Tickets for this selling steadily, people! Books are stacked, my outfit's gaggy and the DJ's cooking up an amazing set. Get on it so you don't miss out: headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-s…

Join us at an upcoming event! Vanessa Kisuule & Nell Frizzell, Annabel Abbs & Lucy Atkins, Abi Daré & Ada Barumé - all tickets £5 including a glass of wine or soft drink, book in the shop or online: dauntbooks.co.uk/events/?venue=…

[pulling back my aggressive dog] sorry lol he can tell you were born out of wedlock

our current hyper-focus on “relatability” more broadly betrays a worrying lack of imagination, emotional/intellectual flexibility, and, i’d argue, empathy

When she harmonises on 'crazy' my dopamine receptors burst into flame. Even when she was being goofy, Auntie Whitney sounded SUBLIME.

miso soup🧣 We crave validation. We are social animals. It builds community. There are avenues for validation that aren't competitive: being compassionate and kind, showing up and pitching in, supporting and celebrating others. Getting validation from other places takes the pressure off.

'Not all men, not all men' goes the refrain, but enough that one unfathomably twisted man was able to find dozens of others to join him in it, each with their own families and friends who won't have ever thought they were capable of such horror.

very liberating to make peace with the fact that I am not an entirely good person, that there are times when I am bad, I do hurtful things, that there are people who will never be able to look past my mistakes. because what matters is despite it all, I still try/want to be good

Join us in Durham or by live-stream for the Forward Prizes Ceremony, where twenty outstanding poets will be invited to take the mic and perform their work. In partnership with Durham Book Festival, Thursday 10 Oct 7pm (doors 6.30), at Gala Durham

it's funny how maturing as a poet means I am moving away from writing about trauma and into writing about this one good strawberry

noooooooo doechii you're too cool for this!!!

Just remembered families exist

think about this clip of sonia sanchez and her reflection on toni morrison often —

Award-winning poet Vanessa Kisuule is, in her own words, “a recovering Michael Jackson obsessive”. She chats to Mickey Noonan about the pleasures and perils of fandom, the problem with "monsters" and her debut non-fiction, Neverland. bit.ly/3OJWglr

A lovely write up in Bristol24/7. Get your eyes on it! Also Seun was the most warm and thoughtful interviewer, was a treat to speak with her: bristol247.com/news-and-featu…