Salena Godden

Magnolia bud, white-pink bud just about to open

Two magnolia, just about to open

here’s some magnolia from my yard for you, so ancient they are, so courageous and bold, it is as if these first buds say to us, I dare you to lean into the light, I dare you to believe in the spring, I dare you to believe in hope, I dare you to believe in flowers and life and love 🌸

He should also die of dysentery or an infected battle wound, as is tradition for most kings throughout history.

So true, it would be like chewing on chunks of insecurity, sucking fragile ego bones

I think they taste of berries and nightmares, the gravy would have that rich flavour of fear and swan meat, the flesh a texture of eels where they showered too often to scrub the feeling of being disconnected and discontent away. I couldn’t possibly eat a whole billionaire, do you wanna go halfsies?

Last year Jessica's son got ill after playing in the River Thames. Her message to Environment Minister? Don't let our children get ill. Stop the illegal sewage.

If you agree sign our petition: vist.ly/4txpt

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Hello Noor! 🌸🫖

Such a fantastic piece of drama to highlight it. Brilliant David Thewliss. But yeah same, I can’t believe how much they got away with it either, it’s so disgusting

End the sewage pollution scandal We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...

Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

Sympoesia | Southbank Centre

Tickets are up for SYMPOESIA, Poets Jay Bernard, Salena Godden, Anthony Anaxagorou and Joelle Taylor are joined by the contemporary chamber orchestra in a brand-new commission - an evening of urgent storytelling and virtuosic performance, April 30, QEH

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/sym...

Hello! 👋🏾

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📺 I watched the new BBC ‘Lord of the Flies’ and my mind replays the last scene, you know when the boys weep, when Ralph realises they didn’t do a head count, how the sight of the grown ups reduces them to tears and shame.

I feel like the whole world needs that moment, but we are the grown ups.

ICE plans to be camped out at the Super Bowl looking for migrants Department of Homeland Security to send federal agents the Super Bowl between Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in California but insists the law-abiding ‘have nothing to fear’

Dear World: what will it take to convince you to boycott the World Cup and Olympics? Does this help?

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Good insight into the water company crisis and it's wider economic situation. We have been bled dry to satisfy investor greed for too long and we have to change that.

Gabriel is fantastic, thanks for this! Hello to you Jenny xx

I keep forgetting to post things on my Bluesky, I am back on here again and following so many beautiful poets and authors and book people on here, hello to you all, lovely to be back, do come on in, kettle is on, please excuse the mess Xx

And some call this time the spirit awakening season, it’s an ancient feeling, a preparation for leaving the cave, the yellow buds, the hello light and goodbye shadow, it feels like a letting go, all my dead are here with me again, I have serious back up, and so do you, but you know that, my dears 🌸

Featuring @adellestripe.bsky.social @jennashworth.bsky.social Jim Ghedi, Wendy Erskine (@wednesdayerskin.bsky.social), me and Bill Drummond.

A hardback copy of Tender by Harry Baker floating against a grey background

Happy Publication Day to Harry Baker and his hilarious & heart-warming new collection on fatherhood TENDER

'I was moved to tears and then laughing in seconds' DAVINA McCALL
'An exquisite, funny look into the life and love of a new dad' HOLLIE McNISH

Available now: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tend...

Ahhhh thank you!! My favourite!!

Photo of Salena Godden in action, with arm raised in motion.

Photo of poet Faye Marshall in action.

Poetry in action! We were pleased to be at the @livewirepoetry.org event at Barnsley Book Festival last night, photos here of @salenagodden.bsky.social and Faye Marshall. Signed copies of Salena's book With Love, Grief and Fury now in store!

#booksky

Thank you Dave Xx

Poetry Blog Digest 2026, Week 9 A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.

This week in the poetry blogs with @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @richardjnewman.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social @kent-nj.bsky.social @danielghinds.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social @suefinch.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social 1/3
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Such a great evening with @salenagodden.bsky.social and Faye Marshall and open mic poets at Barnsley Library tonight. So much happening at Barnsley Book Festival!

Thank you Ian! So lovely to see you again xx

Lovely to see you all xx

Hello! On my way to Barnsley Book Festival, my first poetry gig of 2026, see you all soon lovelies Xx

Hello! On my way to Barnsley Book Festival, my first poetry gig of 2026, see you all soon lovelies Xx

Photo of With Love, Grief and Fury by Salena Godden. Hardback in purple on one side, paperback in red on the other. Both with the title and author name in large typeface on the cover.

More copies of @salenagodden.bsky.social With Love, Grief and Fury in store ready for Barnsley Book Festival and the poetry event on Monday.

I was already going for personal interest, I will now have books with me for sale and to be signed! Paperbacks plus a few hardback copies.

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See you soon! xx

Looking forward to seeing Salena in Barnsley on Monday!