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Valentine's Day: A Look Back

February 16, 2026 at 10:54 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Valentine’s Day was yesterday.

The emotions are not.

S P Clark revisits poems of jealousy, hidden love and desire.

One final Valentine’s share:
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Over the years S P Clark has written poems around the theme of love, some of them to actually celebrate the day. Two of his collections (The Journey to Love, and Two Men, One Love) truly pay homage t...

Valentine's Day: A Look Back

February 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

This Valentine’s Day:

Valentine’s Day
The Hidden Valentine
Exquisitely Nurtured
Love

Four poems. Two collections. One theme.

S P Clark revisits love in all its forms, bitter, hidden, ecstatic and consuming.
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/valenti...
#Poetry #LovePoems #ValentinesDay

Over the years S P Clark has written poems around the theme of love, some of them to actually celebrate the day. Two of his collections (The Journey to Love, and Two Men, One Love) truly pay homage t...

Valentine's Day: A Look Back

February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Valentine’s Day without the clichés.

Loneliness. Hidden love. Desire. Devotion.

S P Clark revisits five bold poems that tell the truth about love.

Raw and unfiltered.
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/valenti...

Over the years S P Clark has written poems around the theme of love, some of them to actually celebrate the day. Two of his collections (The Journey to Love, and Two Men, One Love) truly pay homage t...

Friday 13th: 4 Stories from Sixty

February 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Friday 13th felt like the right day to share something dark.

Four very short stories from Sixty.
Sixty words each.
Unsettling, twisted and designed to linger.
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/friday-13th-4-stories-from-sixty

To mark the day that holds superstitious beliefs for many (Friday 13th) S P Clark is sharing four stories from his book Sixty, which is a collection of sixty short stories, each exactly sixty words lo...

February 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

LGBT History Month 🌈
Comfort is not the goal.
Silence never was neutral.

www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/celebra...

February is LGBT History Month and I thought I would celebrate this important date by looking back at 6 pieces of my poetry around this theme. I hope you enjoy the trawl through the archives. Don't ...

February 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

LGBT History Month 🌈
Queer stories are not optional.
Six poems. No silence.
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/celebra...

February is LGBT History Month and I thought I would celebrate this important date by looking back at 6 pieces of my poetry around this theme. I hope you enjoy the trawl through the archives. Don't ...

February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

LGBT History Month 🌈
Six poems. Queer identity. Love, honesty and lived experience.

I’ve shared a short look back here: www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/celebra...

February is LGBT History Month and I thought I would celebrate this important date by looking back at 6 pieces of my poetry around this theme. I hope you enjoy the trawl through the archives. Don't ...

February 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

LGBT History Month 🌈
A short look back at six poems exploring queer identity and lived experience.
Read here: www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/celebra...

February is LGBT History Month and I thought I would celebrate this important date by looking back at 6 pieces of my poetry around this theme. I hope you enjoy the trawl through the archives. Don't ...

A Clearer Way In: Website Updates

February 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Read more about the website changes here!
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/a-clear...

Over time, writing accumulates not just as individual books, but as a conversation that unfolds across years, forms and lived experience. As that conversation grows, it becomes important to offer read...

Home | Simon P. Clark | Writer

February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

I've spent time refining my website, including the addition of a new FAQs page. The Bio page has also been refreshed. You’re warmly invited to take a look.

www.SimonClarkWriter.com

This is the website for the poet, author and playwright Simon P. Clark.

www.SimonClarkWriter.com

February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Trauma. Love. Grief. Desire. Silence.

Ten books grew out of these words.
This article explains why.
👇
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/ten-boo...

Ten Books, One Voice, and a Lot of Truth: The Work of S P Clark

I never set out to write ‘a body of work’.I wrote because there were things sitting inside me that would not stay quiet any longer – things that did not fit neatly into conversation, small talk, or po...

Ten Books, One Voice, and a Lot of Truth: The Work of S P Clark

February 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Not a book list.
Not a promo post.

An honest piece about trauma, love, grief and the writing that came out of it.
Read here 👇
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/ten-boo...

I never set out to write ‘a body of work’.I wrote because there were things sitting inside me that would not stay quiet any longer – things that did not fit neatly into conversation, small talk, or po...

Ten Books, One Voice, and a Lot of Truth: The Work of S P Clark

February 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

I never set out to write a “body of work”.
These ten books came from telling the truth when silence stopped being an option.

Poetry, short fiction and a play — about trauma, love, grief, identity and survival.

Read the article 👇
www.simonclarkwriter.com/post/ten-boo...

I never set out to write ‘a body of work’.I wrote because there were things sitting inside me that would not stay quiet any longer – things that did not fit neatly into conversation, small talk, or po...

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault

February 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Before World Kindness Day closes, S P Clark would like to share a new poem written especially for today that demonstrates the need for self-care whilst still managing to help those who require it.

November 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Men are raped.
Most stay silent.

Three Years Underneath Mister R — my story in poems.
Of silence, shame, and the slow return to life.

Out now. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV7LX5ZF

#ThreeYearsUnderneathMisterR #MaleRapeAwareness #MaleSurvivors #Poetry #HealingThroughWords

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault : Clark, S P: Amazon.co.uk: Books

November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

This poem from S P Clark continues his adventures with the sky. Inspired by recent emotions and a photograph taken earlier in the week (shown below). Enjoy The Sky Through Teary Eyes.

November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

The sky has been my inspiration this past week x

November 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

After a difficult day the sky continued to inspire S P Clark. Here is a new poem titled Flamingo Sky, which came from the sky today (shown in photos) and memories of favourite artworks.

November 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Men are raped. Most stay silent.

Three Years Underneath Mister R - poems that turn silence into speech and shame into survival.

Out now at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV7LX5ZF

#ThreeYearsUnderneathMisterR #MaleRapeAwareness #MaleSurvivors #Poetry #HealingThroughWords

Amazon.co.uk

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault : Clark, S P: Amazon.co.uk: Books

November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Men get raped.
Most never speak.

Three Years Underneath Mister R - poems about the silence after, and the fight to live anyway.

Out now. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV7LX5ZF

#ThreeYearsUnderneathMisterR #MaleRapeAwareness #MaleSurvivors #Poetry #SurvivorPoetry #HealingThroughWords

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault

November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Nice to receive an email from a reader of my recent release.

November 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

The mind flickers; light, dark, light again. Three Years Underneath Mister R is the story of a man who refused to let the darkness win.

“He tried to break me… I won’t let him. Or at least, I’ll try.”

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#ThreeYearsUnderneathMisterR #MaleSurvivors #Poetry

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault : Clark, S P: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault

October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

Not all ghosts wear faces. Some live in silence. Three Years Underneath Mister R is a book of poems about memory, body, and the long road home. From pain, to voice, to light.

Out now from www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV7LX5ZF

#ThreeYearsUnderneathMisterR #Poetry #SurvivorPoetry #HealingThroughWords

Three Years Underneath Mister R.: A Poetry Collection Detailing Three Years of One Man's Journey with Sexual Assault : Clark, S P: Amazon.co.uk: Books

October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM

S P Clark

@spclarkwriter.bsky.social

It began in silence. It ends in survival. Three Years Underneath Mister R: male trauma, shame, & the return to light. Every word is a breath, every line a refusal to disappear.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV7LX5ZF

#ThreeYearsUnderneathMisterR #MaleSurvivors #Poetry #HealingThroughWords #SurvivorPoetry

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