Simon Alderwick
@simonalderwick.bsky.social
Poet living in Oxford. 'ways to say we're not alone' available through Broken Sleep Books
Delighted to have received my contributor copy of Night Terrors from the mighty @acidbathpublishing.bsky.social. Great to see what I consider some of my best work included alongside a mix of awesome prose and poetry from old friends and new. Thanks James and Paul for having me on board. Bottoms up!
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Delighted to have received my contributor copy of Night Terrors from the mighty @acidbathpublishing.bsky.social. Great to see what I consider some of my best work included alongside a mix of awesome prose and poetry from old friends and new. Thanks James and Paul for having me on board. Bottoms up!
didn't think i had any left
May 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
didn't think i had any left
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After 18 months of endless carnage, it should be clear to everyone that this is not a war; this is not self-defence. What is happening in Gaza is, quite simply, annihilation 😭
April 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
After 18 months of endless carnage, it should be clear to everyone that this is not a war; this is not self-defence. What is happening in Gaza is, quite simply, annihilation 😭
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People are taking things into their own hands
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
People are taking things into their own hands
-Robert Louis Stevenson
March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
-Robert Louis Stevenson
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
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after seven years, i have a first draft of my novella. now i just need a pseudonym, and someone crazy enough to publish it.
February 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
after seven years, i have a first draft of my novella. now i just need a pseudonym, and someone crazy enough to publish it.
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
a poem from my pamphlet, originally published in @greeninkpress.bsky.social #NaturalReckoning #PoemsAbout
@alanparry83.bsky.social
@alanparry83.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 1:37 PM
a poem from my pamphlet, originally published in @greeninkpress.bsky.social #NaturalReckoning #PoemsAbout
@alanparry83.bsky.social
@alanparry83.bsky.social
you will know us by the pile of books next to our beds
December 21, 2024 at 7:20 AM
you will know us by the pile of books next to our beds
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Submissions are way down compared to last issue but also our inaugural issue, likely due to us shifting our social media presence to different platforms, so it would mean the absolute world if you'd send something in!
bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
🚨🐑🚨Submissions for ISSUE 03: GAUDY INFINITESIMAL open THIS FRIDAY. 🚨🐑🚨
No miracle is too small: send them all.
No miracle is too small: send them all.
December 11, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Submissions are way down compared to last issue but also our inaugural issue, likely due to us shifting our social media presence to different platforms, so it would mean the absolute world if you'd send something in!
bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
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Hear @simonalderwick.bsky.social read three poems as part of wave twenty of @iambapoet.com.
#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
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Simon Alderwick | wave 20 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
Hear poet Simon Alderwick read poems exclusively for iamb. If you like The Poetry Archive, this poetry site is for you.
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December 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Hear @simonalderwick.bsky.social read three poems as part of wave twenty of @iambapoet.com.
#poetry #poetrycommunity
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
iambapoet.com/wave/20-simo...
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Between the cosy charm of Brambly Hedge and the terrifying cold of a Brothers Grimm winter lies another end to the year. Yes, there is darkness – but also light. Let it guide you: into and out of the woods. It's where you'll find wave twenty of @iambapoet.com.
iambapoet.com/wave/20
iambapoet.com/wave/20
poets | wave 20 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
iambapoet.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Between the cosy charm of Brambly Hedge and the terrifying cold of a Brothers Grimm winter lies another end to the year. Yes, there is darkness – but also light. Let it guide you: into and out of the woods. It's where you'll find wave twenty of @iambapoet.com.
iambapoet.com/wave/20
iambapoet.com/wave/20
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✨ Star Stormers ✨
The Storms journal was delighted to welcome Simon Alderwick as a contributor to its inaugural issue line up of contributors (with its theme Eat the Storms) with his poem, Riders on the Storm
✨Once a Stormer
Aways a Star Stormer ✨
The Storms journal was delighted to welcome Simon Alderwick as a contributor to its inaugural issue line up of contributors (with its theme Eat the Storms) with his poem, Riders on the Storm
✨Once a Stormer
Aways a Star Stormer ✨
August 27, 2024 at 9:14 PM
✨ Star Stormers ✨
The Storms journal was delighted to welcome Simon Alderwick as a contributor to its inaugural issue line up of contributors (with its theme Eat the Storms) with his poem, Riders on the Storm
✨Once a Stormer
Aways a Star Stormer ✨
The Storms journal was delighted to welcome Simon Alderwick as a contributor to its inaugural issue line up of contributors (with its theme Eat the Storms) with his poem, Riders on the Storm
✨Once a Stormer
Aways a Star Stormer ✨
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Wonderful reviews from BSB Author Simon Alderwick via The Oxford Review of Books
Titles reviewed include "Small Undetectable Thefts" by Yanita Georgieva and All the Pretty Lights by Gerry McGrath.
#poetsonbluesky #poetry #poets
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Titles reviewed include "Small Undetectable Thefts" by Yanita Georgieva and All the Pretty Lights by Gerry McGrath.
#poetsonbluesky #poetry #poets
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No Direction Home
Simon Alderwick reviews: AGIMAT by Romalyn Ante, Small Undetectable Thefts by Yanita Georgieva and All the Pretty Lights by Gerry McGrath
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November 18, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Wonderful reviews from BSB Author Simon Alderwick via The Oxford Review of Books
Titles reviewed include "Small Undetectable Thefts" by Yanita Georgieva and All the Pretty Lights by Gerry McGrath.
#poetsonbluesky #poetry #poets
www.the-orb.org/post/no-dire...
Titles reviewed include "Small Undetectable Thefts" by Yanita Georgieva and All the Pretty Lights by Gerry McGrath.
#poetsonbluesky #poetry #poets
www.the-orb.org/post/no-dire...
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Up next in the Books of the Year series is a recommendation from Young Critic Sylvie Jane Lewis: ways to say we're not alone by Simon Alderwick, published by Broken Sleep Books.
December 2, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Up next in the Books of the Year series is a recommendation from Young Critic Sylvie Jane Lewis: ways to say we're not alone by Simon Alderwick, published by Broken Sleep Books.
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It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Grab a copy of our 2024 anthology, featuring extracts from every book we published in 2024. Yippee!
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November 27, 2024 at 6:39 PM
It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Grab a copy of our 2024 anthology, featuring extracts from every book we published in 2024. Yippee!
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...