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Zoë Brigley
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Award winning poet, editor of Poetry Wales, poetry coeditor at Seren Books, a founding editor of Modron Magazine
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Aug 30
An exciting return for @modronmagazine.bsky.social
modronmagazine.bsky.social Modron Magazine @modronmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 30
We’re back, after a summer break! This week, we’re thrilled to present an exclusive interview with leading poet, Ruth Padel, exploring creative process, inspiration, and the importance of the natural world to her work.

Huge thanks to Taz Rahman and Just Another Poet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_0f...
MODRON with an image of Ruth Padel, a dark haired white woman, her crop of hair windswept
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Zakia Carpenter-Hall @zcarpenterhall.bsky.social · Aug 21
Join me, @zoebrigley.bsky.social, Tangie Mitchell and Kandace Siobhan Walker on 21st of September at 3pm London Time.

Register here: course.veevart-apps.com/emilydickins...
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Sasha Dugdale @sashadugdale.bsky.social · Aug 1
Great & wide-ranging review of The Strongbox, alongside Gboyega Odubanjo and Jen Campbell, by @zoebrigley.bsky.social & now online @magmapoetry.bsky.social – I’m so grateful for the review & so pleased when The Strongbox reaches a reader. @carcanet.bsky.social

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Darren C. Demaree @darrencdemaree.bsky.social · Jul 15
I won something for a poem I wrote for the Aunts and Grandmas on Livingston Ave.

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Chosen Poets & Artists
It was a joy to gather in the heart of Columbus for an hour of poetry and community. The event marked the culmination of months of collaboration and creativity, made possible by the generous suppor…
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 19
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Jess Traynor @jesstraynor.bsky.social · Jul 15
Hi London friends, I will be reading at the @poetrylondon.bsky.social summer launch this Thursday - come along and say hi! I'll be reading at few poems from New Arcana so you'll get a little sneak preview 🔮☀️

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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 15
We are now open for general submissions.

Submit translations of poems from any language into English.

Deadline: 15 August 2025. modernpoetryintranslation.submittable.com/submit/10070...
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Natalie Ann Holborow @natholborow.bsky.social · Jul 15
This has been a dream to work on and a nice break to write about history, creativity and falling down hills on my backside in beautiful South Wales. Out September 15th! Pre-order here: www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...

#running #writing #trailrunning
serenbooks.bsky.social Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · Jul 15
Coming soon: @natholborow.bsky.social encourages you to get out and explore South Wales in trainers in her new book ‘Wild Running’, publishing 15 September. Available to pre-order now www.serenbooks.com/book/wild-ru...
This cover shows a vibrant illustration of Three Cliffs Bay with a runner in bright leggings stepping into the foreground. The text reads: Wild Running South Wales. Natalie Ann Holborow.
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Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · Jul 17
We’re delighted to see Abeer Ameer on the shortlist for the @forwardprizes.bsky.social Best Single Poem – Written! 🎉 Her poem ‘At Least’ was first published by @modronmagazine.bsky.social.
forwardprizes.bsky.social Forward Prizes for Poetry @forwardprizes.bsky.social · Jul 17
The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Written
Announcing the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Written! Poems that move, resonate, and demand to be read.
👏 Huge congratulations to the shortlisted poets!
🔗Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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Forward Prizes for Poetry @forwardprizes.bsky.social · Jul 10
🎤 ANNOUNCING: Forward Prizes Ceremony 2025 @southbankcentre.bsky.social
📅 Sun 26 Oct | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Southbank Centre
20 poets. 4 prizes. 1 unforgettable night of poetry!
Tickets 🎟️: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/for...
#ForwardPrizes #PoetryLive
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 19
I’m excited to read this anthology!
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 19
Well done, you!
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 19
I love your rendering of god as a floating head 😂
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Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · Jul 17
If you live near Cardiff, pop along to this event. It will be gorgeous. Book your tickets via @bookspacecardiff.bsky.social 🩷
wendycaitlin.bsky.social Wendy Allen @wendycaitlin.bsky.social · Jul 13
Join me and @tazrahman.bsky.social and our @serenbooks.bsky.social for this reading in Cardiff 🩷 feel like am Oasis on tour, but an Elastica version.
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Katrina Naomi @katrinanaomipoet.bsky.social · Jul 16
Battery Rocks is 1 year old. Thanks to my publisher
@serenbooks.bsky.social & to @societyofauthors.bsky.social
for the Arthur Welton Award & Gorsedh Kernow for Holyer an Gof Poetry award & to all bookshops/festivals/readers & The Guardian/BBC R4 for featuring it www.serenbooks.com/book/battery...
Smiling woman in a 50s sun dress with a yellow cocktail to match the cover of her poetry book 'Battery Rocks'
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Seren Books @serenbooks.bsky.social · Jul 11
This week’s Friday Poem is ‘(i)’ by Deryn Rees-Jones, the first in a sequence of sonnets from her new collection ‘Hôtel Amour’ www.serenbooks.com/2025/07/frid.... @notjustdancing.bsky.social
Photo of Paris looking across the city towards the Eiffel Tower in the distance.
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Kexin Huang @khuangwrites.bsky.social · Jul 7
Summer is here! Really looking forward to this issue. I enjoyed poems from @chadpie.bsky.social, Rebecca Gethin, @rachaelclyne.bsky.social as well as many other fantastic poets! Thank you @zoebrigley.bsky.social for including my work in @poetrywales.bsky.social! poetrywales.co.uk/product/summ...
Poetry Wales 61.1 Summer 2025 | The International Issue - Poetry Wales
Travel the world with Poetry Wales Summer 2025: The International Issue. From Nigeria to India, Canada to Ireland, and the U.S. to Palestine, the issue highlights poets working across borders, languag...
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 4
You will also hear from many of the poets commissioned for the project, such as:
Taylor Byas
Kathy Fagan / Kathy Fagan Grandinetti
Charlene Fix
Julia Kolchinsky
Mandy Shunnarah
www.columbusbookfestival.org/.../2025-CBF...
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 4
Winning and Commended Poets
(Listed in alphabetical order – placement to be revealed at BookFest)
Ariane Bolduc
Diane Callahan
Darren C. Demaree
Kellie Kirksey
Sarah McHatton
Emily Patterson
Angie RS (Romines)
Rose M Smith
Esther Sadoff
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 4
Winning and Commended Artists
(Listed in alphabetical order – placement to be revealed at BookFest)

McKenzie Gilbert
Marcus Jackson
Gail Joyce
Rob W. Jones
Emily Morgan
Nia Nyabinghi
Marcia Shubert
Julie York
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 4
Join Us For Cbus Bookfest
📍 12 noon
📍 Gatehouse Stage
Be there for the big reveal — and to celebrate the women of Ohio. 💫
Meet the winners as well as commissioned poets writing for the project.
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Zoë Brigley @zoebrigley.bsky.social · Jul 4
🎉 We’ve got the names... but you’ll have to wait! 🎨✍️
The commended poets and artists for the Women of Ohio Competition have been chosen — and yes, the poets, artists, and I all know who they are.
But you won’t find out until Saturday July 12th at the Columbus Book Festival 👀
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Rachel Carney @createdtoread.bsky.social · Jun 23
A response to recent blog posts from fellow poets @zoebrigley.bsky.social & @natholborow.bsky.social reflecting on the uncanny feeling of reading reviews of your own book & the freelance writer life post-PhD createdtoread.com/back-to-the-...
Back to the Book Blog: Teaching, Readings and ReviewsBack to the Book Blog: Teaching, Readings and Reviews
I used to love writing blog posts and book reviews, and then I became a PhD student. From 2019 to 2024 I buried myself waist-deep in research while juggling a career as a freelance poet, creative writ...
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poetryhilary.bsky.social @poetryhilary.bsky.social · Jun 30
Many thanks to @modronmagazine.bsky.social for publishing my conversation with @zoebrigley.bsky.social about my poem Chafer modronmagazine.com/2025/06/28/t...
The More Than Human Perspective in Environmental Poetry: A Poem and Interview with Hilary Watson
This interview features poet Hilary Watson discussing her creative process influenced by her interactions with insects. She addresses human perceptions of disgust and superiority over these creatur…
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Rhys Owain Williams @rhysowainwilliams.bsky.social · Jul 1
Bit late posting about this but was so happy to have a new poem published in the latest issue of @poetrywales.bsky.social – a special edition feat 60 new Welsh poets to celebrate the magazine’s 60th anniversary. Diolch to @zoebrigley.bsky.social for choosing it and here’s to the next 60 years of PW!
A hand holds up the Spring 2025 issue of Poetry Wales magazine against a backdrop of lush green foliage. The magazine cover is green and black, featuring the headline ‘60 New Welsh Poets for 60 Years of Poetry Wales: from Abeer Ameer to Zillah Bowes.’ The bottom half of the cover is a collage of past Poetry Wales covers, showcasing a variety of designs, colours and styles over the years.
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