@annasaund.bsky.social
Author of 7 collections with Pindrop Press, Wild Conversations Press and Indigo Dreams. New book Eurydice in the Ruined House due May 2025 Indigo Dreams. Founding Director Cheltenham Poetry Festival
Tomorrow night Sarah Howe is our very special @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social
online guest - we also host the winners of the 2025 Single Poem Comp, and launch the 2026 Single Poem Competition.
Read more and book here -
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
online guest - we also host the winners of the 2025 Single Poem Comp, and launch the 2026 Single Poem Competition.
Read more and book here -
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
May 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Tomorrow night Sarah Howe is our very special @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social
online guest - we also host the winners of the 2025 Single Poem Comp, and launch the 2026 Single Poem Competition.
Read more and book here -
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
online guest - we also host the winners of the 2025 Single Poem Comp, and launch the 2026 Single Poem Competition.
Read more and book here -
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
Be at the launch of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social Single Poem competition tomorrow night - from 7pm, online.
We will reveal our judge, the rules, and dates, and you will also hear the winners of the 2025 Competition ( judged by @gregory_leadbetter) read!
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
We will reveal our judge, the rules, and dates, and you will also hear the winners of the 2025 Competition ( judged by @gregory_leadbetter) read!
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
May 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Be at the launch of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social Single Poem competition tomorrow night - from 7pm, online.
We will reveal our judge, the rules, and dates, and you will also hear the winners of the 2025 Competition ( judged by @gregory_leadbetter) read!
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
We will reveal our judge, the rules, and dates, and you will also hear the winners of the 2025 Competition ( judged by @gregory_leadbetter) read!
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
What are your favourite final lines of poems ? Please @ me..
At my next online workshop we will be exploring how to make a dramatic exit and taking a dive into the poetic end line.
My classes include tutorial, writing triggers, feedback on your work.
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
At my next online workshop we will be exploring how to make a dramatic exit and taking a dive into the poetic end line.
My classes include tutorial, writing triggers, feedback on your work.
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
May 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
What are your favourite final lines of poems ? Please @ me..
At my next online workshop we will be exploring how to make a dramatic exit and taking a dive into the poetic end line.
My classes include tutorial, writing triggers, feedback on your work.
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
At my next online workshop we will be exploring how to make a dramatic exit and taking a dive into the poetic end line.
My classes include tutorial, writing triggers, feedback on your work.
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
Thank you to everyone who has booked for my Slant Story Telling in Poetry workshop. Just 2 places left. Please join me. I promise to get you writing..
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
May 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Thank you to everyone who has booked for my Slant Story Telling in Poetry workshop. Just 2 places left. Please join me. I promise to get you writing..
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
Join me to explore the art of narrative poetry and to write stories that startle, surprise, and captivate your reader. My on-line workshops are guaranteed to get you writing and thinking about poetry. Read more and book
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www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
April 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Join me to explore the art of narrative poetry and to write stories that startle, surprise, and captivate your reader. My on-line workshops are guaranteed to get you writing and thinking about poetry. Read more and book
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...
We aim to possess you with poetry at the 2026 @cheltenhampoetryfest #CheltenhamPoetryFestival
highlights include William Wootten on #WaterdelaMere , Richard Skinner and Jean Atkin on the poetry of walking, Fiona Sampson on the Romantics.
Read more and book www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
highlights include William Wootten on #WaterdelaMere , Richard Skinner and Jean Atkin on the poetry of walking, Fiona Sampson on the Romantics.
Read more and book www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
March 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We aim to possess you with poetry at the 2026 @cheltenhampoetryfest #CheltenhamPoetryFestival
highlights include William Wootten on #WaterdelaMere , Richard Skinner and Jean Atkin on the poetry of walking, Fiona Sampson on the Romantics.
Read more and book www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
highlights include William Wootten on #WaterdelaMere , Richard Skinner and Jean Atkin on the poetry of walking, Fiona Sampson on the Romantics.
Read more and book www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
March 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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The theme of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social is 'possessed' and we invite you to take the plunge into poetry when some of the most exciting contemporary poets visit the beautiful Regency town of #Cheltenham To read more visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
February 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The theme of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social is 'possessed' and we invite you to take the plunge into poetry when some of the most exciting contemporary poets visit the beautiful Regency town of #Cheltenham To read more visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Join me for an an on-line workshop on Lyric poetry - all you need is the desire to write - and a zoom of your own.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
March 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Join me for an an on-line workshop on Lyric poetry - all you need is the desire to write - and a zoom of your own.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM
@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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Zoe is a poet whose words you absolutely need to hear her read out loud. A mesmerising talent. 31st March, details below.
This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Zoe is a poet whose words you absolutely need to hear her read out loud. A mesmerising talent. 31st March, details below.
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Just over a month until the ' poetry party with a healthy dose of anarchy' runs in #Cheltenham #workshops #readings #performances highlights inc @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @fionasampson.bsky.social @hazardpressuk.bsky.social
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March 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Just over a month until the ' poetry party with a healthy dose of anarchy' runs in #Cheltenham #workshops #readings #performances highlights inc @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @fionasampson.bsky.social @hazardpressuk.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Just over a month until the ' poetry party with a healthy dose of anarchy' runs in #Cheltenham #workshops #readings #performances highlights inc @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @fionasampson.bsky.social @hazardpressuk.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
March 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Just over a month until the ' poetry party with a healthy dose of anarchy' runs in #Cheltenham #workshops #readings #performances highlights inc @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social @fionasampson.bsky.social @hazardpressuk.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
The theme of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social is 'possessed' and we invite you to take the plunge into poetry when some of the most exciting contemporary poets visit the beautiful Regency town of #Cheltenham To read more visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
February 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The theme of the @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social is 'possessed' and we invite you to take the plunge into poetry when some of the most exciting contemporary poets visit the beautiful Regency town of #Cheltenham To read more visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Congratulations and very well deserved lovely Lucy!
Lovely to be longlisted for Cheltenham Poetry Festival's competition! Congrats to the winners and all the shortlisted and longlisted poets. Only 15 selected. What an honour to be there with you. Many thanks to the CPF team and judge Gregory Leadbetter. @annasaund.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Congratulations and very well deserved lovely Lucy!
This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This March, on-line @zoebrooks.bsky.social unveils her seismic new collection—Something in Nothing—a thunderous, smouldering volume that confronts denial and illuminates the shadows we so often refuse to face.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Can poetry heal, empower, or inspire resistance? Join us for an evening of transformative readings that may resoundingly affirm the power of verse. Online March 2 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social with @romalynante3.bsky.social and @kvetachka_paetachka
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Can poetry heal, empower, or inspire resistance? Join us for an evening of transformative readings that may resoundingly affirm the power of verse. Online March 2 @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social with @romalynante3.bsky.social and @kvetachka_paetachka
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social, and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The portals are open - step through into the coruscating darkness. Book your tickets for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social, and we promise you will be possessed by poetry - our line up is magical, alchemical.
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Read more
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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Come through...
@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 24, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Come through...
We are kicking off @cheltenhampoetryfestival 2026 with an in-person workshop lead by one of the UK's most exciting contemporary poets - join @theguardian.com poetry reviewer and acclaimed poet @betarish for A Welcome Haunting.
Read more and book..
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Read more and book..
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 24, 2026 at 12:41 PM
We are kicking off @cheltenhampoetryfestival 2026 with an in-person workshop lead by one of the UK's most exciting contemporary poets - join @theguardian.com poetry reviewer and acclaimed poet @betarish for A Welcome Haunting.
Read more and book..
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Read more and book..
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
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Just because they’re upsetting the ‘old world order’ doesn’t mean they will own the ‘new world order’, or even that there will be such a thing.
They excel at destruction, not creation.
They excel at destruction, not creation.
January 24, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Just because they’re upsetting the ‘old world order’ doesn’t mean they will own the ‘new world order’, or even that there will be such a thing.
They excel at destruction, not creation.
They excel at destruction, not creation.
@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM
@jojo_durrant - prize-winning podcast producer and broadcaster - will be talking to @betarish.bsky.social and David Punter at @cheltenhampoetryfestival about what is needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader... April 8 -
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
I don't think I have been on a better line up - this was a wonderful event - such an honour to read with Julie, Lesley, Leo and Zoe. Please listen in ... you won't be disappointed
New podcast episode with five fabulous poets, recorded for our November 2025 Poetry Spotlight event.
www.mklitfest.org/podcasts
@julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social #poetry @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social #poetry
www.mklitfest.org/podcasts
@julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social #poetry @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social #poetry
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I don't think I have been on a better line up - this was a wonderful event - such an honour to read with Julie, Lesley, Leo and Zoe. Please listen in ... you won't be disappointed
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today