Zakia Carpenter-Hall

My contributor's copy of the Summer 2022 issue has arrived which marks my ✨5th ✨ review for The Poetry Review! @PoetrySociety. Thanks to @AndreBagoo for commissioning me to write this most recent review and @no1_emily for all the previous ones. It's all been such a joy. 🥳🎉💫

Vote for your favourite @InkSweatTears April 2026 Pick of the Month. See all the nominated poems and vote here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/april-2026-pic…

Show us worlds within worlds, hidden or under explored locales, stretch our imaginations, play with scale. (All other themes still welcome.) Email Zakia/@ZCarpenterHall: interns@inksweatandtears.co.uk More details at inksweatandtears.co.uk/submissions/

A published poet, critic, tutor and more, @ZCarpenterHall is our newest IS&T editing intern and will be with us from March through June. We very much look forward to working with her. Welcome Zakia! Details at inksweatandtears.co.uk/welcome-zakia-… #InkSweatAndTears #Internships

Register here: course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickinson…

Join us 21st September (3pm London Time)! course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickinson…

I’m teaching next term! @poetryschool poetryschool.com/courses/fortni…

My most recent review is available to read in full on @Poetry_London's website: poetrylondon.co.uk/celebrating-su… Thank you to @IsabelleBaafi and @Poetry_London for commissioning this piece.

Why are we involved in politics? Baraka: To make room for art, finally, to make room for things that are beautiful & true, cause otherwise there are forces that would destroy it all the time. That's what politics finally is to do, protect truth & beauty, theres no other reason

@poetrywales issue 60.2. on experimentation and innovation is *almost* here! Preorder : poetrywales.co.uk/product/poetry… Thanks to @ZoeBrigley, @kandacesiobhan, everyone at @poetrywales and all of our contributors. It's been so lovely to work with all of you!

Three weeks to go to my book launch! A night of conversation poetry, and music. See you on the 12th November at @ICALondon ica.art/what-s-in-a-na…

Keen to develop your performance & live readings. This online masterclass back by popular demand is for you. Looking at nerves, scripting your poems, voice projection etc. There are two dates 23th and 24th November. Book fast before the tickets sell out. eventbrite.com/e/944148011117…

@IsabelleBaafi @FaberBooks @weslpress Huge congratulations, Isabelle! ❤️🥳🎉🎊🎊🎉🎉🎊🎊

I was invited to be on a career panel today at my alma mater. It was an honour to be asked, to share my experience alongside the other panelists and answer questions. Cheers 🥂 to squiggly careers and the skills and lessons learned from them. @KingstonUni

I wrote ‘Rewilding Eden’ about @OdubanjoGboyega’s collection Adam @FaberBooks for @PoetrySociety. Thank you to The Poetry Review for letting me try something different with form. Gboyega, 🪴💐🌼🌺🌷🌱🪴

Really excited about this book. Can’t wait to share with you. Thank you @PenguinUKBooks and @DGALitAgents @AparnaKumar95 for believing in my writing. Thank you to my first readers for going with my ideas. The New Carthaginians is about to take flight. #poetlife #makethetea

Here are our ten wonderful shortlisted poets for the T.S. Eliot Prize 2024, and their shortlisted books! We are so thrilled to be able to celebrate these writers and share their work with you all. tseliot.com/prize/category…

Books bought, gifted, and a galley to blurb 💜

Portfolio contributors include @RuffneckRefugee, @NickMakoha, @jallenpaisant, @DeanAtta, @adjoseph, @InuaEllams, @DzifaBenson, @RaymondAntrobus, @YomiSode, @BlueBirdTail, @itsamule, @ZCarpenterHall, @SafiyaKamaria, @rrobinson72, @CalebFemi_, @Malikabooker, and more.

The @poetrywales submission window is now open: poetrywales.co.uk/submissions/ The 60.2 issue will also be edited by myself and @kandacesiobhan . Looking forward to reading your work!