P Hodges Adams will join us from the US on Instagram live to read and discuss their Issue 10 poem, plus a second of their poems and a third by a favourite writer. Come join us! Instagram.com/14poems
Issue 10! How did that happen?!?
Come celebrate our new issues with our friends at Queercircle in North Greenwich, London. We’ll have readings from some of our Issue 10 poets: Sk Grout, Michael McKimm, Jaime Lock, Lara Mae Simpson and David McGovern and we’ll celebrate with a glass of wine/beer/pop.
Tickets are free, but you should reserve a spot here.
Come join us at The Pelican in Peckham, London to hear Georgie Henley read from her debut poetry pamphlet Amphibian.
We’ll be celebrating the poems, as well as hearing Georgie read and talk about her work.
And because we always like to make a night of it, we’ll also be featuring readings from Alice Frecknall and Joanna Nissel, both of which have also been published in the fourteen poems anthologies.
Tickets are free, but you should register here. See you there!
Come hear AE Hines read his poem Anxiety Disorder from Issue 9. Misunderstandings, internalised emotions and salad dressings; it’s a great poem. AE will join us on Instagram and also read a second of his poems, plus a third from a favourite writer. Come join us at instagram.com/14poems.
Zara reads their poem ‘Erin’ on Instagram Live, along with a second poem and a third by a favourite writer. Come join us!
Zara Meadows is a writer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their work can be found in The Stinging Fly, Banshee, bath magg, and Honest Ulsterman. They are currently studying at Queen’s University, Belfast.
Instagram/Twitter: @zmameadows
Come join our weekly Instagram Live chats and hear Dior J Stephens read their heartbreak poem “the [absence] of you”. PLUS a second poem and a third by a favourite writer.
Dior J. Stephens is a Midwestern, USA pisces and poet. He is the author of the chapbooks SCREAMS & lavender, 001, and CANNON!. Their debut full-length collection, CRUEL/CRUEL, will be released by Nightboat Books in March 2023. Dior holds an MFA in Creative Writing from California College of the Arts and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. Dior hopes to be a dolphin in his next life. Dior’s preferred pronouns are he/they.
Instagram: @dolphinphotos
Twitter: @dolphinneptune
Come join us on Instagram to hear Jinhao Xie read their poem from issue 9, as well as 2 more poems including a favourite by another writer!
Jinhao Xie, born in Chengdu, is a Barbican Young Poet and a member of the Southbank Centre New Poets Collective 2021–2022. They are interested in nature, the mundane, the interpersonal, and personhood. Most of their work is inspired by visual and conceptual art, and can be found in POETRY, Poetry Review, Harana, bath magg, Gutter Magazine, and anthologies, including Slam! You’re Gonna Wanna Hear This edited by Nikita Gill, Instagram Poems for Every Day by the National Poetry Library, Re.Creation (Stewed Books, 2022), and Articulation to Keep the Light In (Flipped Eye, 2022). Their love language is an act of service in forms of cooking for the beloved and quality time with meaningful conversations.
Instagram: @xie.jin.hao Twitter: @jinisnotfound
Join us to hear award winning poet, author and critic Seán Hewitt read Immram, his poem from Issue 9 of fourteen poems. Seán will discuss the poem and his work in general and read a second poem. We’ll also hear a favourite poem from another writer.
Seán Hewitt is a poet, writer and critic based in Dublin, Ireland where he teaches Modern British & Irish Literature at Trinity College. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020), was shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award in 2021, and won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His critically acclaimed memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape), was released in 2022, and shortlisted for Biography of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. He was awarded The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2022.
This chat will be on Instagram Live at 6pm. Just click on our profile pic on the top of your screen from 6pm and you can join for free.
Thomas Stewart will be travelling down from Edinburgh to launch his book Based on a True Story at The Pelican, Peckham London.
He’ll be joined by three other poets from our anthologies, so as to make a night of it. They are Caleb Nichols, Troy Cabida and Jinhao Xie.
We’ll be kicking off at 7pm and tickets are free, but you should reserve a spot here.
See you there!
Ashish will be joining us on Instagram Live to read his poem Dictionary for Love, from Issue 8. We’ll have about his work and process and how he goes about writing a love poem. As always, we’ll hear Ashish read a second poem too, and a third from a favourite writer. Join us at Instagram.com/14poems!
Can’t wait to celebrate the release of Ellora Sutton’s antonyms for burial in London on the 29th November.
We’ll be launching the book with Ellora reading some of her poems at Tenderbooks in London’s Soho at 6pm.
Plus, we’ll have some of our anthology poets attending and reading too: Jack Cooper, Serge Neptune and Erica Gillingham.
See you there! Tickets are free, but you’ll need to register to grab a spot.
Poet and writer Elizabeth Train-Brown will be joining us to read and chat about their Issue 8 poem! Join us on Instagram Live!
We can’t wait to be back in Edinburgh for the launch of Thomas Stewart’s poetry pamphlet Based on a True Story, published 14th November.
Thomas will be stopping by to read poems from the book at The Portobello Bookshop and because we like to make a night of it, we’ll be joined by some other fourteen poems alumni: Jay Whittaker and Andrés N Odorica.
Come join us! Tickets are free but you’ll need to register.
Raphael Koranda will be dialling in from Berlin to read his poem from Issue 8, incision. Come join us on Instagram to listen and chat poems.
On Wednesday 9 November at 1pm Uk time, Remi Graves will be talking to Dal Chodha from London bookshop Tenderbooks for TenderChats, an ongoing series of live conversations on Instagram.
’with your chest’, Remi’s collection of poems published by fourteen poems, considers race, gender, childhood and relationships. A former Barbican Young Poet, Remi’s work has been featured on BBC Radio 4 and at St Paul’s Cathedral. Recent commissions include ‘don’t text me, i’m dreaming’ for Apples and Snakes and ‘On Breathing’ for Barbican Centre. Remi has taught courses at The Poetry School and delivers workshops in schools and libraries across London and UK. Remi was a 2017 National Poetry Day Ambassador and has performed at Cheltenham Literature Festival, Tate Modern and more.
TenderChats is an ongoing series of 30-minute musings on the magic and permanence of printed matter. A twice-monthly series of live conversations will be hosted by writer and publisher Dal Chodha on Instagram TV @tenderbooks.
Come join us on Instagram Live to hear Piero Toto read and chat about his Issue 8 poem Is My Body Mine? Piero is a London based poet, writer and translator. We’ll talk about his poem, plus hear a second poem and a third by a favourite writer!
James Davis will be joining us on Instagram Live to read his Issue 8 poem Né and talk legacy, lusting and exercise classes. Plus, we’ll hear a second poem and a third by a favourite writer.
Come join us at Queercircle in Greenwich, south London on October 27th for a night celebrating Issue 8 and queer poetry!
We’ll be joined by Sanah Ahsan, Dr Deborah Finding, Joseph Monaghan, Jack Cooper and Piero Toto who will all be reading their Issue 8 poems and more of their work.
Tickets are free but you need to register here at the link below. See you there!
Dare Williams will join us on Instagram Live to read his poem I Sleep with a Man who Asks if I’m Clean, taken from Issue 8.
We’ll hear the poem, chat about it and hear a second poem from Dare. He’ll then read a third by a favourite poet. Come join us!
We’re having a launch event for David Nash’s the Islands of Chile at The Pelican in Peckham, South London.
David will be over from Ireland and reading poems from the book, along with Sarah Westcott and Kostya Tsolakis.
Come join us! Tickets are free, but you need to reserve a spot here:
Joseph Monaghan will be joining us on Instagram Live to read his poem Tusk, published in Issue 8.
Joseph will read the poem, along with a second of his and a third by a favourite writer. Come join us!
Keith Jarrett is a writer, performer, and educator based in London. Selah, his debut poetry collection, was published in 2017 and his play, Safest Spot in Town, was performed at the Old Vic and aired on BBC Four.
Come join us on Instagram to head Keith read his poem from Issue 7, plus two more poems. We’ll also chat about his work and queer poetry!
Come celebrate the release of Cleo Henry’s debut pamphlet The Last Lesbian Bar in the Midlands at Gays the Word. This is a free event, but you need to save a spot. To do so, click here.
Featuring Cleo and 3 other fourteen poems poets. See you there!
Helen Bowell will be joining us on Instagram to read Object and another of her poems, plus a third poem by a favourite writer.
Object features in Issue 7, available via the link in our bio. Helen is the poet behind The Barman, (Bad Betty, 2020) which is the Poetry Book Society Summer 2022 Pamphlet selection.
West Hollywood poet laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace joins us to read their poem “Cremation”, talk about poetry and being a poet laureate. Plus we’ll hear more of their poems and a favourite by another writer. It’ll take place live on our instagram profile, so come join and say hi!
Caleb Nichols will be joining us to read his Issue 7 poem Bloom, plus 2 other poems - including a favourite by another writer. We’ll be chatting on Instagram Live over at instagram.com/14poems.
Caleb is a Californian-based poet, musician and bookseller. His cahpbook Teems///\\\Recedes is out now from Kelp Books. His debut solo album Ramon, a queer rock opera based on the Beatles song Mean Mr Mustard is forthcoming on Kill Rock Stars.
Steven Sanchez will be joining us on Instagram Live to read his poem from Issue 7 tackling love, race and intimacy. As always, we’ll hear another poem from Steven and a third by a favourite writer. Come join us!
We’ll be chatting with Theophina Gabriel, a UK-based poet, writer and editor about her poem “Bowl”, taken from Issue 7. Theophina will talk us through the poem and her work in general, as well as reading a poem by a favourite writer. It’ll all be on our INstagram page @14poems, so come swing by!
Bahamian poet and artist kevanté a c cash will be joining us on Instagram to read their Issue 7 poem “dysphoria”. They’ll talk about the poem, which addresses gender through radical form, and also read a few more for us, including a favourite by another poet. Come swing by and say hi on Instagram live, at @14poems!
The brilliant Day Mattar joins us to read their Issue 7 poem fissure and talk about their work in general. We’ll hear three poems from Day, including 1 by a favourite poet. Plus we’ll talk about their debut pamphlet Springing from the Pews (Broken Sleep, 2021) and their work with the Queer Bodies poetry collective. Come join us on Instagram Live at instagram.com/14poems.