Small poems for BIG Imaginations @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social Another super poetry collection from a master poet. Great for performing or just curling up somewhere comfy and reading! Made me laugh, made me think.

A new episode every Wednesday, The Ditty Bag is a lovely little pocket of poetry joy in the week ❤️ A small but perfectly formed poetry podcast for those of us who are big on poetry love but short on time.

Icymi!

Announcing our top picks from Issue 4 of @frazzledlit.bsky.social We narrowed it down to four each that particularly resonated with us, but it was excruciating to do so. We have so much love for this issue and all in it. We hope you love them as much as we do! www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-4-ou...

Poetry Review - A Welly Full of Christmas, by Attie Lime poetryroundabout.com/2025/12/03/p...

We are so grateful for all the kind words and views we have had through the door since yesterday! To our staff readers: @valpoet.bsky.social @louloumach.bsky.social @paulwritespoems.bsky.social @kerrybyrne.bsky.social couldn't have done it without you. www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-4-ha...

"When Christmas catches you out" by Val Harris @valpoet.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity #christmas

We land Issue 4 on Sunday! Mark your calendars!

@hedgehogpress.co.uk thank you for the wonderful poetry books! Happy Christmas!

2025 began with a piece in @paragraphplanet Poetry lows/highs this year but yay the highs won! Anthologies, publs, poetry trails incl: @TheDirigible @TheToyPress, LTP, Surrey Poet Laureate @Painshill, The Poetry Express - and to all my super poetry pals Happy Christmas! 🎄🎄

Hey look! It’s release day for @littlethoughtspress.com too! So much good new stuff for kids today!

Christmas poems up on my website between 1-25 December - some ideas for creating your own 🎄🎈🎄🧑‍🎄🎅🏼🐾😍 www.valharrispoet.co.uk

Thank you to @northernjim.bsky.social & #TheDirigibleBalloon for publishing these pieces amongst their December release! 🙏🏻 So proud to have poems within. dirigibleballoon.org/writer/carme... 🎈🪂🎈 #childrenspoetry #kidlit #nature #imagination #poemsaboutfriendship #realfriendsonly

TEACHERS! Lovely poems here! Christmas Poems 2025 Part One childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/12/11/c...

Christmas Poems 2025 Part One childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/12/11/c...

What a beautiful poem

If you're a writer, publisher, bookseller, booklover...this is a piece you should read.

A.I.M. High day today. I love that children from a number of schools will have time and space to write. Thank you @authorsabroad.bsky.social

Paul, thank you for your sincere passion for poetry and all you do for the #poetrycommunity -am so thrilled to have my wee book on #TheBookBag Christmas list. 💚✨🙏🏻🎄

Excited to reveal that PRE-ORDERS for 🌜'THE LIMINAL LIGHT OF THE NIGHT'🌛 are OPEN! 💙 Special thank you to MARK DAVIDSON @hedgehogpress.co.uk for everything...🤍 & to MIRJANA MIRIC, Creator of @suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social & Dr TANJA GOLDBERG PhD 💙 for their time and for their thoughtful reviews...🫶🏻

We are here for helter-skelter leaves and bouncing, boppy poems! Helter-Skelter by @valpoet.bsky.social, accompanied by artwork by Imogen Hartland is part of Little Thoughts Press Issue 11: Stirring Words, available now in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Thrilled to see that, along with Nia Broomhall, Poet in Residence @Painshill Painshill Park in Cobham, Surrey, our poems for children are being featured on a new Fairy Door Trail for the winter, from 28th November. I cannot wait to see it! ❄️❄️🐾🍄🦔🐿️👀🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️

Thank you @littlethoughtspress.com for publishing my poems in your ##StirringWords edition of your fab magazine amongst so many wonderful poems and short stories 😍

Very excited to have a poem in this lovely new edition! Thank you @littlethoughtspress.com

I'm thrilled to have 3 poems in this fab online book. All proceeds from sales fund Compassiviste Foundation's work to create a more equitable + sustainable future for all #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky ‪@fhpowellwriter.bsky.social‬

People: vaccines save lives. Lies take lives.

Daily poetry prompt: Write a poem that doesn't rhyme but uses a repetitive pattern to build up a rhythm. Try it with different subjects - this dog, this pen, this tree, this bike, this guitar, this key..... Examples here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2019/11/this...

Daily poetry prompt: Do you have an imaginary friend? She was always there, watching me as I slept. Memories of her baggy jumper, the hug she once gave me. As real as a person but as distant as a star. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/07/imag...

@littlethoughtspress.com thank you so much for accepting my poem for your Stirring Words issue. Delighted to be among such lovely poets!

A wonderful week of #poetry An acceptance from The Toy Press- a Workshop with Nia Broomhall Poet in Residence at Painshill Park, and recorded poem for the poetry trail. An Open Mic at West End Centre, hosted by Nia, and today I delivered another workshop to some wonderful care home residents.

Christmas #kidlituk poetry from the fabulous @attielime.bsky.social?? Yes, please! ☃️

Yesterday I confirmed another 2026 school visit & 3/5 days in #NationalPoetryDay week 2025 are already booked. Plenty of in-between dates available but don't dilly-dally! Fun, imaginative visits, bringing the joy of poetry to Nursery - Year 6 🤩 #readingforpleasure #poetry #kidlituk #eduskyuk

Attie Lime: Finding Your Voice childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/06/12/a...

Way too much of this going on in my house at the mo! 'The Chat' from Blue Jelly and Strawberries, published by @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social. Buying a wobbly blue and yellow book would be a great way to support your favourite indie bookshop during #independentbookshopweek 🍓 (Signed copies from me 😊)

We @frazzledlit.bsky.social are open for our summer competition the Frazzled Lit Short Story Award. Check the OP for details!

The poetry of Neal Zetter

ICYMI @paulwritespoems.bsky.social put our Loz's book, Motherbunnet, in his esteemed Book Bag and delivered some news from some brilliant fellow mags and presses. 👇🏼👇🏼 We have our Short Story Award coming up. Opens on 1st June - 30th, judge Nuala O'Connor! @NualaNiC. Details: frazzledlit.com

She really is a wonderful and generous poet

Easter/spring poems up on my website for children. Happy Easter week 😍 www.valharrispoet.co.uk

I'm doing a post office run this morning ... 🥳 15 books left for sale! Many thanks to all who have bought one this week. If anyone else wants one DM before 10am and I'll post it today.

It’s a fools day today. Here’s one for the MUGWUMPS Along came the cockalorum Dressed all in trumpery With a mopsical flop-wig. Fudgelling the onlookers With his mumpsimus opinions. What a mugwump!

AND THE WINNER IS … “A Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition #05″ Well, this is going to be a busy week - and I am rather chuffed indeed to be able to announce the winner of this, our rather special Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition. And the Shortlisted Poets are, in no particular order: Miriam Otto…

The poetry of Val Harris

CAT AND DOG TALK Said the cat to the dog, ‘Ah, you’re tied up I see, By a collar and leash, While I wander free.’ Said the dog to the cat, ‘Yes, they want me to stay, But perhaps they don’t care If you run away!’

Some wonderful work in this issue 👏👏✍️📖😍

A super workshop at Farnham Library yesterday run by the Surreypoetlaureateship for the first ever Farnham hub. Even the Mayor of Waverley joined in. Well done Adam Gary! Any #Farnham #Poets out there the hub meets every Wed at 11am at Farnham Library.

Hi TBS! Thank you for the repost 😍

Wishing my fabulous, inspiring, supportive poetry friend @AttieLime the happiest of publication book birthdays for this fabulous collection! 🍓🩵📖✍️🎈🎈