Poet & Critic Read my pamphlet Fruit Knife Autopsy here: https://greenbottlepress.com/product/fruit-knife-autopsy-by-warren-mortimer/https://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mq2caqh2jc2nA bit worried about the literature they're teaching Penny at preschool - 'a lovely rheumatic story'...07 Jul 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2caqh2jc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3movavxdej22pHad a glorious father's day - feeling very blessed. And, of course, more father-related poetry to add to my collection I planted this bed with my daughter about a month ago - not long until the poppies bloom!22 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3movavxdej22phttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mnrccrqpjk2yWhat a dream to have my poem ‘desert elegy’ featured in the latest issue of Briefly Write – a wonderful outlet that focuses on the brilliance of brief work: https://brieflywrite.com/2026/06/06/desert-elegy-warren-mortimer/08 Jun 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrccrqpjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mnk4fj2t622vCracking email from a Lancs Uni Psychology lecturer. Time to light up my marketing job with snippets of Shakespeare! #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetrylovers #poetrysociety #poetryisnotdead #bookstagram #poetsofinstagram #instawriters #instapoets #booktok #writergram05 Jun 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnk4fj2t622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mmh3lsvvck2fLate to the party on this one, but I can see why it's been hugely influential - lyrically direct, thematically complex. I reckon this is the kind of balancing act we're all looking to achieve, but Antrobus does it so tenderly, it's unreal. @picadorbooks.bsky.social22 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh3lsvvck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mluws5wojc2aCame back to one of the dogs having left me this. Clearly took the title literally.15 May 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluws5wojc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mlkuv6vczc2tThe gutpunch comes right near the end, with the poem 'Hound'. Simple enough idea - a dog looking at its reflection through the glass back-door - trying to go out and find the reflected dog - and the poet thinking how he still sees his own double out there but doesn't 'think to let him in'. Brilliant11 May 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkuv6vczc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mka3t7r7jc2cOver the absolute moon to be part of @faberacademy.bsky.social's Writing Poems Course! Only one week in, and feeling enlightened by Richard Scott and Julia Copus, as I improve the craft! It's been a while since I've belonged to a group of such dedicated readers - total gold-dust!24 Apr 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka3t7r7jc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mgwvxtemjk2pBeth and I have been making our way through the Odyssey together (all judgement welcome). Just out and safe from the land of the dead - 3,000 year old spoilers. Tempted to leave it here so I don't have to read the heartbreaking section with the old pet pooch.13 Mar 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwvxtemjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3megjmstqks2k@tearsinthefence.bsky.social is such a stunning journal - what a treat to take my time digesting its feast of top-rate poetry over winter. Grateful for this unwavering companion!09 Feb 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3megjmstqks2khttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mdnivjabtc2xI've read a tonne of stuff on the bard and this is - maybe surprisingly - right at the top of the pile. Despite her magnificence, Judi lets the plays take centre stage. No ego, all gold. 10/10, shook my spear.30 Jan 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnivjabtc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mczuiyl3xs2wSince the start of everyone's favourite month, I've been dedicating an hour a day to making poems. It's really no time at all, but I'm already feeling the anxiety of not doing enough lift a wee bit.22 Jan 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczuiyl3xs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mcwda37l3s2tA hugely well-deserved winner of the @tseliotprize.bsky.social! Glad I wasn't involved in making the call though - it's fair to say this year the prize could have gone to any of the shortlist. Any poets thirsting for their next dose of heavenly manna - start with this lot! @picadorbooks.bsky.social21 Jan 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwda37l3s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3mbtrl5x2is23As poets, I think a lot of us shy away from seeing science as a muse, settling for the usual mythologies. Not so for Sarah Howe. Nestled between the twin strands of the double helix, these poems feel trend-setting & trailblazing - plainly spoken and magically wrought. @vintagebooks.bsky.social07 Jan 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtrl5x2is23https://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3madl75te522kI mean, they're not wrong! #poetry #poetrycommunity19 Dec 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3madl75te522khttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m7hoj37rtc2bFantastic poem from Ash - was a pleasure to see early drafts of this, and now looks magnificent in publication with the outstanding @inksweatandtears.co.uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hoj37rtc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m6ozat4y6k2yDespite its title, this is a loudly triumphant debut from Victoria Adukwei Bulley, which finds some seriously inventive angles to explore what it means to be black. If, like me, you're late to the party in reading this stunner - definitely one for the Xmas wish list. @faberbooks.bsky.social #poetry28 Nov 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ozat4y6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m6hs5mvc6k2wIt was the honour of my life to win @girtoncollege.bsky.social's Jane Martin prize a couple of years back. Cannot recommend it enough. Easy peasy to submit your best poems: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRepMDtk_fC/?igsh=Y2Q0NmNiMjc3NQ==25 Nov 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hs5mvc6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m5lo2gzxws2rWhy do we feel bad for reading widely? This is a kids book from 25 years ago. There's a scene where an angel keeps randomly gliding up & making circles in the sky to show its grief. What an image. What an inspiration. Stop feeling bad.14 Nov 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lo2gzxws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m4zv5d3rgc2cEvery month I forget I'm subscribed to @faberbooks.bsky.social (the best father's day gift!) - which means that every month opens with a glorious surprise. I can see why this one's shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize - Tom Paulin reinvents himself unimaginably well after a decade of silence07 Nov 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zv5d3rgc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m4b54osgps2uThis one means a lot. My poem 'centurion' is included in the latest edition of the immaculate Poetry Scotland. I wrote it in memory of my mate, Lewis, who passed away not so long ago. Lewis - sorry we never finished our game, rest assured I'm keeping it alive.28 Oct 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4b54osgps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m44cdwrz522kHaving a banging birthday with this beautiful book! Heaney, the greatest of all time. @faberbooks.bsky.social26 Oct 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m44cdwrz522khttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m3fj6iw5uk2pProper honoured to attend Lancaster University's Comedy School workshop. I've always loved comedy as a means of escapism, but Keith Palmer MBE proved to me just how indispensable laughter, self-confidence and improvisation are in all aspects of my work and life. Can't recommend this one enough.17 Oct 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fj6iw5uk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m3cwoywsn22kPutting off my primary preoccupation (poetry), I prepared a pumpkin pie. Unpredictably proud of this pulp-filled pocket of pastry.16 Oct 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cwoywsn22khttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m2jy4xo47s26What a top-tier journal. You can tell how slick Lighthouse is just from the front cover. I'm delighted to have my poem 'rosetta' included in the latest issue. This goes out to anyone who's just got their kid to nod off, only to howl in pain by treading on a square of duplo. @julwe1.bsky.social06 Oct 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jy4xo47s26https://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3m23gmyv3ec2wTHE DEED IS DONE! Just in the nick of time, I've finished my 30 books in 30 days challenge. I will now only be seen to read teen fan-fiction and Beano comics. Day 30 of #30booksin30days. Here's my 3 word review of Moy Sand and Gravel by Paul Muldoon: Paul Muldoon, innit.30 Sep 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23gmyv3ec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3lzy77sthkc2bDay 29 of #30booksin30days. Here's my 30 word review of Black Country by Liz Berry: Hands up – I’m not the biggest fan of dialect-driven collections. That said, here it’s not only fitting, but exceptionally crafted. The 'Stone' poem is in another league – one to memorise.29 Sep 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy77sthkc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/woz012poetry.bsky.social/post/3lzwapt545c2qDay 28 of #30booksin30days. Here's my 30 word review of Blueprint by Iulia David: There’s often a discrepancy between a debut pamphlet and a full collection, but here it’s impossible to find anything less than promise and perfection, all wrapped up in excellent conceits.28 Sep 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:et5ajhtqahjpcd24uk7lecdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzwapt545c2q