Poet, broadcaster, journalist, ex-BBC presenter, sailor, sea-swimmer.https://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mscwoyq5vc2lSo grateful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for these words about 'Sticky with Miles'. 🙏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscwoyq5vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mnysu72obs2mThanks to The Marrow Poetry Journal for choosing my poem, Doll. It's wonderful to be in this company of poets from across the world. #poetry #coercivecontrol11 Jun 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnysu72obs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mni4naoijk2zSo grateful to be part of this brilliant event. Huge congratulations to all the commended and winning poets. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni4naoijk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mnewhtk5kk2pThanks to @magmapoetry.bsky.social and @betarish.bsky.social for last night's celebration of all the winners and commended poets in the Magma Prize. Congratulations to everyone who read their poems. A brilliant night in a unique 'theatre on a ship' in Canary Wharf.03 Jun 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnewhtk5kk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mn5jbmosv22nThanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for including my poems in this anthology of responses to Eliot's The Wasteland.31 May 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5jbmosv22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mmr4x2sovk2cThanks to Jess at Abingdon Library for hosting the launch of Blood Women by @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social, a series of moving poems about the women in his life. I was honoured to support Stephen at his launch, reading poems about my own sister. Huge thanks to the kind and thoughtful audience.26 May 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr4x2sovk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mmiuchjus226Very much excited to take part in the launch of this wonderful book by @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmiuchjus226https://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mm2pqantyk2qSo pleased to be supporting @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social on Saturday at the in-person launch of Blood Women, his collection of extraordinary poems about the women in his life. 11am at Abingdon Library. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2pqantyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mjfta4bsh22wThanks to @livecanon.bsky.social for choosing my pamphlet Orca Mother as one of the winners of the Pamphlet Competition. Congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted poets!13 Apr 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfta4bsh22whttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3miwedgs3r22pHappy to say my #poem won Third Prize in the #Magma Poetry Judge's Prize. Huge thanks to @betarish.bsky.social and congratulations to all the winners and commended #poets.07 Apr 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwedgs3r22phttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mgrzqtmzn22sExcited to be appearing at the #Plymouth #Poetry Festival next month, with amazing local poets and our Laureate of Words, R C Thomas. Tickets via the link. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/between-city-and-sea-tickets-1984836042032?aff=ebdssbdestsearch11 Mar 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrzqtmzn22shttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mfcfm5zzt22xFor #fragmentsfriday and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social:20 Feb 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcfm5zzt22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/elcurwen.bsky.social/post/3mfcee6sjcc2qMy latest book is Permanence, written with Stephen Paul Wren, a surreal dive into the world of microplastics. @betarish.bsky.social said: 'a series of striking reflections on plastic, how it has shifted from wonder substance to menace.' Published by Atomic Bohemian. DM me for a signed copy.20 Feb 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:3dr675jxgi2ba3xexe6dst6c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcee6sjcc2q