English teacher, PGCE course tutor and poet. | Mslexia Pamphlet Competiton winner | ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ available from Seren Books
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I’m very excited to announce the publication date for my debut poetry collection, featuring this gorgeous cover art by Kate Winter. Pre-orders are now available here: serenbooks.com/book/the-oppo…
Tickets are now available for two events I’m leading at the wonderful @gladlib in May - a poetry reading on 12th May and a masterclass on 23rd. Full details and booking here: gladstoneslibrary.org/events…
On #NationalPoetryDay it’s lovely to share that my poem ‘Testimony’, from my debut collection ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’, has been included in the 2026 Forward Book of Poetry. Thanks so much to the judges for selecting it. @ForwardPrizes #ForwardPrizes
Some really good news!
Gladstone's Library Writers in Residence 2026 revealed!
Congratulations to the four authors awarded residencies
📖Laura Beatty
📖Alison Binney
📖David Hendy
📖Anthony Shapland
Go to our News page via the link in our bio to find out more!
@AEBinney
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@atlanticbooks
ALT 4 headshots of Writer in Residence authors 2026 next to photos of their books.
I’ve got a few poetry events coming up, staring with the new open mic evening at Chater’s in Saffron Walden on Wednesday 3rd September. Details of all my autumn events here: alisonbinney.co.uk/2025/08/2…
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We hope you are as excited as we are about our Writer in Residence Shortlist for 2026!
You can find all the shortlisted titles in one handy list on our Bookshop.org shop - happy reading!
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Here’s a short blog post for @gladlib about how lovely it is to be on the shortlist for their Writer in Residence programme next year. gladstoneslibrary.org/blog/m…
Thank you so much to @gladlib for this wonderful opportunity, and congratulations to everyone on the shortlist.
We are thrilled to announce the eight writers shortlisted for Gladstone's Library Writer in Residence programme in 2026!
Read about each of the shortlisted titles here: buff.ly/S7V0rmH
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Thank you so much to Gladstone’s Library for this shortlisting for ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’. Having experienced a few days there last year, it would be such a dream to spend four whole weeks writing there next year gladstoneslibrary.org/blog/w… @gladlib
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Poetry review – The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning: Mat Riches enjoys Alison Binney’s deft handling and close examination of familiar subjects: londongrip.co.uk/2025/07/lon…
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What a gorgeous review - and coming from such a wonderful poet as @AEBinney makes it all the more thrilling. Thank you Alison! amazon.co.uk/Snap-Poems-Chi…
Thanks so much, @EngMediaCentre, for including my poetry collection in your Summer Reads. It’s an honour to be there in such good company, and I’m looking forward to reading some of the other recommendations on this list.
Dust off the sun lounger, pull on your shades + have a cool, refreshing drink to hand. Yes, it's summer reading time again. Here are the latest favourites from the EMC team! englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/e…
I’m delighted with my signed copy of this wonderful poetry collection from @BarbaraBleiman. These poems jump, dance, skip, chuckle, cackle, shout, sing and, of course, SNAP off the page. Just brilliant!
Here’s the copper font ‘that stretched our faces like toffee’ in @Nrw_Cathedral, from my poem ‘Muscle Memory’ which featured on last night’s episode of @R4TheVerb with @IMcMillan. It was donated by Rowntree’s chocolate factory when it closed down. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002dl…
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Very moving to hear Alison Binney (@AEBinney) on @IMcMillan's @R4TheVerb this evening, reading a poem from her collection 'The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning'; the descriptions unique to an individual Alzheimer's sufferer evoke the universal.
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@IMcMillan welcomes guests @boohewerdine, Fiona Benson, @AEBinney, @yvonnelyonmusic, on things that fall out of books, fathers and memory, witches - as well as a new Eartoon.
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June poetry collected by @mabjones featuring @AEBinney and @imogen_cassels
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I love this collection by @AEBinney! English teachers out there, she’s one of our own and she’s a wonderful poet, so do take a look.
Thanks so much for this generous and astute reading of my poem. I love that phrase ‘the aching release from winter’ - something that feels all the more poignant given that I wrote this poem in February 2020…
Poem Of The Week: Dark Peak, February By Alison Binney @SerenBooks yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article…
Thanks so much for having me, @IMcMillan and @R4TheVerb! Great to chat about fathers, witches, things that fall out of books, and even phrasal verbs!
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Looking forward to a series of launch events for ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’, starting with the wonderful Wave of Nostalgia bookshop in Haworth on Thursday. Details in this link: alisonbinney.co.uk/category/…
