Howdy friends! We’re back and open for submissions as of RIGHT NOW. Send us four of your weirdest, wackiest, wonderfullest poems. Guidelines on the website!

The Poetry Submission window is open. Send your poems for consideration to Under the Radar. Click in this link for full details: ninearchespress.com/magazine Get to know our flagship magazine by buying the latest (Issue 34), as either paper or digital: ninearchespress.com/shop.html#!/Un…

Submissions open until 28 May! We want the uncomfortable, unfiltered pieces that aren’t afraid to investigate the underbelly of existence. Narratives exploring the overlooked, the untold, the dark, dirty aspects of being human.

Tomorrow's headliner at Fire&Dust #poetry (online) is...WENDY BARZETOVIC! Hosted by Ann Atkins. Open mic slots available. #SpokenWord More details and tickets here: buff.ly/sei0Uo5

Pssst! Thought you might like to know... We shall be opening general poetry submissions for one week from 1st - 7th June. Guidelines will reappear on the site on 1st June. We're excited to read your brightest and best!

Tomorrow there's a special #poetry event at Belgrade Theatre - with headline poet Miss Yankey and open mic slots (by random draw)! Fire&Dust in collaboration with Apples and Snakes - FREE tickets going fast, grab yours now! #Coventry #SpokenWord belgrade.co.uk/events/apples-…

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Looking for #poetry/ #spokenword in #Coventry? Join us tonight for Fire&Dust at the Priory Visitor Centre! Headliner: STANLEY NOTTE (from Cork, Ireland). Open mic slots available. No ticket needed but more details here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/fire-dust-at…

Looking for #poetry / #spokenword events in Coventry this week? Join Fire&Dust at Belgrade Theatre for a headline set from BRADLEY TAYLOR, plus open mic! 📅 Fri, June 13th. Bar opens 7PM, gig starts 7.30pm. Free event! Book your tickets: buff.ly/Sot3iTW

Submissions are open for the next issue! 💙 We can't wait to see your work 😍

Have you got your free ticket for Fire&Dust (online) tonight? Poets/audience, register here: buff.ly/rZ7G3e0 Open mic slots available. Headliner: DEE DICKENS! Dee Dickens (she/they) 📅 Thurs June 12th, 7.30-10PM (Zoom opens 7.20PM) #poetry #spokenword #poetrycommunity

The weather may not be seasonal but we've got a great early summer offer to cheer us up. Buy your #poetry books from us and get UK FREE POSTAGE, also valid on pre-orders. So now's the time to get your summer reading sorted. Come in for a browse: ninearchespress.com/shop

Tues 17th June - STARTS 7PM, doors open 6.30PM Chapter House in Coventry Cathedral. Actions Rayz screening of #LintonKwesiJohnson documentary plus #poetry open mic hosted by Ann Atkins & Maxi Di Poet - sign up for slots on arrival. Pay As You Feel on the door. #SpokenWord #Coventry

The latest Under the Radar is available in a digital edition, arriving straight to your in-box for just £6.99. We've introduced a new DIGITAL subscription. Details about your options: ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under-t… PLUS #poetry submissions are currently open ninearchespress.com/magazine

📅 Thurs 3rd July - Fire&Dust #Poetry/SpokenWord open mic! Venue: The PVC, #Coventry, CV1 5EX Headliner: M.L. WALSH! Open mic slots for poets - sign up on the night. You DON'T need a ticket. More details here: buff.ly/Ui1AwHq

📅 Thursday 10th July, 7.30PM (UK time) Fire&Dust #poetry open mic (virtual edition). International #SpokenWord event with headliner SHARAN CHEEMA! Free/Pay As You Feel. Open mic slots available. Register on Eventbrite as either performer or audience: buff.ly/umaevOg

Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in July 2025. Best of luck & pls share! thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

Are you ready for Fire&Dust (virtual) on Thursday? Come and support the headliner - #Coventry poet Sharan Cheema - and why not share some poems of your own in the international open mic! #Poetry #SpokenWord Tickets and more info here: buff.ly/umaevOg

📅 Fri 11th July - Treat yourself to a night out with #Poetry / #SpokenWord! Headliner is #Coventry Poet Laureate JohnPoetBernard. Venue: Belgrade Theatre. Bar opens 7PM, gig starts 7.30PM. Open mic - request a slot on arrival (random draw). Tickets: buff.ly/X5KZRGm

NEW #WriterInterview just went live! HCE speaks to poet LA Rabsatt, about her journey into writing, the #VirginIslands #poetry scene, how to pen creative political poems, and more... Read the Q&A here: buff.ly/19XP9yn