Matthew Paul
@matthewepaul.bsky.social
Poems. Reviews. Essays.
New poetry collection The Last Corinthians (https://crookedspirepress.com/the-last-corinthians-by-matthew-paul).
‘A necessary book for our times.’
- Shash Trevett.
www.matthewpaulpoetry.blog/books
New poetry collection The Last Corinthians (https://crookedspirepress.com/the-last-corinthians-by-matthew-paul).
‘A necessary book for our times.’
- Shash Trevett.
www.matthewpaulpoetry.blog/books
Latest review, of this brilliant book: matthewpaulpoetry.blog/2025/11/07/r... #fiction #stories #reviews
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Latest review, of this brilliant book: matthewpaulpoetry.blog/2025/11/07/r... #fiction #stories #reviews
When in Mytholmroyd. Would be rude not to.
October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When in Mytholmroyd. Would be rude not to.
I’m very much looking forward to being part of this.
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m very much looking forward to being part of this.
Lovely night last night reading alongside the wonderful @pimlottkathy.bsky.social and Peter Sansom at the mighty @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social. Thanks to them, Ross Bradshaw and Tim Fellows.
September 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Lovely night last night reading alongside the wonderful @pimlottkathy.bsky.social and Peter Sansom at the mighty @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social. Thanks to them, Ross Bradshaw and Tim Fellows.
Three weeks until this 👇🏼. Please buy a ticket and come along! @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social @pimlottkathy.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Three weeks until this 👇🏼. Please buy a ticket and come along! @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social @pimlottkathy.bsky.social
Thrilled to have poems in the latest issue of #TheNorth from @poetrybusiness.bsky.social, alongside so many poets whose poems I admire.
August 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thrilled to have poems in the latest issue of #TheNorth from @poetrybusiness.bsky.social, alongside so many poets whose poems I admire.
August 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
‘O Clifton Lane, Old Clifton Lane,
When will I walk your way again . . .’
When will I walk your way again . . .’
July 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
‘O Clifton Lane, Old Clifton Lane,
When will I walk your way again . . .’
When will I walk your way again . . .’
T’ain’t a thoroughfare for any old geezer,
But the one who goes by the name of Tweezer.
But the one who goes by the name of Tweezer.
June 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
T’ain’t a thoroughfare for any old geezer,
But the one who goes by the name of Tweezer.
But the one who goes by the name of Tweezer.
Tonight. Free. All welcome!
June 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Tonight. Free. All welcome!
Ahead of my launch in Doncaster tomorrow pm, here's a poem (first published in Poetry Salzburg Review) from my new collection.
My first collection included one about toads, sparked by a Gilbert White diary entry from 1768 & which you can read, and hear, here: wordsforthewild.co.uk/swallowing-t...
My first collection included one about toads, sparked by a Gilbert White diary entry from 1768 & which you can read, and hear, here: wordsforthewild.co.uk/swallowing-t...
June 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ahead of my launch in Doncaster tomorrow pm, here's a poem (first published in Poetry Salzburg Review) from my new collection.
My first collection included one about toads, sparked by a Gilbert White diary entry from 1768 & which you can read, and hear, here: wordsforthewild.co.uk/swallowing-t...
My first collection included one about toads, sparked by a Gilbert White diary entry from 1768 & which you can read, and hear, here: wordsforthewild.co.uk/swallowing-t...
Today’s the day for me. My 2nd collection is published after 10 years of me fighting with the manuscript. Copies available at crookedspirepress.com/shop/ or please DM me.
May 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today’s the day for me. My 2nd collection is published after 10 years of me fighting with the manuscript. Copies available at crookedspirepress.com/shop/ or please DM me.
May 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Also, I’ve been very much engrossed in this, by @pamthompson240.bsky.social, from Paper Swans Press:
April 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also, I’ve been very much engrossed in this, by @pamthompson240.bsky.social, from Paper Swans Press:
Today’s reading in the sunshine.
April 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today’s reading in the sunshine.
An ‘orange’ladybird, Halyzia sedecimguttata, in the garden. One of three yellow ladybird species found in the UK, apparently, but the only one with white spots.
April 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
An ‘orange’ladybird, Halyzia sedecimguttata, in the garden. One of three yellow ladybird species found in the UK, apparently, but the only one with white spots.
Hatchard’s and their invisible “is a” . . .
March 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hatchard’s and their invisible “is a” . . .
Twickenham yesterday afternoon.
March 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Twickenham yesterday afternoon.
Excellent doubletake yourself there.
March 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Excellent doubletake yourself there.
The Cutler’s Arms, Rotherham #OldPubs #SayNotoDryJanuary
January 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Cutler’s Arms, Rotherham #OldPubs #SayNotoDryJanuary
I am loving this. #poetry @carcanet.bsky.social
January 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I am loving this. #poetry @carcanet.bsky.social
Here I am, spreading some Xmas cheer.
December 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Here I am, spreading some Xmas cheer.