Ben Ray

Poet, reader, reviewer, workshopper | 2019 New Poets Prize | 3 books w. @poetrybusiness & @IndigoDreamsPub | work w. @SerenBooks | Writer at @europarl_EN🇪🇺

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

Congratulations to Maria Leptin, a well deserved win and great news for the brilliant @ERC_Research! 👏

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

ERC President Maria Leptin was awarded the De Sanctis Europa Award.🏅

Congratulations to the winners - all prominent European figures in the fields of art, humanities & science - including
@EP_President Metsola,
ECB President @Lagarde,
H.M. Queen Mother of the Belgians Paola.
🇪🇺

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

@ERC_Research @EP_President @Lagarde @ItalyinBelgium @RaffaeleFitto @IICBruxelles @Europarl_EN @EU_Commission @europainitalia @EnricoLetta @JamilAnderlini @MonarchieBe @albertowmazzola Congratulations, well deserved and great news for the brilliant @ERC_Research ! 👏

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

@karenmabon @trinnywoodall Hello, I am emailing about my repeated requests to return my order #17351. I emailed you to request a return on 09/05, the day after I received the package, then again on 13/05. No response. Can you confirm if I am able to return this item?

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

@karenmabon Hello, I am emailing about my repeated requests to return my order #17351. I emailed you to request a return on 09/05, the day after I received the package, then again on 13/05. No response. Can you confirm if I am able to return this item?

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

@karenmabon Hello, I am emailing about my repeated requests to return my order #17351. I emailed you to request a return on 09/05, the day after I received the package, then again on 13/05. No response. Can you confirm if I am able to return this item?

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

💭Looking for something poetic this week?
📖Tune in to @Carcanet's online launch of 'Hard Drive', the new poetry collection by @stephenson_pj!
📣'A heart-stopping debut of real emotional force and poetic intelligence.' - Seán Hewitt
📅This Wednesday 12th, 19:00 BST
🎫⬇️

[Carcanet Press @Carcanet]

Join us to celebrate the launch of Hard Drive by @stephenson_pj on Wednesday 12th July! Hosted by @SusannahJHart, the event will feature readings, discussion and the chance to ask Paul your own questions.

Register here: https://t.co/iFk11e4Rxb

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

📚"When you read broadly, you’re exposing yourself to ideas/cultures/experiences/ideologies that are not your own."
📰A great interview on bookshops, books and reading habits with the wonderful Rustie Baker of @RossiterBooks in @Norwegianbooks ⬇️
https://t.co/lc35vJO6I7

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

📖Love poetry? Looking for a new discovery?
❗Join @Carcanet's launch of @stephenson_pj's new poetry collection 'Hard Drive'. Paul's superb writing is always a joy to hear - this is an event not to miss!
📅20:00 CET, Weds 12th July
💻Online
Get your🎫 now:
https://t.co/0QMBeEam1d

[Carcanet Press @Carcanet]

Join us to celebrate the launch of Hard Drive by @stephenson_pj on Wednesday 12th July! Hosted by @SusannahJHart, the event will feature readings, discussion and the chance to ask Paul your own questions.

Register here: https://t.co/iFk11e4Rxb

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

📣Live in London and looking for a brilliant night of poetry?
❗Make sure you get to next week's in-person launch of @stephenson's collection 'Hard Drive' w. @Carcanet
📍 Covent Garden Community Centre, 42 Erlham St.
📅19:00, Weds 5th July
📖Explore more: https://t.co/BLqnexON7N

[Paul Stephenson @stephenson_pj]

My London book launch for 'Hard Drive' is on 5th July 2023, 19:00 to 22:00. Location: Covent Garden Community Centre
42 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9LA
Do come along! https://t.co/2XG3fJW6pr #carcanet

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

I’m proud to be joining the Cabinet of Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management at the European Commission, as speechwriter. I can’t wait to start spreading the news of the exceptional work the EU does in civil protection and humanitarian aid around the world. 🇪🇺

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

📖'It is often hard to pinpoint exactly what this moving target of a book is, an ambiguity that is a credit to this poet and a mirroring of the messy compilation of human experiences.'
⬇️Explore my @Review31 review of @snsyquia's amazing collection Amnion
https://t.co/croLKEj6l4

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

@scraps_n_chips @leedslibraries Thanks for this Chris! Very kind ☺️

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Night is its own weather. / A stillness gloves / sheet-ice and sedge.
🇫🇷 La nuit est son propre climat. / Le silence gante / glace et roseaux.
📖 C'est fantastique to see 'Skater' by @FionaRSampson published in this bilingual book of contemporary British poetry 'Rebel Isle'!

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

💥It's been a joy to be part of the Writers Festival of Belgium, Brussels' event for writers, journos, poets & more!
✍️We discussed climate poetry and its power in my workshop 'Creativity, climate & comms' - great to spread the power of poetry in the home of the EU 🇪🇺

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

📖Still reeling all the fascinating discussions I had with the wonderful team of European Consumer Centre Network team, who travelled from across 🇪🇺 to join my two-day workshop on good communication.
💭Great to debate how we can talk better about our consumer rights!

[ECC Poland @ECCPoland]

The @ECC_web communication workshop 2022 is coming to end.
✍️@BenRayThePoet thank you for a valuable workshop!
🫂 Thank you all for coming! It was a pleasure to host you!

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

❗️📣Free award-winning poetry happening this evening!
💻 Join us at 19:00 today for the launch of the Every Breath Anthology, bringing together the winners and best poems from the @WordsWildfire Every Breath competition!
⏰Today, 19:00
🎫 :
https://t.co/YqYcgZxnP6

[Frosted Fire @fire_frosted]

HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY. This year's NPD theme is the Environment so we at @WordsWildfire & @fire_frosted are celebrating it two days late on Saturday at 7pm BST with the launch of Every Breath Anthology. Details: https://t.co/vVXSxWwbFy

[Ben Ray @BenRayThePoet]

❓ Are you ready for some award-winning poetry this weekend?
📣 Join us tomorrow evening for the launch of the Every Breath Anthology, bringing together the winners and best poems from the @WordsWildfire Every Breath competition!
⏰: Tomorrow, 19:00
🎫:
https://t.co/YqYcgZPx3e

[Frosted Fire @fire_frosted]

HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY. This year's NPD theme is the Environment so we at @WordsWildfire & @fire_frosted are celebrating it two days late on Saturday at 7pm BST with the launch of Every Breath Anthology. Details: https://t.co/vVXSxWwbFy

[ECC Poland @ECCPoland]

The second day of the @ECC_web communication workshop is about to begin!
Let's find out how to put theory into practice!
@BenRayThePoet

[Centro Europeu do Consumidor Portugal @CECPortugal]

Thank you to our colleagues of @ECCPoland for receiving us at this @ECC_web communication workshop and to @BenRayThePoet for sharing his experience and knowledge