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Happy September from me and this poem, originally in Poetry Wales back in 2020.

It's September and the current Bad Lilies submissions window is open until the end of the month! More information here: badlilies.uk/submit

I'm running an online poetry workshop in a couple of weeks. It's free, but tickets are limited :) eventbrite.co.uk/e/portals-thro…

Can't quite believe that my name is included amongst this list of poets described as 'some of the most exciting [...] in UK/IE who’d yet to publish a full collection'. The Propel Magazine anthology is now available to pre-order!

Excited to announce the launch of Propel Magazine membership. Come join us over on Discord to chat all things poetry, get feedback on your work, a new poetry prompt each month + 50% off Poetry School courses & a physical copy of the new mag! propelmagazine.co.uk/membership

I'm so thrilled my poem 'Daughter, in Relation To' has been chosen for this exciting new anthology! 🤗 thank you propel! 💙 Like what you read? This poem appears in my new pamphlet, Fruits of Labour, out with Seren in October! 🍎🍒🍓

To all the poets out there: I'm pulling together a new anthology for Macmillan, and I would love to read your submissions. If you've any poems about FEELINGS - joy, happiness, anxiety, sadness, etc - I'd love to hear from you! Please DM me.

Looking forward to being a bit more in the North West in the coming months at English at Manchester Met, doing readings and celebrating the launch of my Seren with Dr Betty Doyle whose brilliant Seren book is out at the same time ❤️

Calling all #poets! Our poetry submissions are now open for new collections of 55pp or more & pamphlets up to 25pp (max). Submit your work for consideration by 5pm Monday 30th September. Visit our submissions page for details serenbooks.com/submissions/. Zoë Brigley Rhian Edwards

excited about the beginning of this new semester. not only am i entering my second year of PhD but i’m also now a Tutor English at Manchester Met — i’ll be teaching on Approaches to Poetry and a Creative Writing Poetry workshop. what a dream! 💭

Writers and humans of Twitter: I’ve done a scary thing & launched a business running writing & movement for wellbeing retreats in stunning locations in the Lake District with a fellow yoga teacher I trained with. Our first retreat day is Saturday November 2nd. Please share!

Here’s the cover of my brand new book Seren ❤️

My wonderful friend and 'label mate' Wendy Allen 💛

October is all about Dr Betty Doyle ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Seren

Me and Dr Betty Doyle are doing a tour ❤️

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…

So so excited about this new pamphlet from Betty Doyle, definitely one for my fellow disability lit lovers and academics too 👌

Great to see this forthcoming pamphlet from our Manchester Writing School alumni Dr Betty Doyle - forthcoming with Seren

The new Merseyside girl-poet group ⁦Dr Betty Doyle⁩ ⁦Seren⁩ ❤️