Prof Mervyn Morris, Poet Laureate of Jamaica 🇯🇲 2014-2017 now fittingly honoured with a bust helping future generations to learn of the talent and life of this revered man ⁦⁦National Library JA⁩ #poet

Final issue bath magg reflective & brilliant with its spirit of Gboyega whose poems 'Dip' & 'Reload' are phenomenal. 🙏 to editors @MWhelanWriter Joe Carrick-Varty Dr Victoria Kennefick (She/Her)🍉 for their emotional labour 💔 promise that when i’m gone     you won’t let anyone try say they knew me.

I talked to m. nourbeSe philip about Zong! and its ripples, stretched and strained texts, and what it means to “untell” a story. Have a peek Granta. granta.com/nourbese-phili…

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison

'It has always seemed wrong to me that women between the ages of forty and seventy are the book buying force the publishing industry relies on and yet they are so underrepresented in fiction.' Read more from Georgina Moore on our blog ✍️ mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blog/… #WritingCommunity

We're delighted that Patricia Smith will now be joining fellow US poets Carolyn Forché and Suji Kwock Kim at Newcastle Poetry Festival next Saturday at 5.45pm bloodaxebooks.com/events?article… Patricia Smith's multi-award-winning Incendiary Art was published by Bloodaxe in the UK in 2019

“Inspiration for what you will work on will come in many different forms.” — Jennifer Ho

Aug 31st: DOES THAT STORY HAVE LEGS? A comprehensive model to assess your story idea…a resource you can use the rest of your writing life. Lecture, writing, short Q&A! Recording provided to all participants. PLUS month-long masterclasses are back! Email: [email protected] £39

Oh, Maggie Smith:

Incredibly sad to hear the news of Fiona's passing. We absolutely love the work The Poetry Exchange has done, and are grateful for the poetry community she's helped to create.