Time to sharpen those pencils! Our next submission window starts on 1 July, themed Silence. Which the month wont be at the start, what with election fever. Escape to poetry and send us your best for issue 13. alchemyspoon.org

Sunday morning dip into the new Under the Radar from Nine Arches Press and admiring poems by Mary Mulholland Dr Laura Varnam Julie Irigaray and two beauties by Zoe Green ✨✨

Hurrah our 13th subnmission window is now open! Silence is the theme. send up to 3 poems to alchemyspoon.org

Loving the Silence Poems that are arriving. Keep them flooding in: alchemyspoon.org

Mothersong by Amy Acre is one of the very best collections and I’m glad it’s still getting flowers!

Congratulations to all of the shortlisted poets! What a great excuse to check out some more books!

one week left to submit: silence is the theme/ send your poems to alchemyspoon.org - treat us!

The launch of Ann Craig's amazing Ordinary Magic, which won the The Alchemy Spoon's inaugural pamphlet prize is on 8 August. Register and join us for a magic reading: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o…

Don't keep too silent: only one week left to submit those 'silence' poems for issue 13 ... alchemyspoon.org

submissions will end tomorrow at midnight. Issue 13 theme silence. Send your poems to alchemyspoon.org

Very many thanks to everyone who submitted to issue 13. We are now reading through all the 'Silence' poems and will get back to you asap. It promises to be a really fab issue.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o… Come and join us for the spellbinding launch of issue 13. Sept 27 at 1930. Register via this link.

The Alchemy Spoon is delighted to feature poems in issue 13 by @elcurwen., , Louise Longson - Pushcart nominated @jemmawalsh ,Paul Stephenson Richard Skinner  Dillon Jaxxpoet Bex Hainsworth, Ruth Aylett also bluesky and mastodon.scot, Laura Stanley Olivia Dawson, Rachel Curzon n, Hannah Linden. DS

The Alchemy Spoon is delighted to feature poems in issue 13 by Judith Wozniak Tricia Knoll, Carole Bromley Ilse Pedler, @barbaracbarnes, Olga Dermott- Bond jocolley 🧡 @hbpoet @benedictnewbery @mschristwit Caroline Smith, Anne Symons, Roger Funston, Lizzie Ballagher, Lynn Valentine

The Alchemy Spoon is delighted to feature poems in issue 13 by Vivienne Tregenza, Emma Lara Jones, Tim Waller, Eileen Walsh Duncan, Helen Finney, Thea Smiley and featured poet, Isabella Mead... Also, Mimi Khalvati in interview, tim relf's personal view, essay by Suzanne Conway

Reviews in issue 13 by Julian Bishop,sk grout 🍉💜🤍✙, @tamsinhopkins, @marymulhol, @dianacant8, of books by Rebecca McCutcheon, @lauriebolger, Simon Armitage, @tamaryoseloff, Kwame Dawes, @carolinebirdUK, Fady Joudah, @emilie_jellinek, Sanah Ahsan.@aoifemannix,@gillierobic, Sue Burge,

Reviews also in issue 13 of Kristján Norge, @queermanxpoet, the late @beviskathryn, Eric Yip. The Alchemy Spoon would like to thank publishers with books reviewed in issue 13:@carcanet, @outspoken_press, Broken Sleep Books, @grainpress, flipped eye publishing, @faberbooks, @ninearchespress,

Publishers with books reviewed in issue 13: include smith|doorstop, @theemmapress, Peepal Tree Press, @livecanon, Polari Press @serenbooks and BrookesPoetryCentre. Not forgetting brilliant artwork by Michael Cummins, Deborah Catesby, and Michael Roberts.J. Now come to the launch!

Book your tickets for the launch on 27 Sept at 1930hrs of amazing issue 13 of The Alchemy Spoon eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-launch-o…

and not forgetting poet Neil Douglas with his opening poem to issue 13. (NB: if you've been left out of a mention when you're in issue 13, just let us know!)