Zoë Brigley
@zoebrigley.bsky.social
Award winning poet, editor of Poetry Wales, poetry coeditor at Seren Books, a founding editor of Modron Magazine
An exciting return for @modronmagazine.bsky.social
We’re back, after a summer break! This week, we’re thrilled to present an exclusive interview with leading poet, Ruth Padel, exploring creative process, inspiration, and the importance of the natural world to her work.
Huge thanks to Taz Rahman and Just Another Poet
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Huge thanks to Taz Rahman and Just Another Poet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_0f...
August 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
An exciting return for @modronmagazine.bsky.social
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Join me, @zoebrigley.bsky.social, Tangie Mitchell and Kandace Siobhan Walker on 21st of September at 3pm London Time.
Register here: course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickins...
Register here: course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickins...
August 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Join me, @zoebrigley.bsky.social, Tangie Mitchell and Kandace Siobhan Walker on 21st of September at 3pm London Time.
Register here: course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickins...
Register here: course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickins...
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Great & wide-ranging review of The Strongbox, alongside Gboyega Odubanjo and Jen Campbell, by @zoebrigley.bsky.social & now online @magmapoetry.bsky.social – I’m so grateful for the review & so pleased when The Strongbox reaches a reader. @carcanet.bsky.social
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August 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Great & wide-ranging review of The Strongbox, alongside Gboyega Odubanjo and Jen Campbell, by @zoebrigley.bsky.social & now online @magmapoetry.bsky.social – I’m so grateful for the review & so pleased when The Strongbox reaches a reader. @carcanet.bsky.social
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I won something for a poem I wrote for the Aunts and Grandmas on Livingston Ave.
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Chosen Poets & Artists
It was a joy to gather in the heart of Columbus for an hour of poetry and community. The event marked the culmination of months of collaboration and creativity, made possible by the generous suppor…
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July 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I won something for a poem I wrote for the Aunts and Grandmas on Livingston Ave.
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Hi London friends, I will be reading at the @poetrylondon.bsky.social summer launch this Thursday - come along and say hi! I'll be reading at few poems from New Arcana so you'll get a little sneak preview 🔮☀️
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hi London friends, I will be reading at the @poetrylondon.bsky.social summer launch this Thursday - come along and say hi! I'll be reading at few poems from New Arcana so you'll get a little sneak preview 🔮☀️
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
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We are now open for general submissions.
Submit translations of poems from any language into English.
Deadline: 15 August 2025. modernpoetryintranslation.submittable.com/submit/10070...
Submit translations of poems from any language into English.
Deadline: 15 August 2025. modernpoetryintranslation.submittable.com/submit/10070...
July 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We are now open for general submissions.
Submit translations of poems from any language into English.
Deadline: 15 August 2025. modernpoetryintranslation.submittable.com/submit/10070...
Submit translations of poems from any language into English.
Deadline: 15 August 2025. modernpoetryintranslation.submittable.com/submit/10070...
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This has been a dream to work on and a nice break to write about history, creativity and falling down hills on my backside in beautiful South Wales. Out September 15th! Pre-order here: www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...
#running #writing #trailrunning
#running #writing #trailrunning
Coming soon: @natholborow.bsky.social encourages you to get out and explore South Wales in trainers in her new book ‘Wild Running’, publishing 15 September. Available to pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...
July 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This has been a dream to work on and a nice break to write about history, creativity and falling down hills on my backside in beautiful South Wales. Out September 15th! Pre-order here: www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...
#running #writing #trailrunning
#running #writing #trailrunning
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We’re delighted to see Abeer Ameer on the shortlist for the @forwardprizes.bsky.social Best Single Poem – Written! 🎉 Her poem ‘At Least’ was first published by @modronmagazine.bsky.social.
The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written
Announcing the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Written! Poems that move, resonate, and demand to be read.
👏 Huge congratulations to the shortlisted poets!
🔗Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
Announcing the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Written! Poems that move, resonate, and demand to be read.
👏 Huge congratulations to the shortlisted poets!
🔗Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
July 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We’re delighted to see Abeer Ameer on the shortlist for the @forwardprizes.bsky.social Best Single Poem – Written! 🎉 Her poem ‘At Least’ was first published by @modronmagazine.bsky.social.
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🎤 ANNOUNCING: Forward Prizes Ceremony 2025 @southbankcentre.bsky.social
📅 Sun 26 Oct | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Southbank Centre
20 poets. 4 prizes. 1 unforgettable night of poetry!
Tickets 🎟️: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/for...
#ForwardPrizes #PoetryLive
📅 Sun 26 Oct | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Southbank Centre
20 poets. 4 prizes. 1 unforgettable night of poetry!
Tickets 🎟️: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/for...
#ForwardPrizes #PoetryLive
July 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎤 ANNOUNCING: Forward Prizes Ceremony 2025 @southbankcentre.bsky.social
📅 Sun 26 Oct | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Southbank Centre
20 poets. 4 prizes. 1 unforgettable night of poetry!
Tickets 🎟️: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/for...
#ForwardPrizes #PoetryLive
📅 Sun 26 Oct | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Southbank Centre
20 poets. 4 prizes. 1 unforgettable night of poetry!
Tickets 🎟️: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/for...
#ForwardPrizes #PoetryLive
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If you live near Cardiff, pop along to this event. It will be gorgeous. Book your tickets via @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social 🩷
Join me and @tazrahman.bsky.social and our @serenbooks.bsky.social for this reading in Cardiff 🩷 feel like am Oasis on tour, but an Elastica version.
July 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you live near Cardiff, pop along to this event. It will be gorgeous. Book your tickets via @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social 🩷
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Battery Rocks is 1 year old. Thanks to my publisher
@serenbooks.bsky.social & to @societyofauthors.bsky.social
for the Arthur Welton Award & Gorsedh Kernow for Holyer an Gof Poetry award & to all bookshops/festivals/readers & The Guardian/BBC R4 for featuring it www.serenbooks.com/book/battery...
@serenbooks.bsky.social & to @societyofauthors.bsky.social
for the Arthur Welton Award & Gorsedh Kernow for Holyer an Gof Poetry award & to all bookshops/festivals/readers & The Guardian/BBC R4 for featuring it www.serenbooks.com/book/battery...
July 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Battery Rocks is 1 year old. Thanks to my publisher
@serenbooks.bsky.social & to @societyofauthors.bsky.social
for the Arthur Welton Award & Gorsedh Kernow for Holyer an Gof Poetry award & to all bookshops/festivals/readers & The Guardian/BBC R4 for featuring it www.serenbooks.com/book/battery...
@serenbooks.bsky.social & to @societyofauthors.bsky.social
for the Arthur Welton Award & Gorsedh Kernow for Holyer an Gof Poetry award & to all bookshops/festivals/readers & The Guardian/BBC R4 for featuring it www.serenbooks.com/book/battery...
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This week’s Friday Poem is ‘(i)’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, the first in a sequence of sonnets from her new collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/07/frid.... @notjustdancing.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘(i)’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, the first in a sequence of sonnets from her new collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/07/frid.... @notjustdancing.bsky.social
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Summer is here! Really looking forward to this issue. I enjoyed poems from @chadpie.bsky.social, Rebecca Gethin, @rachaelclyne.bsky.social as well as many other fantastic poets! Thank you @zoebrigley.bsky.social for including my work in @poetrywales.bsky.social! poetrywales.co.uk/product/summ...
Poetry Wales 61.1 Summer 2025 | The International Issue - Poetry Wales
Travel the world with Poetry Wales Summer 2025: The International Issue. From Nigeria to India, Canada to Ireland, and the U.S. to Palestine, the issue highlights poets working across borders, languag...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Summer is here! Really looking forward to this issue. I enjoyed poems from @chadpie.bsky.social, Rebecca Gethin, @rachaelclyne.bsky.social as well as many other fantastic poets! Thank you @zoebrigley.bsky.social for including my work in @poetrywales.bsky.social! poetrywales.co.uk/product/summ...
🎉 We’ve got the names... but you’ll have to wait! 🎨✍️
The commended poets and artists for the Women of Ohio Competition have been chosen — and yes, the poets, artists, and I all know who they are.
But you won’t find out until Saturday July 12th at the Columbus Book Festival 👀
The commended poets and artists for the Women of Ohio Competition have been chosen — and yes, the poets, artists, and I all know who they are.
But you won’t find out until Saturday July 12th at the Columbus Book Festival 👀
July 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🎉 We’ve got the names... but you’ll have to wait! 🎨✍️
The commended poets and artists for the Women of Ohio Competition have been chosen — and yes, the poets, artists, and I all know who they are.
But you won’t find out until Saturday July 12th at the Columbus Book Festival 👀
The commended poets and artists for the Women of Ohio Competition have been chosen — and yes, the poets, artists, and I all know who they are.
But you won’t find out until Saturday July 12th at the Columbus Book Festival 👀
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A response to recent blog posts from fellow poets @zoebrigley.bsky.social & @natholborow.bsky.social reflecting on the uncanny feeling of reading reviews of your own book & the freelance writer life post-PhD createdtoread.com/back-to-the-...
Back to the Book Blog: Teaching, Readings and ReviewsBack to the Book Blog: Teaching, Readings and Reviews
I used to love writing blog posts and book reviews, and then I became a PhD student. From 2019 to 2024 I buried myself waist-deep in research while juggling a career as a freelance poet, creative writ...
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June 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A response to recent blog posts from fellow poets @zoebrigley.bsky.social & @natholborow.bsky.social reflecting on the uncanny feeling of reading reviews of your own book & the freelance writer life post-PhD createdtoread.com/back-to-the-...
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Many thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for publishing my conversation with @zoebrigley.bsky.social about my poem Chafer modronmagazine.com/2025/06/28/t...
The More Than Human Perspective in Environmental Poetry: A Poem and Interview with Hilary Watson
This interview features poet Hilary Watson discussing her creative process influenced by her interactions with insects. She addresses human perceptions of disgust and superiority over these creatur…
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June 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Many thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for publishing my conversation with @zoebrigley.bsky.social about my poem Chafer modronmagazine.com/2025/06/28/t...
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Bit late posting about this but was so happy to have a new poem published in the latest issue of @poetrywales.bsky.social – a special edition feat 60 new Welsh poets to celebrate the magazine’s 60th anniversary. Diolch to @zoebrigley.bsky.social for choosing it and here’s to the next 60 years of PW!
July 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Bit late posting about this but was so happy to have a new poem published in the latest issue of @poetrywales.bsky.social – a special edition feat 60 new Welsh poets to celebrate the magazine’s 60th anniversary. Diolch to @zoebrigley.bsky.social for choosing it and here’s to the next 60 years of PW!
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Delighted to have 2 vispo in the new nature edition of @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social alongside fiction & poetry from the likes of @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social, @zoebrigley.bsky.social & more! Thanks to eds @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social & @petermcallister.bsky.social
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'Natural Habitat' by Julia Biggs
Vispo
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June 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Delighted to have 2 vispo in the new nature edition of @inkfishmagazine.bsky.social alongside fiction & poetry from the likes of @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social, @zoebrigley.bsky.social & more! Thanks to eds @katehorsleywriter.bsky.social & @petermcallister.bsky.social
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🎉 Calling All Ohio Artists & Poets!
FINAL DAYS - deadline 4th June Weds
🖌️✍️ Open to all genders 📍 Open to Ohio-based poets and visual artists only 💸 FREE to enter 🏆 $200 top prize
🔗 Submit: womenofohio.com
#WomenOfOhio #ArtAndPoetry #FreeToEnter #OhioCreatives #CelebrateWomen #CallForSubmissions
FINAL DAYS - deadline 4th June Weds
🖌️✍️ Open to all genders 📍 Open to Ohio-based poets and visual artists only 💸 FREE to enter 🏆 $200 top prize
🔗 Submit: womenofohio.com
#WomenOfOhio #ArtAndPoetry #FreeToEnter #OhioCreatives #CelebrateWomen #CallForSubmissions
June 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
🎉 Calling All Ohio Artists & Poets!
FINAL DAYS - deadline 4th June Weds
🖌️✍️ Open to all genders 📍 Open to Ohio-based poets and visual artists only 💸 FREE to enter 🏆 $200 top prize
🔗 Submit: womenofohio.com
#WomenOfOhio #ArtAndPoetry #FreeToEnter #OhioCreatives #CelebrateWomen #CallForSubmissions
FINAL DAYS - deadline 4th June Weds
🖌️✍️ Open to all genders 📍 Open to Ohio-based poets and visual artists only 💸 FREE to enter 🏆 $200 top prize
🔗 Submit: womenofohio.com
#WomenOfOhio #ArtAndPoetry #FreeToEnter #OhioCreatives #CelebrateWomen #CallForSubmissions
🎨 Art Competition Open — Deadline: June 4, 2025 🎉 Ohio Artists — Show Us Your Vision! Now accepting submissions of powerful, original visual art that celebrates the lives, legacies, and contributions of women from Columbus and across Ohio, famous or hidden figures who have impacted you.
May 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🎨 Art Competition Open — Deadline: June 4, 2025 🎉 Ohio Artists — Show Us Your Vision! Now accepting submissions of powerful, original visual art that celebrates the lives, legacies, and contributions of women from Columbus and across Ohio, famous or hidden figures who have impacted you.
🎉 Calling All Ohio Artists & Poets!
Are you inspired by the strength, creativity, and impact of Ohio’s women? Enter the Women of Ohio competition and help celebrate their stories through visual art or poetry!
To enter, you need to...
Are you inspired by the strength, creativity, and impact of Ohio’s women? Enter the Women of Ohio competition and help celebrate their stories through visual art or poetry!
To enter, you need to...
May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉 Calling All Ohio Artists & Poets!
Are you inspired by the strength, creativity, and impact of Ohio’s women? Enter the Women of Ohio competition and help celebrate their stories through visual art or poetry!
To enter, you need to...
Are you inspired by the strength, creativity, and impact of Ohio’s women? Enter the Women of Ohio competition and help celebrate their stories through visual art or poetry!
To enter, you need to...
🎨 Calling All Ohio Visual Artists! The Women of Ohio Art Competition invites you to honor Ohio's remarkable women through your artwork. Whether you're a painter, sculptor, or digital artist, this is your chance. Submit your masterpiece: womenofohio.com. Free to enter-$200 prize-Open to all genders
May 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🎨 Calling All Ohio Visual Artists! The Women of Ohio Art Competition invites you to honor Ohio's remarkable women through your artwork. Whether you're a painter, sculptor, or digital artist, this is your chance. Submit your masterpiece: womenofohio.com. Free to enter-$200 prize-Open to all genders
Just a reminder that until 28th May, you can get 50% off many books at Seren Books serenbooks.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just a reminder that until 28th May, you can get 50% off many books at Seren Books serenbooks.com
✍️ Ohio Poets, Your Voice Matters! The Women of Ohio Poetry Competition seeks powerful poems that pay tribute to the influential women of Columbus and Ohio. 📝 Submit your poem: womenofohio.com DEADLINE: June 4th. Free to enter. $200 prize. Open to all genders. #WomenOfOhio #PoetryCall #OhioPoet
May 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
✍️ Ohio Poets, Your Voice Matters! The Women of Ohio Poetry Competition seeks powerful poems that pay tribute to the influential women of Columbus and Ohio. 📝 Submit your poem: womenofohio.com DEADLINE: June 4th. Free to enter. $200 prize. Open to all genders. #WomenOfOhio #PoetryCall #OhioPoet
DORIS DAY: Need inspiration for the Women of Ohio art and poetry competition? Here are some thoughts on Ohio woman, Doris Day. Remember, you can enter the Women of Ohio competition. 🖌️Submit a poem or artwork inspired by an Ohio woman
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May 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
DORIS DAY: Need inspiration for the Women of Ohio art and poetry competition? Here are some thoughts on Ohio woman, Doris Day. Remember, you can enter the Women of Ohio competition. 🖌️Submit a poem or artwork inspired by an Ohio woman
womenofohio.com
womenofohio.com