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Dave Kurley
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Poet, writer, photographer. All my own work. All my own photos. All my own teeth, too. No DMs, please - unless I know you personally.

First book of poems: ‘Irritating the Silver Lining’ - available to order online.

Visit my website: www.davekurley.net
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Received my copy of Rites & Trials today. I have two poems in here: Fourth and Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting - they are alongside some brilliant work by excellent poets - thank you to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for picking my stuff to go with them!

#poems #poetry #anthology #thebrokenspine
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#PoemsAbout #Imps A true story...
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Almost every week I think this prompt isn't for me. Then something appears. For #PoemsAbout #Imps @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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For #PoemsAbout #Imps here’s my quick take on the prompt. I wanted something fun for the festive season.

This is Elf & Safety

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December 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#PoemsAbout #Imps Here's a rewrite of one I wrote a couple of years ago - published in Booklet 6 of The Lockdown Legacy, and included in my wife's Curious Cabinet touring exhibition. Thanks as ever to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for consistent inspiration! @thebrokenspine.co.uk
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December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Received my copy of Rites & Trials today. I have two poems in here: Fourth and Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting - they are alongside some brilliant work by excellent poets - thank you to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for picking my stuff to go with them!

#poems #poetry #anthology #thebrokenspine
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Yuletide bloggage: in which I point you in the direction of my seasonally affected poetry, and rave about @thebrokenspine.co.uk's latest Slimline poetry anthology, Rites & Trials - and I am lucky enough to have two poems included in said volume! www.davekurley.net/blogstuff/ti...
That Time of Year… — Stuff by Dave Kurley
t’s the first of December - officially the start of the inevitable and inexorable build-up to Christmas (unless you work in a supermarket, in which case you’ve probably been stocking the shelves with ...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
More blogwork - this time about the book launch. We did it! The place was packed, the j oint was jumping, there was applause, there was laughter, there were many, many readers.
It. Was. Awesome. www.davekurley.net/blogstuff/op...
#blog #writers #openmic #booklaunch #greatnight #wordplay
The Writhing Event - in pictures — Stuff by Dave Kurley
A superb book launch on Saturday - the place was packed, the joint was jumping! Here are some of the readers...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Two new drops before month’s end. Couldn’t be more different. Couldn’t be more us.

#SootAndBoots – our first seasonal fiction set – hits in hardback & paperback. Wintry stories with dirt under their nails.

#RitesAndTrials Coming-of-age poems stitched with class, becoming, longing, & defiance.
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
More bloggage - this week, about the launch of 'Writhing: An Anthology', a collection of 40 pieces by the Wordplay Writers Club (I've got three pieces in there). If you're anywhere near Caldas da Rainha on Saturday, it would be great to see you!

#writing #writhing #Poetry #shortstories #blog
Book Launch - Writhing: An Anthology — Stuff by Dave Kurley
This Saturday (22/11/25), if you’re anywhere near Caldas da Rainha, central Portugal - why not come to a book launch at the Palco Café, Centro Cultural e Congressos?
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November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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This is the full text of #IWant — a poem from my WIP #FuckMeLikeGraffiti, which dives headfirst into the sexual self. It’s about love, lust, and the edges of intimacy. You can hear me read it over on TikTok.

#PoemsAbout #Desire #Sexuality #AltLit #SpokenWord #IndiePoet #PoetryCommunity
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Too long for me to post the text really, this is my #PoemsAbout #Desire

I read my poem, I Want, here.

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TikTok - Make Your Day
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November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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For this week's #PoemsAbout #Desire with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating.
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Good morning #poemsabout crew, here’s a poem about someone wanting something for the #desire prompt @alanparrywriter.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#PoemsAbout #Desire - back after a short break, with a short poem. Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk at @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this week's prompt.

#poems #poetry #poetrycommunity

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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Twenty featuring the poetry of Tim Ellis:
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Twenty featuring the poetry of Tim Ellis
A Feast of Word And Image
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November 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Coming in late November... The tenth volume of Sixty Odd Poets - The Last Half Dozen... and the promise of a rebirth for the #SixtyOdd Press next year. #Poetry for all!
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Nineteen featuring the poetry of Paul D. Proctor:
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Nineteen featuring the poetry of Paul D. Proctor
A Feast Of Image And Word
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November 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Eighteen featuring the poetry of Lawrence Freiesleben:
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Eighteen featuring the poetry of Lawrence Freiesleben
A Feast Of Image And Word
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November 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I've blogged again: this time to showcase five poems that were included in the erbacce Journal no.71. It's out of print now, so I thought I'd put them on my website for you: www.davekurley.net/blogstuff/bl...

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erbacce stuff — Stuff by Dave Kurley
Five poems that were published in the erbacce Journal no. 71 in 2022
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November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Seventeen featuring the poetry of C. Oulens:
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Seventeen featuring the poetry of C. Oulens
A Feast Of Words And Image
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November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Fifteen featuring the poetry of Sean Coppinger
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion, Issue 13, Day Fifteen featuring the poetry of Sean Coppinger
A Feast Of Word And Image
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November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM