Lorraine Mariner
@lorrainemariner
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Poet and Assistant Librarian at The National Poetry Library, powered by tea since the mid70s.
London
Joined February 2012
When someone calls the library to renew their books with jazz playing in the background and you're stuck here cocktail-less
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‘Poems about Libraries’, Monday 8 September 7:00pm, Framlingham Library, Suffolk. Join poet and librarian Lorraine Mariner @lorrainemariner for an evening in celebration of books and libraries in poetry. Lorraine is the editor of ‘Ten Poems About Libraries’ for @candlestickpress
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Delighted to share this brilliant collage by @lorrainemariner! It was reading her first full collection ‘Furniture’ that pretty much started us thinking of a) ghosts b) furniture and c) atalogues… https://t.co/ccXiB8eHFV
#GhostFurnitureCatalogue
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(for International Women’s Day) Lorraine Mariner has published two collections with Picador, Furniture (2009) and There Will Be No More Nonsense (2014). She has twice been shortlisted in the Forwar…
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Lorraine Mariner: Poetry at the Imagine Children's Festival 2025 https://t.co/PiTPLtylqG via @kidspoetsummit
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It’s that time of year at the National Poetry Library when our thoughts turn to the Imagine Children’s Festival. Imagine takes place in the February half-term and aims to spark creativity with worl…
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On Wed 19 Feb, 6.30pm, I’m taking part in a very special @RSLiterature event at @TheLondonLib honouring and remembering Fleur Adcock, a poet who has meant so much to me. Rachel Long will chair & Wendy Cope will also be on the panel. Tickets here: https://t.co/AfVEOnwe9X
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Touched by the Christmas poem by @lorrainemariner just emailed out by @PoetryBookSoc as their Christmas missive. It's about listening to The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl singing Fairytale of New York. The poem is in https://t.co/EJYF8Qrddo published by @poetrycandle
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Whether it’s ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ or ‘Away in a Manger’ we all have a song, carol or tune that heralds the arrival of the festive season. Music seems to offer a miraculous short-cut to memo...
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It’s not too late to have a Candlestick Christmas! We have all these lovely titles and more - perfect stocking fillers or alternative to a card 🎄😊🎄
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Can you help us spread the word? We’re open for submissions of #poemsforchildren - theme ‘Big Things’ - deadline end of 2024! Read our latest Small Things edition for inspiration & find submission details here: https://t.co/fVMBm5AOV8
#poetry #poetrycommunity #submissionsopen 🧡
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It was wonderful to launch Christmas Music for @poetrycandle on Monday at the Poetry Pharmacy, Oxford Street 🎶 🎄 Copies can be ordered here: https://t.co/2yaZWu39cK
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Whether it’s ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ or ‘Away in a Manger’ we all have a song, carol or tune that heralds the arrival of the festive season. Music seems to offer a miraculous short-cut to memo...
@lorrainemariner launching the lovely Christmas Music @poetrycandle last night at The Poetry Pharmacy in Oxford Street
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I’ll be visiting for the first time & sharing some Christmas music poems at the Oxford Street Poetry Pharmacy @emergencypoet Mon 2nd Dec 7pm. Come & join @poetrycandle for a festive poetry celebration of a million pamphlets sold! Register here: https://t.co/uHDMOcyFpB
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Hold on to your hats, my poem ‘Zero Gravity’ has been selected for The Toy's space-themed edition! 🚀 Thank you @TheToyPress #PoetryForChildren #Poems4Kids #KidLit
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✍️🌟 Well done to the outstanding Dinosaur at the Bus Stop – Poems to Have Fun With! by @WakelingKate for winning Children’s Book of the Year: Poetry. Published by @OtterBarryBooks, this is a playful collection that encourages kids to have fun with words. #TWJBookAwards #Poetry
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Looking forward to reading for Rogue Strands on Tuesday. I’ll be reading from my pamphlet ‘Anchorage’ and new poems.
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Festive early-birders are already ordering our beautiful new Christmas Music pamphlet, with ten poems of seasonal comfort and joy expertly chosen by @lorrainemariner https://t.co/FSQpeWjZDb
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Looking forward to reading with @roguestrands, @matriches, @lorrainemariner, @ruthbeddow and @JohnMcCullough_ in September. Come along to The Devereux - entry's free.
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Can’t wait to see Simone Biles, the subject of one of my clerihews, competing at the Olympics today! #SimoneBiles #Gymnastics #PARIS2024 #Clerihews
Meet our #poemsforchildren: ‘Great Women of Sport’ by @lorrainemariner is a quartet of clever and zingy clerihews that offer an inspiring snapshot of four sporting legends, told in highly satisfying rhymes! https://t.co/g3YRDsvMWe
#poetrycommunity #kidlit #readingforpleasure
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Details of Reading Record fun at the National Poetry Library this summer. Great recommendations for children's poetry. @natpoetrylib @kidspoetsummit @lorrainemariner
https://t.co/LY6dD1hejt
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The school summer holidays are here and we’re launching a Reading Record challenge for children at the National Poetry Library. Collect stamps and win a certificate and stickers. To get you started…
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So wonderful to talk about these fab books with people who care so passionately about children’s poetry 📚
We're so lucky to have former Children's Laureate @JosephACoelho helping to judge @theweekjunior Book Award for Children's Poetry, along with @kidslitfest's Amanda Brettargh, @WHSmith's Rachel Airey & the @natpoetrylib's @lorrainemariner. Looking forward to hearing what they say!
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My poem’s about great women of sport and here’s Paris earlier this week gearing up for the Olympics.
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Nice to get a mention on this blog post of summery poems for children from @tygertygermag #PoemsForKids #SummerPoems
https://t.co/w5DHwrCl4k
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With the Summer holidays in sight, I thought I’d pick out a few summery poems from our seven editions of Tyger Tyger Magazine. I loved going back through the past two-and-a-half years of issues to …
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