Men raping their wives/partners during sleep is *COMMON* It is not the exception. It is the norm. It is something I heard every day whilst supporting domestic abuse victims. Women are often gaslit into believing it isn’t rape. IT IS RAPE.

Happy to announce my next poetry collection, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT BEAUTY, is coming out with Penguin Books in Spring 2027! It’s a series of 40 palindromic sonnets. The number 40 has much significance for me, & this has been the most formally challenging work I’ve done 🌊

Next #TBP featuring Helen Ivory and Martin Figura happening 30 Sep at the Coal Exchange. Helen will be reading from her brand new collection, Constructing a Witch-- perfect for #spookyseason 🧙🐯 Poetry Wales Literature Wales The Poetry Society Bloodaxe Books

Meanwhile in Chicago.

An old wise head once said “give me the flowers when I’m alive, not when I’m dead,” thank you for all the flowers, love and thanks thrown at me over the last 24 hrs 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

Four weeks left to apply for our Representing Wales scheme! Development opportunity for underrepresented writers. A bursary, personal mentor, networking opportunities & so much more! Go for it 💫

Pre-order now Seren - Portrait in Mustard deliberately puts female desire on a central plinth. There is no anonymity - the speaker of these poems is writing about sex openly and passionately, respecting that for so long, women were not able to do this.

My book Seren ❤️

In a 🌍, an industry, where representation matters, today your girl will make history as the first woman of colour to EVER have her play on the main stage of @the_globe AND be in it! Why is this important? Because one of the last people to do this, was...Mr William Shakespeare

What an honour to have my article published in the latest edition of Barddas Barddas I can't believe it! Diolch o galon Twm Twm Morys Seren Cultural Institute - Swansea University Buzz Magazine Books Council of Wales Women Publishing Wales - Menywod Cyhoeddi Cymru

Long thread: The story and treatment of Marieha Hussain is one of the most alarming, ludicrous and unbelievable I’ve ever witnessed. It is a story of eye-wateringly blatant state racism, media complicity in that racism, police manipulation and cultural incompetence. And it is a

Great review of an important book.

⭐️ Submission Call ⭐️ We've a few spots remaining in our next issue. Seeking poetry / prose / experiments. salopress.com

It is such a brilliant book!

Llongyfarchiadau ⭐️ We're delighted to be welcoming Welsh Music Prize shortlist nominee Georgia Ruth to tutor our Song writing Weekend next month. Join us for a fantastic weekend of music and poetry: tynewydd.wales/course/songwri…

My second pamphlet 'Fruits of Labour' is coming! From my dream press, & endorsed by the wonderful Wendy Pratt Daniel Sluman Wendy Allen ❤🍎🍒🍓 Pre orders really help me out: serenbooks.com/book/fruits-of…

And here’s another beauty! 🔥🔥🔥

In this week's #HowIWriteaPoem, Zoë Brigley interviews Ìfẹ́olúwa Àyàndélé 🕊🕊🦉🦉 about his poem 'The Dreams of Grandfather and Me'. They talk structure, tercets, mixing the past, present and future with the imaginary - and getting inspiration from cats 🐈🐈‍⬛ 🔗 poetrywales.co.uk/ifeoluwa-ayand…