Househusband, cook, gardener, guitar player, composer, writer. Shortlisted for Manchester, Bath + Cambridge Short Story awards; fiction/poetry in numerous journals and anthologies. Owns huge number of cookbooks. Online Programme Mngr, @MKLitFest.https://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mu2y3mrfsc2fReally proud to have a poem in this wonderful anthology, my author copies of which arrived this morning. Thank yous to @arachnepress.bsky.social, #CherryPotts and @jeremydixonpoet.bsky.social for all your diligent work in making this book possible. #poetry #poets #lgbtqpoetry27 Aug 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2y3mrfsc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3msfw7aabcc2dwrite.walklistencreate.org/wr_instance/on-pilgrimage-a-sacred-place/ Honoured to be runner-up in @walklistencreate.org's competition, On Pilgrimage - A Sacred Place, and have 3 other poems included. All manner of places can be pilgrimage sites: claypits, trees, riverbanks, unique public toilets... https://write.walklistencreate.org/wr_instance/on-pilgrimage-a-sacred-place/06 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfw7aabcc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mq56sqxtzs22Honoured to have a poem published today at Poem Alone, with thanks to Colin Dardis https://poemalone.blogspot.com/2026/07/dave-wakely-morning-campaign.html #poem #poemalone08 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq56sqxtzs22https://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mpt5ubjwyk27https://write.walklistencreate.org/wr_writing/the-plague-field-2020/ Delighted to have two poems (both inspired by the extraordinary summer of 2020) published as part of the Raising Voices Project by @mklitfest.bsky.social, both of which include audio recordings, photography and a marked location within the city.04 Jul 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt5ubjwyk27https://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mng4eczx722yReally pleased to have three poems published at MIR Online (produced at Birkbeck, my MA alma mater). The first two reference my late father, who would have been 100 this month. https://mironline.org/poetry/the-london-express-and-other-poems-dave-wakely/03 Jun 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mng4eczx722yhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mj7hlftjyc2aSurprised, very pleasantly, to have a poem in the next issue of The Pomegranate, written in response to a Van Gogh painting and accompanied by its image. A beautifully designed magazine, btw: website at thepomegranatelondon.com where Issue 10 will be available shortly.11 Apr 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7hlftjyc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mhykcgdmfs25Two wonderful poets - join them in-person or watch from home on livestream, 25 April. Tickets on sale now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhykcgdmfs25https://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3mhgyhpchzk2zhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DWECeIUCOtI/?igsh=MXE2aDhyenI2dnBrbw==19 Mar 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgyhpchzk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3maon76cujk26Honoured to have a poem in Issue 18 of 14poems - available from them at www.fourteenpoems.com/shop/issue-18 for those who support small presses. Thanks to editors Troy Cabida and Helen Bowell, and to Sean Hewiit, Richard Scott, Derek Jarman and Jeanette Winterson for inadvertent inspiration.23 Dec 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3maon76cujk26https://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3m7ngtczqw22bA poem in the new edition of Caduceus Journal, with thanks to the poetry editor, Dawn Gorman @dawnpoet.bsky.social caduceus.info10 Dec 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ngtczqw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3m7it72fgvc2bTomorrow night (Tues 9th) in-person or online: a fascinating new website launches, with live readings of 12 excellent pieces of original writing about our city Tickets (free): www.mklitfest.org/raisingvoiceslaunch [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7it72fgvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3m6rs5f3mb22wHonoured to be shortlisted for this forthcoming anthology - please support @arachnepress.bsky.social through their crowdfunder if you are able (and spreading the word is also a fine form of generosity) [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6rs5f3mb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3m5bfkt3puk2sJoin @mklitfest.bsky.social online on Wed eve for 5 superb poets: Zoe Brooks, Anna Saunders, Julia Webb, Leo Boix and Lesley Sharpe. https://www.mklitfest.org/poetryspotlight #poetry #poets #poetryreading @julwe1.bsky.social @lesleysharpe.bsky.social @zoebrooks.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Nov 2025 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bfkt3puk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3m43ndefblk2pDelighted and more than a little honoured to be reading in such talented company at 3pm on westwiltsradio.com today (and available on the Play Again pages from early next week). "There should be a recipe. How to Make a Perfect Day at Home..."26 Oct 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43ndefblk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3m2a7tnrr5k2fFor #nationalpoetryday02 Oct 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a7tnrr5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3lxu5nzrtfc2zDelighted to be reading tonight for @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social fundraiser event - all welcome! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampoetryfestival/t-krkxqoe02 Sep 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxu5nzrtfc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davewakely.bsky.social/post/3lvxd7if4is2mDelighted to have a poem, As if, on Poem Alone. Thx editor Colin Dardis (@purelypoetry.bsky.social‬_, and ‪@annasaund.bsky.social‬ (Cheltenham Poetry Festival) and ‪@clareshawpoet.bsky.social‬, whose workshops helped mould my imagination into finer shape. https://poemalone.blogspot.com/2025/08/dave-wakely-as-if.html09 Aug 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:qd3ze2gzy3bxaeablrvhfern/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxd7if4is2m