David Birch
@davidbirch.bsky.social
Worked in education and mostly taken up with poetry these days: see some of my poems at https://wildfire-words.com/?s=David+Birch and in the latest @thebrokenspine.co.uk collection 'Beautiful Little Fools'. Also editor at https://www.tiptontimes.org.uk/
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This week: #Static — interference, distortion, the hum beneath the signal.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This week: #Static — interference, distortion, the hum beneath the signal.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
Couldn't agree more, Paul. By this logic perhaps schools should also become primarily places where young people are prepared for work...
January 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Couldn't agree more, Paul. By this logic perhaps schools should also become primarily places where young people are prepared for work...
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My very last #poem of 2025. I will put a reading in the comments. Hey #PoemsAbout crew, Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My very last #poem of 2025. I will put a reading in the comments. Hey #PoemsAbout crew, Happy New Year!
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This call is for poems shaped by memory and loss — not spectacle, not sentimentality.
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
This call is for poems shaped by memory and loss — not spectacle, not sentimentality.
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
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I’m delighted that the brilliant
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social has published three ‘Not Advent’ #poems of mine in The Starbeck Orion. Alongside them is a recording of them all, which, since they were written in the pandemic, I’m calling ‘Christmas Triptych, 2020’ #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social has published three ‘Not Advent’ #poems of mine in The Starbeck Orion. Alongside them is a recording of them all, which, since they were written in the pandemic, I’m calling ‘Christmas Triptych, 2020’ #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
The Starbeck Orion issue #14 Not Advent Anthology Day 9 of 25 featuring the poetry of Paul Connolly
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The Starbeck Orion issue #14 Not Advent Anthology Day 9 of 25 featuring the poetry of Paul Connolly
A Feast Of Word And Image
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January 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I’m delighted that the brilliant
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social has published three ‘Not Advent’ #poems of mine in The Starbeck Orion. Alongside them is a recording of them all, which, since they were written in the pandemic, I’m calling ‘Christmas Triptych, 2020’ #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social has published three ‘Not Advent’ #poems of mine in The Starbeck Orion. Alongside them is a recording of them all, which, since they were written in the pandemic, I’m calling ‘Christmas Triptych, 2020’ #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
Absolutely - quite mad!
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Absolutely - quite mad!
Happy New Year Graham. Yes, still around!
January 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Happy New Year Graham. Yes, still around!
Dramatic sky! Did you see the cliff fall the other day?
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Dramatic sky! Did you see the cliff fall the other day?
Half an hour from us - we live near Sidmouth and it's a favourite trip out
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Half an hour from us - we live near Sidmouth and it's a favourite trip out
Yes, I assumed so! This one...
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Yes, I assumed so! This one...
New Year's Day in Lyme Regis
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
New Year's Day in Lyme Regis
Thank you Paul. Have a great 2026!
December 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thank you Paul. Have a great 2026!
And to you, too, Paul. Your support and encouragement throughout they year is much appreciated!
December 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
And to you, too, Paul. Your support and encouragement throughout they year is much appreciated!
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Festive best wishes to all my friends on here, to all those who have been kind & supportive this year, to members of the #poetrycommunity, the #promptcombo & #poemsabout writers I have met, & to those who have participated in my own #poetrytheme prompt. Have a peaceful season & great 2026🙏🙏🕊️🎄
Videte miraculum
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December 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Festive best wishes to all my friends on here, to all those who have been kind & supportive this year, to members of the #poetrycommunity, the #promptcombo & #poemsabout writers I have met, & to those who have participated in my own #poetrytheme prompt. Have a peaceful season & great 2026🙏🙏🕊️🎄
Thanks so much - I really appreciate that
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thanks so much - I really appreciate that
Thank you so much, that's very kind!
December 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thank you so much, that's very kind!
Thank you so much for such a detailed and generous response!
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Thank you so much for such a detailed and generous response!
You're very welcome, Jane
December 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
You're very welcome, Jane
Many thanks, Jane
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Many thanks, Jane
You're welcome, Paul
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
You're welcome, Paul
My goodness - this really captures a hopeless lack of connection
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My goodness - this really captures a hopeless lack of connection
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December 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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For this week's #PoemsAbout #Money, I'm thinking about the price of things.
Thanks to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk. And thank you to
@thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
Thanks to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk. And thank you to
@thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Money, I'm thinking about the price of things.
Thanks to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk. And thank you to
@thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
Thanks to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk. And thank you to
@thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets