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Postdoc 🌊⛵🐟🧜 @HRCYork @UoYEnglish
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Dr Becca Drake

@RLDrake

Poet 🪶🐚🐋 @ThinIcePress Postdoc 🌊⛵🐟🧜 @HRCYork @UoYEnglish Apprentice Printer at Thin Ice Press: York Centre for Print

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'Exhibitions from the Maritime Museum & the City', @ThinIce for @HullMaritime (2023). Read it for free here: beccadrake.weebly.com/poetry.html

My chapbook, 'The Maritime Museum & The City', beautifully worked by @thinicepress for @HullMaritime 🌊🐟🧜

RLDrake's tweet image. My chapbook, 'The Maritime Museum & The City', beautifully worked by @thinicepress for @HullMaritime 🌊🐟🧜
RLDrake's tweet image. My chapbook, 'The Maritime Museum & The City', beautifully worked by @thinicepress for @HullMaritime 🌊🐟🧜
RLDrake's tweet image. My chapbook, 'The Maritime Museum & The City', beautifully worked by @thinicepress for @HullMaritime 🌊🐟🧜


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Excited to be up in Manchester for the day/night on 21st March (a week after the book comes out). I'll be reading poems and talking about John Dee, and there's a very good cathedral to enjoy - come!

Join us for this free two-part event between @McrWritingSchl @ManMetUni and Manchester Cathedral on Christianity and poetry. Hosted by the Cathedral's Writer-in-Residence @tombranfoot, the events will feature Camille Ralphs, Michael Symmons Roberts and Malika Booker.

ManCathedral's tweet image. Join us for this free two-part event between @McrWritingSchl @ManMetUni and Manchester Cathedral on Christianity and poetry.
Hosted by the Cathedral's Writer-in-Residence @tombranfoot, the events will feature Camille Ralphs, Michael Symmons Roberts and Malika Booker.


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Fran, Scott & Dan reading at More Song last night! Thanks everyone for coming @TheRecordCafe 🪶

tombranfoot's tweet image. Fran, Scott & Dan reading at More Song last night! Thanks everyone for coming @TheRecordCafe 🪶
tombranfoot's tweet image. Fran, Scott & Dan reading at More Song last night! Thanks everyone for coming @TheRecordCafe 🪶
tombranfoot's tweet image. Fran, Scott & Dan reading at More Song last night! Thanks everyone for coming @TheRecordCafe 🪶

Headed to Durham to talk about shipwrecks and whales and entanglements 🕸️😊

Our final talk of the tern will be with the lovely Becca Drake, coming all the way from York for her talk, "Living with the Sea in English and Icelandic Romance: Maritime Environments and Coexistence." The talk will be next week, March 4th in 7 Owengate at 6:30. All are welcome!

DurhamMEMSA's tweet image. Our final talk of the tern will be with the lovely Becca Drake, coming all the way from York for her talk, "Living with the Sea in English and Icelandic Romance: Maritime Environments and Coexistence." The talk will be next week, March 4th in 7 Owengate at 6:30.  All are welcome!


The best time performing my poems with @Mayamnc and Anthony Capildeo last night at the Bluebird Bakery. It was a sellout, with people queuing outside for spare seats! Thanks to @Chadpie for the invite ❤️

RLDrake's tweet image. The best time performing my poems with @Mayamnc and Anthony Capildeo last night at the Bluebird Bakery. It was a sellout, with people queuing outside for spare seats! Thanks to @Chadpie for the invite ❤️
RLDrake's tweet image. The best time performing my poems with @Mayamnc and Anthony Capildeo last night at the Bluebird Bakery. It was a sellout, with people queuing outside for spare seats! Thanks to @Chadpie for the invite ❤️
RLDrake's tweet image. The best time performing my poems with @Mayamnc and Anthony Capildeo last night at the Bluebird Bakery. It was a sellout, with people queuing outside for spare seats! Thanks to @Chadpie for the invite ❤️
RLDrake's tweet image. The best time performing my poems with @Mayamnc and Anthony Capildeo last night at the Bluebird Bakery. It was a sellout, with people queuing outside for spare seats! Thanks to @Chadpie for the invite ❤️

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Video & In Person — ONE- & TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS: Intensive classes on inspiring topics & 1-2-1 surgeries w/ renowned tutors: @Elspethwriter, Laura Scott, Soul Patel, @SuzannahVEvans, @imlcc


Reposting to get a bit more traction for this. If you're in York, come! It promises to be a fantastic evening.

Many exciting poetry things are happening in York this February, but above all, I cannot wait to welcome the brilliant @a_pirmohamed to read as part of Writers at York @UoYEnglish 'Water Poetics' series. If you are in the York area, come along to this free event! Tix -->>

RLDrake's tweet image. Many exciting poetry things are happening in York this February, but above all, I cannot wait to welcome the brilliant
@a_pirmohamed
to read as part of Writers at York
@UoYEnglish
'Water Poetics' series.

If you are in the York area, come along to this free event! Tix -->>


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Many exciting poetry things are happening in York this February, but above all, I cannot wait to welcome the brilliant @a_pirmohamed to read as part of Writers at York @UoYEnglish 'Water Poetics' series. If you are in the York area, come along to this free event! Tix -->>

RLDrake's tweet image. Many exciting poetry things are happening in York this February, but above all, I cannot wait to welcome the brilliant
@a_pirmohamed
to read as part of Writers at York
@UoYEnglish
'Water Poetics' series.

If you are in the York area, come along to this free event! Tix -->>

Tis that time of year when I listen to Beowulf on the long walk into campus. #beowellbeing (are hashtags still a thing?)

RLDrake's tweet image. Tis that time of year when I listen to Beowulf on the long walk into campus.

#beowellbeing (are hashtags still a thing?)

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New Haunted Shores cfp! Details for our fourth annual online symposium: 10–14 June 2024. Abstracts due 31 March. Please share widely: abstracts welcomed from absolutely anyone interested in any manner of haunted shoreline!

ShoresHaunted's tweet image. New Haunted Shores cfp! Details for our fourth annual online symposium: 10–14 June 2024. Abstracts due 31 March.

Please share widely: abstracts welcomed from absolutely anyone interested in any manner of haunted shoreline!
ShoresHaunted's tweet image. New Haunted Shores cfp! Details for our fourth annual online symposium: 10–14 June 2024. Abstracts due 31 March.

Please share widely: abstracts welcomed from absolutely anyone interested in any manner of haunted shoreline!

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Hello, this is one of the most beautiful things that my small press @PoemAtlas has put out!

Today, at the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, we are bringing to you an AMAZING poetic object by Māori poet Marama Salsano! Mini bisexual poems is a series of micro poems about life as a bi-wahine (woman) from the Pacific. 💜 Get your pack here: poematlas.com/product-page/s…

ThePoetryKiosk's tweet image. Today, at the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, we are bringing to you an AMAZING poetic object by Māori poet Marama Salsano! Mini bisexual poems is a series of micro poems about life as a bi-wahine (woman) from the Pacific. 💜 Get your pack here: poematlas.com/product-page/s…


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I discussed my 'Faulty Copy' project in the latest issue of The Hopkins Review - a digital copy can be accessed via Project Muse! muse.jhu.edu/issue/52008

brihughespoet's tweet image. I discussed my 'Faulty Copy' project in the latest issue of The Hopkins Review - a digital copy can be accessed via Project Muse! 
muse.jhu.edu/issue/52008

This week, I have been exploring new-to-me landscapes in this brilliant trip of pamphlets from @GuillemotPress, publishing writing from @WillowherbRvw A must read series for anyone working on nature writing, the environmental humanities & co. 📚🔎

RLDrake's tweet image. This week, I have been exploring new-to-me landscapes in this brilliant trip of pamphlets from @GuillemotPress, publishing writing from @WillowherbRvw 

A must read series for anyone working on nature writing, the environmental humanities & co. 📚🔎

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We did it!!!!!!!!!! Still more than 8 hours to go, and we have hit our £30,000 crowdfunding target. We will be unlocking the doors to an amazing new venue, and can't wait to share our future plans! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has supported us. 🍾💕 yustart.hubbub.net/p/Heritage-Pri…


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And of course a new issue of Propel means you have until midnight UK TONIGHT to send us your poems for Issue Ten, edited by @InuaEllams >> propelmagazine.submittable.com/submit

🔵 Propel Issue Nine is out NOW! 🔵 You can read and listen to the 20 poems selected by Issue Editor Fran Lock, here: propelmagazine.co.uk/nine Huge thanks to Fran, each of our contributors and to each of you who takes the time to read & share Propel 💙

propelmagazine's tweet image. 🔵  Propel Issue Nine is out NOW! 🔵 

You can read and listen to the 20 poems selected by Issue Editor Fran Lock, here: 

propelmagazine.co.uk/nine 

Huge thanks to Fran, each of our contributors and to each of you who takes the time to read & share Propel 💙


Dragging my boots out the door next Wednesday to finally get to @tombranfoot 's poetry night in Bradford. 🥾🥾

Holly Hopkins, Qudsia Akhtar, and Naoise Gale will be performing at More Song at the Record Café on Wednesday 7th February. Since we got funding from Bradford City Council, we’ll have zines available at the night, featuring poems from the readers – made by @ben_brumpton. (1/2)

tombranfoot's tweet image. Holly Hopkins, Qudsia Akhtar, and Naoise Gale will be performing at More Song at the Record Café on Wednesday 7th February.

Since we got funding from Bradford City Council, we’ll have zines available at the night, featuring poems from the readers – made by @ben_brumpton.

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