Ben Hayes

Professional pedant; writer of poetry; workshop facilitator for @GreatMenUK

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

Mood. https://t.co/gg1Ik3sDas

[Kurt Vonnegut @Kurt_Vonnegut]

How embarrassing to be human.

[TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) @TechnicallyRon]

"We came here to eat bacon rolls and redistribute your wealth, and we're all out of bacon rolls"

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

@mobrien4790 Me on day 2

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

What he said.

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

@EmilyHarrii Quickest lately is 3 days (over new years). But usually about a month, sometimes two. Occasionally I don't finish them as I'm onto the next (either because of my book club or attention span)

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

@LewisBuxton93 @BloodaxeBooks But how does it end, Lewis? HOW DOES IT END?!

[Caroline Bird @CarolineBirdUK]

Another great Martín Espada poem (I just bought his collected, so now I’m obsessed. Obv.) It’s all about the last line...

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

@antoshwojcik

[Katie Hale - novelist & poet 🌈 @halekatie]

I think about this Adrienne Rich poem at least once a week. Sometimes every day. On Friday I took it to show my young writers, who also loved it. What was sad & beautiful was how we all said we could relate to it.

[The Poetry Society @PoetrySociety]

https://t.co/PtUA1aaOuN

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

@_sarah_perry Downloaded for the commute home 🙌❤

[Ben Hayes @bhayes89]

@aKaGetFamiliar I was just being difficult 🤗😝

[TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) @TechnicallyRon]

My wife cries at absolutely anything. I mean, ANYTHING. So i started writing the reasons down because reasons.

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

why not “is it morally right for parents to stop 5 year olds learning about LGBT issues in school?”

[Adele @AVdelou]

It is World Water Day today, we need to help the UN and get water for all by 2030 - clean access to all should not be a luxury it's a human right !! https://t.co/Ash8IG57lQ #WorldWaterDay

[London Review Bookshop @LRBbookshop]

if you were or are the friendly gent (blue coat) who was in the shop half an hour ago and left a big jar of bees on the table in the poetry section, please come back and reclaim your jar of bees. if you aren't, please rt until we find him #FindTheBeeGent

[J&J Innovative Medicine EMEA @JNJInnovMedEMEA]

We are proud to introduce you to EUFAMI's #CarerPlaybook - we partnered with @EUFAMI to help them develop an interactive document to help those caring for the 21 million people worldwide facing #schizophrenia! Find it here: https://t.co/Pp0pBvynQQ #mentalhealth #schizophrenia

[jack rooke 👋 @jackrooke]

Each year me & my best gal @ceciliaknapp throw a fundraiser for @TheCALMzone. We've done it since 2012 & this one happens to be on my mate Olly's bday & I wanna raise a fuck tonne for CALM!!

March 13th @ Ace Hotel, Shoreditch ft my fave poets & comedians:
https://t.co/JVZILct24C

[Rachel Long @rachelnalong]

I interviewed one of the best poets of our generation while eating my favourite food 💅🏾🙌🏾
I was adamant not to ask Terrance Hayes the same questions we as poets are so often asked. He said 'cool'.
This is the interview:
https://t.co/eKfsZiIt6M