In Ruth Lexton's 'Watching January 2021', the speaker ponders the moon in all of its power and beauty and the impact that it has on all of us. By the end though, our familiar satellite finds itself in a very novel situation. inksweatandtears.co.uk/ruth-lexton-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

In 'Dehydration', Claire Booker's speaker wonders at the efficiency and efficacy of the medical practitioner assisting them. @clairebooker.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/claire-booker/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Fran Hawthorne's 'Gold Medal is everything but predictable. Exploring themes of relationships, recognition and visibility, you'll never see the end coming. @hawthornewriter.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/fran-hawthor... #InkSweatandTears #FlashFiction #Submission

Thank you to Ink Sweat & Tears! This is my 1st-ever piece of Creative Nonfiction. (I usually write novels & used to write standard nonfiction)

In 'Child's Innocence in Gaza', Syed Anas S looks at the Gazan landscape through the eyes of a child on the ground. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/syed-anas-s/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Janet Hatherly's poem, 'The night before their wedding, Dad tells Mum two things', explores relationships, trust, revelations and discovery. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/hatherly-2/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Dharmavadana's 'Tinkerbell on Queensway', the speaker provides us with an update on a familiar childhood presence. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/dharmavadana/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Marking the beginning of Autumn, Tim Dwyer's 'Shedding' depicts one of the more noticeable markers of the return of the season. @Timtjdwyer Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tim-dwyer-ma.... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission #AutumnEquinox

Gopal Lahiri's Speaker in 'Triplet' moves from light into darkness, and also seemingly towards a more sombre end of a relationship. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/gopal-lahiri... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

I’ve been getting back into reading traditional books by picking up a book of poetry every morning and night. This one is a must-have for #PoetryPeople and #BlackSky and anyone who loves truth and beauty.

Adam Kelly's 'Drumbledrane', is an image rich and sincere ode to some unsung heroes of the natural world. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/adam-kelly/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Sandra Noel's 'The Sea Happens to Me Today', we are taken to the sea for balance and to 'reassemble', and come away with more. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sandra-noel-2/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Miriam Swales' 'Dinosaur Footprints', the speaker reflects on memory and how positive remembrances can be used to help a person to get through challenging times. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/miriam-swales/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

In Grace Lynn's 'My Little LeBron', the speaker explores relationships, disability, and the innocence of childhood, with a sprinkling of basketball. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/grace-lynn/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Warm and witty, this has 'Byte'. See the rest of Helen Percival's filmpoem up on the site now. inksweatandtears.co.uk/helen-perciv... #InkSweatandTears #Submissions #Filmpoem

In 'The Day We Got the News', Cath Holland / @caththewriter.bsky.social tracks a couple after receiving important news. Touching on themes of loss, grief, and relationships, this flash piece has some real fire. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/cath-holland/ #InkSweatandTears #Flash #Submission

In 'The Purpose', Clara-Læïla Laudette's speaker reveals a number of surprises and in so doing, takes us through a range of emotions. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/clara-laeila/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Paul Goodman's 'Stanage', things reveal themselves more clearly as they progress, but the tension mounts until the end. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/paul-goodman/ #InkSweatandTears #Flash #Submission

In 'An Eight Year Old's May Altar', John Coburn's speaker goes on a journey through childhood faith, devotion and fracture. @johncoburn.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/john-coburn/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Sue Spiers' 'Compline', the speaker explores the beauty, spiritual nature and rituals of nature itself. @spiropoetry.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sue-spiers-5/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'Awaiting Update', Adam Horovitz's speaker narrates a surreal rail experience. Exploring loss, relationships and nature, the poem doesn't take long to get moving. @adamhorovitz.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/adam-horovit... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'What Was Lost', Angela France uses the seemingly mundane to carry us with her speaker on a journey through memory and the senses. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/angela-franc... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Chris Hardy's 'Waking Up', follows a speaker and their partner as they travel together and share experiences, before waking up and throwing those experiences into doubt. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/chris-hardy/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Alison Jones's 'Redwood', the speaker provides a unique vantage point in examining the trees and their lives. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/alison-jones... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Joe Wright's poem, 'Sir Godfric gets canonised', Sir Godfric himself shares his thoughts on canonization, and the modern world. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/joe-wright/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Gwen Sayers' 'Her Funeral', we are taken with the speaker and allowed to experience grief, loss, and the natural world with them in real time. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40483-2/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Jan Swann's poem, 'Ladybird, Ladybird', Swann's speaker addresses not just the Ladybird but also the desire to wish one's problems away. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jan-swann/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Winner of the @hedgehogpress.co.uk first pamphlet competition 2023, 'Close-Up' is a 'carefully structured' collection that is built on 'built on close observation of the world, of nature and human experience, and how we relate to and respond to it.' inksweatandtears.co.uk/chris-hardy-... #Reviews

In 'Bringing Pilates to Attention', Simon Maddrell / @simonmaddrell.bsky.social highlights the development of Pilates while exploring the idea of correction and repair. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/simon-maddre... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'Sonnet', Dave Wynne-Jones' speaker maps out a journey of heartbreak and a possible response. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/dave-wynne-j... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

In 'Save Me', Tom Kelly charts the intersection of faith, belief, coming of age and suffering. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tom-kelly-5/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

Chestnut Review is fundraising for $1500 to provide a scholarship to help support a writer who has barriers to participating in our international retreats. We hope that this may make our retreats possible for more writers, and we are committed to doing so as much as we can. Link in bio.

In 'Ripening', Esha Volvoikar orbits around language, heritage and the moon with strong imagery, for delightful effect. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/esha-volvoikar/ #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'Slow Worm', Nick McGaughey's speaker takes a moment to contemplate the beauty of nature's 'intrusions' on his daily life. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/nick-mcgaugh... #InkSweatTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'In the Mood for Love', Jade Prince explores love, longing and loss, using strong imagery and clever construction which make the poem resonate long after it has finished. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jade-prince-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

In 'Money For Candles', Violeta Zlatareva constructs a poignant vignette that delves into the idea of keeping up appearances and how challenging it can be to keep masks from cracking. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/violeta-zlat... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'Does Anybody Want Any Money?', Robin Vaughan-Williams pokes fun at the absurdity of money and its usefulness or lack thereof. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/robin-vaugha... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In 'Love', Rizwan Akhtar takes the reader behind the scenes of a relationship where there are some things that are better left unsaid. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/rizwan-akhta... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

In 'Ramadan', Jeff Gallagher's speaker elucidates the core principles of the fast while exploring similar practices as well as themes like community and will power. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jeff-gallagh... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

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Auroras, moonsets, the Milky Way, and more in recent photographs from ISS crew members in orbit. Take a look at The Atlantic Photo:

In 'I Want to Be Two-Tongued Again', Liz Byrne explores language and the bonds that it can create. Byrne's speaker ponders identity and relationships, and everyone's favourite owl makes an appearance. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/liz-byrne/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

A final #lifttothesky goes to Helen Ivory @helenivory.bsky.social Elontra Hall @cloudscholar.bsky.social IB, Kate Birch and the rest of the team at the brilliant @inksweatandtears.co.uk magazine. Terrific poets who edit and present poetry beautifully 🙏 #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky

In 'Simulacra', Ferguson / @honorius.bsky.social looks at and subtly challenges the idea of normalcy, painting a picture of what it's like to be trapped in 'the machine'. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/martin-fergu... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #Submission

In Dean's poem, we are treated to a languaged re-imagining of a watercolour. This double ekphrastic work doesn't stop at merely the descriptive though, exploring the creative process, death and even the nature of beauty. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/daniel-dean/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

In this poem, Burt's speaker looks at the comparison between the constructed world and the natural world among it. Read it here at: inksweatandtears.co.uk/lesley-burt-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR POEMS!! Editors @cloudscholar.bsky.social, Lola Oh and @williekinard.com can't wait to receive your submissions for Magma 94: REMIX More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-sub... Closing date: 31st July, 2025 Image: Williams Chechet

In, 'A Map of Old Battles', Mintrom's speaker explores the inner landscape of a life and how it doesn't always appear the way you think it might. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40411-2/ or via the link in bio to our homepage. #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

O'Connor's speaker in 'The Piano' outlines the weight of grief and loss, but also the importance that the objects can have in preserving relationships and what happens when those touchstones are lost. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk?p=40418&prev... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission

In 'My Precious,' Cole explores the aftermath of loss and the ways that deal with grief and absence. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jennifer-cole/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #Submission