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Today’s joy is framing a picture of a robin that I was sent…
I love robins and this one is linked to my dedication in a recent poetry anthology I worked on for @sidhepress.bsky.social.

A SONNET FOR MY NAN

She
said
she'd
come
back
as
a
robin,
but
none
will
catch
my
eye.
April 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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May on the calendars brings:
Ronnie somersaulting for joy on the promenade at Llandudno. #LookThere
‘A Hug in Fort William’. A discarded elastic band encloses two rocks. #ElasticBandPhotos
May 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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This is fascinating. I’ve had to defend (my) polylingual poetry, as a product of a polylingual daily life. Dive in.
Missed the Polylingual Poetry panel, or enjoyed it so much you want to hear it again? The FULL recording is now available via our Soundcloud and Spotify.

Polylingual Poetry: a panel on how poetry containing more than one language, and poetry in translation, is speaking to new audiences and (...)
May 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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So excited to be running a poetry workshop at the wonderful POINT SIX Coffee House on 12th June! Coffee and poetry, what more do you need…

Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-and...
May 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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‘It Is Not About Dawn’ a poem for #DawnChorusDay

youtu.be/fKob1PA2P7c
IT IS NOT ABOUT DAWN
YouTube video by Sue Finch
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May 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Can I get a drum roll...

Edition 17 of my magazine Steel Jackdaw is published, featuring a curated selection of international creatives.

Grab an inspiration break – guaranteed to lift your mood!

www.steeljackdaw.com

#artmagazine #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrymagazine #writingcommunity
May 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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April 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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16 of the finest slammers in the UK on one stage - this is going to be unmissable - please join us for the bardic battle of the year. Tickets from #CheltenhamPlayhouse May 17 #slam
cheltplayhouse.org.uk/CheltPlayhou...
April 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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It is going to be an absolute poetry powerhouse !
April 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Wow!
Welcome #LilyRedWood
Poetry From the Edge will have even more Edge now! 😃
April 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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A little hard to concentrate on festival planning when this beauty is singing above your head in the beer garden. And yes that's where @zoebrooks.bsky.social and I like to have our @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social planning meetings ...
April 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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16 of the finest slammers in the UK on one stage - this is going to be unmissable - please join us for the bardic battle of the year. Tickets from #CheltenhamPlayhouse May 17 #slam
cheltplayhouse.org.uk/CheltPlayhou...
March 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Two astonishing, world class poets read at the next ( warm and friendly ) on-line lounge @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social - plus our Mic Maestros. Sit back and be inspired for readings by #AnthonyAnaxagorou #AnthonyVahniCapildeo
Monday 7 April - tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
April 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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If you're a poet in search of a poetry competition, the good news is that the Ironbridge Festival comp is open to entries once again. Liz Lefroy is our judge. All the details here: pandemonialists.co.uk/ironbridge-p...
April 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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April 2025 Crafty Crows online poetry event featuring Rhian Brooke can be watched on the Gloucestershire Poetry Society YouTube Channel:

youtu.be/wy3OTrVLwH4

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryevent #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #openmicpoetry #writingcommunity #creativewriting #poetrysky
April 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Submissions for Steel Jackdaw Edition 17 close at midnight on Monday, 7th April.

FREE to submit your poetry, prose and art. Open to international submissions.

www.steeljackdaw.com

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity #creativewriting #poetrysubmissions #flashfiction #spokenword
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Our lineup for Poetry From the Edge is stunning - it includes #MarvinThompson @josephinelay.bsky.social and now #LilyRedWood. Huge thanks to @blackeyespub.bsky.social for sponsoring this exciting event. Read more and tickets here
www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
April 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Huge thanks to Tom Sastry, & the open mic, for an excellent night at the Crown & Sceptre poetry and spoken word open mic last night. Tom’s new book, Life Expectancy Begins to Fall is well worth getting, if you missed out last night. Been merrily reading it this morning.
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Good grief, if the top Trump team were made into a game of Top Trumps, they’d all be scoring pretty close to zero in every category except ‘slavish devotion’, ‘self-importance’ and ‘danger to others’…
March 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Submissions are open for Edition 17 of Steel Jackdaw Magazine.

Submit by Midnight, Friday 11th April.

Open to poetry, flash, short story, art, photography – all forms of creative expression.

www.steeljackdaw.com

#poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #writingcommunity #literarymagazine #artmagazine
March 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I have enjoyed tightening some poems today and found a good number of poems to pop in a drafts folder to play with over the coming weeks. One is about a little yellow bendy man with stretchy arms which is amusing me
March 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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March 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Gloucester library poetry cafe is on Tuesday 25th March 12.30 till 2.00pm. Iris Anne Lewis will be this month's feature poet.
Join udxand share a poem in our open mic. 😃
March 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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March 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM