THIS now tomorrow - we can't wait - so many of our favourite poetry indies attending for one of UK poetry's major events. Come and say hi. 20 April, St Columba’s, SW1X 0BD. Free entry! poetrysociety.org.uk/projects/free-…… ❤️

Exciting times Verve Poetry Press💟

Rachel Long Helen Mort Pascale Petit FRSL🐅🌳🦜🌳🐆 @JaneYeh3 @poetclare Yvonne Reddick Helen Calcutt Dzifa Afi Benson carrieetter.bsky.social @saralaestruch @ninamingya Mary Jean Chan @RushikaWick @brumradiopoets OUR FIRST zoom workshop of the series is with the brilliant @poetclare Bloodaxe Books on Tuesday (7th May, 7-9pm) and still has a couple of spaces free. It's going to be a brilliant workshop from a poet who really knows her stuff. You can book tickets here tinyurl.com/rvnyfmjd

So proud of the quality poets we have delivering zoom workshops for us this year from May. This helps us to fund #poetry activity on the ground in #Brum such as our monthly open mic only night for beginners The Hive and our young person's collective based at Cherry Reds 🇪🇺🍒💙

OUR 2024 zoom poetry workshop series (may-nov) starts TODAY with @poetclare delivering 'Joining the Poetic Conversation'. Following this is Rachel Long 's 'The Party' and Helen Mort's 'Mentoring In Action'. Not too late to sign up! tinyurl.com/3bp9cnrd ❤️

We had a brilliant 1st workshop in OUR 2024 zoom poetry workshop series (may-nov) with @poetclare. Up next (Tues 14th) is super Rachel Long's workshop 'The Party'. Then @helenmort's Mentoring in Action & #AnthonyCapildeo's Happy Alphabets. Info here: tinyurl.com/3bp9cnrd ❤️

EXCITED for this workshop with the wonderful Rachel Long - this really is a storming zoom workshop series that we've put together ❤️

Bits of news appearing about the new VEVRE multi-publisher poetry-only online bookshop. It's going to be 💥

LOVING the books our bookshop shoppers are choosing. What might you pick? ♥️ Jo Bell Josie Giles Caroline Bird Nine Arches Press Silver Press 🌙 Carcanet Press

SO many wonderful books coming out between now and the end of the year. Incl from Margaret E Atwood Danez Caleb Ruth Padel & 🦻🏽Raymond Antrobus We discount the majority of our pre-orders at vervepoetrybookshop.com ♥️

Margaret E Atwood Danez Caleb Ruth Padel 🦻🏽Raymond Antrobus ALSO looking forward to these beauties from @CPhillipsPoet Theresa Lola Dzifa Afi Benson @RomalynAnte & Helen Mort Get 20% off all pre-orders and other books on your first visit vervepoetrybookshop.com ♥️

IT'S SEPTEMBER and our new all-poetry online bookshop is TWO MONTHS OLD! So many great titles coming out this month incl these 5 faves. We have a 20% discount for first time users. Have you had a browse yet? vervepoetrybookshop.com

NOT FORGETTING our brilliant new Collection For September from Helen Mort . DadVsDad combines lyric poems with visual-text pieces to document the effects of a stroke (her father's) and stroke recovery ❤️vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page/d…

IT'S SEPTEMBER and we are TWO MONTHS OLD! So many great titles coming out this month incl these 5 faves. We have a 20% discount for first time users. Have you had a browse yet? vervepoetrybookshop.com

NOT FORGETTING our brilliant new Collection For September from Helen Mort . DadVsDad combines lyric poems with visual-text pieces to document the effects of a stroke (her father's) and stroke recovery ❤️ vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page/d…

Excited about all these books & time difference on the catalogue! 🍀

Thrilled that this is finally out ❤️

OUR NEXT zoom workshop is looming and there are a couple of spaces left if you're quick. It's with the ace Dr Victoria Kennefick (She/Her)🍉 whose Egg/Shell (Carcanet Press 2024) is one of our faves of the year so far. Get your ticket before they go! tinyurl.com/bdze46yj