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A bumpy old week here, so very much looking forward to getting stuck into this over the weekend. A treat from the ever reliable @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social . A slim volume, but I’m not fooled by that.
June 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Do join Zarina and myself at 49 Great Ormond Street on Tuesday 17 June ; drinks at six followed by launches ! All welcome !
May 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Pleased to announce I will be reading with the poet Zarina Rafiq at 49 Great Ormond Street , London on June 17th ; drinks at six followed by readings : all welcome !
May 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
May 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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launching , launching ! All welcome
March 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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With Lara Pawson and Phil Hancock at launch ; 49 Great Ormond Street !
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Available now: Frederick Mark Kramer's THEY SHALL NOT PASS: A novel of Madrid and Manhattan. If you've never read a Kramer novel, you should — it's a deeply moving and memorable experience unlike any other, a theater of the page. https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/they_shall_not_pass/
May 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
London
Launch 17 June, 6 pm ,all welcome !
May 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Launching the university of bliss at 49 Great Ormond Street (London) on Tuesday 17th June ; drinks at six followed by readings : all welcome ! @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Recommended by and in stock at @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk, "an extremely funny skewering of the absurdities and venalities of the current UK university system": @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social's THE UNIVERSITY OF BLISS. Happy to be on your shelves! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-un...
The University of Bliss | Julian Stannard | London Review Bookshop
British universities once enjoyed an enviable reputation. Then the political class introduced fees, and in came corporate fixers, accountants, branding experts, those who…
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April 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Excellent launch this evening of Julian Stannard's New and Selected Poems www.saltpublishing.com/products/new... with Julian, Lara Pawson, Philip Hancock and an engaged and receptive audience. Wonderful readings, including 'East Finchley' a brief and touching tribute to the late Fleur Adcock.
March 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
thanks to those who came to book launch 49 Great Ormond Street , with Lara Pawson and Phil Hancock !
March 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
With Lara Pawson and Phil Hancock at launch ; 49 Great Ormond Street !
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
launching , launching ! All welcome
March 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Launching New and Selected Wednesday 26 March, 49 Great Ormond Street at 6 for pre reading drinks ! All welcome
March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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May I attend? Wednesday?
March 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM