Dean Norton
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somewhere between cold coffee
and used twist ties
is a paper life
in an automatic heart
and used twist ties
is a paper life
in an automatic heart
So appreciate that reading, C. 🙏
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
So appreciate that reading, C. 🙏
Gorgeous, Victoria. The last two stanzas transported me. And you employ enjambment deftly to serve the emotional pace. 👏
January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Gorgeous, Victoria. The last two stanzas transported me. And you employ enjambment deftly to serve the emotional pace. 👏
"all your best intentions, unsaid,
living / as some kind of receipt / but meaning doesn't settle /
it doesn't." Stace, this is such a razor. It's so recognizable but somehow completely new. Reading it exploded brain cells. As ever, you have a way of piercing through when writing about relationships
living / as some kind of receipt / but meaning doesn't settle /
it doesn't." Stace, this is such a razor. It's so recognizable but somehow completely new. Reading it exploded brain cells. As ever, you have a way of piercing through when writing about relationships
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"all your best intentions, unsaid,
living / as some kind of receipt / but meaning doesn't settle /
it doesn't." Stace, this is such a razor. It's so recognizable but somehow completely new. Reading it exploded brain cells. As ever, you have a way of piercing through when writing about relationships
living / as some kind of receipt / but meaning doesn't settle /
it doesn't." Stace, this is such a razor. It's so recognizable but somehow completely new. Reading it exploded brain cells. As ever, you have a way of piercing through when writing about relationships
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Thank you for the reposts friends!🙏
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January 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Thank you for the reposts friends!🙏
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Dawn, I am in love with this. I can't pick out any one line because it coherence is complete. Night made real. Magic. ✨✨
January 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Dawn, I am in love with this. I can't pick out any one line because it coherence is complete. Night made real. Magic. ✨✨
Carolyn, that final stanza is such a distillation of this grim place we find ourselves in. It lands like a gut kick and we're all feeling it viscerally.
January 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Carolyn, that final stanza is such a distillation of this grim place we find ourselves in. It lands like a gut kick and we're all feeling it viscerally.
C, "the #symphony of a parliament of dusk & chirps & tweets" is one of those lines we all look for and it is gorgeous. I've read, and re-read and keep finding more. And you do that with such economy. Bravo!✨
January 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
C, "the #symphony of a parliament of dusk & chirps & tweets" is one of those lines we all look for and it is gorgeous. I've read, and re-read and keep finding more. And you do that with such economy. Bravo!✨
Another banger with no pulled punches. At all. And the line you pick from the "presser" in the title is unexpected and tortured which does SO much to add heat and fury to the arc. It reads pent-up and ready to blow. I hope was a bit of a bleeder valve. Fantastic, John.👏
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Another banger with no pulled punches. At all. And the line you pick from the "presser" in the title is unexpected and tortured which does SO much to add heat and fury to the arc. It reads pent-up and ready to blow. I hope was a bit of a bleeder valve. Fantastic, John.👏
Karen, such a great through-line of electricity, in words and the vibe and the pivot at the end was beautiful.⚡⚡
January 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Karen, such a great through-line of electricity, in words and the vibe and the pivot at the end was beautiful.⚡⚡
Talk about crackle! You really grab that electric moment, Philippa! The "slicked tongue-magnet skin" image is 🔥.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Talk about crackle! You really grab that electric moment, Philippa! The "slicked tongue-magnet skin" image is 🔥.
#PoemsAbout #static has me mindful of white noise in relationships
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January 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#PoemsAbout #static has me mindful of white noise in relationships
Thank you to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poems #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
Thank you to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poems #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
Thanks, Paul. Much appreciated!🙏🏻
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thanks, Paul. Much appreciated!🙏🏻
Merril - Love how you create that fulcrum in the poem with "yet did—", and the final stanza a beautiful call to action.❤️👏✨
December 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Merril - Love how you create that fulcrum in the poem with "yet did—", and the final stanza a beautiful call to action.❤️👏✨
A great slash at how morality doesn't get any more personal than your body (or that of someone you love). Easy enough for abstraction and avoidance to look past bodily autonomy issues until you can't control it yourself. 👏👏👏
December 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A great slash at how morality doesn't get any more personal than your body (or that of someone you love). Easy enough for abstraction and avoidance to look past bodily autonomy issues until you can't control it yourself. 👏👏👏
Reposted by Dean Norton
Combining
#FromOneLine : Prompt 397 “We should have stopped”
with:
#PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave
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#Oulens #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poetry
Thanks for Stopping by! 🙏🫶🙏
#FromOneLine : Prompt 397 “We should have stopped”
with:
#PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#Oulens #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poetry
Thanks for Stopping by! 🙏🫶🙏
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Combining
#FromOneLine : Prompt 397 “We should have stopped”
with:
#PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#Oulens #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poetry
Thanks for Stopping by! 🙏🫶🙏
#FromOneLine : Prompt 397 “We should have stopped”
with:
#PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#Oulens #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity #poetry
Thanks for Stopping by! 🙏🫶🙏
I am floored by this idea of the period and its becoming. This poem is open to so many readings—that is its brilliance. So well done!👏✨
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I am floored by this idea of the period and its becoming. This poem is open to so many readings—that is its brilliance. So well done!👏✨
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December 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
@osteoconnor.bsky.social @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social @merrildsmith.bsky.social @davgar51.bsky.social @janpsolivagant.bsky.social Thank you so much for the repost!
Reposted by Dean Norton
#PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave
A poem inspired by Toyin Agbetu
I discovered this while watching a documentary about the British Royal family, on the BBC this week.
it's more in praise of what he did rather than what he shouldn't have.
A poem inspired by Toyin Agbetu
I discovered this while watching a documentary about the British Royal family, on the BBC this week.
it's more in praise of what he did rather than what he shouldn't have.
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#PoemsAbout #YouShouldntHave
A poem inspired by Toyin Agbetu
I discovered this while watching a documentary about the British Royal family, on the BBC this week.
it's more in praise of what he did rather than what he shouldn't have.
A poem inspired by Toyin Agbetu
I discovered this while watching a documentary about the British Royal family, on the BBC this week.
it's more in praise of what he did rather than what he shouldn't have.
I found a long-form video on Facebook. I was not familiar with Mr. Agbetu or this moment. Remarkable. Thank you for using poetry to lift this up.👏
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I found a long-form video on Facebook. I was not familiar with Mr. Agbetu or this moment. Remarkable. Thank you for using poetry to lift this up.👏
Very clever turn, Dale. It feels like it needs to be read aloud! 👏👏
December 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Very clever turn, Dale. It feels like it needs to be read aloud! 👏👏
So kind, C. Thank you so much. 🙏
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
So kind, C. Thank you so much. 🙏
Much appreciated, Stace! Thanks for spending a moment with it. 🙏
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Much appreciated, Stace! Thanks for spending a moment with it. 🙏
Proof/cuts gives the title tremendous heft. It reverberates with resignation and resentment. 👏👏✨✨
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Proof/cuts gives the title tremendous heft. It reverberates with resignation and resentment. 👏👏✨✨
Preach. Thanks as ever!🙏🏻
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Preach. Thanks as ever!🙏🏻
Thank you for that reading!🙏🏻
December 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Thank you for that reading!🙏🏻