@rommismith

Dr Rommi Smith. Award-winning writer & performer. SoAGrant awardee. #NorthernWritersAwards winner #CaveCanem Fellow. Judge for the #ForwardPrizes 2025.

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Joined July 2010
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With gratitude and thanks to the @Soc_of_Authors for a grant award to work on my next book project. @peepaltreepress @NewWritingNorth #SoAGrants
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Greatly enjoyed Dr Rommi Smith’s essays “Full Moon on Progress Street”about Josephine Baker, Ma Rainey, Abbey Lincoln, Bessie Smith, Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone & Big Mamma Thornton. Smart, insightful, informative & superbly written. BBC Sounds.
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Our essay series, Full Moon on Progress St, is being repeated next week. Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning point moment in the life of five Black female musicians, revealing lesser-known aspects of their life and work. 📅 Monday 18th - Friday 22nd 🕡 21:45 🎧 @BBCRadio3
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Big congrats to Glasgow-based poet Michael Mullen for being shortlisted for the 2025 Forward Prizes Best First Collection with his debut Goonie. #ForwardPrizes #BestFirstCollection #PoetryAwards
Forward Prizes@ForwardPrizes17 Jul 2025
Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection Introducing the future of poetry ✨Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection shortlist is here! Bold new voices. Brilliant debuts! #ForwardPrizes 2025 🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ #JerwoodPrize #BestFirstCollection #PoetryAwards
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The Forward Prize for Best Single Poem – Performed Live, powerful, unforgettable. 🎙️ We’re thrilled to reveal the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Single Poem – Performed! Experience poetry in its most dynamic form. 🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection Introducing the future of poetry ✨Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection shortlist is here! Bold new voices. Brilliant debuts! #ForwardPrizes 2025 🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ #JerwoodPrize #BestFirstCollection #PoetryAwards
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The Forward Prize for Best Collection – We’re proud to reveal the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist for Best Collection! Five powerful books from some of the most compelling voices in poetry today. 👏 Congrats to the poets & publishers! 🔗 Full list: buff.ly/SS35YlZ
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We’re over the moon that Michael Mullen’s Goonie is shortlisted for the 2025 @ForwardPrizes in Best First Collection! Full shortlist brnw.ch/21wUd6U #ForwardPrizes #UKPoetry
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We're delighted to announce that Niall Campbell and Vidyan Ravinthiran have been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2025 for their third poetry collections The Island in the Sound and #Avidyā. Many congratulations both! #ForwardPrizes bloodaxebooks.com/news?artic…
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the87press@the87press17 Jul 2025
We’re over the moon that Sarah Ghazal Ali’s (@caesarah_) Theophanies has been shortlisted for the 2025 @ForwardPrizes Jerwood Prize For Best First Collection! #ForwardPrizes #PoetryAwards #PoetryLive #poetrycommunity #the87press #smallpresspublishing #sarahghazalali
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We are excited to reintroduce the powerful shortlist for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection, honouring remarkable debut voices in poetry. 🔗 Full shortlist: buff.ly/FJ2m0TM #ForwardPrizes
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We are proud to reannounce the exceptional shortlist for the Forward Prize for Best Collection, celebrating the finest in contemporary poetry. Congratulations once again to all the poets and publishers! 🔗 Full shortlist: buff.ly/FJ2m0TM #ForwardPrizes
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We are thrilled to share, once again, the shortlist for the Forward Prize for the Best Single Poem – Performed category Huge congratulations again to all! 🔗 Full shortlist: buff.ly/FJ2m0TM Watch all the shortlisted performances: buff.ly/Te6zBBz #ForwardPrizes
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There’s still time to join us at #ContainsStrongLanguage! 🎉📖 The event celebrates the best new poetry from the Forward Prizes 2025. Book your free tickets & see the full festival lineup here: 🔗 buff.ly/bQ1TsRm @bbcarts @bbccslfest
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There’s still time for you to join us for the Forward Prizes Showcase at #ContainsStrongLanguage! Expect bold voices, fresh perspectives, and unforgettable performances. 🎟 FREE – but booking required! Link:buff.ly/YYETf4w
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We were honoured to have an extraordinary panel of judges for the 2025 Forward Prizes, who brought care, rigour, and passion to every poem. Here is award-winning poet, playwright, and performer Rommi Smith sharing what she thought this year's shortlists:
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Rommi Smith (@rommismith) presents an evocative new work marking 40 years since Lubaina Himid’s 'The Thin Black Line', inspired by Maud Sulter’s Zabat. With music by Christella Litras (@christellalitras). 📅 Tuesday 19 August, 7pm | 🎟️ £15 🔗 Book now: rb.gy/x6hhtf
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THANK YOU to our brilliant judges — @LisaDMKelly, Hannah Lavery, Sean O’Brien, @rommismith, and chair Sarah Hall — for their dedication and insight in selecting the #ForwardPrizes 2025 shortlist from hundreds of outstanding entries. Your passion shapes the future of poetry! 🙏
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We're so thrilled to reveal the judging panel for the 2025 #ForwardPrizes! 📣 Celebrated author Sarah Hall will be this year’s Chair of Judges, joined by poets @LisaDMKelly, Hannah Lavery, Sean O’Brien and @rommismith. Read more about each judge here: buff.ly/4aNnH7y
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Full Moon on Progress St comes to a close this evening with episode 5 - Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit @rommismith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians, revealing lesser-known aspects of their life and work. ⏲️ 21:45 🎧 @BBCRadio3
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Great review in @thetimes - our new Essay series - Full Moon on Progress St. @rommismith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians, revealing lesser-known aspects of their life and work. 📅 Next week, daily ⏲️ 21:45 🎧 @BBCRadio3
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