Melissa M Poulton (she/they)
@melissampoulton.bsky.social
A gothic witchy performer from Worcester. Speaker, Poet and Writer. For more information please contact melissampoulton@gmail.com
My #PoemsAbout #Imps is short and sweet this week. I just wrote an epic one about how I am feeling. This one had to be a bit lighthearted. The other one is filled with feminine rage.
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#poetrycommunity #poetry #poetryprompt
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#poetrycommunity #poetry #poetryprompt
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My #PoemsAbout #Imps is short and sweet this week. I just wrote an epic one about how I am feeling. This one had to be a bit lighthearted. The other one is filled with feminine rage.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poetryprompt
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poetryprompt
This week, I struggled trying to work out how I am going to achieve this week theme. This is my #PoemsAbout #NoFuture poem for this week. Thank you for another great theme.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
@thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This week, I struggled trying to work out how I am going to achieve this week theme. This is my #PoemsAbout #NoFuture poem for this week. Thank you for another great theme.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
This week's @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout theme is #Dogtags I picked the humble tattoo as the skins dog tag. Identity wrapped up on skin.
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk for another amazing theme.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk for another amazing theme.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This week's @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout theme is #Dogtags I picked the humble tattoo as the skins dog tag. Identity wrapped up on skin.
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk for another amazing theme.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk for another amazing theme.
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
This is my #PoemsAbout poem about #Desire. I had a really bad day on Tuesday. I desired alcohol to get me through the hurt. I know it works. If we met, then I wouldn't be 18 weeks alcohol free today.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #hardweek #nottoday
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #hardweek #nottoday
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is my #PoemsAbout poem about #Desire. I had a really bad day on Tuesday. I desired alcohol to get me through the hurt. I know it works. If we met, then I wouldn't be 18 weeks alcohol free today.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #hardweek #nottoday
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #hardweek #nottoday
I remember the 11th November.
Do you remember where you was?
#remembrance #11thnovember #remember #poetry #poetrycommunity
Do you remember where you was?
#remembrance #11thnovember #remember #poetry #poetrycommunity
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I remember the 11th November.
Do you remember where you was?
#remembrance #11thnovember #remember #poetry #poetrycommunity
Do you remember where you was?
#remembrance #11thnovember #remember #poetry #poetrycommunity
I want to give a back story. I wrote some flash fiction earlier this year about my vampire losing his husband on their daughter’s special day. I thought I would follow that story with this poem for #PoemsAbout #Blood
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I want to give a back story. I wrote some flash fiction earlier this year about my vampire losing his husband on their daughter’s special day. I thought I would follow that story with this poem for #PoemsAbout #Blood
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera This week edition is about the person whom I get to sleep with every night. Taken from Our Lesbian Summer collection. This is 'I now get to sleep with you.'
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October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera This week edition is about the person whom I get to sleep with every night. Taken from Our Lesbian Summer collection. This is 'I now get to sleep with you.'
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
Waiting for the train to go.
Something that I whipped up this morning on the platform. I hope that you enjoy.
#poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetry
Something that I whipped up this morning on the platform. I hope that you enjoy.
#poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetry
October 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Waiting for the train to go.
Something that I whipped up this morning on the platform. I hope that you enjoy.
#poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetry
Something that I whipped up this morning on the platform. I hope that you enjoy.
#poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetry
My award winning poem
October 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My award winning poem
So this happened this afternoon. The first ever recipient of the Benjamin Zephaniah Trophy. I entered a competition that I didn't realise I had entered and won.
Could you walk a mile in our shoes?
#awardwinning #poetry #poetrycommunity #blackhistory
Could you walk a mile in our shoes?
#awardwinning #poetry #poetrycommunity #blackhistory
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So this happened this afternoon. The first ever recipient of the Benjamin Zephaniah Trophy. I entered a competition that I didn't realise I had entered and won.
Could you walk a mile in our shoes?
#awardwinning #poetry #poetrycommunity #blackhistory
Could you walk a mile in our shoes?
#awardwinning #poetry #poetrycommunity #blackhistory
I'm putting my #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould poem out early this week. Another alcohol free week that I wouldn’t have achieved without someone special. They broke the mould when they made her.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
October 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I'm putting my #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould poem out early this week. Another alcohol free week that I wouldn’t have achieved without someone special. They broke the mould when they made her.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
Today's #PoemsAbout theme is #ImperfectMe It is quite fitting that it's on #worldmentalhealthday Today is also my 13th week without alcohol.
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
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#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
October 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today's #PoemsAbout theme is #ImperfectMe It is quite fitting that it's on #worldmentalhealthday Today is also my 13th week without alcohol.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
@thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
This week has been emotional for me, watching the disgusting scenes play out. Especially when the majority of governments are complicit in a genocide of the people of Gaza.
This week's theme #PoemsAbout theme is #Mannequin. Here is my take.
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#poetry
This week's theme #PoemsAbout theme is #Mannequin. Here is my take.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This week has been emotional for me, watching the disgusting scenes play out. Especially when the majority of governments are complicit in a genocide of the people of Gaza.
This week's theme #PoemsAbout theme is #Mannequin. Here is my take.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
This week's theme #PoemsAbout theme is #Mannequin. Here is my take.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
I performed this at a spoken word event in Worcester tonight. It was great to share 'This T is not silent' with other people.
I mentioned it to @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social the other day. As they said, it needs to be shared with the world.
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity #queer
I mentioned it to @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social the other day. As they said, it needs to be shared with the world.
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity #queer
September 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I performed this at a spoken word event in Worcester tonight. It was great to share 'This T is not silent' with other people.
I mentioned it to @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social the other day. As they said, it needs to be shared with the world.
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity #queer
I mentioned it to @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social the other day. As they said, it needs to be shared with the world.
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity #queer
So here it is. This T is not silent.
September 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
So here it is. This T is not silent.
This week's theme is #NeverAgain I wrote a poem a few months ago about my worst idea. These things are absolutely true and I will never do again.
#PoemsAbout @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#PoemsAbout @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This week's theme is #NeverAgain I wrote a poem a few months ago about my worst idea. These things are absolutely true and I will never do again.
#PoemsAbout @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#PoemsAbout @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets
#silentplanets just watch on from their viewpoint. As a cosmic witch, this was a great theme to work with.
Thank you, @alanparrywriter.co.uk for this great #PoemsAbout theme.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
Thank you, @alanparrywriter.co.uk for this great #PoemsAbout theme.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#silentplanets just watch on from their viewpoint. As a cosmic witch, this was a great theme to work with.
Thank you, @alanparrywriter.co.uk for this great #PoemsAbout theme.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
Thank you, @alanparrywriter.co.uk for this great #PoemsAbout theme.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
My #PoemsAbout #Candlelight is a complete fictional story, and nothing like this has ever happened. Honest😉
I hope that you enjoy my take on candlelight.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity
I hope that you enjoy my take on candlelight.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity
September 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My #PoemsAbout #Candlelight is a complete fictional story, and nothing like this has ever happened. Honest😉
I hope that you enjoy my take on candlelight.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity
I hope that you enjoy my take on candlelight.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#blueskypoets #poetry #poetrycommunity
Sorry, I'm late to posting @thebrokenspine.co.uk I needed to know what the word actually was. With my autism, I struggled with pronouncing it. I hope that this definitely takes you behind the curtain.
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#spokenword #PoemsAbout #Facades #poetry #poetofbluesky
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#spokenword #PoemsAbout #Facades #poetry #poetofbluesky
September 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Sorry, I'm late to posting @thebrokenspine.co.uk I needed to know what the word actually was. With my autism, I struggled with pronouncing it. I hope that this definitely takes you behind the curtain.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#spokenword #PoemsAbout #Facades #poetry #poetofbluesky
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#spokenword #PoemsAbout #Facades #poetry #poetofbluesky
This week's #PoemsAbout #Riots is brought to you by @thebrokenspine.co.uk If you enjoy the date please let the manager know @alanparrywriter.co.uk
If you didn’t then please let Melissa know how to do the date better.
If you didn’t then please let Melissa know how to do the date better.
August 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This week's #PoemsAbout #Riots is brought to you by @thebrokenspine.co.uk If you enjoy the date please let the manager know @alanparrywriter.co.uk
If you didn’t then please let Melissa know how to do the date better.
If you didn’t then please let Melissa know how to do the date better.
It's been a while since I wrote a poem for @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout poetry prompts. This week theme is about #chandeliers. Here is my poem. Hopefully, this fits the theme @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#lightmyway
#lightmyway
August 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It's been a while since I wrote a poem for @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout poetry prompts. This week theme is about #chandeliers. Here is my poem. Hopefully, this fits the theme @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#lightmyway
#lightmyway
It's always an honour to be published in a book. Yesterday's book launch was special. Surrounded by family and friends. Thank you for your continuous love and support. Thank you, The Word Association.
#wordstoliveby #booklaunch #pridemonth #pride #recovery #poetrysky
#wordstoliveby #booklaunch #pridemonth #pride #recovery #poetrysky
June 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It's always an honour to be published in a book. Yesterday's book launch was special. Surrounded by family and friends. Thank you for your continuous love and support. Thank you, The Word Association.
#wordstoliveby #booklaunch #pridemonth #pride #recovery #poetrysky
#wordstoliveby #booklaunch #pridemonth #pride #recovery #poetrysky
In January, I submitted my application for Worcestershire Poet Laureate. I sadly wasn't selected. However, one of my manifesto objectives was to create an LGBTQ+ poetry open mic.
From July, I will be launching Queer Voices. Worcester's LGBTQ+ Poetry Open Mic at BTP
#poetry #queer #Worcester
From July, I will be launching Queer Voices. Worcester's LGBTQ+ Poetry Open Mic at BTP
#poetry #queer #Worcester
June 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In January, I submitted my application for Worcestershire Poet Laureate. I sadly wasn't selected. However, one of my manifesto objectives was to create an LGBTQ+ poetry open mic.
From July, I will be launching Queer Voices. Worcester's LGBTQ+ Poetry Open Mic at BTP
#poetry #queer #Worcester
From July, I will be launching Queer Voices. Worcester's LGBTQ+ Poetry Open Mic at BTP
#poetry #queer #Worcester
Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.
I didn't leave my husband, I left my long-term partner.
#destroycapitalism #Feminism #witchcraft #lesbian
I didn't leave my husband, I left my long-term partner.
#destroycapitalism #Feminism #witchcraft #lesbian
May 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.
I didn't leave my husband, I left my long-term partner.
#destroycapitalism #Feminism #witchcraft #lesbian
I didn't leave my husband, I left my long-term partner.
#destroycapitalism #Feminism #witchcraft #lesbian
Using the words of she who must not be named, I have changed something rubbish into something beautiful.
#transjoyisbeautiful and I see it every day. If anyone dares to say that there is no such thing, you don't know any trans people. It's everywhere.
#trans #liberation #movement. #protest
#transjoyisbeautiful and I see it every day. If anyone dares to say that there is no such thing, you don't know any trans people. It's everywhere.
#trans #liberation #movement. #protest
May 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Using the words of she who must not be named, I have changed something rubbish into something beautiful.
#transjoyisbeautiful and I see it every day. If anyone dares to say that there is no such thing, you don't know any trans people. It's everywhere.
#trans #liberation #movement. #protest
#transjoyisbeautiful and I see it every day. If anyone dares to say that there is no such thing, you don't know any trans people. It's everywhere.
#trans #liberation #movement. #protest