Tom Hirons
@hironstom
Writes poetry - Sometimes a Wild God, Nettle-Eater, The Queen of Heaven, At the Orphans’ Door, etc. Teaches poetics Runs vision fasts Walks about Father of two beautiful, wild sons Read my work at and buy it at www.feralangels.com
Bursary/scholarship applications for encant will close at midnight (UK time) on Sunday night, the 16th. There are three bursary places (aka scholarships) for each group of the second round. 🔗 tomhirons.com/encant
encant - the second adventure - tickets are on sale now! Last round, places were snapped up within 12 hours of me posting here, so don't hesitate for too long. I'd love to meet you in the encant-space soon! Find out more on my website - tomhirons.com/encant
Next FERAL ANGELS’ POETRY CAFÉ this Friday! It's school holidays and my calendar's become a complex ball of string, so get these while you can. Now accessible via The Portal, but the same gorgeous community space for exploring poetry and poetics. 🔗 app.jointheportal.com/resource/f02...
Some people say we think in language and that our thinking is limited by our language. I don’t believe that this is true. [New dates coming soon for the Autumn run of ‘encant’ - email me to get on the waiting list for first dibs!]
Poetry Café - July 20th This was due to be on the 19th, but there's a clash with the World Cup final, so I've rescheduled it. Sometimes, even poets need to watch football. As ever, sliding scale, recorded and super-friendly. LINK: tomhirons.com/events Get it while you can...
THIS FRIDAY In an alternate universe, I told you all about this in good time, but yes, we're convening on Friday (10am UK time) for another poetry café - I'd love to see you there. As ever, sliding scale, recorded and super-friendly. 🔗 tomhirons.com/events
Well, that didn't take long 🤯 Both groups are now fully-booked If you're interested in the next round, which should begin in September, get to the encant page and register your interest now, as I'll list dates for that and open places as soon as I can. Mindblowing... LINK: tomhirons.com/encant
e n c a n t I've been mentioning this in various places for a while now, but it's finally here. An eight-week online course in the kind of poetics that makes your hair stand on end and the birds fly in circles. See tomhirons.com/encant for all the information
This is your occasional reminder that I offer 1-to-1 mentoring for poets and storytellers, online or in-person. Book a free 20-minute no-obligation call via my website. I'll be straight-up about if and how I think I can help. 🔗 tomhirons.com/work-with-me
FERAL ANGELS’ POETRY CAFÉ Tonight (7.30pm UK time) All welcome. Recorded, and sliding scale. Come and be part of our poetry community: writing // conversation // discovering new poetry It's a genuinely welcoming and easy space. 🔗 tomhirons.com/events/feral...
AT MIDSUMMER Wishing you all some extraordinary joy at the solstice; or at the very least, a little respite at the turning point of this strange and spindled existence. This one is from AT THE ORPHANS’ DOOR, but I reworked the ending a little in the early hours of today.
Heads up The next online poetry café is coming up, Wednesday morning (in the UK) If you've never been, rest assured that it's a welcoming and fertile space for poetic exploration. You can stay muted and off-camera if you prefer. Pay what you like and recorded. Dive in. 🔗 tomhirons.com/events
This Sunday. Fresh from teaching with Rozi on the Wielding the Green Knife workshop at the weekend, I'm keen to get into some vibrant poetics. If time allows, we'll do some editing work, too. All welcome / sliding scale / recording available 🔗 tomhirons.com/events
Pssst... There's a THIRD OFF all my books, and all issues of Clarion, and Khalil Sima'an's wonderful chapbook right now in the Feral Angels Press shop. AND the usual sliding scale options apply... Get 'em while they're hot! 🔗 feralangels.com
Slide 1 of a new series in which I give my unsolicited opinions about The Shit We're In. Tune in soon for more heartwarming affirmations as the world burns.
It's getting very close! If you're able to get to this, I can pretty much guarantee it'll change your poet-life forever. It really is the good stuff. Sliding scale full-tilt poetry-magic weekend. LINK: tomhirons.com/events/wield...
I've reworked this one slightly. It was called UNTIL THE CLIFF until five minutes ago. I think it'll change some more along the way, but I wanted to show you how things twist and morph behind the scenes. I've included the original version, just for fun.
I'm trying to find a song about hating ice cream... Has anyone got any pointers? They're thin on the ground...
I know no one sees these, but still I persist. I'm still shimmering after yesterday's ROPES OF FLINT AND STARS - thanks so much if you came along or signed up. Tonight's going to be lush and a bit more spacious. I'd love to see you there. 🔗 tomhirons.com/events/feral...
My annual give-it-everything poetry workshop is TODAY. Three hours of exploration, teaching, conversation and exercises that'll lead us towards a poetics that's rooted in the singing voices in our bones. Like the sound of that? 🔗 tomhirons.com/events/ropes... See you there: 2pm-5pm UK time
Get yourself booked in for this, tomorrow. 2pm UK time. In 3 hours, I'll give you my very best insight into what I think I'm doing. And, I'll tell you about ‘encant’ the new eight-week online course I'm going to be running from June. More about that very soon. LINK: tomhirons.com/events/ropes...
This Saturday. Online. Something's alive in our bones. We encounter it in dreaming, in visions, in times of wonder and catastrophe. A poet's work is, perhaps, to dwell in it and write messages from there to our everyday selves, reminding us to remember. LINK: tomhirons.com/events/ropes...
I’m very fond of SCRIMSTONE. We’ve only a few copies left now, but I hope it’ll find its way into print somehow again before too long! I wrote the first draft of it back in about 2010, I think. Here’s the introduction, to whet your appetite.
Do you skim-read most work, craving words that actually wake you up and shake you? Do you believe in the power of language, but can’t quite make your own life-force sing on the page? Are your words asking to be set free? Then join us in Cheltenham this June. 🔗 tomhirons.com/events/wield...
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW From MOLOK (2025) Up before six, watching the barely-witnessed world. Not writing, but brooding. This one is from MOLOK - it's in the second part, which is largely a call to engage with reality. MOLOK: feralangels.com/books/poetry...
MILK AND STARS Apparently, it's Mothers' Day in the USA and other places. Many of the pieces in THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN come to mind for today, but this one is always, always the one. It holds a special place in my heart. LINK: feralangels.com/books/poetry...
WIELDING THE GREEN KNIFE Pull off some of the masks and dare to write the actual truth. Embrace the intensity of a cauldron from which you will emerge with more vibrant language for the things that matter. All the details and booking: tomhirons.com/events/wield...
VIOLETS AND HER MOUTH (IN THE BEARS’ CAVE) In between ferrying the boys about and being involved in complex emergency scooter repairs, I remembered this one. It’s one of my favourites from THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN. If you don’t have it already, you should get it. See feralangels.com/books/poetry...
I thought I'd posted this recently, but apparently not. When I was fasting on the moor recently, I spent quite some time with Orion again. This piece is from AT THE ORPHANS’ DOOR (2024) AT THE ORPHANS’ DOOR: feralangels.com/books/poetry...