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AL Dugmore
@aldugmore.bsky.social
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Poet, copywriter, creative.
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A little poem of mine in @blacknorereview.bsky.social review today! #PoetsofBluesky #poetry
Image is of a poem on a white page. The text reads: Shimmy inside again, feel it now Skimming hips, thighs, to a fishtail Of fuchsia lace As bright as yes — I am running the gamut of all the pinks, Tumbling, blooming Through flesh, baby, rosebud, Rubens, candy, Sulking Room, Blossoming dusky, damask and rising, Yes, to Schiaparelli, Flamingo and hot, Hot, cerise and shocking, deeper and deeper En route to puce and spilling over and over, To first blood, last blush.
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
aldugmore.bsky.social
Ooof. This. Really wish I’d read it sooner! @tiffanya.bsky.social

#PoetsOfBluesky #poetry #books
A book on a desk. The book is callex Lumrn by Tiffany Atkinson. It was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.
September 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
Wonderful poem by @chadpie.bsky.social in the latest issue of The North - so moving in its deceptive simplicity.

#Poetry #Teaching #PoetsOfBlueSky
Image shows a page with a poem on. The poem is called “English Teacher Blues”. “English Teacher Blues “My first year teaching, I read Noughts & Crosses with my third form & at the end I cry - they're a little taken aback. I say, he's just a child, & they look at me with their child eyes & child hearts, & I look back with mine. The bell rings. The year after that it's Mister Pip, fed to the pigs. I cry for Private Peaceful & his brother, for everyone in the Heart of Darkness, which is our whole world, for Mercutio, Joe Keller, Medea's babies, Ophelia, countless others. My reputation: the one who cries a lot. I cry for Peter too, for Beth, for André, Jess. In the staffroom, on the phone, in the Abbey church. How to explain that a death in the family is never less than a death in the family. I love you all. Be safe.
September 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
Gorgeous to read with the sun streaming through the window… Sappho and Carson might just be the perfect poetic pairing
A book cover on a floral duvet. The book is “If not, winter: fragments of Sappho” by Anne Carson
September 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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createdtoread.bsky.social
AND absolutely stunned by this heartbreaking poem by @aldugmore.bsky.social - see final pic for info on where the words come from for this poem...
August 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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clareshawpoet.bsky.social
30 Days Wild Writing with Clare Shaw (Bloodaxe) and Miriam Darlington (Times, Guardian Faber). Every day through June, from 9-10am, every session recorded so you can watch any time. From mudlarking to memoir, owls to otters, poetry to prose, guaranteed to fill your pages with inspiration.
30 Days Wild Writing
Clare Shaw (Bloodaxe) and Miriam Darlington (Guardian Faber) have joined forces to offer daily online wild writing workshops through June.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
Weekend plans! Looking forward to settling down with these two.

#PoetsOfBluesky #Poetry
Two books on a wooden table. The two books are: egg/shell by Victoria Kennefick Ruin, Blossom by John Burnside
March 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
I could lose whole hours reading and re-reading this poem from @victoriachang.bsky.social from ‘with my back to the world’

#PoetsofBluesky #Ekphrastic
Shows a page from a book, with a poem with the title “Untitled #5, 1998” by Victoria Chang
March 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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grizonne.bsky.social
A brilliant evening with @helenmort.bsky.social and @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social at Manchester Poetry Library - really honoured to hear them perform together and have a conversation on how to continue fighting sexism, and the role that writing can play in that ✨
December 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
Wonderful way to spend a stormy weekend with this exciting selection of poets writing the female body.

#PoetsOnBlueSky
Three books on a dark wood desktop. The books are: The Strange Egg by Kirstie Millar, Treasure by Jemima Foxtrot, and Impossible Heat by Ciara Maguire.
December 7, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social
The year may be fading, but there's still PLENTY of time to enter the @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social Poetry Prize, for poems exploring the PRB. Closing on Dec 31st, Serena Trowbridge and I can’t wait to read your brilliant words. Please enter, please share!
www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/competitions
Competitions | Pre-Raphaelite Soc
www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org
December 2, 2024 at 12:11 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
The latest Poetry London is an absolute delight - but I particularly love this poem by the wonderful Rachel Long. Such complexity in its eroticism.

#poetsofbluesky
The open page of Poetry London poetry journal. Black text on white page. The journal sits on a dark wood table top. The poem is called Lode by Rachel Long.
November 26, 2024 at 12:07 PM
aldugmore.bsky.social
“With shimmering sheen full shrill they shined.”

It’s been a wool blanket and Medieval poetry kind of weekend…
A book on a dark purple and green check patterned blanket. The book has the title Pearl in large letters across the front. Underneath it says Translated by Victor Watts. The publisher is Enitharmon. The book cover shows the face of a young woman. She is wearing a dark top and headscarf, and some jewellery around her neck and forehead. Her skin is so pale it is almost bright white. Her face is very narrow and oval.
November 24, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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litbowl.bsky.social
From Kim Addonizio's book, Tell Me: bookshop.org/a/862/978188...

#poem #books #writing #poets #kimaddonizio
November 22, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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nikkidudleywriter.bsky.social
Last 5 days for #WomenPoets to apply for this amazing, freelance, paid opportunity to work with the Rebecca Swift Foundation.

They're looking for 3 Creative Associates in London Wolverhampton and Newcastle to strengthen connections in these cities!

More info: tinyurl.com/5b2munjs

#Poetry
Rebecca Swift Foundation logo. Text reads: Paid freelance opportunity for women poets. Creative Associates. Help the Women Poets' Network strengthen connections with women poets in Wolverhampton, London and Newcastle. Visit rebeccaswiftfoundation.org for more info. Arts Council logo
November 20, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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nickykippax.bsky.social
Nobody nails a first kiss quite like Liz Berry. 🌸✨ Knockin’ it out the meadow with this issue, @poetrylondon.bsky.social
Poem called Blossom, by Liz Berry.
November 19, 2024 at 2:58 PM