Final issue bath magg reflective & brilliant with its spirit of Gboyega whose poems 'Dip' & 'Reload' are phenomenal. 🙏 to editors Mariah Whelan 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.

So much love and respect for Mervyn Morris. 🖤

Y'all! I'm having a post-show convo with the gloriously brilliant Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston The VORTEX Repertory presented in conjunction with Torch Literary Arts! Austin folks, come get this blessing!

#blackfeministguide

A beautiful poem from Jenny Mitchell today:

The True Story of a Sable Maid’s Appearance in the 18th Century culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts…

Delighted to share my poem about a Black actress in the 18th century who played Juliet. The poem's written in solidarity with the actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers who's faced such online abuse. RTs appreciated.

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You can pre-order Battery Rocks from Seren 👇 📚 Pre-ordering really supports indie publishers & it would make my day too 💛

📢 Calling all writers! 🖋️ Nature Calling wants YOUR voice to celebrate nature in England's National Landscapes. 🌳🌄 If you're new to nature writing, this is your chance! Apply now for a Summer 2024 commission & inspire with your words. Check the brief shorturl.at/pvRY4

Nice to come back home after a long trip to find this write up from Roger Robinson in the 2024 Royal Society of Literature Review.

Winner will be announced May 2024!

Anthony Anaxagorou will be reading at Macready Theatre on 20th May - book your tickets now! ticketsource.co.uk/rugby-arts/ant…

I have a new (odd) poem up The Rumpus thanks to Cortney Lamar Charleston
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Happy poetry month!

Kwame Dawes is new poet laureate of Jamaica 🇯🇲 ⁦Kwame Dawes⁩ jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/09/kwa…

Today we are celebrating four amazing years of Arvon at Home! 🎉

Polly Paulusma recently joined us as a guest tutor for our online Songwriting week, where participants explored their inner musical voice with kathryn williams and Emma-Lee Moss.

Exciting News!!

Award-winning author Cynan Jones will joining our Festival of Writing Day for fiction workshops focused on how to prove your writing.

Day tickets include your choice of 2 x two-hour workshops, industry talks and networking.

Find out more: arvon.org/writing-course… Cynan Jones

I love this!

(photo by Rémy Ngamije)

Black women/womxn writers, don't know about Torch Literary Arts?
Watch Torch Literary Arts founder/executive director, Amanda Johnston, speak on who/what Torch Literary Arts is and the importance of funding Torch at the City of Austin Arts Commission on 3/18/22.
youtu.be/8VG5_EeG_Aw?fe…

Jason Allen-Paisant Oxford University Press I just requested a copy of 'Engagements with Aimé Césaire' through the UoE library & am very much looking forward to reading it!
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God what is happening today. R.I.P.