Peter Devonald

Great honour to have two poems in the marvellous Poetry Lightbouse 1) “Missing Mona Lisa’s Smile” 2) “When We Heard The News” Huge thanks to the Founder & Editor in-Chief Erwin, and the whole team www.thepoetrylighthouse.com/poems #poetrylighthouse #poetry

Delighted to have a poem in the wonderful @maxwallis.bsky.social Huge thanks to the editor and publisher Max Wallis for his outstanding hard work and talents www.aftershockreview.com/product-page... #aftershockreview

// OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS AND WRITERS // Labour, repetition and the act of printing. Deadline 6th November 2026 ALL MEDIA WELCOME --- painting, drawing, writing, poetry -- No submission fees, 1–3 artworks, short artist statement www.haus-a-rest.com/opportunitie... @hausarest.bsky.social

The Madrid Review under Manchester Skies So delighted to have two poems in this awesome cultural icon #madridreview

Very happy to have a poem - To a Michael Nyman Soundtrack - appear in the inaugural issue of @moonrotjournal.bsky.social, the darker little sister of The Cosmic Daffodil which is out today! Many thanks to the excellent editors- Madisen & Kelly: moonrot.squarespace.com/ebookcollect...

Two more excellent events to celebrate The Peaceweavers anthology www.amazon.co.uk/Peaceweavers...: Monday 26 October, 9am till 1pm. Poems for World Peace at Swansea Minster Saturday 7 November, 7.30-10pm Poets for Peace, St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major. Confirm places swanmedia7@gmail.com xx

Delighted to ​have three ​new poems ​live for my Poet-in-residence at Haus-a-rest alongside great artists www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-75-clay CLAY EVERY WHICH WAY — NOW LIVE Our latest issue of HAUS-A-REST is now live. Thank you to all of the artists and writers 👩‍🎨🖌️🎨🌳🧶💥 @hausarest.bsky.social

Great honour to have two poems published in the quality publication The Madrid Review Great articles, insights and belief --- culture is alive! Available to buy a physical copy, pdf or sub- themadridreview.com Huge thanks to the guest poetry editor Matthew Stewart and editor Jayne Marshall

Huge thanks to the amazing writers/ poets and the great @postcommunitynews.bsky.social which have now expanded into Tameside. #shortpoem #poem #postpapers

Huge thanks to Dark Poets Club for this honour. Delighted to be on this list alongside other excellent poets such as @carmellapoetry.bsky.social and Ella B. Winters #darkpoetsociety #DarkPoetsPrize #darkpoetry

Slave Ship — thanks to my friend in Dedham, Massachusetts, for purchasing this iconic English masterpiece by J.M.W. Turner (1840). Its dramatic seascape and intense light remain haunting and inspiring. See it here: buff.ly/jICg6u4 #Turner #ArtHistory

Very pleased to appear in Issue One of Pressed Flower Review with my poem ‘A Heron Waits' alongside excellent writers such as Özge Lena. Huge thanks to the excellent E.I.C: Ella Newman zwn944dtg7.wixsite.com/pressed-flow... #poetrypublication #poem #poetrymagazine #literarymagazine #litmag

​Delighted to be featured in Apricot Press @apricotpress.bsky.social Huge thank to the editor Lizzie Includes reading apricotpress.co.uk/2026/09/18/n... #apricotpress #apricotpresslit #poetry #literaryjournal #literarymagazine

Honoured to beshortlisted for the Rough Diamond Prize and printed in this this excellent anthology Particularly delighted to be alongside talented poet friends Sarah Raybould Julie Weiss and Helen Laycock Huge thanks to the amazing Charlotte Cosgrove www.amazon.co.uk/Rough-Diamon...

Delighted to have a poem in this wonderful anthology - includes many of those in the Morecambe Poetry festival - Dr John Cooper Clarke, Nick Helm, Henry Normal and Brian Bilston Huge thanks to Matt Panesh Festival runs Friday 18th - Sunday 20th September 2026 www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Lan...

Huge thanks to all the great writers and poets - and the wonderful eight @postcommunitynews.bsky.social for publishing these every month

This taster creative session by my lovely friend Roseanne McGlone looks great! Mind 14th September 10-12 A few spaces left if you want to join! rosanna-mcglone.sumupstore.com/product/crea...

I like the idea of the book, but remembering Eagleton's lectures and noting the reviewer says the book is dense, I will have to sample it before I commit.

Delighted to be third place in the Southport Writers’ Circle Poetry Competition 2026 Huge thanks to the judge Kemal Houghton and thanks so much to the organisers and everyone involved, including co-chairs Sean H and Phil Fenerty www.swconline.co.uk/category/com... #southportwriters

Delighted to have work in the wonderful Morecambe Poetry Festival Anthology 4 -- for the fourth year in a row - with Morecambe & Wise - The Breakfast Sketch (1976) Huge thanks to the wonderful editor Matt Panesh forms.gle/ZGjypj2VVRMn... #morecambepoetryfestival #morecambeanthology

Delighted to be one of the featured voices for the launch of @carmellapoetry.bsky.social wonderful new book on the 1st September - The Amygdala Safari A fantastic children's book with an elegant poetic voice. #peterdevonald #featuredpoet #Carmelladeskeyser #AmygalaSafari

Very pleased to say a new book is out today that includes one of my poems - Reflections of the Mind: Mental Health Poetry Huge thanks to the wonderful editor Charlotte Cosgrove of Rough Diamond www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... #mentalhealthpoetry

An oddity for monday - honourable mention in 'Dark Humour, Bitter Irony’ mini challenge www.darkpoets.club 🖤 #DarkPoetsClub ✍🏼:

Published in eight @postcommunitynews.bsky.social newspapers throughout the north-west Huge thanks to all the writers and poets involved -- and also the editors Mel and Amanda #postnewspapers

Submissions open in just one week, 21 August, for Issue 8 Fear. As before, we’re pairing the theme with our inherent focus: the gritty, the mundane, the uncomfortable, the human. Fear is universal, but the way we live with it is personal. So tell us, what do you fear?

Boop-boop! Fantastic opportunity for low-income writers in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Full details here: writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/...

Interesting comp - UK and Ireland-based academics currently enrolled in a research position (including PhD candidates, postdoctoral scholars and lecturers). A climate-themed poem (3–40 lines) and a supporting statement of up to 250 words on the research that inspired it. Deadline Sept 1 2026

A new Broken Spine workshop is in development. The Poetry of Cultural Debris will explore how mixtapes, cinema tickets, obsolete technology, childhood toys, half-remembered sitcoms & other pop-cultural remnants can become poems of memory, identity & private mythology. More soon.

A reminder of the latest beautiful edition 🤗 The Seventh Quarry Huge thanks to the excellent editor Peter Thabit Jones seventhquarrypress.com #seventhquarry

A new issue of my poet-in-residence is available now, alongside great writing writing and art www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-74-wri... Excellent work from Michaela Hall (Resident Writer) and Gavin Freydanck. Huge thanks to the editors Dr Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers

Pleased to feature in the Manchester and Stockport Posts with my lovely lily. Huge thanks to @postcommunitynews.bsky.social

Delighted to have work at this excellent exhibition too - huge thanks to Dylan Miller and everyone involved in this fantastic show #poetrycommunity #stretfordpoetry #strefordthroughpoetry

Huge thanks to #BermondseyAndBeyond 2026 Literary Festival Poetry Competition where my commended poem: Grief & the Grocery Store is now published in their festival anthology. Thank you to Big Local Works, the committee, the editors and Pat Kingwell bermondsey.london/event/litera... #poetryaward

Published recently in the Candyman's Trumpet Huge thanks to the_candymans_trumpet and the great editor Jack Caradoc #candymanstrumpet #poetry #grief

If you buy one poetry book this year I would go for this: such quality Sunday Mornings at the River anthology For Those Who Despair - edited by the awesome Rebecca Rijsdijk Reads like a who's who of excellent contemporary poets - highly recommended www.amazon.co.uk/dp/9083389359 #poetry #poems

I am thrilled to share A Thousand Shades of Green Sunday Poetry Series is now available: athousandshadesofgreen.com/sunday-poetry/ Includes the excellent Paul Connolly, @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social, Paul Brookes, @samanthaterrell.bsky.social @lawrencemoore.bsky.social Thanks to Susan Richardson

A huge thank you to The Poetry Society for including my latest news in the new bulletin, it really means a lot to me And congratulations to all the other excellent writers doing so wonderfully well #poetrysociety #poetry #poetrycommunity

Another great collection of writing and art. Delighted to be the poet in residence at @haus_a_rest Huge thanks to the wonderful Editors Jenna Fox and Nichola Rodgers // Issue 73 - The Essence of Movement // NOW LIVE // www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-73-wri... #movement #poetry #hausarest

Delighted to have a poem - The Mind Palace - in the awesome Acumen 115, June 2026 - one of the very best journals, one of my dream magazines Huge thanks to great editor, Danielle Hope #acumenpoetry And great to see the talented Julie A Dexter here too acumen-poetry.co.uk/product/acum...

Really looking forward to tomorrow's workshop exploring redrafting. But I've read the book? You'll still get something from this. Am I good enough for a Masterclass? If you're not a beginner, you are. Dm for details. #Poetry #redrafting #poetrycommunity #poems #poets #editing

Really looking forward for the release of Fae Fables - brought to us by the indomitable Draco Amethystus at #StormDragonPublishing My poems: Fairy at the Bottom of the Garden Fata Three Haiku dracoamethystus.com/fae-fables-a... #faefables