Natalie Whittaker
@natalie-whittaker.bsky.social
Poet and Teacher.
Book: 'The Point Is You Are Alive'.
Pamphlets: 'Tree' and 'Shadow Dogs'
Book: 'The Point Is You Are Alive'.
Pamphlets: 'Tree' and 'Shadow Dogs'
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Natalie Whittaker - The Point Is You Are Alive | Broken Sleep Books
Natalie Whittaker’s The Point Is You Are Alive is an intricate and unflinching meditation on loss, memory, and survival. Moving between intimate recollection and sharp social observation, Whittaker’s ...
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My first full collection, 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is now available to pre order from Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social . Publication date is 30th April.
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It's an honour to be included in this anthology, alongside all the other fantastic writers published by @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social this year.
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025 gathers standout, risk-taking writing from every publication of the year, spanning poetry, non-fiction and fiction.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It's an honour to be included in this anthology, alongside all the other fantastic writers published by @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social this year.
I'll be teaching this course on the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop in January next year, and cannot wait! Sign up here:
Transreading Elizabeth Bishop: Facts, Details, & the Unknown • Poetry School
Elizabeth Bishop was a unique poet that all writers can learn something from. This course will allow you to use her work as a stimulus for your own writing.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'll be teaching this course on the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop in January next year, and cannot wait! Sign up here:
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Our Spring Term is now live & we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors & poetry courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Our handy Quick Course Guide is linked in bio, where you’ll find everything you’ll need to know…
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
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Spring 2026 – Quick Course Guide • Poetry School
Check out our Quick Course Guide for the Spring 2026 term which will help you pick a course to take at the Poetry School.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our Spring Term is now live & we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors & poetry courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Our handy Quick Course Guide is linked in bio, where you’ll find everything you’ll need to know…
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
I'll be reading from my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection 'The Point Is You Are Alive' alongside other @poetryschool.bsky.social MA graduates on Wednesday 26th October. Come along for 🍺 and 📚
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'll be reading from my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social collection 'The Point Is You Are Alive' alongside other @poetryschool.bsky.social MA graduates on Wednesday 26th October. Come along for 🍺 and 📚
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🧱 Class, Work and the Politics of Poetry
Ruth Beddow asks who really gets to write — and how class, time, and labour shape the poetry we make. A powerful reflection on access, identity, and creativity in a working world.
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Ruth Beddow asks who really gets to write — and how class, time, and labour shape the poetry we make. A powerful reflection on access, identity, and creativity in a working world.
🔗 poetryschool.com/the...
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🧱 Class, Work and the Politics of Poetry
Ruth Beddow asks who really gets to write — and how class, time, and labour shape the poetry we make. A powerful reflection on access, identity, and creativity in a working world.
🔗 poetryschool.com/the...
Ruth Beddow asks who really gets to write — and how class, time, and labour shape the poetry we make. A powerful reflection on access, identity, and creativity in a working world.
🔗 poetryschool.com/the...
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I'll be running my most generative workshop, on prose poetry series and sequences, online 7-9:30 p.m. GMT, on November 16 and 24th. Interested? Email me at carrie.etter at gmail dot com for more information.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thank you so much @sarahocwrites.bsky.social. And thank you for coming to the reading, it was the first I'd done in a while!💚
I read this cover to cover today and it is just as beautiful, present & moving as I thought from Natalie's reading. Full of life and language and craft ❤️📚💙
My first full collection, 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is now available to pre order from Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social . Publication date is 30th April.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thank you so much @sarahocwrites.bsky.social. And thank you for coming to the reading, it was the first I'd done in a while!💚
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Tonight I heard Natalie read from this & it was wonderful. Really looking forward to reading the whole book ❤️🙌
My first full collection, 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is now available to pre order from Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social . Publication date is 30th April.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Natalie Whittaker - The Point Is You Are Alive | Broken Sleep Books
Natalie Whittaker’s The Point Is You Are Alive is an intricate and unflinching meditation on loss, memory, and survival. Moving between intimate recollection and sharp social observation, Whittaker’s ...
www.brokensleepbooks.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Tonight I heard Natalie read from this & it was wonderful. Really looking forward to reading the whole book ❤️🙌
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Congratulations @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social on the launch of your @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social books and @alicehiller.bsky.social for introducing us 🩷
October 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Congratulations @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social on the launch of your @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social books and @alicehiller.bsky.social for introducing us 🩷
Such a lovely evening, @alicehiller.bsky.social was wonderful, as were @marymulholland.bsky.social and @wendycaitlin.bsky.social
Congratulations @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social on the launch of your @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social books and @alicehiller.bsky.social for introducing us 🩷
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Such a lovely evening, @alicehiller.bsky.social was wonderful, as were @marymulholland.bsky.social and @wendycaitlin.bsky.social
Tomorrow evening I'll be reading in person from 'The Point Is You Are Alive' for the first time! (And quite possibly for the last time, as I have two small children and don’t get out much!) So don't miss out! @wendycaitlin.bsky.social @alicehiller.bsky.social
@marymulholland.bsky.social
@marymulholland.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tomorrow evening I'll be reading in person from 'The Point Is You Are Alive' for the first time! (And quite possibly for the last time, as I have two small children and don’t get out much!) So don't miss out! @wendycaitlin.bsky.social @alicehiller.bsky.social
@marymulholland.bsky.social
@marymulholland.bsky.social
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If this book had a song, it would be Power by Little Mix.
Tuesday night @poetrysociety.org.uk with @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social hosted by @alicehiller.bsky.social. This book reminds me how important it is to write exactly what you want. @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
Tuesday night @poetrysociety.org.uk with @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social hosted by @alicehiller.bsky.social. This book reminds me how important it is to write exactly what you want. @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If this book had a song, it would be Power by Little Mix.
Tuesday night @poetrysociety.org.uk with @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social hosted by @alicehiller.bsky.social. This book reminds me how important it is to write exactly what you want. @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
Tuesday night @poetrysociety.org.uk with @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social hosted by @alicehiller.bsky.social. This book reminds me how important it is to write exactly what you want. @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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She’s putting on her autumn coat and a string of pearls and reading @poetrysociety.org.uk cafe on October 28th. Come along to celebrate the new @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social books by @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social hosted by @alicehiller.bsky.social.
October 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
She’s putting on her autumn coat and a string of pearls and reading @poetrysociety.org.uk cafe on October 28th. Come along to celebrate the new @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social books by @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social and @marymulholland.bsky.social hosted by @alicehiller.bsky.social.
I'll be reading from my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social book, The Point Is You Are Alive, alongside @marymulholland.bsky.social Wendy Allen and @alicehiller.bsky.social, at The Poetry Cafe, Tuesday 28th October, 7pm-9pm!
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outrageous...
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outrageous...
September 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'll be reading from my @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social book, The Point Is You Are Alive, alongside @marymulholland.bsky.social Wendy Allen and @alicehiller.bsky.social, at The Poetry Cafe, Tuesday 28th October, 7pm-9pm!
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outrageous...
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outrageous...
The earliest poem in this collection was written in 2012, the most recent in 2024... twelve years and two pamphlets later this book is in the world - The Point Is You Are Alive! @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The earliest poem in this collection was written in 2012, the most recent in 2024... twelve years and two pamphlets later this book is in the world - The Point Is You Are Alive! @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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We read and responded to prose poems by Anne Boyer, Margaret Atwood and @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social
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June 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We read and responded to prose poems by Anne Boyer, Margaret Atwood and @natalie-whittaker.bsky.social
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Lovely to hear that you're teaching my poems @julieirigaray.bsky.social !
We had such a fantastic evening learning about writing the Prose Poem with @julieirigaray.bsky.social!
If you missed it don't despair, we will definitely run it again.
If you missed it don't despair, we will definitely run it again.
June 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Lovely to hear that you're teaching my poems @julieirigaray.bsky.social !
The online launch of my new book 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is on Wednesday 30th April at 8pm.
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Broken Sleep Books April 2025 Launch
With readings from Rishi Dastidar, Natalie Whittaker, Adam Panichi, Kayleigh Campbell, and Jeremy Dixon
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April 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The online launch of my new book 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is on Wednesday 30th April at 8pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
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It'd be lovely if you could join me online to celebrate the publication of my latest @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social publication, 'A hobby of mine'. 30 April from 8pm, and I'll be in some fine poetic company as you can see from the below. Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
April 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It'd be lovely if you could join me online to celebrate the publication of my latest @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social publication, 'A hobby of mine'. 30 April from 8pm, and I'll be in some fine poetic company as you can see from the below. Link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...
My first full collection, 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is now available to pre order from Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social . Publication date is 30th April.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Natalie Whittaker - The Point Is You Are Alive | Broken Sleep Books
Natalie Whittaker’s The Point Is You Are Alive is an intricate and unflinching meditation on loss, memory, and survival. Moving between intimate recollection and sharp social observation, Whittaker’s ...
www.brokensleepbooks.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
My first full collection, 'The Point Is You Are Alive' is now available to pre order from Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social . Publication date is 30th April.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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My favourite SE London poet (a brilliant working-class writer too) Natalie Whittaker, formerly published by Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre's #ignitionpress, publishes her first full collection with Broken Sleep Books soon, and we should all be excited:
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Natalie Whittaker - The Point Is You Are Alive | Broken Sleep Books
Natalie Whittaker’s The Point Is You Are Alive is an intricate and unflinching meditation on loss, memory, and survival. Moving between intimate recollection and sharp social observation, Whittaker’s ...
www.brokensleepbooks.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My favourite SE London poet (a brilliant working-class writer too) Natalie Whittaker, formerly published by Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre's #ignitionpress, publishes her first full collection with Broken Sleep Books soon, and we should all be excited:
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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PREORDER (30.04.2025):
The Point Is You Are Alive moves between intimate recollection and sharp social observation. Whittaker’s poetry inhabits the raw spaces between grief and persistence, presence and absence.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
The Point Is You Are Alive moves between intimate recollection and sharp social observation. Whittaker’s poetry inhabits the raw spaces between grief and persistence, presence and absence.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
March 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
PREORDER (30.04.2025):
The Point Is You Are Alive moves between intimate recollection and sharp social observation. Whittaker’s poetry inhabits the raw spaces between grief and persistence, presence and absence.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
The Point Is You Are Alive moves between intimate recollection and sharp social observation. Whittaker’s poetry inhabits the raw spaces between grief and persistence, presence and absence.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...