Glen Wilson
@glenhswilsonpoet.bsky.social
Disciple/Husband/ Father/Poet /Lead Worshipper. Winner Seamus Heaney award for New Writing 2017 Poetry Collection #AnExperienceOnTheTongue out now
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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"The poet is like a mouse in an enormous cheese excited by how much cheese there is to eat."
-- Czeslaw Milosz.
Happy #nationalpoetryday
-- Czeslaw Milosz.
Happy #nationalpoetryday
October 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"The poet is like a mouse in an enormous cheese excited by how much cheese there is to eat."
-- Czeslaw Milosz.
Happy #nationalpoetryday
-- Czeslaw Milosz.
Happy #nationalpoetryday
Ecstatic to have won the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry @Frome_Festival , my thanks to Rosie and the committee, and judge Luke Wright for selecting my poem and congratulations to all the other prize winners!#Frome #poetry 😃
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Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry 2025 - Frome Festival
Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry 2025 - Frome Festival
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July 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ecstatic to have won the Crysse Morrison Prize for Poetry @Frome_Festival , my thanks to Rosie and the committee, and judge Luke Wright for selecting my poem and congratulations to all the other prize winners!#Frome #poetry 😃
fromefestival.co.uk/cryssepoetry...
fromefestival.co.uk/cryssepoetry...
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Excited to have a poem highly commended in the Anthology Magazine Poetry competition 😀
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Poetry Competition Winner | Anthology | Luxury lifestyle magazine and creative awards
Congratulations to Frank Lowry (England) whose winning poem will feature in a forthcoming issue of Anthology
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January 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Excited to have a poem highly commended in the Anthology Magazine Poetry competition 😀
anthology-magazine.com/poetry-winne...
anthology-magazine.com/poetry-winne...
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The Poetry Space_ with @Katie_Dozier is returning this week after a holiday hiatus, and we're going to be talking about "after" poems. I haven't written many, but here's a short one of mine after a line from James Tate (the title). Here's a quick 🧵 1/x
January 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Poetry Space_ with @Katie_Dozier is returning this week after a holiday hiatus, and we're going to be talking about "after" poems. I haven't written many, but here's a short one of mine after a line from James Tate (the title). Here's a quick 🧵 1/x
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A gentle reminder that your attention is a form of currency. Spend it wisely.
January 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A gentle reminder that your attention is a form of currency. Spend it wisely.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
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a word thief hovers
in the attic of my mind
—Joe Barca @joebarca.bsky.social
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in the attic of my mind
—Joe Barca @joebarca.bsky.social
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“The Yips” by Joe Barca
I play pickleball—a lot can’t get my serve in the inkwell is dry my poems are all shitty I fail again and again someone says
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January 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
a word thief hovers
in the attic of my mind
—Joe Barca @joebarca.bsky.social
www.rattle.com/the-yips-by-...
in the attic of my mind
—Joe Barca @joebarca.bsky.social
www.rattle.com/the-yips-by-...
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We Are Legion. We're pleased to present the Abridged 0 - 104: Legion Submission Call. Poetry and/or Art Required! See abridged.zone/abridged-0-104…… for info!
December 5, 2024 at 8:17 PM
We Are Legion. We're pleased to present the Abridged 0 - 104: Legion Submission Call. Poetry and/or Art Required! See abridged.zone/abridged-0-104…… for info!
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Here's the link to book tickets for a pre-Christmas reading at Clifton House with Emma McKervey, Lynda Tavakoli and me. We will be reading from our new collections.
Here's the link to book tickets for a pre-Christmas reading at Clifton House with Emma McKervey, Lynda Tavakoli and me. We will be reading from our new collections.
Femina Culpa's Christmas Reading
We will be reading poetry exploring the lives of 19th working class and the legal system, using a blend of aresearch, oral history and myth.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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Here's the link to book tickets for a pre-Christmas reading at Clifton House with Emma McKervey, Lynda Tavakoli and me. We will be reading from our new collections.
Here's the link to book tickets for a pre-Christmas reading at Clifton House with Emma McKervey, Lynda Tavakoli and me. We will be reading from our new collections.
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A few wintry poems from my new collection, 'Four Thousand Keys', (Doire Press), which is just over a month in the world now!
November 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM
A few wintry poems from my new collection, 'Four Thousand Keys', (Doire Press), which is just over a month in the world now!
"Finding the Words Literary Festival - Poetry Compe…" literary.freedomfromtorture.org/pageview/?pa... Excited to have won the Freedom from torture 'Finding the words' poetry competition
Finding the Words Literary Festival
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November 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM
"Finding the Words Literary Festival - Poetry Compe…" literary.freedomfromtorture.org/pageview/?pa... Excited to have won the Freedom from torture 'Finding the words' poetry competition
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Hi Lucy! 👋🏻 I'm here for the #poetry #writing #nature and #art ☺️
Here are 4 local (to me) #poetsonbluesky
@prudelaide.bsky.social
@lindamckenna.bsky.social
@glenhswilsonpoet.bsky.social
@purelypoetry.bsky.social
And a #writer of #fiction #flashfiction #plays and #sff
@byddi.bsky.social
Here are 4 local (to me) #poetsonbluesky
@prudelaide.bsky.social
@lindamckenna.bsky.social
@glenhswilsonpoet.bsky.social
@purelypoetry.bsky.social
And a #writer of #fiction #flashfiction #plays and #sff
@byddi.bsky.social
Hi! Are you here for the #poetry?
I'm asking people to share 5 accounts.
Five #poets you 💙.
Include #PoetsOnBluesky.
Repost & follow others' 5 poets.
My 5 for today:
@janeburn.bsky.social
@ninaparmenter.bsky.social
@toddedillard.bsky.social
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
@vicpickup.bsky.social
I'm asking people to share 5 accounts.
Five #poets you 💙.
Include #PoetsOnBluesky.
Repost & follow others' 5 poets.
My 5 for today:
@janeburn.bsky.social
@ninaparmenter.bsky.social
@toddedillard.bsky.social
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
@vicpickup.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Hi Lucy! 👋🏻 I'm here for the #poetry #writing #nature and #art ☺️
Here are 4 local (to me) #poetsonbluesky
@prudelaide.bsky.social
@lindamckenna.bsky.social
@glenhswilsonpoet.bsky.social
@purelypoetry.bsky.social
And a #writer of #fiction #flashfiction #plays and #sff
@byddi.bsky.social
Here are 4 local (to me) #poetsonbluesky
@prudelaide.bsky.social
@lindamckenna.bsky.social
@glenhswilsonpoet.bsky.social
@purelypoetry.bsky.social
And a #writer of #fiction #flashfiction #plays and #sff
@byddi.bsky.social
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Just gonna put this out here. My poetry chapbook comes out in a week from Alien Buddha Press so if anyone is interested in doing a review or something hmu. A central theme is growing up in an under-considered part of the care system
November 13, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Just gonna put this out here. My poetry chapbook comes out in a week from Alien Buddha Press so if anyone is interested in doing a review or something hmu. A central theme is growing up in an under-considered part of the care system
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Belfast's long-running open mic night Purely Poetry is back for another session at Crescent Arts Centre this Friday night! Tickets available via the Crescent box office, or purchase on the night.
crescentarts.org/events/purel...
#openmic #poetry #belfast #theowlcommandsyou #literature #spokenword
crescentarts.org/events/purel...
#openmic #poetry #belfast #theowlcommandsyou #literature #spokenword
November 12, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Belfast's long-running open mic night Purely Poetry is back for another session at Crescent Arts Centre this Friday night! Tickets available via the Crescent box office, or purchase on the night.
crescentarts.org/events/purel...
#openmic #poetry #belfast #theowlcommandsyou #literature #spokenword
crescentarts.org/events/purel...
#openmic #poetry #belfast #theowlcommandsyou #literature #spokenword
Setting up here, was missing the other poets and poetry!
November 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Setting up here, was missing the other poets and poetry!
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POEM ALONE is open to submissions. Our method is simple: one poet, one poem. 170+ poems published this year already!
poemalone.blogspot.com
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POEM ALONE
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November 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
POEM ALONE is open to submissions. Our method is simple: one poet, one poem. 170+ poems published this year already!
poemalone.blogspot.com
poemalone.blogspot.com