Bex Hainsworth

My little book and its poems are now nominated for the Pushcart, Forward, and PEN Heaney Prize! Walrussey, my debut pamphlet of ecopoetry, is available from @theblackcatpp or DM me for a signed copy. (£10 via PayPal or bank transfer, I cover P&P and ship internationally!)

I spent last year taking Chekhov on dates and finally we got married. Enormously grateful to @IMcMillan for liking this crazy love poem well enough to award it 2nd prize in @RialtoPoetry's Nature & Place competition. Final line comes from The Cherry Orchard, Act 2.

Campanian fish plate. Culture/Period: Greek, South Italian, Late Classical Period. Date: ca. 350–325 B.C. Place of origin: Campania, Italy. Medium: Ceramic, Red Figure.

Which poem do you return to again and again?

COVER REVEAL!! 🎉 My second pamphlet, Circulaire, will be released by Written Off Publishing on Thursday 28th August. Pre-orders are now open and you can grab your copy here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circula…

“the nymph caught the dryad in her arms”

A large Late Minoan II terracotta storage jar (pithos) from Knossos, Crete (c. 1450–1400 BC), with three handles and a painted octopus motif, exemplifying the fusion of Minoan and Mycenaean styles in form and decoration. Standing 75 cm tall, the three-handled clay jar looms…

8 days left to submit to us! Stop getting anxious staring at your gray ass Wordle and send us your words and art! beavermag.org/submit/

Two days left to submit! Send us your best (or weirdest/funniest/most bizarre)!

This @TopTweetTuesday I am running about the moors (really!) but here are some poetry books I'm loving!

Engraved Nautilus shell depicting the steamships "Great Britain" and "Great Western," created in England around 1843-1845, carved with detailed maritime illustrations and historical inscriptions using a penknife. Collection: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

"This is a shrine for the god of making things" "Temple of Hephaestus" by @PoetBex psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/21/tem…

Sharing the stunning cover of BYCATCH by @csmithpoet, now available to pre-order. As dementia destroys language and personhood Bycatch builds a narrative to recreate the life and experiences caught in its net. ninearchespress.com/publications/p… Artwork: Fishers of Men by Elizabeth Morris.

@TopTweetTuesday my reviews have slowed down a bit! 😅 But these wonderful books are still in my review pile, either read and awaiting review or to read over the summer. @lozzawriting @PaulDragonwolf1 @LouLouMach Please check out the book by Batool Abu Akleen (Tenement) (1/2)

In addition to @VQR and @IowaReview, the @Colorado_Review also opens for submissions on 1 August! I wish I had stuff to submit 😭

For @TopTweetTuesday here’s my recommended reading! No review as I’m on my way to sunny Scotland, but all of these collections are fab and if you haven’t read them, you should! ❤️ @RegineEbner @leiabellebutler @taylorhamannlos @brokensleep @Grizonne @niaandthepoems @DaraghFleming

Super excited to have a new poem in the wonderful @PsalteryLyre! ‘The Temple of Hephaestus’ was inspired by a trip to Athens a couple of years ago 🏛️