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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Mar 2, 20245 min read
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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....

Matthew M C Smith
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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Shortlisted Manuscripts!
Another hugely rewarding challenge undertaken with the contest for pamphlets, chapbooks and collections in Autumn 2023. Manuscripts flew...

Matthew M C Smith
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Jan 7, 20245 min read
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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,...

Matthew M C Smith
Jan 2, 20243 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Dec 3, 20233 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Nov 6, 20235 min read
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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.

Matthew M C Smith
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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Freedom / Rapture edition
We had hundreds of submissions for the summer 'Freedom/ Rapture' edition and are working through them carefully. The new Guest Readers...

Matthew M C Smith
Jul 30, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Jul 30, 20201 min read
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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'...

Matthew M C Smith
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Jun 26, 20201 min read
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#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...

Matthew M C Smith
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Jun 7, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
May 15, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
May 15, 20201 min read
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Deep Time
Inspired by Robert Macfarlane's 'Underland' (Penguin Books), we invite submissions of poetry for the 'Deep Time' edition (submission...

Matthew M C Smith
Feb 16, 20201 min read
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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...

Matthew M C Smith
Dec 9, 20191 min read
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Pushcart Prize nominations
Congratulations to the following poets, who received the most nominations from readers for the Pushcart Poetry Prize 2020. Thanks to the...

Matthew M C Smith
Dec 1, 20191 min read
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