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The second new poem by our #poetofthemonth is ‘The Dish’

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‘The Dish’ by Amanda Rackstraw
I broke a dish today, a little blue dish just large enough to hold in the cupped palm of my hand.   The colour, soft aqua blue. A good colour, cool yet warm to receive yoghurt, soup, all kinds…
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February 14, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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The third & final poem by our January #PoetoftheMonth is now online.

See the site tomorrow for an essay by @angelagraham.bsky.social on her poems for this series.

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‘Bombarded City 3’ by Angela Graham
The air has changed. It shrinks from us when we emerge – the sun a shrivelled leaf, the air thinning. Even the ants limp and the cats are eating their own paws. Buildings lean on one another like e…
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January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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A crucifixion
but the cross is a threatened man.
A bleeding victim clings to him.
In the foreground another sprawls,
nearly dead, trying to rise.

Read @angelagraham.bsky.social, our #PoetoftheMonth

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‘Campaigners for Voter Registration, Mississippi’ by Angela Graham
A crucifixion but the cross is a threatened man. A bleeding victim clings to him. In the foreground another sprawls, nearly dead, trying to rise. The painter positions us face on to them in the fin…
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January 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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#scribaland DO YOU HAVE A LUCKY STAR TO SHARE HUH? You are the lucky one, so,don’t forget to thank your lucky star! #scribaland1 #luckystar #lucky #star #dailyquote #dailyquotes #poemoftheday #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #kindle #poetoftheyear #word
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Our October #PoetoftheMonth is Michelle Penn.

Michelle’s new collection, Retablo for a door, is forthcoming from Shearsman in Jan 2026. Her other works are Paper Crusade (Arachne Press, 2022) & Self-portrait as a diviner, failing (Paper Swans Press, 2018).

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Poet of the Month, October: Michelle Penn
The Lonely Crowd will feature new work by a different poet each month throughout 2025. For October, we are delighted to publish three new works by Michelle Penn. The first of these, ‘I’m arra…
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October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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‘someone pumped the rooms full

of cement

obliterating tassel lamps, wood floors, sinks…’

Read a new poem by our #PoetoftheMonth, Michelle Penn:

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mornings, I wake and worry about what lasts / Michelle Penn
someone pumped the rooms full of cement obliterating tassel lamps, wood floors, sinks   (the rings of Saturn are disappearing, the rings — )   kitchen, bedrooms, lounge, bath everything s…
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October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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The final piece from @chrissiegittins.bsky.social, our September #poetofthemonth, is ‘Come With Me To The Casbah’

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‘Come With Me To The Casbah’ by Chrissie Gittins
When a new teacher took a different approach to algebra it began to make sense. Rain dribbled down the high windows, their panes rattled in the wind.   At break, a compass point became a gouge…
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September 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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‘I was at a loss.

I’d just given a couple celebrating their silver wedding

a silver teapot of Oolong…’

Read a new poem by @chrissiegittins.bsky.social, our #PoetoftheMonth

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‘Crusts’ by Chrissie Gittins
(In 1938 a group of hunger marchers entered the Palm Court at the Ritz Hotel.) I was at a loss. I’d just given a couple celebrating their silver wedding a silver teapot of Oolong.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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#scribaland HEARTBREAK
A romantic separation hurts, really hurts! #scribaland1 #heartbreak #creations #creative #creatives #poetries #poetic #poemoftheday #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #art #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #writers #writing #writings
July 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#scribaland WHEN PIGEONS CHANGE A LIFE
Great moment of intense loneliness,because of facetious pigeons and their droppings! #scribaland1 #pigeons #whenpigeonschangealife #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #poetoftheyear #authors #read #art
July 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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#scribaland BROKEN HEARTS CEMETERY
This graveyard is always full of people! #scribaland1 #broken #hearts #cemetery #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #poetoftheyear #postapoem #postpoem #postpoems #tweetpoem #tweetpoetry #poetrytweet #poetrytweets #poetrytwitter #write
June 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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#scribaland ASSET
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June 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#scribaland FEMALE BISHOP
Cerula, a history’s forgotten woman bishop? #scribaland1 #female #bishop #cerula #femalebishop #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #poetoftheyear #postapoem #postpoem #postpoems #tweetpoem #tweetpoetry #poetrytweet
May 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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#scribaland ANGER IS NOT HATE
#even #though anger can turn to hate! #cribaland1 #anger #hate #angerisnothate #readingaddict #readinglovers #readinglove #readstories #booktok #bookstok #booktube #booktuber #booktubers #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks #booksinsta #poetofthemonth
May 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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#scribaland A DAY IN NIAGARA FALLS
After Victoria Falls, another wonderful day in Niagara Falls, dreamland! #scribaland1 #niagara #niagarafalls #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #poetoftheyear #postapoem #postpoem #lecture
May 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#scribaland DESTINY
What is meant to be,will be whatever! #scribaland1 #destiny #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #poetrysoftheyear #poetoftheyear #poetsoftheyear #poemforeveryday #poemsforeveryday #poetryforeveryday #poemtweet #poemstweet #poetrytweet
May 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#scribaland LOVE YOURSELF
Hate from others can’t defeat the love for yourself! #scribaland1 #love #yourself #loveyourself #quote #quotes #poetoftheday #poetsoftheday #poemofthemonth #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #rhyme #tiktok #art
April 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#scribaland SHINE AT EVERY CORNER
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April 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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#scribaland BABY SPICES
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April 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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#scribaland LOVE TRULY
A small word,so big meaning! Love is the salt of life,why not taste it! Where there's love there is life! #scribaland1 #love #truly #lovetruly #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #art
April 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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#scribaland SECOND LOVE IS ALSO A FOREVER MIRACLE
Another chance? #scribaland1 #poemoftheday #poemsoftheday #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #poetsoftheday #poemofthemonth #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #netflixbook #art
March 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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#scribaland IT’S DIFFICULT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Before us, so many have tried, sometimes unsuccessfully!
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March 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#scribaland FAMILY, I HATE YOU, A LITTLE, A LOT, PASSIONATELY, MADLY #familiesundertherapy... at the core of #afamilycloseddoor that can go sour! #scribaland1 #family #therapy #families #familyIhateyou #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear
March 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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#scribaland LOOK LIKE A CAPTAIN FUTURE
So,who's called when you have no #hope, huh? Is #hope only a #vagueaspiration for an #easierlife? #scribaland1 #captainfuture #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #poetrysoftheyear #nft
March 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#scribaland HUMAN COMPLEXITY
Humans are complex! #scribaland1 #human #complexity #humancomplexity #humansarecomplex #humans #complex #dailypost #dailyposts #dailywrite #dailywriter #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #literacy #art #arts
March 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM