@nessalampert

Not the one who writes about angels. Poet. Good ironer. Builds dams. Gets carried away https://xitter.cf/t.co/FmvXnsNJ7G

 Oxfordshire
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Joined September 2009
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Say It With Me - Seren

‘Its lyricism is earned, its wit profound, its wisdom worn lightly.’ – Glyn Maxwell Vanessa Lampert’s debut collection Say It With Me is a call to unite. These wry, candid poems playfully record the...

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Given Lance Armstrong is trending, it’s probably worth reminding people of this splendid bit of Australian humour.
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Joe MacReany@JMacreanySep 24
The Scottish Highland Snail 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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My mum (86) just told me she regrets ‘not taking drugs, especially the nose one’
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Hi all! We're back from our summer break and ready for the last stretch of the year. This coming Tuesday, we'll be joined by a guest poet @nessalampert . We start at 8pm at the Royal Wells Hotel. Read the blog for further details! kentandsussexpoetry.com/2026…

Vanessa Lampert at the Royal Wells Hotel, September 15th

Hi all! We hope you enjoyed your break over the summer (despite the heatwaves) and you’re ready for a lovely autumn and winter ahead of us. We’re back to announce our next major poet re…

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From the book of the same name 🙏♥️ @nicholas_hogg
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Kate Clanchy
@KateClanchy1Aug 1
I find the Arday furore both mesmerising and deeply upsetting. I know there are many important underlying debates but all I can feel is the horror of exactly five years ago when I was the eye of the storm. So here is a poem about a guinea pig by a nine year old. Pass it on.
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Fesshole🧻
@fessholeAug 1
For at least twenty years, in every hotel I've stayed in, if there's a Bible I've signed it 'Cheers for believing, all the best, Jesus'. As a full-time touring musician it's well past the thousand mark by now.
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My mum on the French aperitif ‘Lillet’ ‘I like that tampax drink’
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Nicholas Hogg@nicholas_hoggJul 17
With thanks to @nessalampert @RESelby and @edgarjameskunz Pre-orders via @brokensleep brokensleepbooks.com/product…
Nicholas Hogg@nicholas_hoggJul 17
Swimming with Horses is published two weeks today with @brokensleep books. 'I do believe in poetry.'
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todd dillard@toddedillardJun 26
happy charles simic's only tweet day to those who celebrate
Charles Simic@CharlieSimic26 Jun 2010
twisted my ankle this morning
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Olive Franklin
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Nicholas Hogg@nicholas_hoggJun 2
Especially thrilled to have this endorsement for Swimming with Horses from @nessalampert, a poet I've admired for some time. Thank you, Vanessa x The collection is published on July 31, and available for pre-order via @brokensleep
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Joseph Fasano
@Joseph_Fasano_Apr 10
Still the greatest diary entry ever.
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Joseph Fasano
@Joseph_Fasano_Apr 15
After he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957, Albert Camus wrote a letter of thanks to his favorite childhood teacher, whom he'd never forgotten. It's beautiful.
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Jeremy Griffin@jgriffintimesApr 4
It’s because of readers like Mike Flint that @thetimes has the greatest letters page in the world 🤣
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Vicky Morris@VickyMWriterMar 23
POETS! 1 place left & bursary place apps closing soon✍️🤗Join myself & @nessalampert this May for a magical poetry retreat at the stunning Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre in Wales! Plus guest reader Luke Worthy. Both fledgling & on well on the wing poets welcome tynewydd.wales/course/journe…
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Dean Browne ♥️
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Nicholas Hogg@nicholas_hoggFeb 25
New poem The Kid published today in the latest @Poetry_London. The Spring issue includes work by Leontia Flynn, Courtney Conrad, @KatrinaNaomi, David Nash, Jenny Xie, Jean Sprackland, and @JohnMcCullough_ et al
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This is the invisible stitching technique passed down from the ancients – Everyone should know this 👍
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Fran Lebowitz via @parisreview
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