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Happy Winter Solstice ❄️ ‘Listen! They are whispering / now while the world talks, / and the ice melts, / and the seas rise. / Look at the trees!...’ From Roots Home by Gillian Clarke. https://t.co/KumkME6aNu

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In this week's newsletter we're excited to announce @olivesenior's UK reading dates! Plus reviews of Petrus Borel in @TheTLS and @jorie_graham in @GuardianBooks, upcoming events and the recording of the launch of Scale by @GorjiMina! https://t.co/HHvpLR7nHK https://t.co/hRM5rNymnj

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Join us for the online launch of @Telegraph's Poetry Book of the Month, The Fourth Sister by Laura Scott! Hosted by John McAuliffe, the event will feature readings, discussion and audience Q&A. Sign up here: https://t.co/R5BMYV4Jgx 📍 Wednesday 8th March 7pm-8pm https://t.co/SdX5Ykk1lj

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More fantastic news - Savage Tales by Tara Bergin has been shortlisted for the Pigott Poetry Prize 2023! Judges described the collection as 'a book defined by energetic focus and linguistic verve'. Congratulations Tara 🥳 Read about it here: https://t.co/6EBItTdYNl https://t.co/bB5vCwZZcD

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Listen to @R3TheVerb's deep dive into the work of visionary poet @jorie_graham, featuring readings from her latest collection, To 2040! https://t.co/E1eVxXljy8

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This time tomorrow, we're launching Parallel Movement of the Hands by the late John Ashbery, edited by his former assistant Emily Skillings, with Oli Hazzard! Still some £2 tickets available, redeemable against book price. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__LrzQsKLSoGpuMNH6BfvaA https://t.co/SGUzTbIjn5

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Tomorrow is @jallenpaisant's launch of Self-Portrait as Othello, at @BlackwellsMcr! Jason will be reading from and discussing his new collection - this is not one to be missed! 📍 Blackwell's Manchester, 6.30 - 8pm Book tickets: https://t.co/iFRDawycYG

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📢 We're thrilled to announce the line-up of readers for the launch of Grand Larcenies: Translations and Imitations of Ten Dutch Poets, edited and translated by @PCEvans10! 🇳🇱 Open this thread to read some poems from the collection, and book your tickets: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jE0t8ZAZQKK01R3Vq_3D9g https://t.co/7NL5UtaCrT

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Our second featured book this month is [To] the Last [Be] Human by @jorie_graham, with an introduction by Robert McFarlane 🌍 [To] The Last [Be] Human, a @PoetryBookSoc Special Commendation, collects four extraordinary poetry books—Sea Change, PLACE, fast, and Runaway. https://t.co/IthAiovCS4

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Don’t forget that tomorrow is the launch of Dan Burt’s Every Wrong Direction and A History! Dan will be joined by Carcanet’s Michael Schmidt and Jess Chandler of @prototypepubs The launch will be held via Zoom at 7pm, 11th January – register here: https://t.co/S9Vqk496qp https://t.co/hEHksU3rHU