John Challis
@johndchallis
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Poet and researcher. Author of THE RESURRECTIONISTS @BloodaxeBooks. THE GREEN PARCEL coming in 2026. Teaches @YorkStJohn
Newcastle
Joined August 2007
New poem ‘Featherweight’, an elegy for my Nan, is published as today’s @Telegraph poem of the week - many thanks to @TATFS for putting it out there
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NEW EVENT: I’ll be reading & talking poetry and place w/@munozpoems & @jakecampbell88 for #BlythCelebrates @ Market Pavilion Blyth on Sat 8 Nov, 7.30pm. FREE! Sign-up here: https://t.co/RlsaGDLFBl
#EnergisingBlyth #NorthumberlandCountyCouncil
#NECA
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An evening of poetry and conversation with John Challis, Jake Morris-Campbell and Theresa Muñoz, inspired by Blyth and the North East.
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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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We are immensely saddened by news of the death of Tony Harrison, aged 88, who had been unwell for some years. A tribute has been published on our website: https://t.co/mBJUi3DlUX
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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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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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Amazing to see @KrisErinJohnson’s Ghost River from @BloodaxeBooks on this list. Well done to all!
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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Coming up soon, @ForumBooks presents an evening with @jakecampbell88 in conversation with @johndchallis at the bound, Whitley Bay. 17th July Tickets: https://t.co/Rqlt9NXN5I
#Newcastle
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‘Bring in your voices, your free verses. Return to me’ 📚 - ‘Morden Speaks’ by Laura Kasongo ‘A Walk to Morden Tower’ has poems by @NCL_English students who wrote about this local landmark as part of #NewcastlePoetryFestival project. All poems here https://t.co/fz2Hd31XUD
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This is tonight 👇 looking forward to reading w/ @RobAMackenzie1
I'm reading on Zoom this Friday 14 June, 7pm GMT, with @johndchallis , part of the regular PoetryLit reading series. Register free at the link. (Note: the 8pm start time on Eventbrite is EU time. It's 7pm in the UK). https://t.co/iBdgj7V1rY
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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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Huge congrats to the @YorkStJohn 2024 Beyond the Walls team, whose new anthology is published by @ValleyPress today! Well done @beyondysj - Get your copy here: https://t.co/rT6u9I1X4T
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We can finally unveil the BEAUTIFUL cover for this year's edition of Beyond The Walls! And with that comes an exciting announcement- BEYOND THE WALLS 2024 IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER FROM THE VALLEY PRESS WEBSITE!!! The pre-order link is available at the top of our linktree 🖤🤍
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#NEWCASTLE! Last chance to book for #InternationalPoetrySymposium tomorrow 9-10th May to open @NCLA_tweets Newcastle Poetry Festival! 🌎20 world poets read & discuss place, refuge, exile, inclusivity & more. Book now for as little as £12 for a day pass! > https://t.co/RN5ZRWRnao
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Work and Poetry: Poetry about Work and the Poetry of Work I’ll be running a workshop on this very topic on Saturday 18th May for @NCLA_tweets @UniofNewcastle Full details here:
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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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Check out this great launch reading from @BloodaxeBooks ft. Jane Hirshfield, Maria Stepanova, and Maria's translator, Sasha Dugdale, in conversation w/ Neil Astley, plus readings from the new Soul Feast anthology. https://t.co/lHmSOhZuDk
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Very grateful to @gregfreempoet for this generous write up of yesterday’s reading for @MorpethBookFes
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Looking forward to reading @MorpethBookFes today. I’ll be sharing poems written during my residency @SeatonDelavalNT and poems from my @BloodaxeBooks collection #TheResurrectionists
https://t.co/Xo5eSzhpQJ
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Tickets are now available for Morpeth Book Festival - John Challis at Morpeth Chantry, on Saturday 23rd March 2024. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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Jane Hirshfield, Maria Stepanova and Maria's translator Sasha Dugdale celebrated the publication of their new poetry books this week at an amazing online reading for Bloodaxe also featuring the anthology Soul Feast. This can now be viewed on Vimeo as well:
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🚨 Calling all third year and postgraduate students 🚨 Submissions for this year's beyond the walls anthology are open! Go to https://t.co/XjzK9hjQTV and read our blog for more information :) If you know anyone who might be interested please do them a favour and tag them below!
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