HeyJaredThe Day Job
Creative & practical resources from experienced full-time poet Matt Abbott.
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Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes (opens the original)
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Yesterday, my poem Lost, Somewhere Between was named on the Highly Commended list for the Best Single Poem - Performed category in the Forward Prizes. Here are some thoughts on prize culture generally and that poem specifically.Subscribe nowI can’t deny that this is one of the big
Working with an editor on your manuscript (opens the original)
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10 poetry prompts to welcome autumn (opens the original)
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On submitting my collection for typesetting (opens the original)
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Reflecting on the 2025/26 academic year (opens the original)
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