Clem Byard
@clembyard.bsky.social
Haiku writer & cancer nurse, non-indigenous Australian living on Wurundjiri Land
My other account (lots of weird stuff): @weirdmelbs.bsky.social
Website: clembyard.com
Other things I like:
~ Australianiana
~ Gothic / Horror
~ Psychedelia
~ Surrealism
My other account (lots of weird stuff): @weirdmelbs.bsky.social
Website: clembyard.com
Other things I like:
~ Australianiana
~ Gothic / Horror
~ Psychedelia
~ Surrealism
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Greetings followers and followees . . .!
As of the current time this account is in hiatus.
I'll be posting on my main account @weirdmelbs.bsky.social.
Clem 🌵
As of the current time this account is in hiatus.
I'll be posting on my main account @weirdmelbs.bsky.social.
Clem 🌵
Greetings followers and followees . . .!
As of the current time this account is in hiatus.
I'll be posting on my main account @weirdmelbs.bsky.social.
Clem 🌵
As of the current time this account is in hiatus.
I'll be posting on my main account @weirdmelbs.bsky.social.
Clem 🌵
February 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Greetings followers and followees . . .!
As of the current time this account is in hiatus.
I'll be posting on my main account @weirdmelbs.bsky.social.
Clem 🌵
As of the current time this account is in hiatus.
I'll be posting on my main account @weirdmelbs.bsky.social.
Clem 🌵
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The wonderful Mr Jim Moon reads ghost stories, horror stories and other related material on The Great Library of Dreams podcast
(Read on ⬇️)
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
A little call to action here
The wonderful Mr Jim Moon reads ghost stories, horror stories and other related material on The Great Library of Dreams podcast
(Read on ⬇️)
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f...
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS PODCAST
Fiction Podcast · Updated Fortnightly · Welcome to the the Great Library of Dreams Podcast, where we present readings of classic tales of the weird and the wonderful! Here you will find stories of the...
podcasts.apple.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reposted by Clem Byard
😮🫨😡
A scurrilous lie put about by antibayardists . . .!
“Of noble bearing”, I could accept
“Wholehearted, almost dementedly courageous, self-deprecating”, yes, yes and yes
But . . . “supreme self-confidence of ignorance . . .!”
How much did they pay you @susiedent.com?
A scurrilous lie put about by antibayardists . . .!
“Of noble bearing”, I could accept
“Wholehearted, almost dementedly courageous, self-deprecating”, yes, yes and yes
But . . . “supreme self-confidence of ignorance . . .!”
How much did they pay you @susiedent.com?
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
March 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
😮🫨😡
A scurrilous lie put about by antibayardists . . .!
“Of noble bearing”, I could accept
“Wholehearted, almost dementedly courageous, self-deprecating”, yes, yes and yes
But . . . “supreme self-confidence of ignorance . . .!”
How much did they pay you @susiedent.com?
A scurrilous lie put about by antibayardists . . .!
“Of noble bearing”, I could accept
“Wholehearted, almost dementedly courageous, self-deprecating”, yes, yes and yes
But . . . “supreme self-confidence of ignorance . . .!”
How much did they pay you @susiedent.com?
Last week’s featured poet on the #Australian #Haiku Society #HaikuOz was Margaret Conley:
landscape
by Fred Williams
rearranged by mining
(For non-Oz folks: Fred Williams was a very distinctive Australian painter)
#AustralianHaiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/03/03/f...
landscape
by Fred Williams
rearranged by mining
(For non-Oz folks: Fred Williams was a very distinctive Australian painter)
#AustralianHaiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/03/03/f...
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is New South Wales poet, Margaret Conley.
australianhaikusociety.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Last week’s featured poet on the #Australian #Haiku Society #HaikuOz was Margaret Conley:
landscape
by Fred Williams
rearranged by mining
(For non-Oz folks: Fred Williams was a very distinctive Australian painter)
#AustralianHaiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/03/03/f...
landscape
by Fred Williams
rearranged by mining
(For non-Oz folks: Fred Williams was a very distinctive Australian painter)
#AustralianHaiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/03/03/f...
This week’s featured poet on the Australian Haiku Society’s #HaikuOz webpage is Robbie Coburn:
again answering
the telephone to silence
summer rain
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/24/f...
again answering
the telephone to silence
summer rain
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/24/f...
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Melbourne poet, Robbie Coburn.
australianhaikusociety.org
February 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This week’s featured poet on the Australian Haiku Society’s #HaikuOz webpage is Robbie Coburn:
again answering
the telephone to silence
summer rain
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/24/f...
again answering
the telephone to silence
summer rain
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/24/f...
I like to include one typo in every I write
February 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I like to include one typo in every I write
A reminder for those interested in Australian Haiku that entries for the John Bird dreaming award close on 1st March.
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuOz #JohnBird #JohnBirdDreamingAward
australianhaikusociety.org/2024/10/25/j...
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuOz #JohnBird #JohnBirdDreamingAward
australianhaikusociety.org/2024/10/25/j...
3rd John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku
The Australian Haiku Society is proud to announce the 3rd running of the John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku. This award is a biannual international haiku competition open to poets from all over the…
australianhaikusociety.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A reminder for those interested in Australian Haiku that entries for the John Bird dreaming award close on 1st March.
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuOz #JohnBird #JohnBirdDreamingAward
australianhaikusociety.org/2024/10/25/j...
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuOz #JohnBird #JohnBirdDreamingAward
australianhaikusociety.org/2024/10/25/j...
This week Julia Wakefield is the poet featured on the Australian Haiku Society #HaikuOz website:
a cloudless day
gulls stitch the cliff edge
to the ocean
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/17/f...
a cloudless day
gulls stitch the cliff edge
to the ocean
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/17/f...
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Tasmanian poet, Julia Wakefield.
australianhaikusociety.org
February 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This week Julia Wakefield is the poet featured on the Australian Haiku Society #HaikuOz website:
a cloudless day
gulls stitch the cliff edge
to the ocean
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/17/f...
a cloudless day
gulls stitch the cliff edge
to the ocean
#AustralianHaiku #haiku
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/17/f...
That’s a pleasure
One of my interests is haiku poetry and to me there is a haiku-like quality in your pictures
Great stuff ~
One of my interests is haiku poetry and to me there is a haiku-like quality in your pictures
Great stuff ~
February 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
That’s a pleasure
One of my interests is haiku poetry and to me there is a haiku-like quality in your pictures
Great stuff ~
One of my interests is haiku poetry and to me there is a haiku-like quality in your pictures
Great stuff ~
I love it when I come across one of my favourites from the other place, here and active on #Bluesky
It’s worth scroll down through Maxim Peter Griffin’s feed to appreciate the breadth of their vision ~
It’s worth scroll down through Maxim Peter Griffin’s feed to appreciate the breadth of their vision ~
February 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love it when I come across one of my favourites from the other place, here and active on #Bluesky
It’s worth scroll down through Maxim Peter Griffin’s feed to appreciate the breadth of their vision ~
It’s worth scroll down through Maxim Peter Griffin’s feed to appreciate the breadth of their vision ~
This week’s featured poet on the Australian Haiku Society’s website #HaikuOZ is Fiona H. Evans:
desert rainstorm
a flood of
wildflowers
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuAustralia
https://australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/10/featured-haiku-under-the-same-moon-the-fourth-australian-haiku-anthology-4/
desert rainstorm
a flood of
wildflowers
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuAustralia
https://australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/10/featured-haiku-under-the-same-moon-the-fourth-australian-haiku-anthology-4/
February 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This week’s featured poet on the Australian Haiku Society’s website #HaikuOZ is Fiona H. Evans:
desert rainstorm
a flood of
wildflowers
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuAustralia
https://australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/10/featured-haiku-under-the-same-moon-the-fourth-australian-haiku-anthology-4/
desert rainstorm
a flood of
wildflowers
#haiku #AustralianHaiku #HaikuAustralia
https://australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/10/featured-haiku-under-the-same-moon-the-fourth-australian-haiku-anthology-4/
This week’s featured poet on the #HaikuOz website (from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth #Australian #Haiku Anthology) is Mark Miller, from #Shoalhaven NSW.
Here is a “ #monoku “ by Mark:
“inside the ocean the names of all the rivers”
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/03/f...
Here is a “ #monoku “ by Mark:
“inside the ocean the names of all the rivers”
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/03/f...
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Mark Miller, who resides in Shoalhaven, on the south coast of New South Wales.
australianhaikusociety.org
February 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This week’s featured poet on the #HaikuOz website (from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth #Australian #Haiku Anthology) is Mark Miller, from #Shoalhaven NSW.
Here is a “ #monoku “ by Mark:
“inside the ocean the names of all the rivers”
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/03/f...
Here is a “ #monoku “ by Mark:
“inside the ocean the names of all the rivers”
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/02/03/f...
I’ve been enjoying the #EnCypted podcast by Jasper L’Strange (surely that can’t be his real name can it?)
Mostly Mr L’Strange reads classic #ghost stories in his . . . strange . . . quavering voice
But sometimes he reads his own stories ⬇️ which are excellent 💀
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
Mostly Mr L’Strange reads classic #ghost stories in his . . . strange . . . quavering voice
But sometimes he reads his own stories ⬇️ which are excellent 💀
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
"Strange Bedfellows" by Jasper - EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast · 31/10/2023 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I’ve been enjoying the #EnCypted podcast by Jasper L’Strange (surely that can’t be his real name can it?)
Mostly Mr L’Strange reads classic #ghost stories in his . . . strange . . . quavering voice
But sometimes he reads his own stories ⬇️ which are excellent 💀
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
Mostly Mr L’Strange reads classic #ghost stories in his . . . strange . . . quavering voice
But sometimes he reads his own stories ⬇️ which are excellent 💀
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
I wish I could say this was unbelievable
But it’s all too believable
But it’s all too believable
If you're on tik tok, please be on guard for racist videos that target important cultural leader Eric Yunkaporta. And please share Wayne Quilliam's portrait of Eric to help raise awareness. These tik tik videos trivialise Aboriginal culture and there are real people being harmed by this.
Warning for TikTok users as 'disgusting' trend goes viral
You might have seen this viral TikTok trend on your social media account. This is the story of the man behind it and why it's being labelled "disgusting".
www.abc.net.au
February 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I wish I could say this was unbelievable
But it’s all too believable
But it’s all too believable
Reposted by Clem Byard
Hi everyone. Authora Australis is calling for stories, poems and artworks. Submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ are now open!
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
January 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Hi everyone. Authora Australis is calling for stories, poems and artworks. Submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ are now open!
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Submissions close Feb 28, 2025. Link below, cheers:
www.authora.net/submit
Librarian would probably be a perfect job
A nice amount of social interaction but mostly fairly quiet and non-confrontational
But as you say, health comes first
A nice amount of social interaction but mostly fairly quiet and non-confrontational
But as you say, health comes first
January 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Librarian would probably be a perfect job
A nice amount of social interaction but mostly fairly quiet and non-confrontational
But as you say, health comes first
A nice amount of social interaction but mostly fairly quiet and non-confrontational
But as you say, health comes first
Totally
and it is so easy to slip from completely well mean discussions of other people into snark
No working must be a challenge
Quite apart from the finances I think I’d miss the sort of enforces social interaction (and . . . um . . . lots more people to gossip about)
and it is so easy to slip from completely well mean discussions of other people into snark
No working must be a challenge
Quite apart from the finances I think I’d miss the sort of enforces social interaction (and . . . um . . . lots more people to gossip about)
January 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Totally
and it is so easy to slip from completely well mean discussions of other people into snark
No working must be a challenge
Quite apart from the finances I think I’d miss the sort of enforces social interaction (and . . . um . . . lots more people to gossip about)
and it is so easy to slip from completely well mean discussions of other people into snark
No working must be a challenge
Quite apart from the finances I think I’d miss the sort of enforces social interaction (and . . . um . . . lots more people to gossip about)
Reposted by Clem Byard
I’d say I follow 48 of these.
The two exceptions are:
- oversharing with people at work
- gossiping about people who aren’t there
The two exceptions are:
- oversharing with people at work
- gossiping about people who aren’t there
January 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I’d say I follow 48 of these.
The two exceptions are:
- oversharing with people at work
- gossiping about people who aren’t there
The two exceptions are:
- oversharing with people at work
- gossiping about people who aren’t there
Dull Pink *Rumbles*
A post about summer in South Eastern #Australia . . .
. . . and, of course, #haiku . . .
clembyard.com/2025/01/27/d...
A post about summer in South Eastern #Australia . . .
. . . and, of course, #haiku . . .
clembyard.com/2025/01/27/d...
Dull Pink
*Rumbling* Today is the Invasion Day / Australia Day public holiday here in Australia. I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on whose unceded land I was born, and live, and work,…
clembyard.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dull Pink *Rumbles*
A post about summer in South Eastern #Australia . . .
. . . and, of course, #haiku . . .
clembyard.com/2025/01/27/d...
A post about summer in South Eastern #Australia . . .
. . . and, of course, #haiku . . .
clembyard.com/2025/01/27/d...
I’m rereading #Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles #Maturin which I first read more than twenty years ago
There is an (on purpose) misquote of Shakespeare: to “verify untrue things,” in the language of Dogsberry . . .
The misquoting and the sentiment both seem appropriate these later times
#Gothic
There is an (on purpose) misquote of Shakespeare: to “verify untrue things,” in the language of Dogsberry . . .
The misquoting and the sentiment both seem appropriate these later times
#Gothic
January 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Well I’m not big on using prompts usually
But here I thought – how is anyone going to improve on just those three words?
Brevity ~
But here I thought – how is anyone going to improve on just those three words?
Brevity ~
January 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Well I’m not big on using prompts usually
But here I thought – how is anyone going to improve on just those three words?
Brevity ~
But here I thought – how is anyone going to improve on just those three words?
Brevity ~
Melbourne poet Robyn Cairns was featured on the Australian Haiku Society #HaikuOz website earlier in January
industrial skyline
where the rain
makes rust
That feels like a very #Melbourne / #Naarm #haiku indeed
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/01/13/f...
industrial skyline
where the rain
makes rust
That feels like a very #Melbourne / #Naarm #haiku indeed
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/01/13/f...
Featured Haiku – Under the Same Moon: The Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology
This week’s featured poet from ‘Under the Same Moon’, the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, is Melbourne poet, Robyn Cairns.
australianhaikusociety.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Melbourne poet Robyn Cairns was featured on the Australian Haiku Society #HaikuOz website earlier in January
industrial skyline
where the rain
makes rust
That feels like a very #Melbourne / #Naarm #haiku indeed
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/01/13/f...
industrial skyline
where the rain
makes rust
That feels like a very #Melbourne / #Naarm #haiku indeed
australianhaikusociety.org/2025/01/13/f...