The Crunch

Multimedia poetry magazine. Each issue features a single poet, who has 3 of their poems filmed and uploaded to our archive, and joins us for a short podcast.

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

If you've enjoyed listening to our podcasts or watching our videos, please consider giving us a virtual tip via @kofi_button. We put everything we receive towards expenses such as our hosting fees and travel costs, giving us more scope to support our poets https://t.co/0gGLTHoFuX

[Rhys Owain Williams @Rhys_Owain]

Still can’t quite believe the tragic & unexpected news that Christopher Cornwell has passed away. Chris was such a warm-hearted & generous person – a champion of other writers & a wonderful poet who loved to test the boundaries of form in his constellation-like poems. RIP Chris x

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

A fund has been set up by one of Chris’s friends to help his loved ones with funeral costs – if you’d like to donate to that you can do so here: https://t.co/C6WD4c7V3B

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

We are devastated to learn about the passing of Christopher Cornwell, who joined us as a guest on The Crunch back in 2017 and became a dear friend. Such a beautiful and generous person and a very talented poet, he will be missed by so many. RIP Chris x https://t.co/KsJmmg66j5

[The National Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @nationalwales]

England has two while Scotland has one. So why doesn't Wales have a National Poetry Library? A new campaign aims to address this.

https://t.co/VsViYktWg3

[Petitions Committee @SeneddPetitions]

📝New #petition: "Create a National Poetry Library of Wales" https://t.co/bRGs9cunuK.

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported our project over the last two years. Covid-19 meant that it never developed in the way that we hoped it would, but we are so pleased to say that, with the launch of @LlyfrgellPoetry, a Poetry Library of Wales feels closer than ever.

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

In 2020 we launched a campaign for a Poetry Library for Wales with an article published in @PoetryWales. Today we're very pleased to pass that torch on to @LlyfrgellPoetry, who are putting together a campaign that we believe will deliver the poetry library that Wales deserves.

[National Poetry Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Bard @LlyfrgellPoetry]

✨Heddiw ni'n dechrau yr ymgyrch am Llyfrgell Barddoniaeth Cenedlaethol Gymru! ✨

🔥 Today we're starting the campaign for a National Poetry Library of Wales! 🔥

Rhannwch y newyddion efo RT /
share the news with an RT (to bless a timeline)

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

Having spoken with @LlyfrgellPoetry this week, we believe that their campaign is in a far stronger position than ours to deliver a National Poetry Library of Wales, and we urge you to throw your support behind this exciting project by signing the petition: https://t.co/LQW6gYfgQQ

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

#HNY! We know you didn't hear much from us in 2020 – we were actually scheduled to record with a wonderful poet just as the first lockdowns began. Though we're not sure when, we will be back! But for now we hope you're well, and 2021 is kinder to us all. Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

[clare e. potter @clare_potter]

Escaping News so Going Back to Junk Mail Found Poems

The gospel of that vital
step ahead, make it
your new daily attention
or just watch today
be in peace, alert to the light.

[clare e. potter @clare_potter]

Ode to an empty nest

[Infinity Books UK @InfinityBooksUK]

The Wrong Side of the Looking Glass by @mariiellis & @missholborow is now available as both a limited edition papercut cover pamphlet & also an ebook.

Find them at https://t.co/S7viAzGiNj & https://t.co/DZroHI2cNl

& watch the launch reading, here: https://t.co/4kJXEgpLxk

[𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚 𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤 𝔻𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 🖤🕷 @mariiellis]

The Wrong Side of the Looking Glass

in collaboration with @missholborow ✨

🚀 Launching September 9th 2020 with @BlackRabPress 🐇 @InfinityBooksUK
📚

#FairyTales #Shakespeare #Poetry #GreekMyth #AliceInWonderland 🃏

[Rebecca Parfitt @EditorRebecca]

Really thrilled to finally be able to say my #film Feeding Grief to Animals has been commissioned by @ffilmcymruwales @Arts_Wales_ & @bbcarts @BBCCymruWales as part of the new #Ffolio #Filmmaking fund. #animation #shadowpuppets a story about #miscarriage

[clare e. potter @clare_potter]

Please please donate, support this initiative which will spotlight and nurture our young poets.

[clare e. potter @clare_potter]

To all professionals in the film, television, theatre, entertainment, and arts world: join the challenge to post a photo of you in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. Copy the text and post a pic #savethearts

[Creative Writing at Swansea University @WritingUni]

One of our instructors, @AMKellermann, featured his wonderful #poetry on @CrunchPoetry! Watch him here: https://t.co/Ei3PXRkAxM

[Rhys Milsom @rhys_milsom]

Submissions are now open for Beetle magazine's July issue. See @DelhiPoetrySlam's website on guidelines and themes. Send me your best work!

[The Crunch @CrunchPoetry]

Crunch poet @rhys_milsom will be live over on @DelhiPoetrySlam’s Instagram page shortly. Head over at 3.30pm GMT (8pm IST) to catch him reading some new poems.

[Rhys Milsom @rhys_milsom]

I'm going to be doing a live reading of some of my new poetry tomorrow alongside Deonte Osayande over on Instagram as part of @DelhiPoetrySlam's open mic. 3pm-4pm GMT but 8-9pm IST. Looking forward to giving some new stuff some air.

[𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚 𝔼𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕤 𝔻𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 🖤🕷 @mariiellis]

I still have a few copies of Salacia left. Drop me a DM for a signed copy 🖋️✨