Daniel Sluman
@danielsluman
disabled poet / third book ‘single window’ published by @NineArchesPress / talk to me about disability poetics / married to @EmilyBrenchi
it’s really happening 😲 during the worst of our pain and fatigue my wife and I spent a year isolated and living from our sofa, watching the world move around us through a single window this book of poetry and photography comes directly from that experience #poetry #disability
Delighted to share news of single window by @danielsluman, poet and disability rights activist. Revealing its striking foil cover and brilliant typography. A hybrid memoir of poems and photographs in journal form. Available now to pre-order, out 30 Sept. ninearchespress.com/publications/p…
THANK YOU to our brilliant judges — @LisaDMKelly, Hannah Lavery, Sean O’Brien, @rommismith, and chair Sarah Hall — for their dedication and insight in selecting the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist from hundreds of outstanding entries. Your passion shapes the future of poetry! 🙏
Semi regular update on how many jobs there actually are for disabled people in the UK, according to DWP Find a Job All Jobs: 110.737 Fully Remote: 813 Of which are disability confident: 169 Of which are part time: 10 TEN WHOLE JOBS #TakingThePIP
Poet and anthology editor #RachaelBoast will be joined by poets #KarthikaNaïr, @ChisomOkafor16 and @danielsluman, who will be reading their work from the anthology and in discussion with Rachael and Bloodaxe editor Neil Astley. youtube.com/live/07usVjBxJ…
Our live online launch for VERSUS VERSUS: 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets is tomorrow at 7pm BST. Watch live or later on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/live/07usVjBxJ…
#OwningIt published by @FaberChildrens is an essential purchase for both primary and secondary school teachers. 22 authors share their own experiences of growing up disabled with honesty and strength. Reading this book will leave you changed. 24 April 2025 scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/04/22/own…
elated, delighted, fizzing to say that my debut full poetry collection UNDER THE BLUE will be published by @BloomsburyBooks in September!! 📖💫more info + pre-orders here: bloomsbury.com/uk/under-the-b…
One of my favourite poets @matthewzapruder is reading poems and talking about process with me online on Wednesday night - This is the first proper event of my residency, it’s pay what you can, and it would be amazing to see some familiar faces there 🙏 arvon.org/writing-course…
Are you free 16th February, 6-7.30? I’ll be giving a poetry workshop on the movement of the mind across the page… in all its erratic glory. It’s hosted by the brilliant Sustenance community and you can register here: lu.ma/0butddbk?local…
We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words. Out 24 April. Edited by @peachjamcloset and @jenvcampbell, and illustrated by @sophiekamlish.
We're so thrilled to reveal the judging panel for the 2025 #ForwardPrizes! 📣 Celebrated author Sarah Hall will be this year’s Chair of Judges, joined by poets @LisaDMKelly, Hannah Lavery, Sean O’Brien and @rommismith. Read more about each judge here: buff.ly/4aNnH7y
link!! planetpoetry.buzzsprout.com/1414696/episod…
Our first episode of 2025 is live - we talk to the brilliant Tishani Doshi, debate Chat GPT and Bad Kid Catullus - where else do you get this variety?? @BloodaxeBooks @shotscarecrow @Kenpet @RobinHoughton
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I did an interview with the lovely @DrDanne talking about poetry, disability, and judging, that’s now online youtu.be/zj0Hrd5gCOw?si…
If people insist on putting Claudia’s name on my work, can I at least get some of her checks
@danielsluman talks about his collection 'Single Window', disability poetics and the Forward Prize 📚📺✨It was such a pleasure to have him on the channel! youtube.com/watch?v=zj0Hrd…
.@NineArchesPress has revealed its 2025 poetry titles, with collections from writers including Rosie Garland (@rosieauthor) and Nina Mingya Powles bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)