Barnaby Harsent
@jahshabby.bsky.social
Writer and occasional DJ. Supplying poetry and music to rooms of largely indifferent drunks.
https://linktr.ee/jahshabby
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Shoutout if you’re up for submitting in the new year for our Christmas & winter anthology! This year’s anthology is out very soon!!! @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
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ALT: a christmas tree is lit up in the snow with the caption " it 's beginning to look like christmas "
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November 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Shoutout if you’re up for submitting in the new year for our Christmas & winter anthology! This year’s anthology is out very soon!!! @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
One of the things I like about ekphrastic poetry is that it gives me an easy answer should someone ask, "what's the poem about?"
So I'm made up to be in the line-up for "After..." for 2026, alongside some phenomenal writers.
A gift that keeps on giving throughout the year! (Mine is end of June.)
So I'm made up to be in the line-up for "After..." for 2026, alongside some phenomenal writers.
A gift that keeps on giving throughout the year! (Mine is end of June.)
**CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!**
Today, @afterpoetry.com reveals which poems it will publish throughout 2026.
Picking 17 poets from more than 130 submissions was no easy task – so well done to all who made it through selection.
Are you in? Here's where to find out ...
afterpoetry.com/index/poems/...
Today, @afterpoetry.com reveals which poems it will publish throughout 2026.
Picking 17 poets from more than 130 submissions was no easy task – so well done to all who made it through selection.
Are you in? Here's where to find out ...
afterpoetry.com/index/poems/...
All Poems | 2026 | After... Poems inspired by other art
See the full index of ekphrastic poems published by After... in 2026
www.afterpoetry.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
One of the things I like about ekphrastic poetry is that it gives me an easy answer should someone ask, "what's the poem about?"
So I'm made up to be in the line-up for "After..." for 2026, alongside some phenomenal writers.
A gift that keeps on giving throughout the year! (Mine is end of June.)
So I'm made up to be in the line-up for "After..." for 2026, alongside some phenomenal writers.
A gift that keeps on giving throughout the year! (Mine is end of June.)
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Some fine #Halloween micropoems today. Go for it. Go for broke! Full tilt imagination. Up to 14 words long. Tag us in. @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
a cobblestone street with pumpkins and candles on it
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October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Some fine #Halloween micropoems today. Go for it. Go for broke! Full tilt imagination. Up to 14 words long. Tag us in. @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Limited character count? No worries.
Everything you need is on the lovely poster.
But, in case...
28 November, 6.30pm
Me and @justinrobertsonart.bsky.social at Margate Off License, talking books, records, and kidnapping Jon Dasilva.
And then all down to Faith in Strangers for the afters.
Everything you need is on the lovely poster.
But, in case...
28 November, 6.30pm
Me and @justinrobertsonart.bsky.social at Margate Off License, talking books, records, and kidnapping Jon Dasilva.
And then all down to Faith in Strangers for the afters.
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Limited character count? No worries.
Everything you need is on the lovely poster.
But, in case...
28 November, 6.30pm
Me and @justinrobertsonart.bsky.social at Margate Off License, talking books, records, and kidnapping Jon Dasilva.
And then all down to Faith in Strangers for the afters.
Everything you need is on the lovely poster.
But, in case...
28 November, 6.30pm
Me and @justinrobertsonart.bsky.social at Margate Off License, talking books, records, and kidnapping Jon Dasilva.
And then all down to Faith in Strangers for the afters.
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Halloween micro poetry comp entry... done
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social poetry comp entry... done
@poetrysociety.org.uk poetry comp entry... done
Now it's time to hit the mean streets of that London to see @gwennosaunders.bsky.social
Decent day so far.
Halloween micro poetry comp entry... done
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social poetry comp entry... done
@poetrysociety.org.uk poetry comp entry... done
Now it's time to hit the mean streets of that London to see @gwennosaunders.bsky.social
Decent day so far.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Halloween micro poetry comp entry... done
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social poetry comp entry... done
@poetrysociety.org.uk poetry comp entry... done
Now it's time to hit the mean streets of that London to see @gwennosaunders.bsky.social
Decent day so far.
Halloween micro poetry comp entry... done
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social poetry comp entry... done
@poetrysociety.org.uk poetry comp entry... done
Now it's time to hit the mean streets of that London to see @gwennosaunders.bsky.social
Decent day so far.
Micropoem competition time for Halloween (for the fantastic @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social)
Written, fittingly, with ragged nerves after about two hours' sleep.
Written, fittingly, with ragged nerves after about two hours' sleep.
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Micropoem competition time for Halloween (for the fantastic @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social)
Written, fittingly, with ragged nerves after about two hours' sleep.
Written, fittingly, with ragged nerves after about two hours' sleep.
Right then @victoriaspires.bsky.social... I said I was going to give the #promptcombo a go and I've ended up with something that at least leans into the idea of #DreamLogic.
Probably not finished, obviously, but leaving it for now...
Probably not finished, obviously, but leaving it for now...
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Right then @victoriaspires.bsky.social... I said I was going to give the #promptcombo a go and I've ended up with something that at least leans into the idea of #DreamLogic.
Probably not finished, obviously, but leaving it for now...
Probably not finished, obviously, but leaving it for now...
Looking forward to this - if you're around this evening and fancy hearing some excellent poetry for free, then sign up!
Join me and @hool415.bsky.social @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social @jahshabby.bsky.social @drbafc.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social and Katrina Moinet - live and free on Zoom at 7.00pm for magic poetry and poetry magic! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
Last Saturday Poets : October
Last Saturday Poetry with Katrina Moinet,Andy Breckenridge, Margaret Royall, Barnaby Harsent, Saraswati Nagpal, Julian Cason & Sue Spiers
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October 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Looking forward to this - if you're around this evening and fancy hearing some excellent poetry for free, then sign up!
HELLO PEOPLE OF BLUESKY
Been knocked on my arse this week, but will be rising from my sick bed tonight, helped by the power of poetry!
Come and join us if you can. Eight poets sharing fantastic work and all for free!
CLICK BELOW FOR TICKETS!
7pm kick-off. Hope to see you there!
Been knocked on my arse this week, but will be rising from my sick bed tonight, helped by the power of poetry!
Come and join us if you can. Eight poets sharing fantastic work and all for free!
CLICK BELOW FOR TICKETS!
7pm kick-off. Hope to see you there!
Last Saturday Poets : October
Last Saturday Poetry with Katrina Moinet,Andy Breckenridge, Margaret Royall, Barnaby Harsent, Saraswati Nagpal, Julian Cason & Sue Spiers
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October 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
HELLO PEOPLE OF BLUESKY
Been knocked on my arse this week, but will be rising from my sick bed tonight, helped by the power of poetry!
Come and join us if you can. Eight poets sharing fantastic work and all for free!
CLICK BELOW FOR TICKETS!
7pm kick-off. Hope to see you there!
Been knocked on my arse this week, but will be rising from my sick bed tonight, helped by the power of poetry!
Come and join us if you can. Eight poets sharing fantastic work and all for free!
CLICK BELOW FOR TICKETS!
7pm kick-off. Hope to see you there!
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If you have an hour to spare on Saturday 25 Oct why not treat your ears to some of the best poetry going?
@hool415.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social
@jahshabby.bsky.social & Katrina Moinet, Zooming free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
@hool415.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social
@jahshabby.bsky.social & Katrina Moinet, Zooming free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
Last Saturday Poets : October
The Last Saturday Poetry salon is joined by Katrina Moinet, Margaret Royall, Barnaby Harsent, Saraswati Nagpal, Julian Cason and Sue Spiers
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October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
If you have an hour to spare on Saturday 25 Oct why not treat your ears to some of the best poetry going?
@hool415.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social
@jahshabby.bsky.social & Katrina Moinet, Zooming free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
@hool415.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social
@jahshabby.bsky.social & Katrina Moinet, Zooming free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
This promises to be a great evening of poetry, and it's free!
Looking forward to hearing the rest of the line-up - just need to choose what I'm going to read before now and then. No pressure!
Saturday 25th October 7pm.
Looking forward to hearing the rest of the line-up - just need to choose what I'm going to read before now and then. No pressure!
Saturday 25th October 7pm.
Join me and Wonderpoets @hool415.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social @jahshabby.bsky.social and Katrina Moinet for a #LastSaturday of amazing poetry - online and free 25 October from 7.00pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
Last Saturday Poets : October
The Last Saturday Poetry salon is joined by Katrina Moinet, Margaret Royall, Barnaby Harsent, Saraswati Nagpal, Julian Cason and Sue Spiers
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This promises to be a great evening of poetry, and it's free!
Looking forward to hearing the rest of the line-up - just need to choose what I'm going to read before now and then. No pressure!
Saturday 25th October 7pm.
Looking forward to hearing the rest of the line-up - just need to choose what I'm going to read before now and then. No pressure!
Saturday 25th October 7pm.
If you're around on the 25th, this will be fun - and it's free!
Which is the best value a Saturday in October is likely to bring...
Which is the best value a Saturday in October is likely to bring...
Join me and Wonderpoets @hool415.bsky.social @meggiepoet.bsky.social @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social @spiropoetry.bsky.social @jahshabby.bsky.social and Katrina Moinet for a #LastSaturday of amazing poetry - online and free 25 October from 7.00pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
Last Saturday Poets : October
The Last Saturday Poetry salon is joined by Katrina Moinet, Margaret Royall, Barnaby Harsent, Saraswati Nagpal, Julian Cason and Sue Spiers
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If you're around on the 25th, this will be fun - and it's free!
Which is the best value a Saturday in October is likely to bring...
Which is the best value a Saturday in October is likely to bring...
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I did a LOT of big features over the summer, nice they're starting to come out now. This was one of the bigger ones... Again another true inspiration, and another model of embracing cultural abundance and optimism in scary times.
Little Simz on Her Own Terms | GOAT
Despite a shelf full of awards and a critically acclaimed new album out now, Little Simz is just getting started. For GREATEST 10, she explains why.
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October 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I did a LOT of big features over the summer, nice they're starting to come out now. This was one of the bigger ones... Again another true inspiration, and another model of embracing cultural abundance and optimism in scary times.
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Contrary to my earlier claim to have started writing poems a couple of years ago, I just remembered these.
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Contrary to my earlier claim to have started writing poems a couple of years ago, I just remembered these.
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
Contrary to my earlier claim to have started writing poems a couple of years ago, I just remembered these.
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
October 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Contrary to my earlier claim to have started writing poems a couple of years ago, I just remembered these.
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
Written in desperation as I didn't have enough gas in the tank to write proper match reports for a 2018 World Cup project.
Happy World Poetry Day! 😂
Reposted by Barnaby Harsent
You have to write for the love, because the publishing process and response can be upsetting, and the accolades so few (especially for poetry) yet there are collections I love that received little attention. But that creative rush is very special – no one can take it away
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You have to write for the love, because the publishing process and response can be upsetting, and the accolades so few (especially for poetry) yet there are collections I love that received little attention. But that creative rush is very special – no one can take it away
This will be good. You should come. Paul is a very good egg.
September 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This will be good. You should come. Paul is a very good egg.
Thanks to the support of a fantastic Sensei, Mr Lee Adams, and my son, Nat, I was awarded my black belt in Uechi Ryu karate this weekend.
Doing a Dan grading in Germany, in front some of the very best in the world was incredible. An honour I'm very lucky to have been granted.
Now the work begins.
Doing a Dan grading in Germany, in front some of the very best in the world was incredible. An honour I'm very lucky to have been granted.
Now the work begins.
September 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thanks to the support of a fantastic Sensei, Mr Lee Adams, and my son, Nat, I was awarded my black belt in Uechi Ryu karate this weekend.
Doing a Dan grading in Germany, in front some of the very best in the world was incredible. An honour I'm very lucky to have been granted.
Now the work begins.
Doing a Dan grading in Germany, in front some of the very best in the world was incredible. An honour I'm very lucky to have been granted.
Now the work begins.
So this has been in the world 24 hours now, and I'm blown away by the range of voices and the skill on show.
I've had some very kind words for my own efforts, which is - of course - lovely, but this really works best seen as a collective, collaborative project - curated with care and skill.
I've had some very kind words for my own efforts, which is - of course - lovely, but this really works best seen as a collective, collaborative project - curated with care and skill.
Was an absolute pleasure working with this cohort of consummate professionals to bring wave twenty-three of @iambapoet.com to birth. I'm glad to have had the chance to publish their poems – many of which are first-publication exclusives.
Visit, read, listen, share. Because iamb is what you make it.
Visit, read, listen, share. Because iamb is what you make it.
Autumn again. Trees put on their prettiest frocks, then get more naked day by day. Everything now is poetry – and it comes in waves. Leave the chilly air outside. Light a fire, make hot chocolate. Let senses and soul dive beneath @iambapoet.com's newest wave.
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23
September 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
So this has been in the world 24 hours now, and I'm blown away by the range of voices and the skill on show.
I've had some very kind words for my own efforts, which is - of course - lovely, but this really works best seen as a collective, collaborative project - curated with care and skill.
I've had some very kind words for my own efforts, which is - of course - lovely, but this really works best seen as a collective, collaborative project - curated with care and skill.
The weekend's gone, but this Monday's a happier one than most thanks to @markantonyowen.com and wave 23 of iamb.
Three poems from me to kick things off, the wonderful @victoriaspires.bsky.social closing the gig, and the quality throughout is superb!
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23-barn...
Three poems from me to kick things off, the wonderful @victoriaspires.bsky.social closing the gig, and the quality throughout is superb!
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23-barn...
Barnaby Harsent | wave 23 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
Hear poet Barnaby Harsent read poems exclusively for iamb. If you like The Poetry Archive, this poetry site is for you.
www.iambapoet.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The weekend's gone, but this Monday's a happier one than most thanks to @markantonyowen.com and wave 23 of iamb.
Three poems from me to kick things off, the wonderful @victoriaspires.bsky.social closing the gig, and the quality throughout is superb!
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23-barn...
Three poems from me to kick things off, the wonderful @victoriaspires.bsky.social closing the gig, and the quality throughout is superb!
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23-barn...
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Don't miss this, poets – the new wave, AND your chance to appear in a future one. I have two years' worth of spaces to fill. Help a publisher out? 🥹😉
Fewer than two days now till wave twenty-three of @iambapoet.com arrives on screens large and small.
There's also only a week left until YOU can audition for your place in the journal in either 2026 or 2027.
Find out what you need to do, and be ready to submit next week. 🤞🏻
iambapoet.com/audition
There's also only a week left until YOU can audition for your place in the journal in either 2026 or 2027.
Find out what you need to do, and be ready to submit next week. 🤞🏻
iambapoet.com/audition
Audition for poetry journal iamb in Sept 2025
Audition to be part of quarterly poetry journal iamb between the 20th and 27th of September 2025.
www.iambapoet.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Don't miss this, poets – the new wave, AND your chance to appear in a future one. I have two years' worth of spaces to fill. Help a publisher out? 🥹😉
A lovely review of what was a great evening.
Some scribbles on the recent @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social open mic, may do this again in the future. Mentions to @jahshabby.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @markantonyowen.com @victoriaspires.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @coastalpoet.bsky.social & more
A small post about attending Black Boughs Open Mic and hearing some exquisite poetry from an international ensemble. Impressive debuts, tearjerkers and heart wrenchers along with bardic joie de vivre, one of the best open mics I've attended.
Take 5 and read here ....
Take 5 and read here ....
September 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A lovely review of what was a great evening.
Reposted by Barnaby Harsent
Me: The first rule of Marketing is to concentrate on the value to your audience, not on how news makes "you" "feel".
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
In case you missed the big reveal at midnight, here's a reminder of the 15 poets who'll be bringing you poetry from September 15th ...
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23
poets | wave 23 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
www.iambapoet.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Me: The first rule of Marketing is to concentrate on the value to your audience, not on how news makes "you" "feel".
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
Me: The first rule of Marketing is to concentrate on the value to your audience, not on how news makes "you" "feel".
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
In case you missed the big reveal at midnight, here's a reminder of the 15 poets who'll be bringing you poetry from September 15th ...
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23
www.iambapoet.com/wave/23
poets | wave 23 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
www.iambapoet.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Me: The first rule of Marketing is to concentrate on the value to your audience, not on how news makes "you" "feel".
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
Also me: But I feel pretty fucking happy about this!
Read (and hear) poems by 15 poets (of which I'm one) in the latest wave of iamb.
Goes live in two weeks!
A serving suggestion I can properly get on board with...
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A serving suggestion I can properly get on board with...