Melissa M Poulton (she/they)
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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.

@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

#poetrycommunity #poetry #poetryprompt
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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.

@thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprompt
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 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
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I remember the 11th November.

Do you remember where you was?

#remembrance #11thnovember #remember #poetry #poetrycommunity
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#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
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Waiting for the train to go.

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
My award winning poem
October 18, 2025 at 6:56 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
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 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
October 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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
October 10, 2025 at 9:01 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
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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
September 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
So here it is. This T is not silent.
September 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#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
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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
September 13, 2025 at 10:40 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
September 6, 2025 at 6:39 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.
August 29, 2025 at 7:21 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
August 22, 2025 at 8:28 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
June 23, 2025 at 10:29 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
June 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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
May 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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
May 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM