Matthew M C Smith
Sending Magic to the Bough
Since starting Black Bough Poetry in 2018, our message in submission periods has been consistent. As a home to 21st century imagist...
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Matthew M C Smith
Feb 152 min read
Eight Contest Winners!
The poetry talent search goes into an extra dimension when your press runs a contest for new poetry pamphlets, chapbooks and collections....
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Matthew M C Smith
Feb 12 min read
Shortlisted Manuscripts!
Another hugely rewarding challenge undertaken with the contest for pamphlets, chapbooks and collections in Autumn 2023. Manuscripts flew...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jan 75 min read
Opening the Box of Delights
Matthew M. C. Smith reviews the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of John Masefield's 1935 festive classic The Box of Delights...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jan 23 min read
HOW TO GET AHEAD AS A POET
Matthew M C Smith on making the hard yards on your creative journey So you want to be a poet? You want to get your work widely-published,...
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Matthew M C Smith
Dec 3, 20233 min read
Penetrating the artifice of myth
Matthew M. C. Smith on writing a mythical novel - work in progress Over the summer, I bit the proverbial bullet and embarked on writing a...
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Matthew M C Smith
Nov 6, 20235 min read
So you want a collection published?
Matthew M. C. Smith on literary presses and getting a book published. Most poets I speak to want their poems to be published online and...
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Matthew M C Smith
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Christmas and winter - in print
Our Christmas and winter 2020/21 print edition is out and on Amazon to buy. See our webpage for more information.
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Matthew M C Smith
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Deep Time 2
Deep Time 2 was released in October 2020 and attained #no2 in the Amazon poetry anthology chart. Social media has been flooded with...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Freedom / Rapture edition
We had hundreds of submissions for the summer 'Freedom/ Rapture' edition and are working through them carefully. The new Guest Readers...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Deep Time II
During August, we'll be completing Deep Time II, with a launch planned for September. This will also be a print publication and also free...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jul 27, 20201 min read
DEEP TIME -released
We're delighted to release 'Deep Time' volume 1, the anthology of poetry inspired by Robert Macfarlane's prize-winning book 'Underland'...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Deep Time Volume 1 - release news
The final draft of Deep Time volume 1 is being finalised and will be available on Amazon in July 2020. We will have news soon on the...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jun 19, 20201 min read
#Teaser trailer 'Deep Time'
Trailer time! Our first ever trailer for our first ever print edition is available on youtube. We're proud to show you the talents of...
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Matthew M C Smith
Jun 7, 20201 min read
Summer edition submission window
You can read essential submission info on our summer edition in the 'submissions opportunities' section. We are only able to take work...
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Matthew M C Smith
May 15, 20201 min read
Summer edition 2020
We have three guest readers lined up for the summer edition, which will be put a few weeks back because we are completing two print...
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Matthew M C Smith
May 15, 20201 min read
Deep Time - in print
We've been working on the Deep Time editions, which will be our first print venture. The team are hard at work editing and formatting and...
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Matthew M C Smith
Feb 16, 20201 min read
Deep Time
Inspired by Robert Macfarlane's 'Underland' (Penguin Books), we invite submissions of poetry for the 'Deep Time' edition (submission...
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Matthew M C Smith
Dec 8, 20191 min read
Christmas/ winter edition
So happy to have released the Christmas/ winter edition out there on 8/12/19. This was a lot of work for the team with hundreds of...
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Matthew M C Smith
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Pushcart Prize nominations
Congratulations to the following poets, who received the most nominations from readers for the Pushcart Poetry Prize 2020. Thanks to the...
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