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Ink Sweat & Tears
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Online poetry magazine posting daily. We publish & review poetry, prose, filmpoems, word & image and print publish as IS&T Press. Editing internships. Posts by Sairah Ahsan & Kate Birch.
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'Beautiful, subtle merging of that moment of sporting destiny and the creative process'

Huge Congrats to @tadhgcarey.bsky.social whose poem 'Pivotal' is our #PickoftheMonth for Oct 2025. To revisit the poem & for more voters' comments go to inksweatandtears.co.uk/october-2025...

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Image to the right of feet doing a back flip kick of a football. Text: Congratulations (banner) Tadhg Carey Pivotal IS&T's October 2025 Pick of the Month
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Soledad Santana's 'Kamila' juxtaposes a sorrowful interruption of childhood naivety with the joyous discovery of young love.

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Close up photograph of water being misted over a lawn via a sprinkler. Text overlayed on photograph reads: Beneath their sprinklers, we kissed on our knees. Top Left corner text reads: Kamila. Bottom Right corner reads: Soledad Santana (c)
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In Claire Harnett-Mann's 'Common Ground', decay and growth are simultaneously captured in a snapshot of an urban scene. @clairehmwriter.bsky.social

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#InkSweatandTears #UrbanPoetry #NaturePoetry
Photograph of city lights distorted through condensation on a windowpane. Text overlayed on photograph reads: Doors swell in their frames. The lift's out again. Top Left text reads: Common Ground. Bottom Right text reads: Claire Harnett-Mann (C)
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Hedy Hume's 'Manchester Piccadilly -> Wolverhampton' laments over a moment of alienation on public transport.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/hedy-hume/

#FeaturedPoem #InkSweatandTears #TrainPoetry
Photograph of a blue and yellow train, overlayed with text which reads: In the darkness of the tunnel we stare at nothing. Top left corner reads: Manchester Piccadilly -> Wolverhampton. Bottom right corner reads: Hedy Hume (c)
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Jo Bardsley's micro-fiction 'A letter C' is a tale of deception and revenge which builds slowly.
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#Microfiction #InkSweatandTears #ShortStory
A photograph of a red post box on a grey street. Top left of image, text reads: A letter C. Bottom right of image, text reads: Jo Bardsley. Text overlayed on photograph reads: It is small, less than an inch wide.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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‘If you didn’t know what a storm is’ This was first published in January by the always inspiring @inksweatandtears.co.uk There’s an icy bite in the air today and it reminded me.
First stanza of a poem by me called ‘If you didn’t know what a storm is’ Second stanza of a poem by me called ‘If you didn’t know what a storm is’ Third stanza of a poem by me called ‘If you didn’t know what a storm is’
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Matthew F. Amati's 'Hands Said To Head' is a hilarious personification of different body parts as they try to attribute blame to each other

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#Poetry #Humour #InkSweatandTears
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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This hurts. 'A Cry' from Mariam Saidan, a response to female singing as a ‘forbidden act'(Article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code).

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Background image of white musical notes across a subtly lit white background. Text: A Cry When I was younger I used to sing. In private. Mariam Saidan©
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Meg Pokrass's 'Cat Swarm' is a meditation on the way we regard the ageing population, rife with playful feline imagery.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40966-2/

#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Cats
Centre image: a half opened tin of sardines on a yellow background. Text: Cat Swarm Twelve cats who are molting arrive as a sweet surprise Meg Pokrass copyright
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Chen-ou Liu's series of haiku describe moments of transition and introspection

Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40962-2/

#InkSweatandTears #Haiku #Poetry
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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The October Pick of the Month vote is now live. Will you choose @rushikawick.bsky.social, @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social, David A. Lee, @sarahleavesley.bsky.social, @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social or @tadhgcarey.bsky.social? More at inksweatandtears.co.uk/october-2025...

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Text: IS&T October 2025 Pick of the Month Rushika Wick Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad David A. Lee Sarah James/Leavesley Pratibha Castle Tadhg Carey 'Vote' icon in corner Side banner of maple tree with multi-coloured Autumn leaves.
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Closes today. Don't miss out!
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The 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize are closing for entries TOMORROW!

Enter your poems for a chance to have your pamphlet published by Smith|Doorstop 📚

Deadline 16 November 2025

Enter on our website: poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Jim Paterson's 'One for the Crow' invites a moment of magical speculation into the mundane.

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#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Crow
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Andy Humphrey's poem is resplendent in sensuous autumnal description and dark fairytale transformation.

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#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Autumn
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Loved this beautiful little gem of a poem. Great on its own, but especially if you have siblings.
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Christie Gittins' tender poem reflects on love demonstrated through the ongoing guidance provided by an older sibling throughout life. @chrissiegittins.bsky.social

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#Poetry #Family #InkSweatandTears
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Christie Gittins' tender poem reflects on love demonstrated through the ongoing guidance provided by an older sibling throughout life. @chrissiegittins.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/chrissie-git...

#Poetry #Family #InkSweatandTears
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Morgan Harlow's poem empathises with the natural environment, comparing the losses witnessed to human grief.

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#InkSweatandTears #Grief #Poetry
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Martin Figura/@martinfigura.bsky.social's 'Sacrifice' pays attention to the natural world around a soldier in the midst of trench warfare, while Antony Owen's 'Death of an autistic war child' is an ache from the soul.

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#RemembranceDay #InkSweatandTears #Poetry
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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These minimalist poems by Stephen C. Curro carry us through moments of transition, whether that be the onset of grief or the changing of seasons.

Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40928-2/ or via the link in our bio

#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Haiku
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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James Norcliffe contrasts the dark and untamable nature of a gorge with the sweet and precious recollection of a beautiful family memory in 'Sarsaparilla Road'.

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#InkSweatandTears #NatureWriting #Poetry
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Claustrophobic and ominous, today's featured poem is 'Location of Incident' by David Hanlon / @vespertine4.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40945-2/

#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #FeaturedPoem
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Mana Misaghi reminisces on how games and rituals can act as a thread connecting diaspora and family in 'Mythopoetics'.

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#Diaspora #Poetry #InkSweatandTears
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Taḋg Paul's Word and Image poem marries the aesthetics of technology with playful imagery, sound and rhythm. @tigger.ie

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#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #WordandImage
November 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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In Mat Riches' 'Beef Rendang', nostalgia evoked by the sensory decadence of a curry meets the present day joy shared between a parent and their child. @matriches.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/mat-riches/

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Image of Beef Rendang. Text: I learned the hard way, having wiped my eyes while trying my best to impress your mum Mat Riches©
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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David Sapp's 'Aimless' captures the internal tension felt in the stillness that opens up in transitional stages of life.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/david-sapp-2/ or via the link in bio to our homepage.

#InkSweatandTears #FeaturedWork #Prose #Preview #Poetry #OnlineZine
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM