In our last Writer's Refuge session, we talked about what we'd want in our Portable Paradises. Examples include soft socks, olive trees, loved ones.
A huge thank you to those who suggested poems and things for the parting-gift bottles. I was so moved by your responses.
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Please consider signing: children should not be diagnosed with personality disorder.
I was given a PD diagnosis in my twenties, and it led to decades of stigma and self-doubt.
We can do better: distressed children deserve it.
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In this online workshop, we'll look at how you can draw from the principles of rewilding to conjure and sustain the wild, bright spark of aliveness in your words. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to Bridestones Rewilded. Learn more here.
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Writing this #bankholiday ?

“Whatever the subject, fill your poetry with curiosity + an excitement for language. Tone, language, form – all of these tools bring the poem to life in the imagination, intellect + heart of the reader. Send me your living, breathing poems!” @shareclaw

😍 Look! It's Winchester Poetry Prize judge Clare Shaw!

Clare Shaw‘s 4th collection Towards A General Theory of Love Bloodaxe Books won The Poetry Society + Northern Writers Award

“... Send me your living, breathing poems!”

You heard 'em - get writing! 👉🏼 winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize

I’m judging the Winchester Poetry Prize this year. I’ll read all entries, including those for the Kathryn Bevis Prize (for the best poem by a Hampshire-based poet). Stay tuned for exclusive content on social media and Substack, about what I look for when judging #poetrycompetitions .

Self Care for Writers of Tough Poetry! open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore30…

Rewilding Poetry: I'm running this writing session on 22nd May to raise money for Bridestones Rewilded. As Margaret Mead says, never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has eventbrite.co.uk/e/893162241307…

Thank you Clare Shaw & Royal College of Nursing Libraries for the boosting your writing confidence course!! As a dyslexic & ADHD person I entered the session feeling like a failure & I have left feeling positive with simple tools that I can use in different contexts. ❤️

oh wow! being used as a NaPOWriMo prompt is the poetry equivalent of having a dessert named after you. Thank you so much, @Kexin!

Tomorrow on Shaw and Moore (kimmoore30.substack.com), we’ll be publishing ‘Talking to ghosts’, an essay I’ve written about the manuscript I’m finishing, I Know What I Saw. Dr Kim Moore

#poetry #creativenonfiction #autofiction #hauntedpeople #ghosts #ghosts tories #iknowwhatisaw

Dr Kim Moore and Clare Shaw are the logical poetic evolution of Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley ⚽️🍺🐳.

IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW :D

Did you know our judge Clare Shaw will read every poem entered? 😍

We can't wait to receive *yours*!

In an inevitable act of lunacy, Dr Kim Moore and I have given birth to Shaw and Moore, our new Substack. For irregular thoughts, essays, podcasts, poetry prompts and other forms of chaos, hit the link (free and paid subscriptions available): kimmoore30.substack.com/p/writing-the-…

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This week, I tutored at Arvon with Anthony Capildeo – guest poet Rachel Mann (Writer) and random cake eating visitor Dr Kim Moore – where we engaged with our wildest, deepest creative selves through mudlarking, moss, play, and the infinite possibilities of form. #poetry

I also celebrated the launch of the 5-day UpFront Survivors Pop Up Space in East Street Arts, Leeds. I talked about the link between healing landscapes and healing ourselves, and we danced! Watch this space for more flash mobs… #poetry #poetry community #worldpoetryday

On Wednesday, I ran the 4th session of our writer’s group for asylum seekers, with participants from Sudan, Syria, Iran... This week, we shared and built stories around colour. See my Insta for more details, and the prompt.
#poetry #poetry community #worldpoetryday

The Most Northern Poetry Reading?
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