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Sarah Connor
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social
Poet, hanging on in there.
The Crow Gods available from Sidhe Press, The Poet Spells Her Name now available from Black Bough
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A message from Sarah’s family: Our beautiful Sarah passed away on the 27th of December. As you all know she was an exceptional human being who will be greatly missed by many. You can find more information about her Farewell on fmmewritespoems.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/a...
A message from Sarah’s family: Our beautiful Sarah passed away on the 27th of December. As you all know she was an exceptional human being who will be greatly missed by many. You can find more information about her Farewell on fmmewritespoems.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/a...
January 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Our last round of Pushcart Prize nominations from Black Bough.
🎉 🎈 🥳

@annachorlton.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
@racheldeering.bsky.social
@rfredekenter.bsky.social
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social

Merry Christmas! Well done. Your nominations are in New York
December 24, 2024 at 7:18 AM
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I'm listening to A Thousand Shades of Green | Merril D. Smith on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/wlei/pb-966e...
Merril D. Smith
Merril D. Smith lives in southern New Jersey near the Delaware River. Her work has been published widely in poetry journals and anthologies, including Black Bough Poetry, Acropolis, Feral, Sidhe Press...
www.podbean.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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My book is currently on offer at the online site beginning with A: The Ghost Lake: A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire amzn.eu/d/dWy8be4
The Ghost Lake: A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire
Buy The Ghost Lake: A memoir of grief, nature and ancestry in rural Yorkshire by Pratt, Wendy (ISBN: 9780008637378) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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December 26, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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For the third time, @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social has nominated a poem of mine (that appeared in a @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social publication) for a @pushcartprize.bsky.social. I'm so grateful to him for championing my work like this, and I'd like to wish all my fellow nominees the very best of luck.
Our last round of Pushcart Prize nominations from Black Bough.
🎉 🎈 🥳

@annachorlton.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
@racheldeering.bsky.social
@rfredekenter.bsky.social
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social

Merry Christmas! Well done. Your nominations are in New York
December 24, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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Tomorrow, Page 2 of issue #7 The Starbeck Orion features the work of Sarah O'Grady, text and audio @palimpsest22.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Oh! What a fabulous Christmas surprise this is. Thank you @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social .
Tomorrow, Page 2 of issue #7 The Starbeck Orion features the work of Sarah O'Grady, text and audio @palimpsest22.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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It's so wonderful to be included in this winter anthology by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social with so many fabulous poets! ❄️❄️
'the black Cossack boot of night plunges'

'windows glow with major lift
when the shammes tips flame'. 🕯️

@merrildsmith.bsky.social in the Black Bough Christmas and Winter anthology.

www.blackboughpoetry.com/christmas-wi...
December 26, 2024 at 3:35 PM
What a list;!
Our last round of Pushcart Prize nominations from Black Bough.
🎉 🎈 🥳

@annachorlton.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
@racheldeering.bsky.social
@rfredekenter.bsky.social
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social

Merry Christmas! Well done. Your nominations are in New York
December 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Festive Giveaway! RT and follow by 5pm on Friday 27th December.

I’ll pick one lucky person from all entrants on Twitter and Bluesky.

One lucky person can pick either shelf 1, 2, 3 or 4 from my Bertvent books of the year as a New Year treat!

UK only.
December 24, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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I am proud to announce that all books by #SidhePress have been accepted by the National Poetry Library! Congrats to
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social @nikkidudleywriter.bsky.social
@alisonphipps.bsky.social @khawlabadwan.bsky.social
and all contributors who trusted me with their work, a big shout out
December 19, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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Chuffed to have a poem of mine in here.
🔔 It's here! The Christmas-winter edition featuring distinguished author Matthew Hollis and other leading poetry luminaries. Be moved and inspired this Christmas and winter with our imagist anthology! In paperback & hardback 🔔

www.blackboughpoetry.com/christmas-wi...
December 5, 2024 at 8:17 AM
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Grateful to have a poem on a winter solstice festival in India in this lovely compilation by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - thanks to editor @elcurwen.bsky.social and EIC @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social - happy festivities!
🔔 It's here! The Christmas-winter edition featuring distinguished author Matthew Hollis and other leading poetry luminaries. Be moved and inspired this Christmas and winter with our imagist anthology! In paperback & hardback 🔔

www.blackboughpoetry.com/christmas-wi...
December 5, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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I'm honoured to be guest editor of this bumper gift box of astonishing poetry. 🎄✨️
🔔 It's here! The Christmas-winter edition featuring distinguished author Matthew Hollis and other leading poetry luminaries. Be moved and inspired this Christmas and winter with our imagist anthology! In paperback & hardback 🔔

www.blackboughpoetry.com/christmas-wi...
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 AM
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Congratulations everyone. Wonderful poets here to discover.
💎 PLEASE SHARE 💎

The Pushcart Prize nominations for the TopTweetTuesday project on Twitter for 2024. 🔥🔥🔥

Julian Cason
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social
@ivordaniel.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
Yvonne Marjot
@oormilaprahlad.bsky.social

Very tough to narrow down! Thank you everyone 🎉🥳🍾
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Three of our Pushcart Prize nominees for the TopTweetTuesday project (2024):

Julian Cason

Sarah Connor @sarahsouthwest.bsky.social

@ivordaniel.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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So proud of my poet colleagues and their brilliant work. Congratulations and much admiration:

Julian Cason
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social
@ivordaniel.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
Yvonne Marjot
@oormilaprahlad.bsky.social
💎 PLEASE SHARE 💎

The Pushcart Prize nominations for the TopTweetTuesday project on Twitter for 2024. 🔥🔥🔥

Julian Cason
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social
@ivordaniel.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
Yvonne Marjot
@oormilaprahlad.bsky.social

Very tough to narrow down! Thank you everyone 🎉🥳🍾
December 3, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Very honoured. What a poetry week I'm having! Thank you @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and congratulations to everyone on this list!
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The Pushcart Prize nominations for the TopTweetTuesday project on Twitter for 2024. 🔥🔥🔥

Julian Cason
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social
@ivordaniel.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
Yvonne Marjot
@oormilaprahlad.bsky.social

Very tough to narrow down! Thank you everyone 🎉🥳🍾
December 2, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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& spoilers!

but what I keep returning to with this poem? The single word distillations in it are all key elements of other poems in this collection. It's one of the most masterful keystone pieces I've ever encountered, & @sarahsouthwest.bsky.social is flame
November 29, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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Our books 2024, a🧵: we started off with `To Light The Trails – Poems By Women In A Violent World" My fabulous co-editors were Mo Schoenfeld @suefinch.bsky.social Giovanna MacKenna @sarahsouthwest.bsky.social Róisín Ní Neachtain. In the first few months, all proceeds from this book went to UNRWA,
November 30, 2024 at 8:57 AM
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Book no. 2 was the second book by Sarah Connor @sarahsouthwest.bsky.social with Sídhe Press, `Always Fire`. This book was co-edited by Sarah herself and by
@suefinch.bsky.social. @merrildsmith.bsky.social wrote the blurb & Róisín gifted us her beautiful artwork for the cover. The proceeds
November 30, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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Happy weekend all.

Don't forget to watch out for the start of #LentoAdvent on Sunday as it is shockingly 1 December!
November 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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UNESCO is launching this fierce lantern of witness-made-poetry next week, with tiny press/enormous heart @sidhepress.bsky.social

Please come, spread the word, and #KeepTellingOfGaza
Thurs 5 Dec: 4pm GMT / 11am EST

(5am NZT, but yes, I'll see you there)

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Thanks for recommending The Ghost Lake in your Christmas gift guide, @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social ! 📕🎁

uk.bookshop.org/lists/gift-g...
Gift Guide to... Natural History 2024
Check out this list on Bookshop.org
uk.bookshop.org
November 29, 2024 at 10:31 AM