“A poet of this parish who was universal in his outreach… A great humanist Scot who, despite all the pyrotechnics of his poetry, always wanted to explore existence & what it means to be alive.” —George Reid’s eulogy for Edwin Morgan, who died #OTD, 2010 asls.org.uk/edwin-morgan-a…

Two poems from Alireza Abiz's The Kindly Interrrogator (2021), translated from Persian by Bill Herbert with the author. Alireza Abiz is a multi-award-winning Iranian poet, literary scholar, and translator. Read more and pick up your copy here: shearsman.com/store/Alireza-…

Probably a shell company.

Blushing supermoon over Warwickshire last night 📷SG Clarkson

St Francis preaching to the birds in a church garden

An The Irish Times sub-editor refuses to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Rosa ‘Jaqueline du Pré’, named for the talented British cellist born 26th January 1945, who was forced to stop performing at the age of 28 having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She is regarded as one of the greatest cellists of all time. #RoseWednesday #music #gardening

Bad Lilies is proud to support this event next month in honour of the 20th anniversary of Michael Donaghy's passing. Featuring both our co-florists! Book your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-the-pres…

Fantastic new issue of Tears in the Fence, feat. some of our finest Shearsman poets, writers & translators! This one includes poems by Celandine, Hanne Bramness (tr. Anna Reckin), Lucy Hamilton & Mark Goodwin. Plus, Steve Spence reviews Ian Seed & Alasdair Paterson!🍂

Issue 2 dropping MONDAY EVENING IT IS BEAUTIFUL ❤️

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Now available: Vicente Huidobro - Last Poems, tr. Tony Frazer. This posthumous collection was assembled by the author’s eldest daughter from his papers & works previously published in journals, & was published in 1948, within months of Huidobro’s death. shearsman.com/store/Vicente-…

Remembering Seamus Heaney today on his anniversary, and a personal favourite, 'Mint.'

Seamus Heaney 🙏

I’m delighted that my wee book on Sylvia Plath, published by Oxford University Press, is out this week in the UK. Coming to the US in November.

Folks, the poets of wave 19: Christopher Arksey Corinna Board Frances Boyle Jumping Jules Poetry Kerry Darbishire Laura Theis, Lewis Wyn Davies Louise Longson - Pushcart nominated Marc Alan Di Martino 🌻 Michele Grieve Nicholas McGaughey Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad Rhona Greene Suyin Du Bois and Tom Bailey. iambapoet.com/wave/19

And it is live and final edits are DONE. It brings me immense pleasure to publish this issue. Thank you so much to all the extraordinary writer who have trusted us with their superb poetry. Poetry Ireland Irish Writers Centre Stuart McPherson orphicpress.com

Please do check out the latest edition of Orphic Press/The Orphic Review It's beautifully curated by editors Róisín Ní Neachtain🇺🇦🇵🇸 & Anne Daly and features great writers such as Celandine Mark Ward and Sue Finch to name just a few. Link below 👇 orphicpress.com

Massive thanks to editors Róisín Ní Neachtain🇺🇦🇵🇸 & Anne Daly for publishing two of my poems in the latest edition of Orphic Press/The Orphic Review The whole thing looks beautiful and is wonderfully curated. Tons of great writers here- please do have a read. orphicpress.com

I’ve been invited to read at the House of Commons on September 7th. I’ll be reading some of my own poems and some of Anna Akhmatova, translated by Jane Kenyon. Salmon Poetry Hedgehog Poetry Celandine Travellers' Times Jessica Reidy Winchester Poetry Moving for Change UK House of Commons