It came! It’s difficult to describe how much being in The Poetry Review means to me, I’m so honoured to have a place in the Summer issue alongside so many incredible poets I admire. Thank you so much to Wayne Holloway-Smith for selecting my work 💛
ignitionpress is open for submissions from emerging poets: 21 April - 21 May 2025! We're delighted that our Guest Editor for this series is @IsabelleBaafi. See the thread below for more details about Isabelle's work & our plans. For more info, visit: bit.ly/ignitionsubmission (1/3)
ALT ignitionpress. Our submission window is open for pamphlets by emerging poets: 21 April - 21 May 2025. ignitionpress is a poetry pamphlet press with an international outlook. Our pamphlets have been awarded six PBS Pamphlet Choice selections, and the press won the 2021 Michael Marks Publishers' Award. We're delighted to welcome
Isabelle Baafi as Guest Editor. Isabelle is the author of Chaotic Good (Faber, 2025) and an editor at Poetry London and Magma. For details about how to submit, please visit: bit.ly/ignitionsubmission.
Overnight, the National Park Service has removed "transgender" and the "T" from the LGBTQ acronym on their webpage about the Stonewall National Monument.
The disregard of our transgender peers exemplifies the ongoing rollback of LGBTQ protections under the current administration.
We must come together to make sure the LGBTQ community is not only recognized, but also protected under the law. Join me in making sure we all live with the dignity and respect we deserve. Add your name to their petition today to defend our shared humanity.
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Elon Musk tells an AfD rally in Germany: "I think there is too much focus on past guilt (in Germany), and we need to move beyond that. Children should not feel guilty for the sins of their parents - their great grandparents even"
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In April she was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia, but two weeks ago this turned into acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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ALT Natassa stood in front of a harbour, with a sunset behind her
ALT A picture of a red window with a white coffee mug sitting on it. The words AND OTHER POEMS in the top left corner, and ISSUE FIVE in the bottom right corner.
You know when you hate your ex but not in an ‘I hope they die’ kind of way, just in an ‘I hope they have the most mediocre life’ kind of way?
@zreayellers definitely knows what u mean and u should read her poem up in @publishedbyJAKE today.
jakethemag.com/bitch-doesnt-…