hazyn forsythe

just a quick follow-up to my previous post for people interested in my books who live outside the uk & usa (or just prefer a specific retailer)! https://hazyn.page/shop contains links for uk & usa readers to buy direct from IngramSpark as well as links for any readers to find the retailer pages i have discovered who sell my works so far 🦋 thank you so much 🥰

here’s how to buy my books directly from me; these qr codes ensure all money left after printing & posting costs goes directly to me. i’m a self-published poet, so these codes (which take you to the purchase pages hosted by my distributor & printer, IngramSpark) prevent potential earnings from being swallowed by wholesale discounts. for anyone outside the uk or usa, or anyone who prefers to purchase via retailers, my next post will hopefully be helpful! 🥰 thank you all so much 🌸

🌺 A few excerpts from “hope songs” - a 40-minute song cycle setting poetry by @hazynbee , premiered by @hdieneswilliamssoprano and @gregmay2001 at @smallroomarts at @littlenansbar 2.0, Deptford. Not sure if I can put this one into words. I’m just eternally, eternally grateful to hazyn for trusting me with your words; and to Hannah and Greg, for putting so much emotional energy and vigour into everything you do. I couldn’t ask for better collaborators; thank you so much. 💖 Thank you to Charlotte and Chris from small room arts for hosting us, for Little Nan’s 2.0 for providing the perfect ambience(!!), and to everyone who came out and made this experience so unbelievably special. My gratitude is endless. ✨ More recordings (maybe) coming soon - or maybe we’ll do this again sometime… 👀

🚨ARTIST SPOTLIGHT🚨 As we are only ONE SLEEP AWAY from the next small room session, we are SO excited to have Hannah Dienes-Williams (@hdieneswilliamssoprano ) and Gregory May (@gregmay2001 ) joining us to give the WORLD PREMIERE of “hope songs”, a song cycle with music by the formidable Zygmund de Somongyi (@zdscomposer ) and poetry by the outstanding hazyn forsythe (@hazynbee ). The performance will have surtitles. Read more about Hannah and Greg below! ​ “Hannah Dienes-Williams’ radiant soprano impresses again…she brings much emotional involvement and intelligent communication of the text” – Opera Today Soprano Hannah Dienes-Williams and pianist Greg May perform largely 20th and 21st century repertoire. As a duo, they have also premiered several pieces by contemporaries. Subsequent to a performance in Cambridge, in the spring of 2023, they were invited by the Paris Conservatoire to give a performance of Messiaen’s Harawi, as part of a project uncovering the music of Yvonne Loriod. Hannah is a London based soprano working across Europe as a soloist and ensemble singer, specialising in contemporary music. She graduated with Distinction in her MA from the Royal Academy of Music, where she was awarded the DipRam for her final recital, the Edlee Prize for Singing and the Edwin Samuel Dove Prize, selected from the whole of the Academy. From 2026 she is an Equilibrium Young Artist, sponsored by Barbara Hannigan. Greg May is an award winning composer, musician and pianist with a particular interest in playing new music. As a composer, Greg’s music has been played in countries including Croatia, Germany, and the USA, as well as UK venues including King’s Place, Smith Square Hall, Milton Court Concert Hall, West Road Concert Hall, and Kettle’s Yard, and has been broadcast on multiple occasions on BBC Radio 3. TICKETS IN BIO!! WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW!! 📹: “Mischka”, Scene II (excerpt) from Ursa Minor, by Alexia Peniguel and Zygmund de Somongyi

🌸 NEW PREMIERE! In just under 2 weeks (Wednesday 4 March), soprano @hdieneswilliamssoprano and pianist @gregmay2001 are premiering ‘hope songs’ - a new 40-minute song cycle I’ve been working on the past few months, setting poetry from @hazynbee ’s anthology ‘i think this feeling is hope’ 💖 I discovered hazyn’s poetry last summer and immediately fell in love. I’m so excited and grateful to be able to work with their incredible words, with such amazing & dynamic performers. ✨ Our song cycle explores tenderness, survival, healing, and queer futurity. We’d love for you to join us at @littlenansbar 2.0, Deptford, with @smallroomarts and a host of immense performers & sound artists ‼️ Swipe 👉 for some score excerpts. Ticket link in bio, come and join us - it’s going to be something special. 💜

i didn’t want to grow up. (i didn’t want to. grow up.)

rosie liked to hop where the grass was soft. ☘️ (link in bio.)

this will make sense later. [i didn’t want to grow up]

@mafineartlincoln @unilincoln @unilincolnarts it has meant the world to me to be part of this exhibition! i am a tad late posting about it, but there are a couple days left and i am so proud of what we have managed to create together ♡♡

did a little photoshoot with my sister because she said i looked like a woodland fairy ☘️🌱🌼🧚‍♀️ (got some exciting poetry developments planned for the summer)

my new website is live! access at: thank you to everyone who has supported my creative journey so far 🌼 i'm excited for what the future could bring 🌼

hi! enjoy some pics of me goofing around in the forest 🤭 my essay-deadline-season is finally over, meaning i can give poetry my full attention once more ♡ i have some big projects i'm working on, all of which i'm excited to further develop and (eventually) share with you 🥰 fun fact: the forest is, and always has been, my 'safe place'.