A super time was had by all at the Birmingham City University Creative Writing Summer Show last night - great readings from our student-edited anthology, Spark, and a brilliant talk from our special guest this year, Jonathan Davidson of WritingWestMidlands. Congratulations to everyone involved! 🍾🥂

We’ve completely refreshed our website over at Friends of Coleridge - do have a look:

Tom Poole Event!

An astonishing 21 butterfly species - one third of uk total - ⁦WorcestershireWildlife⁩ reserve Grafton Wood - ringlet, brown Argus and wood white here, & many others. My expert friend Brett Westwood found most of them for me, novelist Jim Crace and ⁦Gregory Leadbetter⁩

My new book of poetry, THE INFERNAL GARDEN, will be published in August - available to pre-order, with free UK postage, now:

Our next fantastic trio of #poetry titles arrive later in July, mid-August & early September. New books by Nina Mingya Powles Gregory Leadbetter Chris McCabe Pre-order yours, use the FREEUK code for limited free UK postage on these 3 books ninearchespress.com/shop

Our next fantastic trio of #poetry titles arrive later in July, mid-August & early September. New books by Nina Mingya Powles Gregory Leadbetter Chris McCabe Pre-order yours, use the FREEUK code for limited free UK postage on these 3 books ninearchespress.com/shop

Delighted to announce a new online launch event featuring these 3 poets celebrating their new books. Monday 8th September 7pm (BST) Pay What You Can Triple launch with Nina Mingya Powles Gregory Leadbetter & Chris McCabe Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onlin…

Our next trio of titles are out in August, September & October. You can pre-order each now using the (limited) FREEUK discount code at checkout. Enjoy free UK postage on the best kind of post 📚 New books by Gregory Leadbetter Chris McCabe & Caroline Smith ninearchespress.com/shop

Sharing a poem and blog post by Gregory Leadbetter. Enjoy encountering 'The Seal' and the inspirations behind its creation, both the watchfulness and attention in making a poem and in catching sight of animal life. ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-con… The Infernal Garden is out 14th August.

Beautiful

I've already ordered this and can't wait to read more!

Our next trio of titles are out in August, September & October. You can pre-order each now using the (limited) FREEUK discount code at checkout. Enjoy free UK postage on the best kind of post 📚 New books by Gregory Leadbetter Chris McCabe & Caroline Smith ninearchespress.com/shop

One month away - come to our online launch event featuring these 3 poets celebrating their new books. Monday 8th September 7pm (BST) Pay What You Can Triple launch with Nina Mingya Powles Gregory Leadbetter & Chris McCabe Sign up eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onlin…

Sharing a poem and blog post by Gregory Leadbetter. Enjoy encountering 'The Seal' and the inspirations behind its creation, both the watchfulness and attention in making a poem and in catching sight of animal life. ninearchespress.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-con… The Infernal Garden is out 14th August.

Very grateful for the scintillating review of my new book of poetry, THE INFERNAL GARDEN Nine Arches Press, by Jeremy Wikeley in Telegraph Books: telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-…

"Leadbetter’s subject is poetry itself. His belief in its potential is both rare and contagious." I am back in Telegraph Books, writing in praise of Gregory Leadbetter's 'infernal garden'. Awesome, eerie and just out from Nine Arches Press. Link, appropriately, down below 🫳

Publication day for The Infernal Garden by Gregory Leadbetter - leading us into dark and verdant places of the imagination through bewitching, lyrical poems that combine precision with mystery. 'A masterclass in harmony and pitch'. ninearchespress.com/publications/p… Congratulations 🧡