Kris Johnson
@KrisErinJohnson
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Poet | Debut collection GHOST RIVER @BloodaxeBooks
Joined July 2020
It’s publication day!! Ghost River is out from @BloodaxeBooks today!! Thank you @johndchallis for giving up your writing day to walk 16 miles up the coast and along the river. You can buy the book here, give it some fresh air 💚 https://t.co/Ea2iMfWhxx
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The Green Parcel, my 2nd collection is out June 2026 from @BloodaxeBooks
@Waterstones are offering 25% discount on preorders for Bloodaxe books out early 2026. Offer closes 17 October. Go to https://t.co/1q9BWBiWAX, search 9781780377698 click PREORDER and add code OCTOBER25.
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Looking forward to reading as part of the @poetrycandle showcase this eve. Many thanks to @JaneBurn14 for including a poem of mine in Ten Poems From Northumberland - https://t.co/MNfiN7SXvE
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Many congratulations to Katrina Porteous on winning the @laurelprize 2025 for her fourth collection Rhizodont. 🌿 'We were impressed by the way her attention to the small and local belied the sweep and depth of her project.' - Kathleen Jamie, Co-Judge https://t.co/ZFdOU9iexJ
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New books from Clare Pollard, @JessicaTraynor6 & @emilie_jelinek; prize news for #MatthewCaley, @KrisErinJohnson (@EnglishAssoc Michael Murphy shortlist) & @NiallCPoetry (@SaltireBook longlist); radio & podcasts for @pascalepoet & @GretaStoddart; & more.. https://t.co/p5Ej1F0kaY
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Looking forward to reading at Poetry in Session during the Poetry Lit! Festival this Saturday, 13 Sept 13:30 BST https://t.co/XcCD7YyJVT
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize. We'll announce the winner on #Nationalpoetryday. COngratulations to all the shortlisted authors! @Carcanet
@picadorbooks
@prototypepubs
@BloodaxeBooks
@FaberBooks
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We're delighted to announce that Kris Johnson's first full-length collection #GhostRiver, published by @BloodaxeBooks in 2023, has been shortlisted for the @EnglishAssoc's Michael Murphy Poetry Prize for a distinctive first volume of poetry in English. https://t.co/FVqgBbR31R
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August news: https://t.co/clR4uj5o8Z
@LinesMigration wins @asleuki Book Prize; #KatrinaPorteous is @laurelprize Finalist; @KrisErinJohnson & @marjorielotfi on #MichaelMurphyPrize Longlist; @guardian review for #VersusVersus; #GillianAllnutt made @RSLiterature Fellow; & much more!
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Congratulations to @KrisErinJohnson and @marjorielotfi, whose debut collections are both longlisted for the 2025 #MichaelMurphyMemorialPoetryPrize! The Prize is awarded biennially for a distinctive first volume of poetry in English. https://t.co/FVqgBbQvcj
We are delighted to announce the longlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize. We'll announce the shortlist in September, and the winner on #Nationalpoetryday. @Carcanet @NineArchesPress @picadorbooks @prototypepubs @BloodaxeBooks @dedaluspress @FaberBooks @ShearsmanBooks
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I'm thrilled and honoured that Ghost River is on this incredible list. Many congrats to all the longlisted poets! @BloodaxeBooks @EnglishAssoc
We are delighted to announce the longlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize. We'll announce the shortlist in September, and the winner on #Nationalpoetryday. @Carcanet @NineArchesPress @picadorbooks @prototypepubs @BloodaxeBooks @dedaluspress @FaberBooks @ShearsmanBooks
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free submission open throughout june retweet for eternal happiness, love & peace on earth https://t.co/ScH0JNrFfY ✌️
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Thrilled to be on this exciting shortlist!! Thank you @TheEmmaPress for your beautiful description of Floriography!
Here it is...the shortlist & longlist from our January 2024 call for submissions: https://t.co/m861TeMnqT Thank you to all the writers who submitted, and congratulations @Bonnie_L @katmeredith @basrinuril @KrisErinJohnson @KwanAnnTan @YanaEllis 🌸
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Excited to be running a workshop with @vanewomenpress on 15 June on the fascinating & mysterious subject ‘time’⏳
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Massive thanks to @CalebParkin for reviewing my @BloodaxeBooks collection Ghost River in Under the Radar 33!
WATER, LIGHT AND DYNAMISM: @CalebParkin reviews @KrisErinJohnson Ben Lerner & Luke Samuel Yates. Originally in Under the Radar 33, now at our #blog. Finding delight, inspiration and much to admire in the wildly different worlds found in these #poetry books https://t.co/r0zo1MRMsl
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Join us tomorrow at 7PM (BST) for an evening of live poetry curated by Poetry Wales Spring 2024 Contributing Editor @tayloredmonds and cohosted by @ZoeBrigley 🎟️ Find out more and get free tickets here: https://t.co/0fYfAjwASN
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Join us tomorrow (Tues 30 April) at 7pm BST on our YouTube channel for readings and discussion from our three brilliant April poets, launching their new collections. Watch live or later here: https://t.co/kjP95APXzl
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Wonderful line-up for this year's Newcastle Poetry Festival, 9-11 May, incl. events with @carolynforche, @marjorielotfi, @Idharker, @johndchallis, #FleurAdcock, @tseliotprize-shortlisted poets @jane_janeclarke & @ginpitnancy, plus Georgian poet Diana Anphimiadi & her translators.
🤓Newcastle Poetry Festival programme is now live! 📚Our theme ‘In/Out of Place’ has a special focus on local places in the region. Please join us 9-11 May for readings, workshops, panels, commissions & schools events. Tickets go on sale April 4! #NPFP24
https://t.co/YFnTIE9fFO
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Grateful to be included in the latest @poetrywales with so many incredible poets exploring home in a time of ecological emergency. Massive thanks to @ZoeBrigley, @tangelina_jolie and @tayloredmonds 💚
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