These are FREE if you're interested. eventbrite.com/e/poetry-works… eventbrite.com/e/poetry-works…

Wowee. Thanks for sharing these. Writing The Self sold out in less than 24 hours! Still a few spots left on Writing Motherhood. I always get a bit of imposter syndrome around running workshops so this has given me a real boost. Might put more up if there's demand x

⚡ 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨.𝟒 ⚡ We return to The Edge on Thu 13 Jun with our 4th edition of LIVEwire Manchester! A night of electric spoken word poetry, starring (🥁...) @salenagodden, Molly Naylor & Nafeesa Hamid! 🎟️ £15 (£13) edgetheatre.co.uk/livewire/

📢 THIS THURSDAY 📢 I'll be chatting with megababe Laurie Bolger and reading poems from my upcoming collection SWELL 🤰🏽💕 Open mic too if you fancy & all online. Get on it xx eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-in-py…

“whatever happens / now is who we might become” On this very sad day, I want to share a happy poem by Kathryn Bevis, an immensely kind poet who deserves to always be remembered with a smile. From her exquisite collection, The Butterfly House 🦋

People of Hull! We're heading your way for a very special one-off event, starring @salenagodden on Fri 14 June. Salena will be supported on the night by Vicky Foster and Matt Abbott | Poet 🍉. Tickets are Pay As You Feel (£6, £8, £10) and are on sale now ⚡ eventbrite.com/e/livewire-poe…

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 ✍️ We're over the moon with these! They take place over Zoom from 18.30-20.30 BST and are Pay As You Feel (£3, £5, £7). 29 May - @TaliaRandall 5 Jun - 🦻🏽Raymond Antrobus 12 Jun - @ceciliaknapp livewirepoetry.org/2024/05/21/int…

We have a very limited number of spaces remaining on @TaliaRandall's poetry workshop this Wednesday (29 May) ✍️ It takes place over Zoom from 18.30-20.30 BST, and tickets are Pay As You Feel (£3, £5, £7). eventbrite.com/e/910306981687

Returning to X again to shout about the LIVEwire Poetry ⚡️ workshops being some of the best I've ever been privileged to be a part of. Toria Garbutt is as electric in real life as I expected and the whole two hours was bursting with tender expression and incredible vulnerability

We're hitting the road with @salenagodden ⚡️📚 Join us for a truly electric night of spoken word poetry, starring an internationally renowned poetry icon. These events support the publication of Salena's new poetry collection 'With Love, Grief and Fury' on Canongate (has left)! 🧵

Leeds folk! This is tomorrow (Friday) eve at Open Source Arts and is fundraising for some vital causes. Featuring a wonderful line-up of poets 🍉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-poetry…

⚡️ 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 ⚡️ Join us at The Edge for a night of electric spoken word poetry! Starring (🥁...) ⚡️ @salenagodden ⚡️ Molly Naylor ⚡️ Nafeesa Hamid Hosted by Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼 & Matt Abbott | Poet 🍉. 🎟 £15 (£13) edgetheatre.co.uk/livewire/

I've wanted to perform at Milk Poetry for years. This is my first feature set at a spoken word night in Brizzle. And to top it all off, I'm sharing the bill with my infinitely better half, Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼 🥳 Can't wait. 🎟️ thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/milk-poe…

WE are looking near and far for the best poetry reads - already excited for new books slated for 2025 from Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼 Richard Scott Dr Nick Makoha FRSL Pascale Petit FRSL🐅🌳🦜🌳🐆 and a celebration of Professor Benjamin Zephaniah Bloodaxe Books ♥️ Coming Soon | Verve Poetry Bookshop (vervepoetrybookshop.com)

#JustAnnounced Milk Poetry ft. Maria Ferguson + Matt Abbott | Mon 5 Aug | Milk Poetry selects the finest, freshest poets from the UK and beyond to produce the most nourishing and eclectic spoken word bonanza you could ever hope for thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/milk-poe…

Our next event features Maria Ferguson and Matt Abbott! Monday 5 August, 7:30pm The Wardrobe Theatre Ticket link: thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/milk-poe… #poetry #bristolevents

Milk Poetry ft. Maria Ferguson + Matt Abbott | Mon 5th Aug | The Milk Poetry team produce the most nourishing and eclectic spoken word bonanza you could ever hope for thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/milk-poe… Maria Ferguson (Abbott) 🐼 Matt Abbott | Poet 🍉 Milk Poetry

✨️ COVER REVEAL ✨️ Six months to the day until SWELL is out in the world with Penguin Books UK. Nervous & excited & grateful. Can't believe that's my name next to that lil penguin 🐧📚 Pre-order link in my bio 🥰

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‘I Take my Toddler out for Dinner’ I’ve just finished reading Maria Ferguson’s excellent new collection ‘Swell.’ Here’s one of my favourites: