poet: fourteen poems (issue 13) | Impossible Archetype (issue 16) | Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal (issue 11) | co-founder of Queer Poetry Collective
Joined February 2009
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Super honoured to be included in this great issue of @PoetryBrum, alongside incredible poets, with my poem ‘Kingdom’ 🦡
Reading through it, it is a real treasure of great work and labour of love from the team there.
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So excited for this! QPC @VervePoetryFest! Here’s the science bit 🧬
Find us (me & @emraylot) in the Atrium, at the event, or slide into our DMs 🥷 to sign up.
❤️🔥 Join our Workshop WhatsApp group (message for details) & you’ll be able to share your poem with the group.
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2024 was about firsts; publications, friendships, the launch of a collective. It’s been a journey. Thanks to @fourteenpoems for my first poem published - what a total honour ✨ & 🙏 @dogwithoutlegs for my poem in Impossible Archetype - I’ve loved & respected the journal for years
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& to Em for asking me to help launch Queer Poetry Collective and all the poets that took part incl. @kandacesiobhan Gayathiri @blkdorothy Richard Scott & Peter Scalpello - and thanks to all those who came along and raised funds for @TheCommonPress
More to come…
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RT @JohnMcCullough_: James Merrill began this beautiful poem in December 1994 and completed it in a hospital bed in February 1995, shortly…
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Queer Poetry Collective ✨ at @TheCommonPress this week was epic. Such an amazing vibe!
Thanks @blkdorothy & @p_scalpello for being our guest poets, and to all the open mic audience. All ticket sales went to Common Press. Queer poetry for queer causes ✊
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Our Stanza group The Queer Poetry Collective's next event looks exciting!
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The Queer Poetry Collective is BACK with another @TheCommonPress event! All proceeds go to keeping this space alive💃🏻✨🍂
Following the amazing Shanay Neusum-James and @p_scalpello, we have our first open mic! Excited for this one, reg link below 👇
outsavvy.com/event/23625/que…
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We're BACK for a night of LGBTQIA poetry & community! Join us @TheCommonPress on 26 November — all ticket sales donated to the fundraiser. We'll have readings from @blkdorothy & @p_scalpello & then…OPEN MIC — make sure to bring your beautiful poems.
Queer Poetry Collective 💜
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Link to the event here outsavvy.com/event/23625/que…
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Rich Ware retweeted
10 Nov 2024
The Queer Poetry Collective is BACK with another @TheCommonPress event! All proceeds go to keeping this space alive💃🏻✨🍂
Following the amazing Shanay Neusum-James and @p_scalpello, we have our first open mic! Excited for this one, reg link below 👇
outsavvy.com/event/23625/que…
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'Need it be that serious? Yes, / he said, the waves moaning how they’re / moon-trained all year regardless of season'
'Coast' by Oluwaseun Olayiwola (@itsamule)
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Fab launch this week for Queer Poetry Collective with readings from @iamrichardscott @kandacesiobhan & Gayathiri. Ticket sales were for @TheCommonPress & so much fun meeting fellow poets & poetry lovers.
🙏 @emwrote for doing this together. And to everyone who came!
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