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Dave Kurley
@badvibrations62.bsky.social
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
#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
I've opted for brevity for this week's #PoemsAbout prompt, #ImperfectMe - thanks, as ever, to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for hosting! @thebrokenspine.co.uk

I'll be reading/reposting/replying later

#poems #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
October 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
It would have been my Mom's birthday today. Two years she's been gone. I wrote this for her funeral.

#poem #elegy #stillgrieving
October 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Poem 209: Dollface. My contribution to #mannequin - this week’s #PoemsAbout prompt from the always amazing @alanparrywriter.co.uk! @thebrokenspine.co.uk

I’ll do some reading, replying and reposting later.
October 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Here's my contribution to @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social's inaugural #PoetryTheme: #AMPHIBIAN - great prompt!
September 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Poem 207: Her Time. For my mom, whose chatty son often ruined her concentration - and my wife, The Lovely Ali, who relates to silence in the same way I relate to music, #PoemsAbout #silentplanets thanks, as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
For #PromptCombo #history and with thanks to Paul for hosting this week - this is a rewrite and edit of a poem I wrote in March 2023.
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Poem 205: He Was a Reclusive Sort - a rewrite and edit of a poem I wrote a couple of years ago, presented here for #PoemsAbout #Candlelight, a marvellous prompt from @alanparrywriter.co.uk at @thebrokenspine.co.uk
I'll be reposting and commenting later.
#poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetry
September 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Poem 204: Meantime. My contribution to this week’s #promptcombo #ClocksTicking - a cracking prompt from @dragonslayerma.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Poem 203: Perfume Counter Ladies. A rewrite & edit of a piece I wrote in 2023, presented for this week's #PoemsAbout prompt, #Facades.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Don't forget to repost!

#poems #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky

I'll be reading and commenting later.
September 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Poem 202: Fleeting Feathers. A re-write and edit of something I wrote a few years ago, presented here for @hool415.bsky.social's #promptcombo for this week #winged #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky #poem #poetry
September 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Poem 201: There’s No Riot Going On. Being my somewhat skewiff contribution to this week’s #poemsabout #riots
Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and to al the poets taking part.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk

Reading, reposting and commenting later.

#poems #poets #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryofbluesky
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Mornin! Here's my contribution to this week's #poemsabout prompt, #chandelier - thanks, as always, to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for continuing to keep this community vital! @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#poem #poetry #poets #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
August 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Poem 199: Hunter’s Moon.

Thank you for the prompt, @victoriaspires.bsky.social - this was inspired by hearing the hunter’s shots ringing out in the forest next door, now that August is here.
#PromptCombo #Woods #poem #poetry
#poetryCommunity
August 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Poem 198: Chase. Being one of the prompts for Friday’s #steppingstonescribblers writing workshop.

#poem #poetry #cats #catpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
August 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Poem 197: Boots Full of Blood. Never imagined I'd live to write a war poem. My offering for this week's #PoemsAbout #Ceasefire.
This is a great community, @alanparrywriter.co.uk - I love being a part of it. @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#poetry #warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryofBlueSky
August 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Poem 196: Project #BlackSky. My contribution to this week’s #PoemsAbout. Thanks as ever to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for fostering this community. @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A rewrite of something I wrote a few years ago - seemed appropriate for today's #PoemsAbout #starcrossed. Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for creating and maintaining this community! @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#poetry #poem #freeverse #freelove #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
August 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Poem 194: Marvellous Party. Late entry for #poemsabout #glamour, I know, but I've been labouring under a terrific migraine for the last couple of days.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
July 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Just listened to Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast, this week highlighting RS Thomas. Love this poem. I’d heard of him, but never read before. Debate time: are you the romantic or the crafter?

(Poem screenshot from cymru2008.com)

#debate #poet #rsthomas #romantic #crafter #poetry #poetrycommunity
July 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
July 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Poem 192: Another Unasked-for Adventure.

#poems #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
July 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Inside. Poem 191.
I thoroughly recommend @alanparrywriter.co.uk's #cuttothebone poetry editing workshop. It really made me think about how editing is not just about cutting stuff down. This is what I came up with, after all the exercises. Thank you very much, Alan!
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July 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
July 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Another piece for #summer - appropriate as it's 39 degrees C here in Salamanca today 🥵

#poem #poetry #poets #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky @victoriaspires.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM