Dithering Chaps - submissions open
I'm David Herring, Lead Editor of indie poetry press, Dithering Chaps, based in Dorset, UK. We publish thematically-linked sequences of poems: works that riff on a core conceit, event or narrative voice. He/him. https://www.ditheringchaps.com
- Today's shortlisted poet is @sarahcrowe.bsky.social. Here she is reading from Ode to My Left Breast, an elegant crown of sonnets, the form of which she has deftly adapted to her theme of deconstruction/reconstruction. Watch out for more of our videos and tell us who we should choose
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- Have a collection ready to publish? Send us a sample of your work! You could be on our next shortlist in April and be in print by the end of the year... (See our recent posts for clips from our current shortlist.) www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions #poetry #submissions
- Third up is kerry rawlinson, reading from her poem, 'bath, in translation', from her collection, 'fluid dynamics'. This collection interrogates "the various forms physical liquids take, as well as exploring other modes and expressions of fluidity."NB kerry appears twice on our shortlist! Impressive!
- Second up from our shortlist is Bridgette James, reading from Baby Blues, a poem in her collection, Gestating Creatures. When he read Bridgette's submission, our lead editor, David Herring wrote, "I'm convinced that I'm in the presence of an authentic and original voice." Three more poets to come!
- Our first shortlisted poet is Leanne Moden, reading part of her fascinating work, The Vernal Equinox, which is an anagram poem - it only uses letters from the title! It comes from Leanne's collection, Ophelia of the Bathtub. Four more videos to go - let us know what you think! www.ditheringchaps.com
- This is where the real dithering begins...!
- What's in a name...?
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- The Ice Sonnets by Christopher James (past winner of the National Poetry and Bridport Prizes)... out now... from Dithering Chaps i.m. Frank Hurley from Shackleton's Endurance... www.ditheringchaps.com/the-ice-sonn... #OblongStockingFillers
- The Ice Sonnets by Christopher James (past winner of the National Poetry and Bridport Prizes)... out now... from Dithering Chaps www.ditheringchaps.com/the-ice-sonn... #OblongStockingFillers
- The Ice Sonnets by Christopher James (past winner of the National Poetry and Bridport Prizes)... out now... from Dithering Chaps #OblongStockingFillers
- It's Antarctica Day and we have something for all lovers of adventure (and poetry!) 'The Ice Sonnets' by Christopher James - published today by Dithering Chaps. #DitheringChaps #PoemsForAdventurousSouls
- Great to see our Lead Editor, DG Herring, featured on the Guest Poet page of the Acumen Website with his poem 'Thoughts on Crater 308'. acumen-poetry.co.uk/guest-poems/ #LiteraryMagazinesToSubscribeTo
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- And the winner is.... Ceri Morgan, whose innovative collection, ‘Unstuck’, will be out next May. Form mirrors emotional state: a mind unstuck from linearity; a portrait of psychological unravelling and tentative reassembly. Could your poems be next? Send them in! www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions
- Our last shortlisted poet is Eloise Unerman, with her collection, 'a skeleton - finally'. Dark, cohesive & immersive, her poems have thematic depth & sustained atmosphere. If you want to be in the running for our final publication in 2026, submissions are open now: www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions
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- Our fourth shortlisted poet is @saccharinequeen.bsky.social , with her collection, Have You Tried Turning Off and On Again - witty, sharp and often raw. If you want to be in the running for our final publication in 2026, submissions are open now! #ditheringchaps www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions
- Our third shortlisted poet is Ceri Morgan, with her collection, Unstuck, in which the form mirrors the emotional state: a mind unstuck from linearity. If you want to be in the running for our final publication in 2026, submissions are open now! www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions #DitheringChaps
- The second of our five shortlisted poets for May 2026 is Beth McDonough, who reanimates Goya's Los Caprichos etchings, drawing parallels between 18th-century grotesques and contemporary injustices. Submissions are now open for our November 2026 publication slot - www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions.
- We're down to a shortlist of five poets, all vying for a single publication slot next May. First up is Gabriel May, who has written a series of edgy and original ekphrastic poems, each one a meditation on two figures - Haruki Murakami and Raymond Carver; Lucas Cranach the Elder and Anish Kapoor...
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- We’re proud to announce our April-Sep reading window shortlist. We couldn't be happier at the prospect of reading each of these original and poetically-stunning collections in full. It’ll be a very tough call to choose just one... #DitheringChaps @saccharinequeen.bsky.social @cerimair.bsky.social
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- We’re pleased to announce our longlist of poets under consideration for publication in May 2026! The full list of longlisted poets is on our website: www.ditheringchaps.com/news Our shortlist will be announced on 15th October. Thank you to everyone who submitted - your work matters!
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- National Poetry Prize winner Christopher James' latest collection, The Ice Sonnets, is available for pre-order from Dithering Chaps. See our website for details: www.ditheringchaps.com/the-ice-sonn... #poetry #TheIceSonnets
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- Looking for a poetry editor who knows what it feels like to put his work out there (and has had his fair share of rejections)? Hoping for a sympathetic ear & some constructive feedback? Why not send your work to Dithering Chaps? We do all the above. www.ditheringchaps.com/submissions
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