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The second poem in PERVERSE 10E is 'Dream Exercise' by Mary Mulholland @marymulholland.bsky.social - read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10e

The first poem in PERVERSE 10E is 'My Mother’s Icarus' by Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri @poetraniel.bsky.social - read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10e

PERVERSE 10E is out today! This week features five poems by Daniel Naawenkangua Abukuri, Mary Mulholland, Satya Dash, James Goodman and Oz Hardwick, on Icarus, Icarus, pigeons and Icarus. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10e

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 10D is 'Many men are married ' by Phoebe Stuckes. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10d

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 10D is 'Lucky Cat Pushmi/ Pullyu' by Pey Oh. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10d

The third poem in PERVERSE 10D is 'Sappho fr. 36 ' by Harriet Lander. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10d

The second poem in PERVERSE 10D is 'John Prine in the Sky' by Barbara Barnes. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10d

The first poem in PERVERSE 10D is 'dream' by Alex Chand @alexchand.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10d

PERVERSE 10D is out today! This week features five poems by Alex Chand, Barbara Barnes, Harriet Lander, Pey Oh and Phoebe Stuckes, on mothers, loneliness, desire and old fashioneds. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10d

Caterpillars unleashed. Thanks to @perversemag.bsky.social

Delighted to be in Perverse again. Many thanks to editor Chrissy Williams!

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 10C is 'Bananas' by Dan Power @danpower.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10c

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 10C is 'caterpillars' by Tom Jenks @tomjenksuk.bsky.social - read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10c

The third poem in PERVERSE 10C is 'How to evaluate a poem' by A.D. Harper @adharper.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10c

The second poem in PERVERSE 10C is 'Unmet Sentences' by Lottie McCrindell. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10c

The first poem in PERVERSE 10C is 'George R. R. Martin' by Lorraine Mariner @lorrainemariner.bsky.social - read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10c

PERVERSE 10C is out today! This week features five poems by Lorraine Mariner, Lottie McCrindell, A.D. Harper, Tom Jenks and Dan Power, on bananas, caterpillars and how to evaluate a poem. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10c

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 10B is 'a sharp and pointed thing . . .' by Linda Black. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10b

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 10B is 'BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour – What will your retirement look like?' by Sue Vickerman. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10b

The third poem in PERVERSE 10B is 'The woman raises a sword' by Suzanna Fitzpatrick @suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social - read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10b

My poem Woodland for sale is out in Perverse 10. It’s a piece about ownership, distortion, and the strange cheerfulness of buying a woodland like a basket item. Hermits, holy wells, fences, shotguns, all the rural misdefinitions. Huge thanks to Chrissy Williams for posting it on National Poetry Day

So happy to be back in @perversemag.bsky.social mag, thanks @chrissywilliams.bsky.social! Thanks too to my swordfighting teacher Gabor Antali. Fantastic poems from @suzannahevans.bsky.social Anna Mindel Crawford Sue Vickerman and Linda Black too. perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-1...

The second poem in PERVERSE 10B is 'Nothing Bad is Happening' by Anna Mindel Crawford. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10b

The first poem in PERVERSE 10B is 'NAMES OF BOATS' by Suzannah V. Evans. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10b

PERVERSE 10B is out today! This week features five poems by Suzannah V. Evans, Anna Mindel Crawford, Suzanna Fitzpatrick, Sue Vickerman and Linda Black, on boats, swords, caves and despair. Read all five poems from this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10b

The fifth poem in PERVERSE 10A is 'an alphabet of vegetables' by Sophie Herxheimer @sophieherx.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10a

The fourth poem in PERVERSE 10A is 'Woodland for sale' by Ian D Smith - @iandsmith77.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10a

The third poem in PERVERSE 10A is 'Some kind of poison' by Soledad Santana. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10a

The second poem in PERVERSE 10A is 'Opening an Orange Blindfolded' by Hélène Demetriades. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10a

The first poem in PERVERSE 10A is 'Girl on a White Horse (1933)' by Meredith MacLeod Davidson @mairmacleod.bsky.social. Read all five poems in this section here: perverse.substack.com/p/perverse-10a

PERVERSE is back with issue 10 on Monday - an email of five strange and unusual poems every week, and each poem posted here too. Sign up free at perverse.substack.com

Here is Sophie Herxheimer reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Troy Cabida reading his poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Vik Shirley reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Fiona Moore reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Sadhana Jal reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Mary Mulholland reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Lorraine Mariner reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

Here is Soledad Santana reading her poem from PERVERSE issue 10 at the Betsey Trotwood on September 16th 2026.

TONIGHT!

Please join us for a PERVERSE reading to launch the new issue on Weds 16th Sep at the Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon from 7pm onwards. So many wonderful poets reading!

PERVERSE is open for submissions in June - please send in your best weird poems. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Many thanks to everyone who came to the event last night - the room was full and happy, and we went from pelicans to buzzards. I’ll hopefully post some videos of the readers over the next few days.

TONIGHT!

This Wednesday! Come along for some brilliant poetry!

Next week!

Am so looking forward to this - join us!

Please come to an awesome PERVERSE poetry reading with Annie Katchinska, Crispin Best, Edward Doegar, Joe Carrick-Varty, L. Kiew, Michelle Penn, Natalie Shaw and Phoebe Gilmore on Weds 18th March | Basement @The Betsey Trotwood (EC1R 3BL) | from 7pm | free