Bex Hainsworth
Teacher and Poet. Pamphlets - Walrussey (The Black Cat Poetry Press, 2023) and Circulaire (Written off Publishing, 2025).
Circulaire available to purchase here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circulaire-b…
- Delighted to have a poem in the TIDAL LIGHT issue of @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social! 🌊 You can read ‘flying mobula’ below and the rest of the wonderful issue here: static1.squarespace.com/static/62f08...
- Reposted by Bex HainsworthThis Weeks Book Bag is Circulaire by @poetbex.bsky.social published by @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social Also shoutouts/news @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @iamb.uk @louisepoetical.bsky.social @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @thebrokenspine.co.uk And more
- Reposted by Bex HainsworthRead about a few mentoring opportunities I’m offering in @paulwritespoems.bsky.social’s fantastic The Book Bag this week, featuring @poetbex.bsky.social: paulwritespoems.com/2026/01/25/t... Mentoring here: www.chriscampbellpoetry.co.uk/about-3
- So chuffed about this wonderfully thoughtful review of my latest chapbook, Circulaire, by @paulwritespoems.bsky.social! 💛 I still have signed copies available. If poetry about home, love, and womanhood is your jam, drop me a DM! (£10 via PayPal, I cover p&p) ☕️ paulwritespoems.com/2026/01/25/t...
- Delighted to have a poem in Issue 34 of Sky Island Journal! 🐍 You can read 'Portrait of My Sensory Overload as Two Minor Cobra-Headed Egyptian Goddesses' below and the rest of the wonderful issue here: skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issu...
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- "Fans of poetry on womanhood will love this collection. This book is an excellent addition to anyone who likes contemporary writing and in my opinion is a masterclass on poetry about life." Absolutely blown away by this review of Circulaire by the wonderful @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 💛☕️
- I adored Midden Witch by Fiona Benson. As soon as I read the endorsements, I started salivating - poems about witches, remedies, history, and womanhood. An absolute poetic feast of a collection! 🍂
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- I spent my weekend with Bycatch by @csmithpoet.bsky.social (@ninearchespress.bsky.social). These poems about caring for elderly parents, exploring memory and home, are raw, intimate, and intricately captured. This collection will stay with me for a long time! 💙
- So pleased that this poem has found a home in the wonderful Shooter Literary Magazine! ✨ 'Eulogy for my grandfather as Prospero' is part of Issue 20: Sweet Hereafter 🧙♂️
- Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 If you want to start your 2026 off with some poetry, Circulaire is a pamphlet about farewells, new beginnings, and coming full circle 💛 Available from Written Off Publishing here: tinyurl.com/4cw3e27r Or DM me/comment for a signed copy, £10 via PayPal, I cover p&p ☕️
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- Buy indie this Christmas! 🎄 My publisher, @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social, is an unfunded press relying on sales of books like my pamphlet, Circulaire, to stay afloat for 2026. You can grab your copy of Circulaire here and it will arrive before Christmas! 🎁 writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circu...
- It's Walrus Awareness Week! 🦭 To celebrate, I'm selling my remaining author copies of Walrussey (@blackcatpress.bsky.social, 2023) for just £5 so you too can be aware of walruses! 💙 DM me for a signed copy, £5 via PayPal/BACS, I'll cover p&p 🌊
- Reposted by Bex HainsworthThe BLACK BOUGH @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominations for this year. Ashley Linkletter @lozzawriting.bsky.social @andyperrincycling.bsky.social @poetbex.bsky.social Guinevere Clark Jude Brigley Well done to all!
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- Delighted to have a poem in the wonderful new Christmas Anthology from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social! 🎄 My copy arrived just as I discovered 'Hellebore' has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! ❄️
- Absolutely honoured to find Circulaire on @paulwritespoems.bsky.social's Christmas Gift List! 🎄 If you'd like a signed copy as a stocking filler, please drop me a comment! £10 via PayPal/BACS, I'll cover p&p 🎅
- For #smallpoemsunday I'm sharing my poem 'Shortbread' from my new pamphlet, Circulaire 💛 writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circu...
- "Cunning chimera, desperate for loneliness, you stacked eucalyptus. Webbed paws slapped dirt into an expectant mound." My poem 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at the wonderful @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊 anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
- Truly a dream publication!! 'Penelope Escapes the Platypusary' is now up at @anthro-poetry.bsky.social 🌊 www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/penelop...
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- Delighted to receive a Pushcart nomination for my poem 'Goblin Shark', published in @thebraag.bsky.social 🦈
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- Huge thank you to Victoria for this beautiful review of Circulaire 💛☕️
- Honoured to be a part of Ghost Light Lit's stunning new issue, 'of myths & monsters'. Here is my ode to Hecate 🖤
- I've now posted signed copies of Circulaire, my new pamphlet from @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social, to six different countries! 📨 I still have copies available, so if cosy odes about family, femininity, and home are your jam, please drop me a comment - £10 via PayPal, I'll cover p&p 💛 ☕️
- My poem 'The Olive Tree of Vouves' is in the latest issue of @poetrybrum.bsky.social 🌳 You can read Issue 11.5, exploring the fragility and endurance of nature, here: poetrybirmingham.com/current-issue
- So excited to have a poem in the new issue of @poetrybrum.bsky.social! Fragility and Tenacity: Nature in the Balance is curated by the wonderful Paul Roberts and I was honoured to be a part of it. You can read 'The Olive Tree of Vouves' here: poetrybirmingham.com/bex-hainswor...
- "The spire of Christchurch rises like a splinter, desperate to slide free from slum muck. Itchy Park stinks like Eden, the rotten fruit of our bodies hasn’t fallen far. We are Eve, we are Hagar, we are Magdalene." theinterpretershouse.org/hainsworth-84
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- Delighted to have a poem in the new issue of The Interpreter's House alongside @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social and @moette.bsky.social! My piece 'Fourpence', narrated by the women of Whitechapel during the time of Jack the Ripper, can be read here: theinterpretershouse.org/hainsworth-84
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- Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here's 'Séance', from my new pamphlet, Circulaire 🖤
- Just a reminder that Circulaire, my new pamphlet, has all the spooky vibes of the season! 🎃 If haunted houses, séances, and bonfires are your jam, you can grab a copy from Written Off Publishing here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circula…💀 Or drop me a comment for a signed copy 🖤
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- Just wanted to share my poem 'Dancing with Mercutio in Klute Nightclub', published in the latest issue of @poetrywales.bsky.social 💙
- Thank you so much for the shout out, @teniemi.bsky.social! Another copy of Circulaire has crossed the Atlantic ☕️ Just a friendly reminder that if you fancy a signed copy, please do drop me a comment, £10 via PayPal, I ship internationally 💛
- Very excited by my poetic birthday haul!! @carolinehardaker.bsky.social @jesstraynor.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social 📚
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- Absolutely loved being interviewed by the wonderful @samszanto.bsky.social about my new pamphlet, Circulaire. 💛☕
- "Then, dreams of being left on the sand to burn up like a gift shop starfish, the unthinkable driftwood of my body beached and baking." My poem 'Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef the first time I used a tampon' is now up at @anmlymag.bsky.social 🪸 anmly.org/ap41/bex-hains…
- Delighted to have a poem in Issue #41 of @anmlymag.bsky.social! You can read 'Snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef the first time I used a tampon' here: anmly.org/ap41/bex-hai...
- My gran died this evening. Posting this poem again so she knows her stories are safe with me 💙
