Dr Pam Thompson

‘Finding your way around ekphrasis’- workshop I’m leading for The Poetry Business on August 13th. It would be lovely to see some friends there. buytickets.at/thepoetrybusin…

@DrJoanneDixon @TheEmmaPress Yes wasn’t it wonderful, Jo x

This was a wonderful launch. Kathy's poems are moving and beautifully crafted. I was very grateful for this warm hug of an evening after a tough day. @TheEmmaPress

@theinterpreter6 @timrelf Wow, Tim. Great poem. Congratulations!

Poem-a-Day 16 'how about we conclude for now where we began (always a popular trick among storytellers) with the first few words of a joke. The punchline can come later. "A man walks into a bar…"' from 'Part of a Joke in Three Acts...' by @timrelf theinterpretershouse.org/relf-82

"To read Mark Goodwin’s poems of rock & grass & sky & the body-mind moving through them is to enter deep place: living, uncontainable– an event not a landscape."—Gerrie Fellows Out now, @kramawoodgin's At! Excerpts pictured. Read more/pick up yours here: shearsman.com/store/Mark-Goo…

@kramawoodgin @ShearsmanBooks Congratulations Mark x

Join us tomorrow at @anthonyburgess for free event with @Carcanet's Sinéad Morrissey, @JonathanCape's Charlotte Shevchenko Knight @McrWritingSchl and @NineArchesPress' Tim Tim Cheng. Music from Becky Langan @shevchenkonight. Shares greatly appreciated 😀 wp.me/p1O6so-14m

Really looking forward to reading with the fabulous @John_BHarvey on Sunday!

@timrelf @FaberAcademy @MaryMulhol @chickenbex @ellora_sutton Congratulations Tim!

Feeling very lucky to have a poem in this fine journal. Among such great company too (including three of my lovely friends from the @FaberAcademy Advanced Poetry course: @MaryMulhol @chickenbex @ellora_sutton

feels impossible not to share this eternal poem every time I see it

@timrelf I was but can’t now unfortunately. Enjoy it, Tim

Really looking forward to this. Who else is going?

I’m the judge for this year’s Café Writers open poetry competition. Deadline: Nov 30. Full details here: cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-co…

I was a winner in the @poetrybusiness International Book & Pamphlet Competition in 2020, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. This year it’s judged by poetry goddess @kimmoorepoet and it closes next month! Get your entries in 😁 poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/t…

📣The 39th Poetry Business International Book & Pamphlet Competition is now open! 📣 Judged by Kim Moore, this is a great opportunity to have your pamphlet published by a renowned poetry press. Deadline: 30 November 2024 shorturl.at/8eWrV @poetrybusiness @kimmoore

Here I get to talk about my poetry hero with Chris Jones.

Hi, friends. I am writing a paper about poetry collections that are astronomy/astrophysics/star-centric. I am using A Treatise on Stars by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Life on Mars by Tracy K. Smith, and Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück. Any others?

SUBMISSIONS CALL: We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences. Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title] Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions

@VickyGatehouse @stevewh16944270 @p Great poem and write-up x

This will be great

I’m looking forward to running this workshop next Wednesday- it would be lovely to see you there.

@minorroarr Happy Birthday Vas xxx

It's my birthday and I'm reminding myself today that what really matters in a life well lived is the small, selfless acts of love and kindness that we do spontaneously, the effect they have on others, and the ripples they cause to make the world a slightly more loving place 🩷