Poet. @Carcanet A Map Towards Fluency (shortlisted for Michael Murphy Memorial Poetry Prize 2021) The House of the Interpreter (@PoetryBookSoc Rec.) BSL Level 6
London, England
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Lisa Kelly retweeted
Two poems by @LisaDMKelly badlilies.uk/lisa-kelly-3
ALT A Vagina is not a Crab, Mr Tumble "scuttling quickly sideways" as your index fingers and thumbs form an open upside-down triangle crabbing left to right across the screen as you pinch-release, pinch-release. No, a vagina is not a crab, Mr Tumble. Don't trip on the carapace over a precipice. Do you see what I'm signing Mr Tumble?
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Very happy to have a Blake poem, "London Pride", alongside wonderful poems from @KathrynMaris, @LisaDMKelly, Róisín Tierney (title poem!), Matthew Paul, Alex Wong, Ali Choudhary, Sean O'Brien and more more, in "The Erratics" issue of Bad Lilies, kudos to the florists 🌷🌼💐🪻🪷🌸
OUT NOW: Issue twenty-five: 'The Erratics' badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-fi…
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Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Spell for a Kingfisher by @LisaDMKelly
Spell for a Kingfisher - Lisa Kelly @LisaDMKelly
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Lisa Kelly retweeted
The 2027 Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook is out! They have reprinted my essay, ‘Perseverance in Getting Poetry Published’. It’s surreal – I spent decades scouring this bible for tips & insights before I published. Happy 120th anniversary @Writers_Artists
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Magma 95 co-editors Stav Poleg and Leo Boix @boixleo, and architect Rebecca Wober at the Zaha Hadid Foundation for the launch of our latest issue 'Architecture'...
More photos from the night coming soon!
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues' Closing date: 31st July, 2026
Editors @ZCarpenterHall, @cloudscholar & Nick Makoha are looking forward to receiving your poems.
More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub…
Lisa Kelly retweeted
I took the train from Kings Cross to Leeds then Leeds to Bradford Interchange for Bradford Literature Festival.
On the platform as I arrived in Bradford a man in train uniform stops me "excuse me are you Lemn Sissay". A lovely conversation ensues. We shake hands and as he's about to leave I say "you work here?" and he says " I was your train driver". He walks to the other end of the train to drive it back to Leeds.
For a train driver to shake my hand and know my name is the most wonderful way to arrive in a city. I am blessed and ever thankful. His name is Andy. His wife's name is Lucy. And they had a baby.
@BradfordLitFest
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Call for submissions: Magma 97 - 'Diasporic Dialogues'
Closing date: 31st July, 2026
Editors @ZCarpenterHall, @cloudscholar & Nick Makoha are looking forward to receiving your poems.
More info and to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub…
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Just 2 days left to submit your pamphlet to the Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet Competition 2026, judged by 2024 Forward Prize winner
@marjorielotfi
You have until 11.59pm on Wed 1st July to send it in! More info & to submit:
magmapoetry.com/archive/magm…
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Don’t miss this! Last call
The 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize closes for entries at 11.59pm BST on Tuesday! If you've been thinking about submitting your work then don't delay! ⏰️
Submissions are welcome in poetry, fiction, and life writing.
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Lisa Kelly retweeted
📣 News alert! We are opening submissions up for the month of July. More info soon at badlilies.uk/submit
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Here's a little teaser pic of our upcoming issue - Magma 95 'Architecture'...
Look at the fantastic cover artwork! Keep an eye on our socials and website for the official publication announcement, coming very soon!
#magma95 #architecture
#poetry #poetrymagazine
Lisa Kelly retweeted
So exciting to see 'Madam Gout' by Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana is longlisted for The 2026 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem Written.
Championed by Magma editors @PoetLyall & @VKennefick & published in the 'In the Flesh' issue (Magma 91), it's a truly original poem!
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Bored of My Little Ponies, - Jeanette Burton @Nettie31
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Lisa Kelly retweeted
Thank you for reading and sharing today's poem - Balcony women by Alison Campbell
Balcony women - Alison Campbell atriumpoetry.com/2026/06/12/…
Lisa Kelly retweeted
Amazing evening of poetry and celebration at our competition winners event at the gorgeous Theatreship earlier this week with @BetaRish & @GOLDWILDPOPPY Pics: @LancasterGothic, @eliot_north, Sam Harvey, Sharon Black.
Loads more photos on our Instagram!
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Fantastic evening of poetry, music and art at the Magma 94 'Remix' launch at The Nook in Brixton...
Loads more photos on our Instagram feed!
📷@pennydampier
Get yourself a copy of this incredible issue here: magmapoetry.com/archive/magm…
Lisa Kelly retweeted
A steady stream of poems have been making their way into our inbox the last few days, but there's still time...
