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Benn Writs
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consistently inconsistent | African writer of poetry & some short stories too.

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“Amen, Amina” is out in the world now. Many thanks to the Faoileánach Journal for the beautiful feature, and keeping the ship steady for all the poets who put their heart & sweat into this.

Full issue can be read online 👉🏾 heyzine.com/flip-book/15...
November 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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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 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
TIL Mr. Bean was an actual alien dropped on Earth. Which probably explains why he behaved the way he did. This whole time I thought he was a clumsy oddball and the rest of England just embraced him and was like, “Take a load of this funny guy”.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sea-weed by D.H. Lawrence
October 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
finally mustered up some inner focus and did a well-rounded submission cycle to about ten journals. may my poems take their sweet time chillin’ in all these inboxes tonight and henceforth.
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
what magic have we buried in the backyard
with the old parts of things that never worked
to begin with and where is Hank Williams
and where is Lightnin Hopkins and where
my Billie Holiday can you sing your blues and oh my love where has our heart gone?

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Of Thee I Would Possibly Sing
By: Kell Robertson
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September 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“Return to the field your forefathers leased. / Small body, what a beautiful life lived”

Today’s poem is Vignettes in Spring by Lisa Sammoh.

Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/vignett...
Vignettes in Spring by Lisa Sammoh
Vignettes in Spring Return to the field your forefathers leased.Small body, what a beautiful life lived. Our ground, still browning, cradles hands andfeet of our mothers and once daughters too.Beneath...
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July 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
i wrote a little thing today and put it up on Substack. i do hope it finds a good home with the rest of all the good writing there too.

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moonetsea by the garden | Lisa Sammoh | Substack
Hi, my name is Lisa and I'm an African writer of poems and some short stories too. Click to read moonetsea by the garden, by Lisa Sammoh, a Substack publication. Launched 13 hours ago.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Dive into Dust’s latest issue, which you can read in full at the link below, or join us as we post the issue, one poem each day, starting here in a moment! 🌊
Issue 14 of Dust Poetry is now live ✨

And you can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
Issue 14
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June 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
My poem "Vignettes in Spring" is out now in Dust Poetry Magazine @dustpoetry.bsky.social. Thank you to the editorial team; Issue 14 features outstanding work on mythology, memory, and changing family relationships. To read 👇🏾

www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/vignett...
Vignettes in Spring by Lisa Sammoh
Vignettes in Spring Return to the field your forefathers leased.Small body, what a beautiful life lived. Our ground, still browning, cradles hands andfeet of our mothers and once daughters too.Beneath...
www.dustpoetry.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
i just encountered Ben Lerner and his works today. i’m loving his analysis on voice characterisation and how poetry/fiction genres bleed into each other. next i’ll be reading “The Hatred of Poetry”, which is an ironically apt title for enthusiasts of the genre.
May 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Did April Fools happen to die in 2019?
April 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
👾 coolest thing this month by far is seeing the International Space Station whizzing by over the suburban neighborhood. it was bigger, and brighter even, than Jupiter himself.
January 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
what makes a sick day feel better at home? sitting under blankets on a cold winter day & watching a Moomin TV marathon. oh, and finally catching up on laundry.
January 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Take a few minutes today to read a poem! "Emperor dreaming of clouds" is out now; thankful to the SublunaryReview for spotting this little needle in the haystack 🤓

www.sublunaryreview.com/home/emperor...

#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #bvm
Emperor dreaming of clouds — Sublunary Review
A poem by Lisa Sammoh
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December 14, 2024 at 8:09 AM