Look forward to reading tonight in London as part of Rogue Strands reading series w/ Matthew Stewart Mat Riches Rebecca Farmer, Christopher Horton, Suzanna Fitzpatrick at the Devereux Pub in Temple 7-10pm, 20 Devereux Court, WC2R 3JJ (tube: Temple, or walk down from Holborn) Carcanet Press

No child should have to make a fatal journey in search of a better life.

We're devastated by the news of today’s loss of life in the channel, which could have been prevented.

Safe and legal routes to asylum save lives.

bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-p…

“It’s enough that I lost my father. Stop the war, it’s enough.”

14-year-old Yousef, Gaza.

His message is clear: Every child has a right to safety and peace. Ceasefire now.

For the first time since October, and with thanks to your support, our #Gaza team has been able to deliver food parcels to people driven from their homes by the Israeli military in the north.

Please continue to support our emergency response: map.org.uk/?form=FUNFXHDC…

Many thanks to Jennifer Wong for a beautiful and engaging review of 'Hard Drive' Carcanet Press in the Nine Arches blog: ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2024/04/would-…

Coast to Coast to Coast launch Sarah Mnatzaganian beautiful limited edition hand-stitched journal Slow Movement & Cello... & reading from Clare Best
May 11th Open Eye Gallery I'm posting a link below& images of Sarah's journals here The Windows Project New Writing North The Poetry Society

A review of #poetry books by Jen Campbell (is mostly elsewhere) Paul Stephenson & Yang Lian, reviewed by Jennifer Wong in Under the Radar, now at our #blog .
Finding haunting imagery & traumatic memories that are both personal & collective.
Thanks Bloodaxe Books & Carcanet Press
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For impartial, reliable, accurate reports regarding Gaza, follow some of the uk/ international charities who are still on the ground and trying to organise humanitarian aid: Oxfam Save the Children UK Medical Aid for Palestinians UNICEF UK - all messaging with clarity, passion and despair.

If you have a second please read and sign this petition calling for a Palestinian family visa scheme for Palestinian people affected by war petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…

Happy #NaPoWriMo !

The challenge to write a poem every day of April has begun and to help you on your way The Poetry Society will be providing a prompt each day - today's is from Jayant Kashyap!

Check back here for more

Gaza is starving.

Famine is setting in, and without an immediate ceasefire to allow food, medicine and supplies in, it will only get worse.

Email your MP to demand a ceasefire and an end to Israel’s siege: map.org.uk/campaigns/stop…

#Gaza #CeasefireNow #StopStarvingGaza

Please share & donate if you’re able to help young poet Haia and her family evacuate from Gaza

gofund.me/c1ddc8d0

On the day Israel bombed a foreign embassy in a third country, it also killed World Central Kitchen humanitarian workers. Israel is crossing every possible red line, still with full impunity.
Sanctions now.
Indictements now.

'Hospitals are turning into death zones, children emaciated dying by the day from malnutrition and lack of water.'

Juliette Touma tells BBC News (World) that half of the population of #Gaza is on the verge of famine. Much more needs to be done to avert it from happening.

Last chance to enter! Deadline is midnight tonight, 1st April. First Prize is £1500!

🚨The UK is selling arms to Israel.
This makes it complicit in the killing of civilians taking place every day in #Gaza . The UK must stop arming Israel immediately and take action for a #CeasefireNOW to get more aid in.
Sign the letter: bit.ly/3VwRCeU

Browse our #blog for sample poems and discussion by our poets, including recent posts by @harrymantweets Khairani Barokka and Jenny Pagdin. Plus poetry reviews and more to inspire your further reading and writing.
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People in #Gaza are:
🔺 Trapped
🔺 Bombed
🔺 Killed
🔺 Injured
🔺 Displaced
🔺 Starved

Humanitarians are facing insurmountable challenges, navigating a brutal obstacle course, to reach those in desperate need.

Israel's restrictions on aid must be lifted. The war must stop. ⬇️

Last day for entries. Get them in as soon as you can folks.