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Tracey Rhys

@traceyrhys.bsky.social

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Poet (Parthian, Green Bottle Press), short stories from Honno. Freelance editor & proofreader (The Royal Mint, Seren Books, Poetry Wales) & artist. No weird DMs (I shouldn't have to say it). 'Bathing on the Roof' due out Spring 2025 from Parthian Books.

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Jan 26

I'll be launching my first full collection on April 10 at Waterstones Cardiff with fellow Parthian stablemate, the superb Christina Thatcher. We would love love LOVE to see you there! www.waterstones.com/events/poetr...

Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher today.

www.waterstones.com

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · 29d

Recently, I've started writing poetry for teenagers after reading about a young person who committed suicide.

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Punk Dust @punkdustpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thank you @traceyrhys.bsky.social for your kind words.

BLACK SKIES DIE STARLESS comes out in 10 days.
Pre-order from PunkDust.com or ask your local bookshop.
@jamiewoods77.bsky.social is reading at Elysium Swansea on June 26th, more dates tba.
#NewPoetry
#WelshPoetry
#BlackSkiesDieStarless

It's an advert for a book. On the left is a quote. It says "Ominous with small-town despair, Jamie Woods' Black Skies Die Starless is a stylish coming of age take, set in the 1990s. Punky and unfettered. Intense and cinematic. So evocative, a reader might glimpse themselves in the passenger seat of the next car at the red lights; spliff in hand, head back, blocking out the best years of their lives. Tracey Rhys"On the right are stylised words - Punk Dust Poetry, Black Skies Die Starless, Jamie Woods, 1st July 2025, punkdust.com and all good bookshops. In the background is a photo of a young man looking naive and lost.

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Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · May 28

A new poetry collection by @parthianbooks.bsky.social and Welsh writer Tracey Rhys. @traceyrhys.bsky.social

‘ I can take the slow form of droplets on your glass’.

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Carolyn Thomas @carolynthomas.bsky.social · May 26

Always a pleasure, butty 😁 It’s a great collection 😍

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Emily Cotterill @emilycotterill.bsky.social · May 23

Read this Very Good collection by my pal @traceyrhys.bsky.social and it is Very Good but also a peak out of context comedy moment.

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Carolyn Thomas @carolynthomas.bsky.social · May 26

A #LifttotheSky #PoemsAbout #poetrycommunity to @traceyrhys.bsky.social for her brilliant debut collection @parthianbooks.bsky.social

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Jun 6

Can't wait to join Rhian and Christina on the 19th. Book your free ticket as spaces are limited.

Cardiff Hubs & Libraries @cdflibraries.bsky.social · Jun 5

Experience acclaimed new poetry on Thursday 19th June, as we welcome three wonderful writers to @cardiff-hub.bsky.social: @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Rhian Elizabeth and Christina Thatcher.

Read more and register for free here: tinyurl.com/yrcxyc5e

Thursday 19 June 2025, 5.45pm. Cardiff Central Library Hub. Christina Thatcher, Tracey Rhys and Rhian Elizabeth. Reading from their new poetry collections Breaking a Mare, Bathing on the Roof, and maybe I’ll call gillian anderson. To book your free ticket scan QR here or visit https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs-libraries

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · May 27

Wow @carolynthomas.bsky.social this is so kind, thanks so much! 🙏❤️

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · May 26

Looking forward to this!

Cardiff Hubs & Libraries @cdflibraries.bsky.social · May 19

Poetry line-up of the summer, anyone? Enjoy brand new work from @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Christina Thatcher and Rhian Elizabeth on Thursday 19/06 at @cardiff-hub.bsky.social!

Tickets are free at www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...

@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
@parthianbooks.bsky.social

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Cardiff Hubs & Libraries @cdflibraries.bsky.social · May 19

Unrhyw un eisiau gweld rhestr o farddoniaeth yr haf? Mwynhewch waith newydd sbon gan @traceyrhys.bsky.social, Christina Thatcher a Rhian Elizabeth ddydd Iau 19/06 yn @cardiff-hub.bsky.social!

Mae’r tocynnau am ddim yn www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs...

Dydd Iau 19 Mehefin 2025, 5.45pm. Hyb Llyfrgell Ganolog Caerdydd. Christina Thatcher, Tracey Rhys a Rhian Elizabeth. Darllen o'u casgliadau barddoniaeth newydd Breaking a Mare, Bathing on the Roof, a maybe I’ll call gillian anderson. I archebu eich tocyn AM DDIM, sganiwch god QR yma neu ewch i www.ticketsource.co.uk/cardiff-hubs-libraries

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Carolyn Thomas @carolynthomas.bsky.social · May 20

For #ToptweetTuesday #reviews here are my thoughts on the excellent debut from @traceyrhys.bsky.social @parthianbooks.bsky.social

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · May 26

I've only just seen this! Haven't got the hang of Bluesky to be honest, but this is a lovely and welcome surprise. Thank you, Carolyn 🙏❤️

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Marcelle Newbold @marcellenewbold.bsky.social · May 20

A pleasure to be at the launch of @traceyrhys.bsky.social and Christina Thatcher's latest collections from @parthianbooks.bsky.social, hosted by poetry editor @soozerama.bsky.social. Reviews below alongside @pascalepetit.bsky.social from @mabjones.bsky.social 👇

Bloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · May 20

'Family and the feral entwine, and trauma is not evaded but embraced, examined, and often transformed into dreamlike – nightmarish – yet also lyric imagery […] A remarkable work.’ – @mabjones.bsky.social, Buzz, on @pascalepetit.bsky.social's ninth collection Beast.
www.buzzmag.co.uk/new-poetry-m...

New poetry for May: mythical beasts, metaphorical creatures and a trip to horse country

Mab Jones dives into four poetry titles this month: Pascale Petit, Emily Jungmin Yoon and a brace from Ceredigion publishing house Parthian.

www.buzzmag.co.uk

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Apr 20

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On writing, growing up in the Rhondda Valleys, box perms, Home & Away twice daily and a lot of 80s and 90s nostalgia.

On Being a Poet in Wales: Tracey Rhys

Tracey Rhys A friend recently asked if I still felt an attachment to the place I grew up, and for a moment I was thrown. Only the Bwlch mountain separates Bridgend County, where I now live, from the R...

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Apr 13

Wonderful launch of Christina Thatcher's Breaking a Mare and my own Bathing on the Roof at Waterstones Cardiff on Thursday. Such warmth! It felt dream-like to introduce my book to you.

Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Apr 5

I'm in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today talking about Bathing on the Roof! Many thanks to Jenny White for giving me the opportunity to talk about the evolution of the book. Out now from @parthianbooks.bsky.social

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · Mar 20

What is happening to the people of Gaza can happen to any of us.

"Every bombed village is my hometown"
- James Baldwin
And every dead child is my child.
Every grieving mother is my mother.
Every crying father is my father.
Every home turned to rubble is the home I grew up in.
Every brother carrying the remains of his brother across borders is my brother.
Every sister waiting for a sister who will never come home is my sister.
Every one of these people are ours, Just like we are theirs.
We belong to them and they belong to us.

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks for your kind words, Gordon!

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Gordon Anderson @librarygordon.bsky.social · Feb 5

Get yourself to this, Cardiff. Two very fine poets and lovely people. 🙂

Something positive and full of craft and heart, in troubled times.

Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Jan 26

Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Poetry Launch: Tracey Rhys and Christina Thatcher today.

www.waterstones.com

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks for your kind words, Corinna, and for the repost too xx

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Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · Mar 19

Many disabled people spent 14 years holding on, surviving Tory cruelty, by focusing on 'if we can just get a Labour gov, this will stop'.

I can't describe the community's betrayal and hopelessness now it's turned out Labour not only haven't stopped, they're going further.

#WelfareNotWarfare
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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Mar 19

I've made a late-night recording (it was 11pm so I do look a bit knackered) of one of my poems from the new collection. This one is about multiple miscarriages so bear that in mind if you feel it might upset you. youtu.be/2P1qQhMQY3E?...

The Butterfly House by Tracey Rhys

YouTube video by Tracey Rhys

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Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Jan 28

So true! 😁

Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Jan 27

Yay! Thank you, Kath! 🙌

Tracey Rhys @traceyrhys.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks Roger! 🙏