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Canny. Inclusive printed bi-annual magazine and anthologies for emerging and established poets in UK/ROI. Best Magazine 2022 + 2023, Saboteur Awards. Editor @joclement.co.uk
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Northern folkies - see you in Boro for some poems?

Freespill x Butcher's Dog x Borderlands present THRESHOLDS, 5.30-8 pm Tuesday, 18th February in The Crypt. I'm told it isn't as creepy as it sounds...

Tickets here:
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January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Check out all these brilliant poets in the latest mag! Tickets £3, free for subscribers and concessions www.butchersdogmagazine.co.uk
June 9, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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Are you dancing?

Here's our issue 20 cover art by Newcastle-based illustrator Benji Spence. The series captures Gillie Kleiman’s ‘Fat Dance Sessions' at the brilliant Dance City. Online launch on the 20th June. www.butchersdogmagazine.co.uk
June 9, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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>KLAXON<

Two days left to submit, poets!

So far, we've received over two thousand submissions with some absolutely cracking poems in the mix. Got a spiffy-looking unpublished poem hiding in the drawer?

Send it our way, we've always room for more!

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Submissions | Butcher's Dog
Poets from the UK and ROI can submit during our open windows, which are announced twice a year.
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January 30, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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There's just a few days left to send your poems for our twentieth issue.

Whether you're the new kid on the block or well-established: we can't wait to read your poems. Guidelines: www.butchersdogmagazine.co.uk/submissions

Deadline: Wed, Jan 31st, 2024 at the stroke of midnight / start of Feb.
January 27, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Submitting this Sunday? Send up to three previously unpublished poems. We'd love to read yours.
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We wish all our readers a peaceful New Year. Submissions to our twentieth issue have officially opened!

Got a poem with bite? We want to read it. Full guidelines here:
www.butchersdogmagazine.co.uk/submissions
Fluffy brown and white fur background. Text reads: Subs are open! Send us three of your best. Butcher's Dog issue 20. Deadline: Jan 31st 2024, midnight.
January 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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How exciting, the T S Eliot Prize is announced soon! Who's tuning into the live stream?

Congratulations to all 10 shortlisted poets, especially Jane Clarke, who features in our latest issue. Poem teaser below. To read in full, buy here: www.butchersdogmagazine.co.uk/magazineshop
Goldmines River Though he only told a few neighbours, the woodsman’s story soared like a wake of buzzards above the bridge at Ballinagore. He’d found a half-ounce chunk of gold, pure gold, in the roots of a fallen oak. A trickle of hunters turned into a flood;
January 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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We wish all our readers a peaceful New Year. Submissions to our twentieth issue have officially opened!

Got a poem with bite? We want to read it. Full guidelines here:
www.butchersdogmagazine.co.uk/submissions
Fluffy brown and white fur background. Text reads: Subs are open! Send us three of your best. Butcher's Dog issue 20. Deadline: Jan 31st 2024, midnight.
January 1, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Have you ordered your copy?
December 21, 2023 at 4:44 PM
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Launch tomorrow on Zoom!

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Vicki Husband
Karan Chambers
Jen Feroze
Claire Collison
Addison Williams
Jane Clarke
Ophira Adar
Kostya Tsolakis
Moniza Alvi
Liz Byrne
Liz Gibson
Luciana Francis
Pey Oh
Hannah Ledlie
Paul Atten Ash
Birdie Lawson
Julia Webb
Issue 19 Launch Event | Butcher's Dog
It's a festive finale to 2023 - issue 19 is here! Join us on Zoom Friday, 22nd Dec from 6 - 8 p.m. Free entry for subscribers: please 'buy' a ticket and use the code TEAMDOG for a 100% discount. If yo...
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December 21, 2023 at 4:42 PM
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Delighted to have a poem in this marvellous new edition of @butchersdog.bsky.social .Stunning company.
December 16, 2023 at 2:37 PM
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Exciting poetry mail from @butchersdog.bsky.social.
December 17, 2023 at 11:18 AM
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The beautiful artwork of Dr Narbi Price, savoured every poem slowly this morning, so proud to be in there and reading at the Launch on Friday. @butchersdog.bsky.social
December 19, 2023 at 9:42 AM
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Butcher's Dog stands in opposition to all forms of fascism.

Artwork: 'ANTI NAZI' by Theresa Poulton, shadow and acrylic on paper, 2021.

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November 11, 2023 at 9:45 AM
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We made it! Halloween marks the final day of the Butcher's Dog 'Write Through October' challenge, inspired by the fabulous @inktober word list.

Congratulations on writing every day for thirty-one days!

Here's your final prompt:
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October 31, 2023 at 10:05 AM
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Whether it's a welcome rush that makes you blush or fight vs. flight, today we're writing about adrenaline.

Can you believe this is our penultimate poetry prompt?! We're almost at the end of our October challenge!

Full prompt:
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#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
October 30, 2023 at 10:19 AM
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On day twenty-nine, we're writing about writing. What's your biggest challenge as a poet? Conquer it using today's prompt.

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October 29, 2023 at 2:05 PM
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Today's prompt word is sparkle. We're looking for comfort in the words of Virginia Woolf. This is a one word writing challenge. What word brings you peace? Drop it in the comments, and if you like, tell us why.

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October 28, 2023 at 11:38 AM
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On day twenty-seven we're writing into the scrambled heart of the beast. Only four days of prompts left! Keep going!

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October 27, 2023 at 5:35 PM
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On day twenty-six we're cutting dead weight from an old draft. What will you remove? What will you discover?

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October 26, 2023 at 3:17 PM
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Wow, #poetrycommunity you've been writing for twenty-five days. Congratulations. If you're just joining our Write Through October challenge, hello!

Today, we're giving you five words to start a brand new eco-poem. Click here to find out what they are:
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October 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM
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Consider the myth of Narcissus with us on day twenty-four. Let us know what kind of poems emerge from these writing prompts, tag us, photograph a page in your notebook, or record a short video. Good luck!

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October 24, 2023 at 9:18 AM
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What's your star sign? On day twenty-three, we're looking to the heavens with our celestial prompt. Whether you follow the zodiac or reckon it's all space dust, write a new poem today.

Click here:
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October 23, 2023 at 6:07 AM