Writer of many parts, but the heartland is poetry – head to https:/www.philipgross.co.uk to see the range of 40 years of writing life.https://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3mrfakbu7kk2nFor any poet, what could be as humbling (in the very good sense) as to find yourself surprised by being read as well as this? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfakbu7kk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3m3dcvpi47226A Clearing   An evening of stillness, music, words, shared presence.  Poetry: Philip Gross, Taz Rahman, Luca Paci Music: Uli Doenitz, Chris Glynn, Rebecca Warner.  Wed 12 Nov. 7-45-9.45pm   Cornerstone, Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GA Admission £8  Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-clearing-an-evening-of-poetry-and-music-tickets-1770488722429?sg=0afc7a88509cc9536ee8e6445e006022b2af4b0f7d5df3cb58b6460cc1c831c53fab508ed322c60b74e446fddf49b1e30d80dfaa26c69269570946f88107ff87b06e427d3030bd5e7bad0b45d3&aff=ebdsshios16 Oct 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dcvpi47226https://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lyuw2h6x3s2sLast chance to apply for a close-up, supportive monthly online Poetry School workshop with Philip Gross: https://poetryschool.com/courses/philip-gross-zoom-seminar-2025-26/ Bring ongoing projects, creative obsessions and long-haul explorations of an image, theme or place. 1st Tuesdays in the month, 17.30-20.00 UK time.15 Sep 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuw2h6x3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lmwtdyig6s2mHappy to be one voice in the conversation here... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwtdyig6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lj6avoqno22iWith quiet but deep appreciation for the sharp-eyed generous perceptiveness of this review by Stuart Henson in London Grip... [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6avoqno22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lfpvpsr45k2yMy first visit to this thriving Bristol venue conjured out of words and music in the tapas-scented air by Bob Walton and friends...14 Jan 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpvpsr45k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3leyxhjela22vWelcome, Neil and gradually many other friends to a platform where a decent culture might be built. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyxhjela22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lejwmwq24k2sAbout to let go of an old, worn-out and problematic year... with this intention for the new one:30 Dec 2024 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejwmwq24k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3ldnfxd6l2222Delighted to pass on first news of a special London reading from The Shores of Vaikus, Thursday 23rd January, 6pm – with heartfelt thanks to the Estonian Embassy and host / interviewer Estonian writer/translator Kai Aareleid. Prior booking essential, but free. All details on the web page here. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-the-shores-of-vaikus-by-philip-gross-tickets-1116543925939?aff=oddtdtcreator19 Dec 2024 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnfxd6l2222https://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lcpl3f6k422iFrom the Poetry Society on X: “For his Books of the Year recommendation, Philip Gross (@vaikuspg@bsky.social) has chosen Henrietta's Library of the Whole Wide World by Lydia Harris, published by Blue Diode.”07 Dec 2024 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpl3f6k422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lcf62rypvs2iAn inventive, energetic, developing online journal worth supporting by reading and by quality submissions (open now: anthropocenepoetry@gmail.com) www.anthropocenepoetry.org/submissions https://www.anthropocenepoetry.org/submissions03 Dec 2024 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcf62rypvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lbtytq6mwc2zPerverse... An online magazine that adds a healthy tang of strangeness to the poetry culture, inviting writers to contribute things we find ourselves surprised by, even as we write. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtytq6mwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/vaikuspg.bsky.social/post/3lbhgrqouks2mGlad to be connecting for the first time on Bluesky with a brand new book – a kind of bridge between a real Estonia and an inner Estonia of my own. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:4knq7ntlsnmhmritcpe2klod/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhgrqouks2m