Chris Campbell
@citizen-chris.bsky.social
Full-length poetry collection out in 2025 with Parlyaree Press, mini-pamphlet with Atomic Bohemian in 2026 | Highly Commended: 2024 Cobh Int’l Comp | Poems in The Rialto, Magma, Prole, Black Bough Poetry, Waxed Lemon | https://linktr.ee/bychriscampbell
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Chris Campbell
@citizen-chris.bsky.social
· Sep 16
It’s publication day! My collection of 48 poems touches on fatherhood, family and urban life, and illness. Get your copy, here:
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A big thank you to Nigel Kent for reviewing Why I Wear My Past to Work on his excellent blog: nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/blog-2/
@kent-nj.bsky.social
@kent-nj.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A big thank you to Nigel Kent for reviewing Why I Wear My Past to Work on his excellent blog: nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/blog-2/
@kent-nj.bsky.social
@kent-nj.bsky.social
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What a fantastic way to start a new year of drop-ins: Chris Campbell reflects on his new collection Why I Wear My Past to Work. Checkout my website now. #poetry #poetrycommunity.
January 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
What a fantastic way to start a new year of drop-ins: Chris Campbell reflects on his new collection Why I Wear My Past to Work. Checkout my website now. #poetry #poetrycommunity.
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Out now. #poetry #poetrycommunity
On my website on Saturday my review of the new uplifting collection by Chris Campbell Why I Wear My Past to Work. Check it out. www.nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com #poetry #poetrycommunity
Nigel Kent - Poet and Reviewer
Author of 'Sent, 'Fall', 'Unmuted' and 'Saudade'
www.nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Out now. #poetry #poetrycommunity
I’m offering a small number of one-to-one poetry mentoring spaces, for anyone it might be useful to. Details are here: www.chriscampbellpoetry.co.uk/about-3
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I’m offering a small number of one-to-one poetry mentoring spaces, for anyone it might be useful to. Details are here: www.chriscampbellpoetry.co.uk/about-3
A great launch event. Fantastic to hear these poems out loud. 🙏 to @marcellenewbold.bsky.social & The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press!
A wonderful day with The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press latest anthology ‘Lines of Communication’ online launches.
It was such a joy to hear the poems, selected by myself and Bronwen read out loud, and to celebrate together @wennieevans.bsky.social ✨
It was such a joy to hear the poems, selected by myself and Bronwen read out loud, and to celebrate together @wennieevans.bsky.social ✨
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A great launch event. Fantastic to hear these poems out loud. 🙏 to @marcellenewbold.bsky.social & The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press!
Check out @kent-nj.bsky.social’s fantastic blog. It’s a privilege to talk about one of my poems from Why I Wear My Past to Work: nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/d...
Drop-in by Chris Campbell
What a fantastic way to start a new year! Here’s Chris Campbell reflecting on a poem from his latest collection, Why I Wear My Past to Work (Parlyaree Press, 2025). The Meadow, Dugdale Avenue…
nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Check out @kent-nj.bsky.social’s fantastic blog. It’s a privilege to talk about one of my poems from Why I Wear My Past to Work: nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/d...
Thank you to @rialtopoetry.bsky.social & Michael Mackmin for publishing this poem, written after challenging times. What an issue (as always), fantastic pieces in there - R103 is available to buy now 💫
January 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Thank you to @rialtopoetry.bsky.social & Michael Mackmin for publishing this poem, written after challenging times. What an issue (as always), fantastic pieces in there - R103 is available to buy now 💫
Tonight at Oxford Westgate Library! Join us for a poetry reading and Q&A. It’s free! For more details & to reserve a spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-eve...
Poetry Evening: Chris Campbell and Adam Elms
Poetry Evening at Oxford Westgate Library: 13 Jan, 6–7pm. Readings, Q&A, and discussion in the 2/F Collaboration Space. Free entry!
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January 13, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Tonight at Oxford Westgate Library! Join us for a poetry reading and Q&A. It’s free! For more details & to reserve a spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-eve...
Tuesday! Very excited to read with Adam Elms at Oxford Westgate Library.
The free event includes poems on human connection and nature, plus a Q&A. Join us at 6pm! 📚
The free event includes poems on human connection and nature, plus a Q&A. Join us at 6pm! 📚
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Tuesday! Very excited to read with Adam Elms at Oxford Westgate Library.
The free event includes poems on human connection and nature, plus a Q&A. Join us at 6pm! 📚
The free event includes poems on human connection and nature, plus a Q&A. Join us at 6pm! 📚
Many thanks to #BishopstonVoice for a great piece on ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ in their January issue. #Bristol #poetry
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Many thanks to #BishopstonVoice for a great piece on ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ in their January issue. #Bristol #poetry
My first reading of the year - online this Saturday (10 Jan), 6pm GMT. It’s part of the Poetry (in Brief) series, with Dr Rachel Turney.
Coffee-themed ☕️ and free to join. Read more & about the other readers here: turneytalks.wordpress.com
Coffee-themed ☕️ and free to join. Read more & about the other readers here: turneytalks.wordpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
My first reading of the year - online this Saturday (10 Jan), 6pm GMT. It’s part of the Poetry (in Brief) series, with Dr Rachel Turney.
Coffee-themed ☕️ and free to join. Read more & about the other readers here: turneytalks.wordpress.com
Coffee-themed ☕️ and free to join. Read more & about the other readers here: turneytalks.wordpress.com
Come and join Adam Elms and I at Oxford Westgate Library for poetry, Q&A & conversation.
We’ll be reading poems exploring human connection and the natural world, with a little bit of humour too (!). Free on 13th Jan 🎆
We’ll be reading poems exploring human connection and the natural world, with a little bit of humour too (!). Free on 13th Jan 🎆
December 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Come and join Adam Elms and I at Oxford Westgate Library for poetry, Q&A & conversation.
We’ll be reading poems exploring human connection and the natural world, with a little bit of humour too (!). Free on 13th Jan 🎆
We’ll be reading poems exploring human connection and the natural world, with a little bit of humour too (!). Free on 13th Jan 🎆
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Our Christmas & New Year #SilverBranch poetic feature - stunning work by award-nominated Irish writer @rhonagreene.bsky.social 🇮🇪☘️
❄️Wintry poems and prose by the Celtic queen ❄️
Don't miss it! 💎✒️
www.blackboughpoetry.com/christma-new...
❄️Wintry poems and prose by the Celtic queen ❄️
Don't miss it! 💎✒️
www.blackboughpoetry.com/christma-new...
December 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our Christmas & New Year #SilverBranch poetic feature - stunning work by award-nominated Irish writer @rhonagreene.bsky.social 🇮🇪☘️
❄️Wintry poems and prose by the Celtic queen ❄️
Don't miss it! 💎✒️
www.blackboughpoetry.com/christma-new...
❄️Wintry poems and prose by the Celtic queen ❄️
Don't miss it! 💎✒️
www.blackboughpoetry.com/christma-new...
A bit late posting this, but I’m honoured to be part of the Morecambe Poetry Festival anthology, alongside some real inspirations. Particularly with a poem about a special friend. 💙
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A bit late posting this, but I’m honoured to be part of the Morecambe Poetry Festival anthology, alongside some real inspirations. Particularly with a poem about a special friend. 💙
December 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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If you’re keeping up with The Book Bag: Poetic Voices, this month featuring work from @sophiedumont.bsky.social profound debut ‘Sculling’, head to shorturl.at/KF3nU now to read ‘Celandine’ a newly added piece.
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you’re keeping up with The Book Bag: Poetic Voices, this month featuring work from @sophiedumont.bsky.social profound debut ‘Sculling’, head to shorturl.at/KF3nU now to read ‘Celandine’ a newly added piece.
Thrilled to be featured - among great company. Thanks Paul! 🙏
Consolamentum by @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Why I Wear My Past To Work by @citizen-chris.bsky.social from @parlyareepress.bsky.social
from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Why I Wear My Past To Work by @citizen-chris.bsky.social from @parlyareepress.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Thrilled to be featured - among great company. Thanks Paul! 🙏
Love Jack Caradoc’s magazine The Candyman’s Trumpet. Very happy to have a poem on the inside cover and a few more inside ✨
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Love Jack Caradoc’s magazine The Candyman’s Trumpet. Very happy to have a poem on the inside cover and a few more inside ✨
Lovely to have ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ included in this! 🙏 @paulwritespoems.bsky.social ❄️
More Christmas recommendations than you can shake a candy cane at!
💝 🎁 🎅 📚
Check out the Book Bag @paulwritespoems.bsky.social
shorturl.at/9Fc7n
💝 🎁 🎅 📚
Check out the Book Bag @paulwritespoems.bsky.social
shorturl.at/9Fc7n
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Lovely to have ‘Why I Wear My Past to Work’ included in this! 🙏 @paulwritespoems.bsky.social ❄️
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Copies of Permanence have arrived! Thanks to co-author Stephen Paul Wren, publisher Atomic Bohemian, and to @betarish.bsky.social and Greta Stoddart for their kind words. Come to our online launch on Thursday! www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-t...
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Copies of Permanence have arrived! Thanks to co-author Stephen Paul Wren, publisher Atomic Bohemian, and to @betarish.bsky.social and Greta Stoddart for their kind words. Come to our online launch on Thursday! www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-t...
Brilliant launch of Kiss The Sky on Sunday. Looking forward to many more great nights & full open-mics! 4th Sunday of every month from Jan at The Bridge Inn, Temple, #Bristol 🎙️💥 #poetry #spokenword
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Brilliant launch of Kiss The Sky on Sunday. Looking forward to many more great nights & full open-mics! 4th Sunday of every month from Jan at The Bridge Inn, Temple, #Bristol 🎙️💥 #poetry #spokenword
Our final member of the Kiss The Sky team is Adam Elms! Adam headlined our launch night on Sunday, delivering two fantastic sets - it was an incredible evening. Pics to follow! 🚀💥 #Bristol #openmic #poetry #spokenword #TheBridgeInn
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our final member of the Kiss The Sky team is Adam Elms! Adam headlined our launch night on Sunday, delivering two fantastic sets - it was an incredible evening. Pics to follow! 🚀💥 #Bristol #openmic #poetry #spokenword #TheBridgeInn
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pleased to have poem ‘After Leaving the Ward’ from my new collection, Why I Wear My Past to Work, on BBC Upload. @adamcrowther.bsky.social has always been very supportive, from before I met him at Radio Bristol in 2023. You can hear my poem just before the 1:41 mark: 🎙️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Pleased to have poem ‘After Leaving the Ward’ from my new collection, Why I Wear My Past to Work, on BBC Upload. @adamcrowther.bsky.social has always been very supportive, from before I met him at Radio Bristol in 2023. You can hear my poem just before the 1:41 mark: 🎙️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
