British/Welsh Poet, editor, teacher, neurodivergent jack of creative trades, mentor of emerging young writers, founder @HiveSouthYorks Arvon/Jerwood mentee19/20
Joined August 2018
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21 Apr 2021
My pamphlet - If All This Never Happened - is available to pre-order from Southword Editions @MunLitCentre I’m so grateful to MLC, judges James Harpur & @MayaCPopa & for such kind words @IMcMillan @StuartPoet @maryjean_chan I can't wait to see it! 💚💜💚munsterlit.ie/Bookstore_Chap…
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Mar 23
POETS! 1 place left & bursary place apps closing soon✍️🤗Join myself & @nessalampert this May for a magical poetry retreat at the stunning Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre in Wales! Plus guest reader Luke Worthy. Both fledgling & on well on the wing poets welcome tynewydd.wales/course/journe…
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21 Mar 2025
New! Ten Poems for Wellbeing, edited by Vanessa Lampert - thoughtful poems offering moments of pleasure in uncomplicated things: candlestickpress.co.uk/pamph…
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21 Mar 2025
Poems by Laurie Bolger, Em Gray, Paula Jennings, Vanessa Lampert, Alden Nowlan, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Sara Teasdale, Jerrold Yam, Luke Samuel Yates and Dean Young.
Cover illustration by Sara Boccaccini Meadows.
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10 Feb 2025
Huge congratulations to Hive poet @lukeworthy11 highly commended in the Fool For Poetry International Chapbook Competition 24/25 with @MunLitCentre ✍️🥳😍 hivesouthyorkshire.com/foolf…
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6 Jan 2025
thanks for the lovely chat @CwjonesChris & for letting me geek out over work & words by @hannahlowepoet @MissLizBerry @CarolineBirdUK & Georgie Woodhead 🙏♥️✍️
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5 Nov 2024
Hive Young Writers Competition 24/25 for young writers 14-30 in the north/midlands!! Ages:14-16 | 17-19 | 20-30 Poetry | Fiction | Flash. FREE entry. Open theme & resources to get you started 📚✍️😍@suzannahevans & Dave Swann Deadline: Feb 25 hivesouthyorkshire.com/compe…
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11 Nov 2024
A wonderfully evocative anthology of 45 poems & 16 pieces of short fiction inspired by the fascinating @Wentworth_House - from servant staff to menagerie animals✍️📚🎁available: hivesouthyorkshire.com/camel…
11 Nov 2024
Drum roll...The Camellia House & Other Stories, 112 pages of glorious fiction & poetry inspired by the gardens, families & histories of South Yorkshire's @Wentworth_House is available to buy online & will be in Wentworth House shop next week!😯😊🎁 📚✍️♥️ hivesouthyorkshire.com/camel…
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10 Nov 2024
Join me @Writing5chool for a block of six online winter poetry workshops to generate exciting new drafts & explore key tips & tricks on all things editing ✍️📚🤗♥️Details: thewritingschool.co.uk/six-s…
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25 Oct 2024
Launch day tomorrow for this incredible anthology of fiction & poetry inspired by the families, gardens & histories of @Wentworth_House @otsfestival
We can’t wait! Sold out but books are available soon! 🤗📚hivesouthyorkshire.com/camel…
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15 Oct 2024
A very special reading! Jackie Kay with support from Hive poets Danaé Wellington & Beth Davies @otsfestival 24th Oct | Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield @JackieKayPoet 🎤📚✍️❤️hivesouthyorkshire.com/jacki…
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14 Oct 2024
I'm not long into this book by @nessalampert and already I'm a bit bedazzled
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18 Oct 2024
5 of our 8 winners of the New Poets Prize are reading with the mighty @RoryWaterman this Sunday 20th in Sheffield. If you're nearby, you should come! So proud of these poets. It's been a joy watching them blossom💮 🤗✍️📚
18 Oct 2024
This Sunday! Rory Waterman & Hive New Poets Prize Winners @otsfestival😍 @poetrybusiness join us! hivesouthyorkshire.com/rory-… @LongbarrowPress 📚✍️♥️
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30 Sep 2024
Writing Tight & Writing True in Poetry: Hive Writers Day @otsfestival @SheffHallamEng with Rory Waterman | Sun 20 Oct | all levels & interests aged 15-30 ✍️🙏😊
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14 Oct 2024
Huge congrats to Charlie Jolley, a Foyle Young Poet of the Year winner 2024! You can catch Charlie & other hive Poets reading with @RoryWaterman this Sun 20 Oct as part of @otsfestival details here: 🎤hivesouthyorkshire.com/rory-… Charlie wins Foyle 2024 ✍️😍hivesouthyorkshire.com/foyle…
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3 Oct 2024
Happy National Poetry Day from Hive!🤗✍️This gorgeous poem is from Char Murray and can be found in our anthology 'Dear Life' ♥️ #NationalPoetryDay hivesouthyorkshire.com/dear-…
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17 Sep 2024
Join emerging writers from the Hive network @Wentworth_House @otsfestival for the launch of The Camellia House & Other Stories: an anthology of stunning writing inspired by Wentworth’s families gardens & histories | 26 Oct🏚️✍️🧡@HeritageFundUK @vickyryves hivesouthyorkshire.com/camel…
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25 Sep 2024
Join us in Sheffield, London and online to celebrate Somali poetry this autumn! 🍁🍂
The theme of our fourth 20th birthday showcase is Somali poetry, but we’re throwing a few extra polylingual poetry offerings for good measure.
Grab your places now: bit.ly/3MWobgF
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17 Jul 2024
It feels slightly surreal- I've been shortlisted for a Forward Prize! An honour to be part of this group of poets. Huge, heartfelt thank yous to the judges and to Tom Bailey and Laurie Ogden of @And_OtherPoems 💃💃💫
17 Jul 2024
Fantastic to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written.
Thanks to all the magazine and journal editors who printed their work!
Congratulations:
Vasiliki Albedo
Derek Chan
Lisa Kelly
Tife Kusoro
Cindy Juyoung Ok
ALT The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem - Written (£1,000) Vasiliki Albedo - 'On hearing the seismologist say there could be an 8.5R earthquake near Athens' (And Other Poems) Derek Chan - 'A Craft Talk on the Praxis of an August Afternoon' (Oxford Poetry) Lisa Kelly - 'I Wanted to Show You a Donkey in the Field Or I Want to Show You the Donkey in a Field' (Rialto) Tife Kusoro - 'the only other dark-skinned girl' (National Poetry Competition) Cindy Juyoung Ok - 'Ward of One' (Poetry London)
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