Matt Gilbert
@richlyevocative.bsky.social
Poetry bothering, blog tinkering, place pondering, musically promiscuous, book-loving freelance copywriter. Likely to moan & rail at the unfairness & absurdity of life. Poetry links https://richlyevocative.net/articles-reviews-first-published-elsewhere/
I’ll take that. I screw the algorithm by playing instrumental stuff as background working music. They don’t know
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I’ll take that. I screw the algorithm by playing instrumental stuff as background working music. They don’t know
"The first and last words of Street Sailing are the word ‘awake’, and this is definitely how these poems seem, and how they feel to me; to transmit such a sense to a reader is no mean feat – in fact, it is an act of high magic. Let these poems work their wonder upon you!"
Mab Jones, Buzz Mag
Mab Jones, Buzz Mag
December 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"The first and last words of Street Sailing are the word ‘awake’, and this is definitely how these poems seem, and how they feel to me; to transmit such a sense to a reader is no mean feat – in fact, it is an act of high magic. Let these poems work their wonder upon you!"
Mab Jones, Buzz Mag
Mab Jones, Buzz Mag
The sound of the timer alert on my phone has been bugging me for a while - it reminded me of a song intro I couldn’t place - finally worked it out - Mister Malcontent from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions’ Mainstream. And relax…
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The sound of the timer alert on my phone has been bugging me for a while - it reminded me of a song intro I couldn’t place - finally worked it out - Mister Malcontent from Lloyd Cole & The Commotions’ Mainstream. And relax…
Delighted to have two poems in the latest @madridlitmag.bsky.social alongside some big names & talented poets. Out tomorrow to buy in print or read online.
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Delighted to have two poems in the latest @madridlitmag.bsky.social alongside some big names & talented poets. Out tomorrow to buy in print or read online.
Not sure I’d want buy a book in this way, or risk gifting a mystery title, but can’t help trying to work out what each one is. Spotted in a shop window in Camden.
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Not sure I’d want buy a book in this way, or risk gifting a mystery title, but can’t help trying to work out what each one is. Spotted in a shop window in Camden.
I’ve updated my poetry links on link tree linktr.ee/richlyevocat...
So you can read some of my work online for free, buy copies of poetry journals I’ve appeared in, or even my book, Street Sailing. Have a picture of a fox in a cemetery…
So you can read some of my work online for free, buy copies of poetry journals I’ve appeared in, or even my book, Street Sailing. Have a picture of a fox in a cemetery…
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I’ve updated my poetry links on link tree linktr.ee/richlyevocat...
So you can read some of my work online for free, buy copies of poetry journals I’ve appeared in, or even my book, Street Sailing. Have a picture of a fox in a cemetery…
So you can read some of my work online for free, buy copies of poetry journals I’ve appeared in, or even my book, Street Sailing. Have a picture of a fox in a cemetery…
#TheHauntedLandscape about to go in 👻
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
#TheHauntedLandscape about to go in 👻
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of reading glasses must be want of remembering to take the fucking things with him when on the way to a poetry reading.
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of reading glasses must be want of remembering to take the fucking things with him when on the way to a poetry reading.
‘If you didn’t know what a storm is’ This was first published in January by the always inspiring @inksweatandtears.co.uk There’s an icy bite in the air today and it reminded me.
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
‘If you didn’t know what a storm is’ This was first published in January by the always inspiring @inksweatandtears.co.uk There’s an icy bite in the air today and it reminded me.
First of two gigs I’m seeing in November at the beloved Roundhouse - Perfume Genius - who as well as their own songs did a pretty good cover of Fade Into You. Next up, English Teacher.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
First of two gigs I’m seeing in November at the beloved Roundhouse - Perfume Genius - who as well as their own songs did a pretty good cover of Fade Into You. Next up, English Teacher.
Here’s a poem of mine first published back in March by @bristolnoir.bsky.social ‘One for sorrow’ indeed…
November 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Here’s a poem of mine first published back in March by @bristolnoir.bsky.social ‘One for sorrow’ indeed…
New from Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. Includes a poem by me finished 30 years after it was started, when I found an old notebook containing initial drafts. All proceeds go to Starlight Trust & Long Forest - Keep Wales Tidy www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com... @marcellenewbold.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New from Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. Includes a poem by me finished 30 years after it was started, when I found an old notebook containing initial drafts. All proceeds go to Starlight Trust & Long Forest - Keep Wales Tidy www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com... @marcellenewbold.bsky.social
que muy emocionante! I have a couple of poems in the forthcoming @madridlitmag.bsky.social Alongside some great and familiar names, including @victoriaspires.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
que muy emocionante! I have a couple of poems in the forthcoming @madridlitmag.bsky.social Alongside some great and familiar names, including @victoriaspires.bsky.social
Ok, it was the cover that made me buy it. But I’ll judge it by reading it. It’s dedicated to Mark Fisher with an MR James quote, so that’s a good start.
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Ok, it was the cover that made me buy it. But I’ll judge it by reading it. It’s dedicated to Mark Fisher with an MR James quote, so that’s a good start.
Child me would love that grown up me is reading this - Literary Hauntings Tartarus Press. Like one of those old Peter Underwood Gazetteers of British & Irish Ghosts but fictional: from Victorian & Edwardian classics to contemporary folk horror. Inc Blurry B&W location shots & postcode refs too 👻 📕
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Child me would love that grown up me is reading this - Literary Hauntings Tartarus Press. Like one of those old Peter Underwood Gazetteers of British & Irish Ghosts but fictional: from Victorian & Edwardian classics to contemporary folk horror. Inc Blurry B&W location shots & postcode refs too 👻 📕
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... Of all the things a government minister could have said about this. And that’s the take. So piss-weak and craven. Free speech is nationalist thugs being allowed to march. It’s not the “Labour” government encouraging them. FFS.
September 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... Of all the things a government minister could have said about this. And that’s the take. So piss-weak and craven. Free speech is nationalist thugs being allowed to march. It’s not the “Labour” government encouraging them. FFS.
My poem ‘A Solar Diversion’ first published in Acumen 112, is now a guest poem up on the site - you can read it here acumen-poetry.co.uk/matt-gilbert/ ☀️🌍
September 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
My poem ‘A Solar Diversion’ first published in Acumen 112, is now a guest poem up on the site - you can read it here acumen-poetry.co.uk/matt-gilbert/ ☀️🌍
Boiler plate BBC justification for Farage & Reform’s ubiquity on their outlets. Can’t agree the fact he’s popular merits regular free pass. Op Polls - often driven by media coverage - used to explain why this 4 MP business receives more airtime than Greens with same or Lib Dems with dozens more.
September 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Boiler plate BBC justification for Farage & Reform’s ubiquity on their outlets. Can’t agree the fact he’s popular merits regular free pass. Op Polls - often driven by media coverage - used to explain why this 4 MP business receives more airtime than Greens with same or Lib Dems with dozens more.
Peckham Cherries. One of my poems which can be found in the excellent Northern Gravy Anthology of Poetry. Buying one will be a real
help, they’ve just had ACE funding cut. More details at northerngravy.com #poetry #northerngravy
help, they’ve just had ACE funding cut. More details at northerngravy.com #poetry #northerngravy
September 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Peckham Cherries. One of my poems which can be found in the excellent Northern Gravy Anthology of Poetry. Buying one will be a real
help, they’ve just had ACE funding cut. More details at northerngravy.com #poetry #northerngravy
help, they’ve just had ACE funding cut. More details at northerngravy.com #poetry #northerngravy
Watch out pigeons of Crystal Palace
August 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Watch out pigeons of Crystal Palace
When you get a ‘no’ from a major poetry journal, which comes with technical feedback on poems they liked in your submission and why, plus a hope you’ll try again, that feels far less like a rejection and more of an encouraging push to keep going.
August 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
When you get a ‘no’ from a major poetry journal, which comes with technical feedback on poems they liked in your submission and why, plus a hope you’ll try again, that feels far less like a rejection and more of an encouraging push to keep going.
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Northern Gravy now have more copies of this excellent anthology available to buy
Northern Gravy now have more copies of this excellent anthology available to buy
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Northern Gravy now have more copies of this excellent anthology available to buy
Northern Gravy now have more copies of this excellent anthology available to buy
Excited to be part of this. Going in… @ralphdartford.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Excited to be part of this. Going in… @ralphdartford.bsky.social