On Losing Friends and Finding Words open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore30…

Roll up, roll up, get your tips, get your tricks, get your insights. Me, Jane Yeh and Liv Torc, chaired by Ian Duhig on the latest Societry of Authors Podcast talking about festivals and reading your poetry out to a crowd. " / X

This Tuesday 2nd July. A great line-up, including me and the Brontës. Plus a lovely venue with a great pint and free entry.

Art, feminism, complexity and the opportunity to write and learn in London art venues with this inventive, exciting poet. clairecollison.com/new-page

Haworth, 19th July, 7pm. Poetry so Northern it hurts. (subtitles available for Southerners) eventbrite.co.uk/e/northern-poe…

Goodbye to my beautiful friend Jackie Hagan. Such a bright light has gone out. Jackie lived and loved intensely. She shaped, lit, changed people’s lives. If you don't know her, then Google her, read about her, watch her in action. She was so awesome. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/.../tributes-to...

Within days of an election win my straight MP has made time to hold up a sign about lesbians while having blocked most of the lesbians in her constituency. Slow hand clap for everyone in Canterbury Labour Party 🇺🇦 who campaigned for five more years of this.

Straightsplaining. It's not big, it's not clever and it's not okay. And neither is Rose Duffield, or any other transphobe.

Poets who don’t win prizes: how can poetry competitions be more kind? open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore30…

I love this call out - have faith in your work - send me your poems!

Merry Trans Pride from this genderqueer Muslim to anyone trans, non-binary, gender diverse or gender questioning. Wherever you are, wherever you may be celebrating, you are loved 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransRightsAreHumanRights

If the 1990s was today can you imagine the abuse? This is not about protecting women

Never mind all the transphobia and misogyny. Let’s just get a bloody grip.

A far-right Telgram group with 13,000 members is sharing a list of 39 immigration-related charities, advice centres and solicitors as targets for arson attacks on Wednesday night. The group also includes calls to murder ethnic minorities, anti-fascists and government ministers.

What she says.

I’m deleting my account this week. Elon Musk is an apologist for racism and far right violence - and his latest comments amount to incitement. I’ll be on FB or Insta - clareshaw1 - if you want me! I encourage you to delete too. amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

This is me and my daughter extracting Tommy Robinson from the tap in our Airbnb this morning. I’ll be leaving X tomorrow because Elon Musk is a racist worm who invites violence. If you want to keep in touch, I’m on Facebook, Insta (clareshaw1) and Threads.

Deleting my account at 5pm because Elon Musk is a racist tape worm who invites violence. If you want to keep in touch, I’m on Facebook, Insta (clareshaw1) and Threads.