Poet & Reviewer: 'Dressing for the Afterlife' & 'Melanchrini,' Nine Arches Press; 'Instructions for Making Me,' HappenStance
Joined January 2012
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7 Dec 2020
Really pleased to have The Guardian Poem of the Week. @guardian @NineArchesPress It's just a lovely antidote to start rounding off the strangeness of 2020! theguardian.com/books/booksb…
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16 Sep 2025
Looking forward to this with @timrelf @dislaney @MariaTaylor_ at Waterstones in Market Harborough @PoetrySociety @cwaleicester @EverybodyReview @PoetryDayUK
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Am really looking forward to taking part in a poetry reading and discussion in Market Harborough @Waterstones on the evening of Thursday October 2, with @dislaney @MariaTaylor_ and @crystalclearjt. Please come along if you're nearby. waterstones.com/events/poetr…
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25 Jun 2025
Our heartfelt thanks to @emergencypoet for choosing a gorgeous array of Nine Arches poets to fill the pages of these beautiful anthologies, with poems by @isobeldixon @jennywcreative @olgadermott @MariaTaylor_ @DeanAtta @rozgoddard & others.
Offering comfort and inspiration.
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20 Aug 2024
Thank you @LeafePress
20 Aug 2024
"The last flight to Nicosia in ’74." A new poem from @MariaTaylor_ - "‘Before the Fighting’, Mother said, ‘the Airport Sparkled’"
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5 Aug 2024
Yesterday I overheard a teenage boy say to his friend 'Don't tell them I'm a Muslim, I'll get hate.' This is what we've come to in '24.
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5 Aug 2024
Just popping on here to share a recommendation of this excellent powerful collection by Rachel Mann. @Carcanet
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4 Jul 2024
My review of "Contraflow: Lines of English news, 1922-2022" ed. John Greening and Kevin Gardner @renardpress is in the excellent new issue of "Under the Radar Magazine" from @NineArchesPress #bookreview @cwaleicester @EverybodyReview @PoetrySociety @MariaTaylor_
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1 Jul 2024
In other news my daughter has announced Jude Bellingham as my future son-in-law.
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1 Jul 2024
New issue of Under the Radar, which along with great poetry & short fiction, features my review of books by Sue Dymoke, Rachel Mann & Jean Atkin. Fab reviews also by @jennywcreative @kazbel @crystalclearjt & @Julwe1 @NineArchesPress
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13 Jun 2024
Thanks for sharing @NineArchesPress
13 Jun 2024
FULL OF PURPOSE : @MariaTaylor_ reviews @gosspoems @YvonneReddick & @yopopodawn finding themes of home and family, the natural world, harsh realities, loss and solidarity.
Originally in Under the Radar 32, now at our blog:
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5 Jun 2024
Was very sad to hear of the passing of Geoff Hattersley yesterday. I loved his poetry... and I never got to hear him read in public. 😔 His sad/funny tone reflected working class life beautifully.
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4 Jun 2024
i.m. Geoff Hattersley (1956-2024)
Geoff Hattersley, who died yesterday, was one of the most outstanding but underrated poets of his generation...
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4 Jun 2024
Congratulations, Jo! xx
4 Jun 2024
Beyond happy to be highly commended in the Rialto Nature & Place comp. & pleased as punch that my poem was selected by Zaffar Kunial - that makes it very special to me. Congratulations to the winners, all the commended and longlisted poets. @RialtoPoetry therialto.co.uk/pages/2024/0……
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1 Jun 2024
London Grip New Poetry – Summer 2024
Issue 52 of London Grip New Poetry: londongrip.co.uk/2024/05/lon…
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31 May 2024
And the day comes to a close with the hot water tap exploding and steaming hot water filling the kitchen... under control now, I hope.
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31 May 2024
I have a new poem on @LondonGrip today, on my mother's first daughter and the sister I nearly had. Great to read work from @Emma_Lee1 and @fierydes in there too. londongrip.co.uk/2024/05/lon…
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30 May 2024
NEXT WEEK: join us for the ONLINE DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH for @HarryManTweets and @TamarYoseloff celebrating Popular Song and Belief Systems coming into the world.
With guest poet Sean O'Brien
📅 Tuesday 4th June, 7.30pm BST
📍 Online
🎟️ Pay by donation
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27 May 2024
A mistake is forgetting to add salt to rice, it is not deliberately bombing a safe zone.
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28 May 2024
The last few days of our excellent Under the Radar flagship magazine offer.
Half price copies including the most recent Issue are now at our online shop.
Any missing from your shelves? Pick them up at 50% off buff.ly/40A1vYR
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28 May 2024
"a deeply personal collection, which at the same time is notable for its lyrical precision and variety of poetic styles when thinking about grief...." Here's my review of 'Grief's Alphabet' by @Carrie_Etter and thanks to @EverybodyReview!
28 May 2024
New review on Everybody's Reviewing by @MariaTaylor_ of "Grief's Alphabet" by @Carrie_Etter everybodysreviewing.blogspot… @SerenBooks @crystalclearjt @cwaleicester @PoetrySociety @UoBrisBPI
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