Sue Johns Poet/Performer
suejohns.bsky.social
Sue Johns Poet/Performer
@suejohns.bsky.social
Books include Hush (Morgan’s Eye Press, 2011), Rented, Poems on Prostitution and Dependency (Palewell Press, 2018) and Track Record (Dempsey & Windle, 2021) MA in Writing poetry
https://www.suejohns.co.uk
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Find out more about the 2025 National Poetry Competition here: poetrysociety.org.uk/npc
National Poetry Competition – The Poetry Society
The competition, run by The Poetry Society, is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a single unpublished poem.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Reposted by Sue Johns Poet/Performer
. @suejohns.bsky.social’s poem artfully combines wordplay with allusion to gently trippy effect:

Spoon the waves of characters

from the jam
until I can sea you voyage
between dessert and drowning,

with your cup and sorcery

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May 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM