Tracey Rhys
@traceyrhys.bsky.social
Poet (Parthian, Green Bottle Press), short stories from Honno. Freelance editor & proofreader (The Royal Mint, Seren Books, Poetry Wales) & artist. No weird DMs (I shouldn't have to say it).
'Bathing on the Roof' due out Spring 2025 from Parthian Books.
'Bathing on the Roof' due out Spring 2025 from Parthian Books.
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Tracey Rhys
@traceyrhys.bsky.social
· Jan 26
Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher today.
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I'll be launching my first full collection on April 10 at Waterstones Cardiff with fellow Parthian stablemate, the superb Christina Thatcher. We would love love LOVE to see you there! www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...
Recently, I've started writing poetry for teenagers after reading about a young person who committed suicide.
September 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Recently, I've started writing poetry for teenagers after reading about a young person who committed suicide.
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Thank you @traceyrhys.bsky.social for your kind words.
BLACK SKIES DIE STARLESS comes out in 10 days.
Pre-order from PunkDust.com or ask your local bookshop.
@jamiewoods77.bsky.social is reading at Elysium Swansea on June 26th, more dates tba.
#NewPoetry
#WelshPoetry
#BlackSkiesDieStarless
BLACK SKIES DIE STARLESS comes out in 10 days.
Pre-order from PunkDust.com or ask your local bookshop.
@jamiewoods77.bsky.social is reading at Elysium Swansea on June 26th, more dates tba.
#NewPoetry
#WelshPoetry
#BlackSkiesDieStarless
June 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you @traceyrhys.bsky.social for your kind words.
BLACK SKIES DIE STARLESS comes out in 10 days.
Pre-order from PunkDust.com or ask your local bookshop.
@jamiewoods77.bsky.social is reading at Elysium Swansea on June 26th, more dates tba.
#NewPoetry
#WelshPoetry
#BlackSkiesDieStarless
BLACK SKIES DIE STARLESS comes out in 10 days.
Pre-order from PunkDust.com or ask your local bookshop.
@jamiewoods77.bsky.social is reading at Elysium Swansea on June 26th, more dates tba.
#NewPoetry
#WelshPoetry
#BlackSkiesDieStarless
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A new poetry collection by @parthianbooks.bsky.social and Welsh writer Tracey Rhys. @traceyrhys.bsky.social
‘ I can take the slow form of droplets on your glass’.
‘ I can take the slow form of droplets on your glass’.
May 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A new poetry collection by @parthianbooks.bsky.social and Welsh writer Tracey Rhys. @traceyrhys.bsky.social
‘ I can take the slow form of droplets on your glass’.
‘ I can take the slow form of droplets on your glass’.
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Always a pleasure, butty 😁 It’s a great collection 😍
May 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Always a pleasure, butty 😁 It’s a great collection 😍
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Read this Very Good collection by my pal @traceyrhys.bsky.social and it is Very Good but also a peak out of context comedy moment.
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Read this Very Good collection by my pal @traceyrhys.bsky.social and it is Very Good but also a peak out of context comedy moment.
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A #LifttotheSky #PoemsAbout #poetrycommunity to @traceyrhys.bsky.social for her brilliant debut collection @parthianbooks.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A #LifttotheSky #PoemsAbout #poetrycommunity to @traceyrhys.bsky.social for her brilliant debut collection @parthianbooks.bsky.social
Can't wait to join Rhian and Christina on the 19th. Book your free ticket as spaces are limited.
Experience acclaimed new poetry on Thursday 19th June, as we welcome three wonderful writers to @cardiff-hub.bsky.social: @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Rhian Elizabeth and Christina Thatcher.
Read more and register for free here: tinyurl.com/yrcxyc5e
Read more and register for free here: tinyurl.com/yrcxyc5e
June 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Can't wait to join Rhian and Christina on the 19th. Book your free ticket as spaces are limited.
Looking forward to this!
Poetry line-up of the summer, anyone? Enjoy brand new work from @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Christina Thatcher and Rhian Elizabeth on Thursday 19/06 at @cardiff-hub.bsky.social!
Tickets are free at www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
@parthianbooks.bsky.social
Tickets are free at www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
@parthianbooks.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Looking forward to this!
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Unrhyw un eisiau gweld rhestr o farddoniaeth yr haf? Mwynhewch waith newydd sbon gan @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Christina Thatcher a Rhian Elizabeth ddydd Iau 19/06 yn @cardiff-hub.bsky.social!
Mae’r tocynnau am ddim yn www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...
Mae’r tocynnau am ddim yn www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...
May 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Unrhyw un eisiau gweld rhestr o farddoniaeth yr haf? Mwynhewch waith newydd sbon gan @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Christina Thatcher a Rhian Elizabeth ddydd Iau 19/06 yn @cardiff-hub.bsky.social!
Mae’r tocynnau am ddim yn www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...
Mae’r tocynnau am ddim yn www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...
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For #ToptweetTuesday #reviews here are my thoughts on the excellent debut from @traceyrhys.bsky.social @parthianbooks.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
For #ToptweetTuesday #reviews here are my thoughts on the excellent debut from @traceyrhys.bsky.social @parthianbooks.bsky.social
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A pleasure to be at the launch of @traceyrhys.bsky.social and Christina Thatcher's latest collections from @parthianbooks.bsky.social, hosted by poetry editor @soozerama.bsky.social. Reviews below alongside @pascalepetit.bsky.social from @mabjones.bsky.social 👇
'Family and the feral entwine, and trauma is not evaded but embraced, examined, and often transformed into dreamlike – nightmarish – yet also lyric imagery […] A remarkable work.’ – @mabjones.bsky.social, Buzz, on @pascalepetit.bsky.social's ninth collection Beast.
www.buzzmag.co.uk/new-poetry-m...
www.buzzmag.co.uk/new-poetry-m...
New poetry for May: mythical beasts, metaphorical creatures and a trip to horse country
Mab Jones dives into four poetry titles this month: Pascale Petit, Emily Jungmin Yoon and a brace from Ceredigion publishing house Parthian.
www.buzzmag.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A pleasure to be at the launch of @traceyrhys.bsky.social and Christina Thatcher's latest collections from @parthianbooks.bsky.social, hosted by poetry editor @soozerama.bsky.social. Reviews below alongside @pascalepetit.bsky.social from @mabjones.bsky.social 👇
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On writing, growing up in the Rhondda Valleys, box perms, Home & Away twice daily and a lot of 80s and 90s nostalgia.
On writing, growing up in the Rhondda Valleys, box perms, Home & Away twice daily and a lot of 80s and 90s nostalgia.
On Being a Poet in Wales: Tracey Rhys
Tracey Rhys A friend recently asked if I still felt an attachment to the place I grew up, and for a moment I was thrown. Only the Bwlch mountain separates Bridgend County, where I now live, from the R...
nation.cymru
April 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
nation.cymru/culture/on-b...
On writing, growing up in the Rhondda Valleys, box perms, Home & Away twice daily and a lot of 80s and 90s nostalgia.
On writing, growing up in the Rhondda Valleys, box perms, Home & Away twice daily and a lot of 80s and 90s nostalgia.
Wonderful launch of Christina Thatcher's Breaking a Mare and my own Bathing on the Roof at Waterstones Cardiff on Thursday. Such warmth! It felt dream-like to introduce my book to you.
April 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Wonderful launch of Christina Thatcher's Breaking a Mare and my own Bathing on the Roof at Waterstones Cardiff on Thursday. Such warmth! It felt dream-like to introduce my book to you.
I'm in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today talking about Bathing on the Roof! Many thanks to Jenny White for giving me the opportunity to talk about the evolution of the book. Out now from @parthianbooks.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I'm in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today talking about Bathing on the Roof! Many thanks to Jenny White for giving me the opportunity to talk about the evolution of the book. Out now from @parthianbooks.bsky.social
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What is happening to the people of Gaza can happen to any of us.
March 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What is happening to the people of Gaza can happen to any of us.
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Get yourself to this, Cardiff. Two very fine poets and lovely people. 🙂
Something positive and full of craft and heart, in troubled times.
Something positive and full of craft and heart, in troubled times.
I'll be launching my first full collection on April 10 at Waterstones Cardiff with fellow Parthian stablemate, the superb Christina Thatcher. We would love love LOVE to see you there! www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...
Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher today.
www.waterstones.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Get yourself to this, Cardiff. Two very fine poets and lovely people. 🙂
Something positive and full of craft and heart, in troubled times.
Something positive and full of craft and heart, in troubled times.
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Many disabled people spent 14 years holding on, surviving Tory cruelty, by focusing on 'if we can just get a Labour gov, this will stop'.
I can't describe the community's betrayal and hopelessness now it's turned out Labour not only haven't stopped, they're going further.
#WelfareNotWarfare
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I can't describe the community's betrayal and hopelessness now it's turned out Labour not only haven't stopped, they're going further.
#WelfareNotWarfare
1/
March 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Many disabled people spent 14 years holding on, surviving Tory cruelty, by focusing on 'if we can just get a Labour gov, this will stop'.
I can't describe the community's betrayal and hopelessness now it's turned out Labour not only haven't stopped, they're going further.
#WelfareNotWarfare
1/
I can't describe the community's betrayal and hopelessness now it's turned out Labour not only haven't stopped, they're going further.
#WelfareNotWarfare
1/
I've made a late-night recording (it was 11pm so I do look a bit knackered) of one of my poems from the new collection. This one is about multiple miscarriages so bear that in mind if you feel it might upset you. youtu.be/2P1qQhMQY3E?...
The Butterfly House by Tracey Rhys
YouTube video by Tracey Rhys
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March 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've made a late-night recording (it was 11pm so I do look a bit knackered) of one of my poems from the new collection. This one is about multiple miscarriages so bear that in mind if you feel it might upset you. youtu.be/2P1qQhMQY3E?...
I'll be launching my first full collection on April 10 at Waterstones Cardiff with fellow Parthian stablemate, the superb Christina Thatcher. We would love love LOVE to see you there! www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...
Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher today.
www.waterstones.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'll be launching my first full collection on April 10 at Waterstones Cardiff with fellow Parthian stablemate, the superb Christina Thatcher. We would love love LOVE to see you there! www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...
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"Oxwich doesn’t wave its past in your face; it lets you stumble upon it. What it is, is a gentle, constant presence – a place that lets the bay and the cliffs do all the shouting while it leans back, waiting for you to notice just how much it has to say."
January 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Oxwich doesn’t wave its past in your face; it lets you stumble upon it. What it is, is a gentle, constant presence – a place that lets the bay and the cliffs do all the shouting while it leans back, waiting for you to notice just how much it has to say."
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Hello Monday.
🖼️ William Joyce
🖼️ William Joyce
January 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Hello Monday.
🖼️ William Joyce
🖼️ William Joyce
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I am so very happy, over the moon happy, to have two poems in the latest issue of this magazine, which I have loved for years - thank you @rialtopoetry.bsky.social x
R102 is out now. Free UK delivery. Still only £9 per issue. Order one here, go on, dare you.
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January 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am so very happy, over the moon happy, to have two poems in the latest issue of this magazine, which I have loved for years - thank you @rialtopoetry.bsky.social x
The ghosts of the starlings.
December 6, 2024 at 8:46 AM
The ghosts of the starlings.
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One of the best ways to improve your own #poetry is to read other people's. I've really enjoyed the inventiveness & imagination in @janeburn.bsky.social 's new collection 'The Apothecary of Flight' published by @ninearchespress.bsky.social Here's a snippet from a poem I love. Congrats, Jane.
December 5, 2024 at 8:12 AM
One of the best ways to improve your own #poetry is to read other people's. I've really enjoyed the inventiveness & imagination in @janeburn.bsky.social 's new collection 'The Apothecary of Flight' published by @ninearchespress.bsky.social Here's a snippet from a poem I love. Congrats, Jane.
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Ooh @corinnaboard.bsky.social has compiled 2 lists of poetry magazines so that's incredibly useful. If you look her page and click 'Starter Packs' you'll find both lists.
Added a few more,
including the wonderful @ninearchespress.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social and @parthianbooks.bsky.social
including the wonderful @ninearchespress.bsky.social @serenbooks.bsky.social and @parthianbooks.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Ooh @corinnaboard.bsky.social has compiled 2 lists of poetry magazines so that's incredibly useful. If you look her page and click 'Starter Packs' you'll find both lists.