Benedicta Norell
@benedictan.bsky.social
Poet| Terrible Mother available from Black Cat Poetry Press| Citizen of the world/nowhere, middle class woman of a certain age, liberal woman over 50. Poems linked:
https://linktr.ee/benedictanorell
https://linktr.ee/benedictanorell
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Terrible Mother | The Black Cat Poetry
Terrible Mother invites the reader to share an often difficult journey from childhood through new motherhood to midlife. The collection traverses a landscape of rivers, canals, fairground rides, hospi...
www.blackcatpress.co.uk
My poetry debut, Terrible Mother, is back in stock @blackcatpress.bsky.social
Link to purchase below
#poetry #blueskypoets
Link to purchase below
#poetry #blueskypoets
Today I want to #LiftToTheSky @victoriaspires.bsky.social
for her beautiful, thought-provoking poetry and the work she does for the poetry community.
#poetry #blueskypoets
for her beautiful, thought-provoking poetry and the work she does for the poetry community.
#poetry #blueskypoets
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Today I want to #LiftToTheSky @victoriaspires.bsky.social
for her beautiful, thought-provoking poetry and the work she does for the poetry community.
#poetry #blueskypoets
for her beautiful, thought-provoking poetry and the work she does for the poetry community.
#poetry #blueskypoets
So looking forward to reading as part of the open mic #NotJustPretty
The third iteration of @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social #NotJustPretty is coming soon!
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM
So looking forward to reading as part of the open mic #NotJustPretty
Thank you @victoriaspires.bsky.social fir bring such a brilliant host!
Tonight's readings were a resounding success, thanks to the talent & generosity of the readers! Thank you to them, and the brilliant audience who were so warm & encouraging 🫶🏼
@jenferoze.bsky.social @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @moette.bsky.social #katrinamoinet
@jenferoze.bsky.social @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @moette.bsky.social #katrinamoinet
January 10, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Thank you @victoriaspires.bsky.social fir bring such a brilliant host!
Thank you!
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
Thanks for the invitation. Super quality poetry for 'Once More with Feeling' from
#katrinaMoinet
@benedictan.bsky.social
@jenferoze.bsky.social
@moette.bsky.social
@racheljeffcoat.bsky.social
A real Friday night treat. Thankyou
Thanks for the invitation. Super quality poetry for 'Once More with Feeling' from
#katrinaMoinet
@benedictan.bsky.social
@jenferoze.bsky.social
@moette.bsky.social
@racheljeffcoat.bsky.social
A real Friday night treat. Thankyou
January 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Thank you!
Tonight's readers (& host) for the free zoom event 'once more with feeling'. Image put together by Katrina Moinet. It's not too late to get your free ticket!
🎟️ oncemorewithfeeling.eventbrite.co.uk
@moette.bsky.social @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @jenferoze.bsky.social
🎟️ oncemorewithfeeling.eventbrite.co.uk
@moette.bsky.social @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @jenferoze.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Free reading including me!
Coming up this Friday! Don't miss this gorgeous feast of talent & creativity. Free tickets via Eventbrite: oncemorewithfeeling.eventbrite.co.uk
@moette.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social @jenferoze.bsky.social
@moette.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social @jenferoze.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Free reading including me!
Happy New Year
#2026
#2026
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy New Year
#2026
#2026
My poetry debut, Terrible Mother, is back in stock @blackcatpress.bsky.social
Link to purchase below
#poetry #blueskypoets
Link to purchase below
#poetry #blueskypoets
Terrible Mother | The Black Cat Poetry
Terrible Mother invites the reader to share an often difficult journey from childhood through new motherhood to midlife. The collection traverses a landscape of rivers, canals, fairground rides, hospi...
www.blackcatpress.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My poetry debut, Terrible Mother, is back in stock @blackcatpress.bsky.social
Link to purchase below
#poetry #blueskypoets
Link to purchase below
#poetry #blueskypoets
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Blesséd Yule to everyone. May what you seek to leave behind you slip into the great darkness, and may what you wish to bring with you blossom in the sun’s returning light. Hold fast. The light will return.
December 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Blesséd Yule to everyone. May what you seek to leave behind you slip into the great darkness, and may what you wish to bring with you blossom in the sun’s returning light. Hold fast. The light will return.
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We are still open for our Poems for Protest anthology and The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize💎
roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
Submissions
We are open for submissions for… Poems for Protest. The Cat Poetry Book. The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize Poems for Protest We are open for poetry submissions for our next poetry anthology R…
roughdiamondpoetry.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We are still open for our Poems for Protest anthology and The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize💎
roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
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I was super-honored by the generous #lifttothesky from talented poet & friend, @lawrencemoore.bsky.social ! He knows I'm trying to build my BSKY accounts as I leave IG, so I also appreciate this timing! (if we followed each other on Twitter or IG, I'd love to re-connect here) Thanks again, Lawrence!
#lifttothesky for my good friend @samanthaterrell.bsky.social , a wonderful poet whose work is delightfully inventive and often expresses her keen social conscience.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I was super-honored by the generous #lifttothesky from talented poet & friend, @lawrencemoore.bsky.social ! He knows I'm trying to build my BSKY accounts as I leave IG, so I also appreciate this timing! (if we followed each other on Twitter or IG, I'd love to re-connect here) Thanks again, Lawrence!
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I came to BlueSky a year ago, reluctantly, after a long absence from social media. There are ups & downs. I’m still sceptical. I’ve gathered a big network of supportive people. But there’s a lot of noise. I think about quitting most days.
Then someone says something like this👇
Thank you Joanna 🙏
Then someone says something like this👇
Thank you Joanna 🙏
Paul, every time I open Bluesky and find one of your posts at the top of my feed, sane, thoughtful, musical, poetical - it reminds me what living is about and my shoulders relax a bit. Thank you.
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I came to BlueSky a year ago, reluctantly, after a long absence from social media. There are ups & downs. I’m still sceptical. I’ve gathered a big network of supportive people. But there’s a lot of noise. I think about quitting most days.
Then someone says something like this👇
Thank you Joanna 🙏
Then someone says something like this👇
Thank you Joanna 🙏
So looking forward to this reading early next year! Please sign up at this link. It’s free!
#poetry #blueskypoets
#poetry #blueskypoets
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So looking forward to this reading early next year! Please sign up at this link. It’s free!
#poetry #blueskypoets
#poetry #blueskypoets
Thank you @dustpoetry.bsky.social for including my poem in the fabulous Issue 15 Dear World.
#poetry #BlueSkyPoets
#poetry #BlueSkyPoets
Today’s poem from the new issue is Above the Ramparts by @benedictan.bsky.social Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/above-t...
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thank you @dustpoetry.bsky.social for including my poem in the fabulous Issue 15 Dear World.
#poetry #BlueSkyPoets
#poetry #BlueSkyPoets
What a day! A super-exciting acceptance, a disappointing rejection, and in the middle, a thoughtful rejection with insightful criticism, which encouraged me to put back a challenging complication I had edited out of the middle of a poem and keep drafting.
#BlueSkyPoets #creativelife #poetslife
#BlueSkyPoets #creativelife #poetslife
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What a day! A super-exciting acceptance, a disappointing rejection, and in the middle, a thoughtful rejection with insightful criticism, which encouraged me to put back a challenging complication I had edited out of the middle of a poem and keep drafting.
#BlueSkyPoets #creativelife #poetslife
#BlueSkyPoets #creativelife #poetslife
Agatha Christie Statue in Wallingford
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Agatha Christie Statue in Wallingford
I have a poem in Issue 15 of the amazing @dustpoetry.bsky.social
Thanks to the editors for including Above the Ramparts
#poetry #blueskypoets
Thanks to the editors for including Above the Ramparts
#poetry #blueskypoets
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I have a poem in Issue 15 of the amazing @dustpoetry.bsky.social
Thanks to the editors for including Above the Ramparts
#poetry #blueskypoets
Thanks to the editors for including Above the Ramparts
#poetry #blueskypoets
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nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish
November 22, 2024 at 1:57 PM
nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish
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Colder days, tighter belts, but a warm future for poets is within reach. We’ve worked tirelessly to fund this prize—now, we need your help to push us over the line. Let’s make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward happen. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Colder days, tighter belts, but a warm future for poets is within reach. We’ve worked tirelessly to fund this prize—now, we need your help to push us over the line. Let’s make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward happen. 🔗
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Another brilliant episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way ⭐
Great episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way even if I do say so myself.
Loved talking to Clare about her book and I hope you enjoy listening to it.
Loved talking to Clare about her book and I hope you enjoy listening to it.
happy to be on this excellent podcast talking about Lives of the Female Poets @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social with @gregorykearns.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0rMp...
open.spotify.com/episode/0rMp...
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Another brilliant episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way ⭐