David Hanlon
@vespertine4.bsky.social
Cardiff poet. Best of the Net nominee. Author of two poetry collections - 'Spectrum of Flight' published in 2020 & 'Dawn's Incision' in 2024. Co-Poetry Editor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
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David Hanlon
@vespertine4.bsky.social
· Feb 20
"Copies of this contemplative, lyrical queer masterpiece of precise poetics, exploring love, loneliness, desire, eco-poetics, interiority, space, abjection, renewal and object silence, are now available from Ice Floe Press." @icefloepress.bsky.social
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David Hanlon – Dawn’s Incision Poems
NOW AVAILABLE FROM OUR PRESS BOOKSHOP!A COMPLEX 1ST FULL-LENGTH COLLECTION David Hanlon’s Dawn’s Incision Notes on Dawn’s Incision David’s book involves a deep journey into the se…
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My latest poetry collection, Dawn's Incision, from @icefloepress.bsky.social - available here👇
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Write the line they didn’t teach you. The one you weren’t meant to survive.
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Write the line they didn’t teach you. The one you weren’t meant to survive.
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
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Family, care, and reckoning: Colleen S. Harris’ “My Mother Asks Why I Never Relax,” Anne Bailey’s “The Glory of the Act,” Lara Frankena’s “Dinner, with Teen.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Family, care, and reckoning: Colleen S. Harris’ “My Mother Asks Why I Never Relax,” Anne Bailey’s “The Glory of the Act,” Lara Frankena’s “Dinner, with Teen.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
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Last week hit hard. This week: #PoemsAbout #DogTags. Name, number, silence, war. Identity reduced to metal and chain. Begins Friday—don’t post early. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. For detailed prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Last week hit hard. This week: #PoemsAbout #DogTags. Name, number, silence, war. Identity reduced to metal and chain. Begins Friday—don’t post early. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. For detailed prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
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The amazing @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social's #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is a devastatingly beautiful study of womanhood — of inheritance, grief, and transformation.
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The amazing @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social's #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is a devastatingly beautiful study of womanhood — of inheritance, grief, and transformation.
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
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Proof copy is here, and she’s lovely, so let this be a little reminder that MORE FLOWERS is out with @triohousepress.org in less than 3 months! You can pre-order at the link in the replies or wherever books are sold!
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Proof copy is here, and she’s lovely, so let this be a little reminder that MORE FLOWERS is out with @triohousepress.org in less than 3 months! You can pre-order at the link in the replies or wherever books are sold!
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
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I can’t believe it—my first flash fiction publication is out in the world! 🤩 Big thanks to Toil & Trouble Magazine for giving it a home!
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FREAKY FLASH FRIDAY: The Occupant by David Hanlon
The bead chain rattles sharply as Marcia tugs it, raising the slatted blind in Oliver’s bedroom. Sunlight spills across the cartoon wallpaper. Normally, he grumbles, pulls the covers, mumbling softly....
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November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I can’t believe it—my first flash fiction publication is out in the world! 🤩 Big thanks to Toil & Trouble Magazine for giving it a home!
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com/magazine/pos...
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com/magazine/pos...
I can’t believe it—my first flash fiction publication is out in the world! 🤩 Big thanks to Toil & Trouble Magazine for giving it a home!
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com/magazine/pos...
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com/magazine/pos...
FREAKY FLASH FRIDAY: The Occupant by David Hanlon
The bead chain rattles sharply as Marcia tugs it, raising the slatted blind in Oliver’s bedroom. Sunlight spills across the cartoon wallpaper. Normally, he grumbles, pulls the covers, mumbling softly....
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I can’t believe it—my first flash fiction publication is out in the world! 🤩 Big thanks to Toil & Trouble Magazine for giving it a home!
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com/magazine/pos...
toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com/magazine/pos...
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Myth and modernity: Antonia Kearton’s “Ariadne offers Theseus a Ball of Thread,” Bill Anderson-Samways’ “Tiresias,” Lila Zokni’s “How to Live it Up Stateless, Waif & Stray.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Myth and modernity: Antonia Kearton’s “Ariadne offers Theseus a Ball of Thread,” Bill Anderson-Samways’ “Tiresias,” Lila Zokni’s “How to Live it Up Stateless, Waif & Stray.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
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Thinking ahead? This fits in a stocking, hits harder than most hardbacks, and costs less than a round.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thinking ahead? This fits in a stocking, hits harder than most hardbacks, and costs less than a round.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
Excited to see my poem published today at @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Huge thanks to the editors! 🤖
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Excited to see my poem published today at @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Huge thanks to the editors! 🤖
Grateful to @inksweatandtears.co.uk for publishing a new poem of mine. You can read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40945-2/
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Grateful to @inksweatandtears.co.uk for publishing a new poem of mine. You can read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40945-2/
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Work, class, and memory: Ben Bruges’ “A Goring of Butchers,” Michelle Diaz’s “Your Sister is Semi-Detached,” Jacob Mckibbin’s “In My Community.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Work, class, and memory: Ben Bruges’ “A Goring of Butchers,” Michelle Diaz’s “Your Sister is Semi-Detached,” Jacob Mckibbin’s “In My Community.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.
I’ve started reading @susanlleary.bsky.social's Dressing the Bear, and it’s nothing short of miraculous.
“Have we not all been crushed
by what shelters us?
By a sun hauled from the sky
& collapsed into rubies, my brother
carrying the wreck of it
in his hands.”
“Have we not all been crushed
by what shelters us?
By a sun hauled from the sky
& collapsed into rubies, my brother
carrying the wreck of it
in his hands.”
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I’ve started reading @susanlleary.bsky.social's Dressing the Bear, and it’s nothing short of miraculous.
“Have we not all been crushed
by what shelters us?
By a sun hauled from the sky
& collapsed into rubies, my brother
carrying the wreck of it
in his hands.”
“Have we not all been crushed
by what shelters us?
By a sun hauled from the sky
& collapsed into rubies, my brother
carrying the wreck of it
in his hands.”
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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
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40945-2/
#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #FeaturedPoem
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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
Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40945-2/
#InkSweatandTears #Poetry #FeaturedPoem
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November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Craft and edge: Henry Bladon’s “The Rubies and Pearls of a Lovesick Eye” and “DTs,” Jessica Boatright’s “Leptocephalus crossed the placental barrier,” Jo Colley’s “Almost Vendage.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Craft and edge: Henry Bladon’s “The Rubies and Pearls of a Lovesick Eye” and “DTs,” Jessica Boatright’s “Leptocephalus crossed the placental barrier,” Jo Colley’s “Almost Vendage.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
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This week isn’t about escape. It’s about what stays shut.
Secrets with a latch. Regret with a bolt.
Write the room you can’t re-enter. The letter never sent.
Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Share from Friday.
Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
Secrets with a latch. Regret with a bolt.
Write the room you can’t re-enter. The letter never sent.
Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Share from Friday.
Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This week isn’t about escape. It’s about what stays shut.
Secrets with a latch. Regret with a bolt.
Write the room you can’t re-enter. The letter never sent.
Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Share from Friday.
Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
Secrets with a latch. Regret with a bolt.
Write the room you can’t re-enter. The letter never sent.
Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Share from Friday.
Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
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Eco-poetics and wonder: Jill McCabe Johnson’s “Scientists Confirm the Origin of Water,” Heather Wastie’s “Where the mushrooms grow,” Stuart Pickford’s “The Bees.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Eco-poetics and wonder: Jill McCabe Johnson’s “Scientists Confirm the Origin of Water,” Heather Wastie’s “Where the mushrooms grow,” Stuart Pickford’s “The Bees.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.
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Every order so far—thank you. This book’s finding its people. Want to help? A quick review on Goodreads or Amazon makes a real difference.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Every order so far—thank you. This book’s finding its people. Want to help? A quick review on Goodreads or Amazon makes a real difference.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
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My latest article with @thebrokenspine.co.uk explores my twelve favourite albums. I’d love to know yours.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
Twelve Albums That Shaped Me: David Hanlon’s Sonic Compass - The Broken Spine
Below is a list of my twelve favourite studio albums, each accompanied by an overview of why I chose it. Over the past few years, I’ve dedicated a great deal
thebrokenspine.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My latest article with @thebrokenspine.co.uk explores my twelve favourite albums. I’d love to know yours.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
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This may very well be the first copy of Trilogy to land on someone’s doormat! And doesn’t he look happy about it! Be more this guy, and grab yours too 🕸️ amzn.eu/d/2m2G5MQ
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This may very well be the first copy of Trilogy to land on someone’s doormat! And doesn’t he look happy about it! Be more this guy, and grab yours too 🕸️ amzn.eu/d/2m2G5MQ
My latest article with @thebrokenspine.co.uk explores my twelve favourite albums. I’d love to know yours.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
Twelve Albums That Shaped Me: David Hanlon’s Sonic Compass - The Broken Spine
Below is a list of my twelve favourite studio albums, each accompanied by an overview of why I chose it. Over the past few years, I’ve dedicated a great deal
thebrokenspine.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My latest article with @thebrokenspine.co.uk explores my twelve favourite albums. I’d love to know yours.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...
Over the moon to have three poems accepted by @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social! Heartfelt thanks to the editors for choosing my work!
❤️💛🖤
❤️💛🖤
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Over the moon to have three poems accepted by @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social! Heartfelt thanks to the editors for choosing my work!
❤️💛🖤
❤️💛🖤
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From political bite to intimate elegy: Michael Conley’s “The Tremendous Legislator…” and “Honeymoon Moon Cruise,” plus Patrick Wright’s “Listening to the Black Box” and “April, 2003.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
From political bite to intimate elegy: Michael Conley’s “The Tremendous Legislator…” and “Honeymoon Moon Cruise,” plus Patrick Wright’s “Listening to the Black Box” and “April, 2003.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.