@mattabbottpoet.com
โ๏ธ๐ป Poet, novelist & educator
๐ 3 full-length poetry books ๐ 1 novel
๐ Leeds, UK ๐ฆ #lufc โ๏ธ He/him
๐ง AuDHD ๐ค @livewirepoetry.org
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@mattabbottpoet.comMy poem 'Lost, Somewhere Between' has been Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes' Best Single Poem - Performed category. I'm absolutely buzzing to have my work recognised by such a prestigious prize. Huge congratulations to everybody else who was Highly Commended!
@mattabbottpoet.comThis week's edition of ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ sees Tony Blair's Labour at loggerheads over controversial Child Benefit reforms, Oprah changing the book industry overnight, Vieira making his Arsenal dรฉbut, DJ Shadow releasing his ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ... album, and more!
@mattabbottpoet.comThis is the 13th essay in my monthly series for paid subscribers, which guides you from the initial point of conception right through to post-publication. The paid plan costs ยฃ5 monthly / ยฃ50 annually, and that includes full access to the growing archive of 130+ posts.
@mattabbottpoet.comThis week on ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ, I'm offering insight into the editorial process for a poetry collection. This includes: ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Establishing (and managing) your expectations ๐งฑ Understanding structural edits ๐ Navigating line edits (and stubbornness vs compromise) ๐ป The technical aspect (inc. 'track changes')
@mattabbottpoet.comIn this week's edition of ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐, the world is rocked by 2Pac's tragic death following a drive-by shooting, Ford launches its iconic Ka model, and The Cardigans release 'Lovefool.'
Read about these events and more from 30 years ago this week ๐ฐ๐ถโฝ๏ธ
@mattabbottpoet.comThe latest edition of ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ features 10 poetry writing prompts to welcome autumn. 7 of these are for everybody, and 3 are exclusively for paid subscribers ๐โ๏ธ
