Janice
@janicedempsey.bsky.social
British writer, artist, publisher (VOLE/Dempsey & Windle). No longer inviting individual ms submissions but offering publication in anthologies based on poetry competitions and a biennial pamphlet competition. Europhile avoiding politics with difficulty.
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Pamphlet competition + single poem competition - read more here dempseyandwindle.substack.com/p/two-compet...
Two competitions - open now
If you write poetry, this note may interest you.
dempseyandwindle.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Pamphlet competition + single poem competition - read more here dempseyandwindle.substack.com/p/two-compet...
Wendy Pratt writes this — I respond with reconition and wish I had more sponges .... Acts of Love: Next Year I'm Taking January Off open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...
Acts of Love: Next Year I'm Taking January Off
Notes from the brink of burnout
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January 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Wendy Pratt writes this — I respond with reconition and wish I had more sponges .... Acts of Love: Next Year I'm Taking January Off open.substack.com/pub/wendypra...
Let the stones fly yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/poet...
Let the stones fly
Who among us hasn’t accidentally thrown up a Nazi salute on camera? Cast your stones wisely!
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Let the stones fly yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/poet...
Pamphlet competition + single poem competition - read more here dempseyandwindle.substack.com/p/two-compet...
Two competitions - open now
If you write poetry, this note may interest you.
dempseyandwindle.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Pamphlet competition + single poem competition - read more here dempseyandwindle.substack.com/p/two-compet...
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Happy new year everyone! Here is a wonderful Ruth Stone poem which somehow feels like the right thing x
January 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy new year everyone! Here is a wonderful Ruth Stone poem which somehow feels like the right thing x
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a Prague evening
two skies in one
a tree prepares the clouds
two skies in one
a tree prepares the clouds
January 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
a Prague evening
two skies in one
a tree prepares the clouds
two skies in one
a tree prepares the clouds
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the Mad Hatter and I
agree to meet in Central Park
I told him why
a raven
was like
a writing desk
'Your hair wants cutting,′ said the Hatter
trying to change the subject
so I knew I had gotten it right
"Tell Alice I was
asking for her!" I smirked
I headed for Times Square
January 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
the Mad Hatter and I
agree to meet in Central Park
I told him why
a raven
was like
a writing desk
'Your hair wants cutting,′ said the Hatter
trying to change the subject
so I knew I had gotten it right
"Tell Alice I was
asking for her!" I smirked
I headed for Times Square
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The doorway of the Reader’s House at Ludlow in Shropshire. The building dates to the early C17th and was used as the residence of the ‘Bible Reader’ who served at the nearby Parish Church of St. Laurence. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Medieval #Ludlow
January 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The doorway of the Reader’s House at Ludlow in Shropshire. The building dates to the early C17th and was used as the residence of the ‘Bible Reader’ who served at the nearby Parish Church of St. Laurence. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #Medieval #Ludlow
NEW YEAR WISHES for 2025
Everything passes, however alarming.
Viewing the war-zones, quoting the politics,
End may be nigh, but here's hoping we get to '26.
(from 'Acrostic New Year Wishes 2025)
Everything passes, however alarming.
Viewing the war-zones, quoting the politics,
End may be nigh, but here's hoping we get to '26.
(from 'Acrostic New Year Wishes 2025)
December 26, 2024 at 11:42 AM
NEW YEAR WISHES for 2025
Everything passes, however alarming.
Viewing the war-zones, quoting the politics,
End may be nigh, but here's hoping we get to '26.
(from 'Acrostic New Year Wishes 2025)
Everything passes, however alarming.
Viewing the war-zones, quoting the politics,
End may be nigh, but here's hoping we get to '26.
(from 'Acrostic New Year Wishes 2025)
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Here are some nice mushrooms
December 10, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
New poem on Substack substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 11, 2024 at 12:42 PM
New poem on Substack substack.com/home/post/p-...
Our VOLE weekly newsletter - two slips of the typing finger this week but here's the final version for St Andrew's Day Scottish bank holiday — mailchi.mp/93f4cc1d7e44...
December 2, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Our VOLE weekly newsletter - two slips of the typing finger this week but here's the final version for St Andrew's Day Scottish bank holiday — mailchi.mp/93f4cc1d7e44...
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If anyone can help poet @bethany-w-pope.bsky.social please contribute to her gofundme page. She had to buy a house by auction to come back from China to UK to secure custody of her son. Fraudulent pics missold it & no time to for redress, repairs needed urgently.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-se...
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Donate to Help Me Secure Custody By Attaining A Home, organized by Bethany W Pope
I am a professional writer and a dedicated teacher. I am currently seekin… Bethany W Pope needs your support for Help Me Secure Custody By Attaining A Home
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November 29, 2024 at 12:26 PM
If anyone can help poet @bethany-w-pope.bsky.social please contribute to her gofundme page. She had to buy a house by auction to come back from China to UK to secure custody of her son. Fraudulent pics missold it & no time to for redress, repairs needed urgently.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-se...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-se...
A multi-edited poem.
November 29, 2024 at 1:01 PM
A multi-edited poem.
Experimenting with Substack — steep learning curve open.substack.com/pub/dempseya...
Approaching Totnes and another year older
How I sampled one of the delights of 'senior citizenship' - travelling by train
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November 23, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Experimenting with Substack — steep learning curve open.substack.com/pub/dempseya...
bleuje.com/animationsit... Take a look! Thanks, Matt webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-15...
2024 - bleuje : Animations
bleuje.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM
bleuje.com/animationsit... Take a look! Thanks, Matt webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-15...
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Star-filled portrait of the Pillars of Creation taken by the James Webb Space Telescope
November 23, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Star-filled portrait of the Pillars of Creation taken by the James Webb Space Telescope
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Hubble’s view of Jupiter and Europa
November 23, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Hubble’s view of Jupiter and Europa
GWR had serious timetable problems today but we loved the trip between Reading and Totnes. Took these snaps as the sun went down at Newton Abbot just before our destination.
November 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM
GWR had serious timetable problems today but we loved the trip between Reading and Totnes. Took these snaps as the sun went down at Newton Abbot just before our destination.
Returned to my first love recently — painting. Attending life-drawing and portraiture workshops for the past few months. This one is 'Matt' (oil on canvas).
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Returned to my first love recently — painting. Attending life-drawing and portraiture workshops for the past few months. This one is 'Matt' (oil on canvas).
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Ireland seen from space
November 19, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Ireland seen from space
Looking forward to a pleasure I've not enjoyed for some years: a train journey to Devon, for Clive Donovan's launch of his 3rd collection of poems, 'Movement of People', on 21st at Bogan House in Totnes. We published it last month and we're very proud of it. www.dempseyandwindle.com/clivedonovan...
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Looking forward to a pleasure I've not enjoyed for some years: a train journey to Devon, for Clive Donovan's launch of his 3rd collection of poems, 'Movement of People', on 21st at Bogan House in Totnes. We published it last month and we're very proud of it. www.dempseyandwindle.com/clivedonovan...