Got ten tons of work to do but made the mistake of picking this up first. It’s so, so good. It’s ignore-your-to-do-list good, Niall Campbell. Damn 😂

Niall Campbell (Niall Campbell) will be reading from his new collection #TheIslandInTheSound alongside a brilliant line-up of fellow poets on 12 September at Southbank Centre. The Island in the Sound is published next month: bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/th…

In our LIVE episode recorded at Push The Boat Out, Niall Campbell and Kathleen Jamie shared work exploring 'Inheritance' Niall Campbell & Kathleen Jamie on fine form ❤️ scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/podcast/lanter…

I can totally recommend applying for the WEM mentoring scheme. writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/me…

Poetry London Pamphlet Prize - our warmest congratulations to Tom Bailey (Tom Bailey) who has won this year's award. His pamphlet 'Please Do Not Touch or Feed the Horses' will be published by PL Editions this spring. Look out for work by Tom in our autumn issue too.

2 places left on my Bridport seminar if you're interested! poetryschool.com/courses/greta-…

Is this a last little bit of summer for the east coast of Scotland?

Apparently Uist was known for its Puffin belts (and for the clarity of its English accent). An cartoon from "Mr Punch in the Highlands", 1898

Introducing our 2025 books – a significant expansion of our list, as we take Salt in fresh directions, enhancing our team, and working with new agents and debut authors. We'll have more to say about this as the year progresses, with a further announcement coming this December.

From Ted Chiang's recent New Yorker essay about AI. I totally agree with this:

Have spent the weekend reading Stefan Zweig's Chess. A beauty of a novella. Brief but so imaginative.

Bloodaxe online events are always good - do think of joining us at the end of the month.

Open Mic night for Poetry London subscribers!

Happy Publication Day to #AGIMAT Chatto&Windus Blake Friedmann Literary Agency 'An alchemical wonder of a poet' Fiona Benson, author of Vertigo & Ghost 'Vivid, lyrical, and always surprising . . . Both a balm and a call to action' Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall

Don't forget, if you're a current subscriber to Poetry London you can book from 6pm today, as a reader or audience member, for this free Open Mic night! I'll be there helping out with admin and enjoying the poetry! You will also get to hear Niall Campbell read one of his poems 💫

Returning here led me to this. Get in, my lovelies. I feel like Charlie Bucket! Thanks for setting this up Sophia Argyris Niall Campbell Poetry London

In partnership with StMungo's Mirrorball we’re delighted to announce the Clydebuilt 17 poets! – Ruth Aylett – Ellen Renton – Gabrielle Tse – Catherine Wilson Garry Congratulations to these four, who will be mentored by award-winning poet Niall Campbell over the next 12 months.