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Pascale Petit 🌿🐅🌱🐆🌿🦜
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BEAST April 2025 (Bloodaxe),’Tiger Girl’ shortlisted Forward Prize, ‘Mama Amazonica’ won Ondaatje & Laurel prizes. 1st novel ‘My Hummingbird Father’ from Salt 2024 http://www.pascalepetit.co.uk
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Delighted to be a tutor for this exciting new course from @outspokenpress.bsky.social
outspokenpress.bsky.social Out-Spoken Press @outspokenpress.bsky.social · 1d
January - Grief with @no1emily.bsky.social & @pascalepetit.bsky.social

February - Parents with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social & Jack Underwood

March: Eros with @kimaddonizio.bsky.social & Oluwaseun Olayiwola

April: Resistance with Joelle Taylor & @aanaxagorou.bsky.social
GRIEF Consider the different ways poems can help get between the feelings of grief and loss and look at how to ensure a poem remains artful while also true to its emotional life and sensibility. Both Emily Berry and Pascale Petit have written extensively on the theme of grief using metaphor, allegory and anecdote and will be guiding poets through a range of tips and prompts aimed at enhancing their skillset and thinking around the kind of poetry they want to write. 6-27 JANUARY 2026 TUTORS: PASCALE PETIT, EMILY BERRY WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK HYPERFOCUS grief: outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus HYPERFOCUS - parents How do you write about a problematic parents)? How best could you navigate a complex upbringing? How do you handle the sheer awe and panic of being a new parent? How do you write about the loss of a parent? In this second segment of Hyperfocus, join poets Caroline Bird and Jack Underwood as they look at ways we can write poems that draw from the multilayered experiences of having parents and being a parent. 3-24 FEBRUARY 2026 TUTORS: CAROLINE BIRD JACK UNDERWOOD WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK PARENTS outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus EROS Love, desire, lust, eros and longing are all part of March's Hyperfocus. Participants will be looking at what makes an erotic poem... erotic. How does one write erotica without sounding crass or twee, how can we express notions of longing or desire for another person and not make the poem feel like it's over-reaching or performative and if we are to write sex how much does that involve the body. How do sexuality, ability and gender impact the way we write into these themes? 3-24 MARCH 2026 TUTORS: KIM ADDONIZIO OLUWASEUN OLAYIWOLA WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK HYPERFOCUS eros outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus HYPERFCCUS resistance 7-28 APRIL 2026 TUTORS: JOELLE TAYLOR ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK Writing poems that talk truth to power or address the state of the nation can often be tricky to navigate. Either a poem is so direct it ends up feeling didactic or it's so subtle it doesn't have the push and bite it needs to make its case. Over the course of the four weeks participants will explore what it means to write a poem that is concerned with the world, injustice, oppression, trauma and witness. RESISTANCE outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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January - Grief with @no1emily.bsky.social & @pascalepetit.bsky.social

February - Parents with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social & Jack Underwood

March: Eros with @kimaddonizio.bsky.social & Oluwaseun Olayiwola

April: Resistance with Joelle Taylor & @aanaxagorou.bsky.social
GRIEF Consider the different ways poems can help get between the feelings of grief and loss and look at how to ensure a poem remains artful while also true to its emotional life and sensibility. Both Emily Berry and Pascale Petit have written extensively on the theme of grief using metaphor, allegory and anecdote and will be guiding poets through a range of tips and prompts aimed at enhancing their skillset and thinking around the kind of poetry they want to write. 6-27 JANUARY 2026 TUTORS: PASCALE PETIT, EMILY BERRY WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK HYPERFOCUS grief: outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus HYPERFOCUS - parents How do you write about a problematic parents)? How best could you navigate a complex upbringing? How do you handle the sheer awe and panic of being a new parent? How do you write about the loss of a parent? In this second segment of Hyperfocus, join poets Caroline Bird and Jack Underwood as they look at ways we can write poems that draw from the multilayered experiences of having parents and being a parent. 3-24 FEBRUARY 2026 TUTORS: CAROLINE BIRD JACK UNDERWOOD WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK PARENTS outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus EROS Love, desire, lust, eros and longing are all part of March's Hyperfocus. Participants will be looking at what makes an erotic poem... erotic. How does one write erotica without sounding crass or twee, how can we express notions of longing or desire for another person and not make the poem feel like it's over-reaching or performative and if we are to write sex how much does that involve the body. How do sexuality, ability and gender impact the way we write into these themes? 3-24 MARCH 2026 TUTORS: KIM ADDONIZIO OLUWASEUN OLAYIWOLA WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK HYPERFOCUS eros outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus HYPERFCCUS resistance 7-28 APRIL 2026 TUTORS: JOELLE TAYLOR ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU WORKSHOPS: TUES 7-9PM UK Writing poems that talk truth to power or address the state of the nation can often be tricky to navigate. Either a poem is so direct it ends up feeling didactic or it's so subtle it doesn't have the push and bite it needs to make its case. Over the course of the four weeks participants will explore what it means to write a poem that is concerned with the world, injustice, oppression, trauma and witness. RESISTANCE outspokenldn.com/hyperfocus
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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I’ll be reading with the amazing Fiona Benson at Push the Boat Out, Edinburgh, 11am on Sunday 23rd November, this weekend.

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The Mythic and the Familiar: Fiona Benson and Pascale Petit - 2025 Push The Boat Out Festival
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November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Butterflies of the Peruvian Amazon:
bluemarks, heliconia, eighty eight, a doctor (large blue) and day flying Urania moths (green ones)
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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We're delighted to offer a warm programme of comforting events as the air turns colder — from the art of #sourdough #baking and the #healing #wisdom of #animals to gatherings of #poetry, #food and shared #creativity. We invite you to join us here in #Hartland > conta.cc/3J9jUIF
Introduction to sourdough bread baking Sunday 23 November • 9am to 4.30pm The Resurgence Centre Want to learn how to make delicious, healthy sourdough? This course, which is suitable for baking novices, is an introduction to the sourdough process, including maintaining starters, types of flour, tools and equipment, mixing, folding, fermenting, shaping and baking. You will gain a basic understanding of the sourdough process and the knowledge to bake a simple loaf and to experiment at home. The course will be taught by Simon Leworthy, head baker at an artisan micro-bakery based in Hartland. Baked By Si 'The H'artisan bakery' specialises in long-proofed, cold-fermented sourdough breads made using the finest organic flours available from around the world. Buy a ticket > https://www.resurgencevents.org Animals and healing Friday 14 November • 7—8.30pm The Resurgence Centre An evening with poet Pascale Petit and author Jay Griffiths. Shamans have always said that it is the animals who heal us. Pascale Petit’s work demonstrates poetry as a kind of shamanism, allowing author and reader to shapeshift in the imagination, and the animals are the constant medicine in her work. Jay Griffiths’ new book encompasses how animals heal the society as well as the psyche, electrifying our minds and vitalising our cultures. Together Jay and Pascale will create an event that shows, through both personal experience and their writing, that animals are our healers. They will be discussing their experiences, reading from their work, and opening up the conversation to the audience. Buy a ticket > resurgenceevents.org PLANT NEESH pop-up supper club Saturday 29 November • 6—9.30pm The Resurgence Centre September's pop-up was a beautiful occasion celebrating food, art and people, and this one promises to be pretty much the same. Bring friends and meet new people and enjoy the stunning art from our Layers of Reality exhibition whilst enjoying a plant-based menu throughout the evening. Canapés and drink on arrival, and delicious mains and dessert to follow. These evenings really are a collective and gathering of people and good food in the heart of Hartland. Buy a ticket > https://www.resurgenceevents.org/events Layers of Reality exhibition Open weekends, including Fridays, 28 November - Sunday 14 December 10am - 3pm #Free admission: Resurgence Centre, Fore Street, Hartland, EX39 6AB Layers of Reality invites visitors to experience the natural world through the eyes of five artists: Astrid Lans, Mel Turner, Lydia Jane Duncan, Rae Chi and Angelique Medland. Each artist explores colour, pattern and form as a way of expressing the living intelligence of Nature. With folkloric paintings, intricate ink drawings, ceramics and Nature-inspired prints, this free exhibition OpenRice Hong Kongs a threshold into wonder and invites reflection on our place within the great web of life. Find out more > https://resurgenceevents.org/LayersofReality
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Poets reading @ptbopoetry.bsky.social in Edinburgh 22-23 Nove include @pascalepetit.bsky.social, @marjorielotfi.bsky.social, @jesstraynor.bsky.social, plus an online event with Vidyan Ravinthiran & Arundhathi Subramaniam. There's special event for @rachaelboast.bsky.social's Versus Versus anthology.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Next Friday, @pascalepetit.bsky.social will be reading her poetry at The Resurgence Centre in Hartford, Devon alongside author Jay Griffiths.

Tickets available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/there...

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November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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My next in-person event is in Devon for @resurgencetrust.bsky.social with the incredible Jay Griffiths! 7pm on 14 November at Resurgence Centre in Hartland
resurgencetrust.bsky.social Resurgence @resurgencetrust.bsky.social · Oct 20
Animals and healing

Friday 14 November, 7—8.30pm GMT

The Resurgence Centre, Hartland

An evening with poet @pascalepetit.bsky.social and author @jay-griffiths.bsky.social exploring how animals can help us heal

Buy a ticket > www.tickettailor.com/events/there...

#Animals #Healing #Poetry #Writing
Animals and healing Friday 14 November • 7—8.30pm GMT The Resurgence Centre, Hartland An evening with poet Pascale Petit and author Jay Griffiths. Shamans have always said that it is the animals who heal us. Pascale Petit’s work demonstrates poetry as a kind of shamanism, allowing author and reader to shapeshift in the imagination, and the animals are the constant medicine in her work. Jay Griffiths’ new book encompasses how animals heal the society as well as the psyche, electrifying our minds and vitalising our cultures. Together Jay and Pascale will create an event that shows, through both personal experience and their writing, that animals are our healers. They will be discussing their experiences, reading from their work, and opening up the conversation to the audience. Buy a ticket > https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theresurgencecentre/1835026/r/bluesky #Animals #Healing #Poetry #Writing
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Beastly sample

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Sample of "Beast" by Pascale Petit
Peek inside this book and discover another great read.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Beast is six months old today! Published 24 April. Thank you to @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social my dream publisher, and to everyone who reviewed & interviewed, stocked it and the many launch event organisers who welcomed my 9th collection. More events to come! Special thanks to all the readers!
Beast cover of three beast sculptures half wolves half pumas. Book cover against photo of sunset in the Peruvian Amazon taken from a canopy tower, with the jaguar I saw in the foreground and howler monkeys on a branch.
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Animals and healing

Friday 14 November, 7—8.30pm GMT

The Resurgence Centre, Hartland

An evening with poet @pascalepetit.bsky.social and author @jay-griffiths.bsky.social exploring how animals can help us heal

Buy a ticket > www.tickettailor.com/events/there...

#Animals #Healing #Poetry #Writing
Animals and healing Friday 14 November • 7—8.30pm GMT The Resurgence Centre, Hartland An evening with poet Pascale Petit and author Jay Griffiths. Shamans have always said that it is the animals who heal us. Pascale Petit’s work demonstrates poetry as a kind of shamanism, allowing author and reader to shapeshift in the imagination, and the animals are the constant medicine in her work. Jay Griffiths’ new book encompasses how animals heal the society as well as the psyche, electrifying our minds and vitalising our cultures. Together Jay and Pascale will create an event that shows, through both personal experience and their writing, that animals are our healers. They will be discussing their experiences, reading from their work, and opening up the conversation to the audience. Buy a ticket > https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theresurgencecentre/1835026/r/bluesky #Animals #Healing #Poetry #Writing
October 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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My next reading from Beast @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social is for Tsaá with Roma @romalynante3.bsky.social with the incredible Sarah Howe and Fiona Benson, on Zoom, it’s free but RSVP necessary to join us on 30 October 6pm - 7:15pm. Everyone welcome!

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Wild & Tender: Petit, Howe, and Benson | Romalyn Ante
Three extraordinary poets. One unforgettable evening. Readings, conversation, and a rare chance to hear Pascale Petit, Sarah Howe, and Fiona Benson on craft, inspiration, and the wild and tender power...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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On #worldmentalhealthday a thank you to whatever poetry is and what it has done to heal my mental health, hoping poetry heals yours
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Photo of me aged 23 modelling one of my hats, taken by dear friend and painter Nicholas Addison, in my bedsit at Muswell Hill just by Ally Pally. Almost 50 years ago! Well, almost 49 years ago. I remember that day so well.
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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What I’ve been doing this week at Totleigh @arvonfoundation.bsky.social ! The launch week of 2 year Arvon Advanced Writing Programme, Thanks to Zain Rishi for group photo! Non fiction tutor William Atkins, fiction tutor Rachel Seiffert and I’m looking after the five poets.
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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You have to write for the love, because the publishing process and response can be upsetting, and the accolades so few (especially for poetry) yet there are collections I love that received little attention. But that creative rush is very special – no one can take it away
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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This afternoon we start with poetry and readings in the church from award winning poets Pascale Petit and Katrina Naomi #northcornwallbookfestival
September 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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In @pascalepetit.bsky.social's final, fourth, poem, What Eagle Saw, Petit turns her focus skyward. The eagle hovers above the neonatal ward, her vision both forensic and mythic, maternal and ecological. @rsliterature.bsky.social

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What Eagle Saw by Pascale Petit
VO by Max Wallis - 'Eagle looked down and with her laser vision / zoomed into the neonatal clinic.'
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September 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Just added to @pascalepetit.bsky.social Poetic Voice feature in The Book Bag…

A micro review with the usual book bag playlist…

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September 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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📖 sample to peek inside and share
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Sample of "My Hummingbird Father" by Pascale Petit
Peek inside this book and discover another great read.
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September 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Thank you, Daljit Nagra for choosing Beast as BBC Radio 4 Poetry Extra’s Book of the Month for September. Today at 7am, 12 noon & again at 6pm he reads another poem from my collection Beast, the poem is ‘Murmurations at Roughtor’, at the end of the programme

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Poetry Extra, Terminates Here and Tell Me the Truth About Love
Daljit Nagra marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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In Catfish, Pascale Petit’s third poem, we are taken back to the very beginning: the hospital ward, the incubator, the first wound of birth. Yet the poem refuses any clinical language. Ihttps://aftershockpoetry.substack.com/p/catfish-by-pascale-petit
Catfish by Pascale Petit
"My mother's face looms over me - a giant catfish / shattering outside my incubator, hundred-eyed and gilled" - Read by Max Wallis
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September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Catfish by Pascale Petit
"My mother's face looms over me - a giant catfish / shattering outside my incubator, hundred-eyed and gilled" - Read by Max Wallis
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September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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September news: New books from @poetclare.bsky.social, @jesstraynor.bsky.social & @emiliejelinek.bsky.social; prize news for Matthew Caley, Kris Johnson & Niall Campbell; radio & podcasts for @pascalepetit.bsky.social & Greta Stoddart; Ruth Fainlight film premiere.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM