Take Flight with Randolph Matthews coming to Ledbury to raise the roof off the Great Barn, Hellens Manor with #poetry jazz and gospel Friday 5th July ⁦@LedburyPoetry⁩ ⁦⁦@NineArchesPress⁩ ⁦@PoetrySociety⁩ ⁦@VervePoetryFest⁩ ⁦@writingwestmids⁩ 🙏🏿🙏🏿

This month marks the 100th birthday of John Coltrane. In honor of this supreme musical force, I’ll be sharing one essential Coltrane song every day leading up to his 100th birthday on September 23rd. Day 18: “Ole”

John Coltrane performing “My Favorite Things” with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums live in Belgium, 1965.

Give a poet a hug today! Share this! #poetrycommunity

🤩A weekend of creativity, nature and community at Saddlecombe Farm. 🖊️ An inspiring, nourishing programme rooted in the landscape, with something for all ages. 📅Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 October (10:30am-4:45pm) 📍Saddlecombe Farm. 🎟️Children and under 18s come for free

💧Through meditation, mindful walking, deep listening, and reflective writing, this contemplative #workshop w/ Sense Turner explores our relationship with water as both a physical presence and a source of inner knowing. writingourlegacy.org.uk/even…

Punctuation in poetry not only really matters, it's a powerful tool for communicating, it can radically alter meaning, tone, time & space... it's playful & Rishi @BetaRish @NineArchesPress makes it super fun. Book here: cathdrake.com

I have the pleasure of guest editing a special issue of The Langston Hughes Review. I’d love to read and consider your poems for publication. Send 1-3 poems to the email below by 12/1 to be considered.

The ending of this Mary Ruefle poem always catches me off-guard… and yet it’s always the correct ending

🌟Sponsor Winchester Poetry Festival 2027!🌟 We are looking for like-minded biz/org who can share in our mission to share, showcase, celebrate + champion great poetry To learn more please visit: winchesterpoetryfestival.org… #HelloWinchester @WinchesterBID

Is that why God recast us in His image?

Geopoetics: A Journey Through Time A short film introducing some key ideas and landscapes informing my Black Country Geopoetics (Including a natter with the awesome Emma Purshouse) piped.video/xQ1-q-RDKjw?si=_ysI… via

Walter Benjamin’s “The Writer’s Technique in Thirteen Theses,” from One-Way Street.

Another one from Diane di Prima (it was her birthday yesterday) May it continue

@mcbridesworld gettin’ DOWN with the bow at #emmetsplace!!!

Soloing on “Save Us” mvt. #5 from All Rise during last night’s rehearsal at Usher Hall in Edinburgh. @edintfest @NickyBenedetti

8/13/26 “It’s never our finest hour in America but right now,”

NEW photo of Michael Shaeffer as King Aerys II! 👑 📸 Chris Hoare

❛ You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world. James Baldwin, born #OTD in 1924.

Beyond the mirror waits Lilith. mflibra.com/products/1898-sc… Published in 1898, Lilith is widely regarded as George MacDonald's most profound work and one of the masterpieces of Victorian fantasy. Dark, hallucinatory, and richly symbolic, Lilith explores life, death, redemption, and the mysteries of the soul. Preserved in its original publisher's binding, this scarce edition is a remarkable addition for collectors of George MacDonald and landmark works of fantasy literature. #BookWithASoul #MFLIBRA #OwnAPieceOfHistory #GeorgeMacDonald #Lilith #VictorianFantasy #FantasyLiterature #RareBooks #BookCollectors #VictorianBooks