Poems, musicology | work for adults & for children | 'The Rainbow Faults' @RialtoPoetry | children's books @TheEmmaPress @OtterBarryBooks
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17 Dec 2023
A new poem in the winter issue of The Poetry Review @PoetrySociety ๐๏ธ๐๐
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
20 Oct 2025
Just the most incredible start to our Arts Week - a visit from the amazing @WakelingKate. The children loved seeing Kate perform and our day of poetry workshops culminated in a joyful grandparent sharing afternoon as part of the @Poetry_Together project.
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
28 Sep 2025
Excited that we kick off our @PoetryDayUK celebrations in school tomorrow with the brilliant @WakelingKate @clpe1 @charliehacking Let the Poetry Slam preparations begin.
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
9 Jul 2025
We were thrilled to be at the Treasury yesterday as the Chancellor @RachelReevesMP committed to ensuring every primary school will have a library by the end of this Parliament.
ALT Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves stood at a lectern giving a speech to an audience
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
3 Jul 2025
A brilliant Swiss poetry @prohelvetia celebration last night @natpoetrylib! Thanks to @WakelingKate @badbadpoet @Han_Smiff Jessica Zuan, Nathalie Schmid, Christian de Simoni. All performances up here europeanpoetryfestival.com/sโฆ
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
21 Jun 2025
Well this is very exciting. I'm reading the winning poem tomorrow on the radio AND I'm weaving in, with my producer's crochet hook, one from @WakelingKate as well.
18 Jun 2025
Announcing Kate Wakeling's winner of The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025...
'I complain to my friend who has been turned into a tree' by Laura Theis.
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
22 May 2025
Our Swiss poetry @prohelvetia celebration takes place @natpoetrylib on Weds July 2nd at 8pm with @WakelingKate @badbadpoet @Han_Smiff Jessica Zuan, Nathalie Schmid, Christian de Simoni europeanpoetryfestival.com/sโฆ
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
16 Apr 2025
Issue Six of And Other Poems is out now.
Read it here: andotherpoems.com/issue-six/
(Photo credit to kat_katerina on Unsplash)
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She's *ALIVE* ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
3 Apr 2025
Join us on Wed 16 April 7-8:30pm, for the online launch of Magma 91 'In the Flesh'. Editors @PoetLyall & @VKennefick host a celebration of the exciting new issue, with readings from a stellar line-up of M91 contributors.
Register your place here: bit.ly/M91launch
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
1 Apr 2025
It's publication day for Sour Cherry! ๐
This book wouldn't exist without @danyakukafka, @susanW1F, @NotThatAreen, Masie Cochran, and the entire @Tin_House & @Wildfirebks teams. Thank you all so much!
Find it in the US: tinhouse.com/book/sour-cherrโฆ
& the UK: headline.co.uk/titles/nataliโฆ
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
30 Mar 2025
โ Donโt forget the old adage that says the last poem you chuck in at the end of your submission is always the one that mystically rises to the surface... - Kate Wakeling, 2025 judge
Final chance! โฐ Closing midnight (your time) 31 March.
Go, go, go!๐ซ bit.ly/tcpp25
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
31 Mar 2025
Sour Cherry by @natalia_theodor publishes tomorrow! ๐
Thank you to early readers like @_vajra for their encouragement.
โA song you think youโve heard before, but never in this voiceโ
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
31 Mar 2025
Absolutely delighted to discover this! Poem of the week: Digging the Well by Erica McAlpine theguardian.com/books/2025/mโฆ
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29 Mar 2025
Last weekend to enter the Caterpillar Prize! Deadline 31st March - for a poem written by an adult for children. Send me your poems! ๐ @thecaterpilla20
14 Feb 2025
I wrote an article about judging the splendid Caterpillar Prize for childrenโs poetry this year. Have a look โ and send me your poems! โจ๐๐ฑ
childrenspoetrysummit.com/20โฆ
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27 Mar 2025
Hereโs a new poem - the first of a set of seven exploring the โcapital vicesโ (among other things) โ in the terrific new issue of @magmapoetry. Warmest thanks to editors @PoetLyall and @VKennefick for taking it in all its grottiness ๐ฉท
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Kate Wakeling retweeted
21 Mar 2025
It's #WorldPoetryDay and the countdown to the Caterpillar Poetry Prize deadline continues โ 10 days left to enter!
Here are some wise words from this year's judge, @WakelingKate. We want to hear from you, even if this will be your first poem ever...
โ๏ธ bit.ly/tcpp25
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14 Feb 2025
I wrote an article about judging the splendid Caterpillar Prize for childrenโs poetry this year. Have a look โ and send me your poems! โจ๐๐ฑ
childrenspoetrysummit.com/20โฆ
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4 Jan 2025
Excited to be judging this excellent prize this year!๐โจ
3 Jan 2025
New year, new #kidlit competition!
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize is now open โ make sure to mark the deadline in your diary for the chance to win up to โฌ1,000 a week at @circleofmisse.
Judged by Kate Wakeling (@WakelingKate). Closing 31 March. ๐ bit.ly/tcpp25
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3 Jan 2025
Very grateful to have a poem on @BBCRadio3 this morning โ thinking about Chopin's 'raindrop' prelude and me & my brother playing it as teenagers (pretty badly but with our v best intensity). You can hear me read it at 1:21:59 here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00268โฆ
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