Recovery poetry collection is out now. Please contact me directly or email [email protected] for copies of either collection #Recovery #poetry #showcasetalent #queer #survival

Pearse the rebel by Melissa M Poulton 2026 #easterrising #dublin #phpearse #wearaneasterlily #republicireland

I'm currently writing the play for a short story that I wrote over the last twenty-four hours. 'We’re all the same, we’re all different' is a story that needs to be told. It is about a group of people who are completely different from each other. #storytelling #shortstory #play #spokenword #writer

Traffic standstill by Melissa M Poulton #NaPoWriMo #poetry #poetsofbluesky #dublintraffic #standstill

On board by Melissa M Poulton #NaPoWriMo #poetry #poetsofbluesky #irishsea #onboard

Locked up phone box by Melissa M Poulton #poetry #NaPoWriMo #ireland #poetsofbluesky #whatdoyousee

Just received an advanced copy of my first collection of poetry 'It finally happened'. 20 years to compile this collection. Soon, it will be out into the world. I can not believe it!!! #poetry #firstbook #poetrycommunity #poetryanthology #itfinallyhappened

Today, we are launching our first competition. Grab a pen or grab a keyboard and tell us what PRIDE means to you. It could be attending your first parade. It could be achieving something that you didn't think you could or it could be a coming out story. Whatever you think PRIDE is to you. #Pride

Last night, I performed at The People's Platform in Stourbridge. It was a really powerful event full of poetry. Thank you all who was there. #poetry #community #togetherness #poetryopenmic

The world lost another beautiful poet yesterday. Thank you, Genevieve #restinpower #sadloss #poetry #alwaysremembered #poetrycommunity

I need to do more posts on here. Worcester has been hit with a lot of rain this year. Yet again, the River Severn has burst its banks. This is what happens when the winter floods arrive. #floods #poetry #nature #poetrycommunity #Worcester

This week, I started the online version of Queer Voices with a great headline act in DK. Next month, it will be headlined by Laura Liptrot. If you're queer or if you're an ally and would like a slot, get in touch. Tuesday 10th February at 7pm GMT. #poetry #poetrycommunity #queer #spokenword

Scared eyes shining in the dark, a shuffle in the shadows, the malodorous stench of fear. I've got her, I've got her... #poemsabout #imps @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

Good morning #BlueskyPoetry @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk and #PoemsAbout peeps. Today is an off the cuff maybe even off subject offering for #imps At least it’s short! Look forward to reading the other #poems through the day. Thanks for the platform. #poems #poetry

Yes, a tricky prompt this week (aren't they all) for #PoemsAbout. Is it possible to lighten up with #Imps? I'm doubtful; I failed. Bring it on. This was from a free write with very minimal editing. @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoetsOnBluesky

Another difficult prompt for #PoemsAbout #Imps from @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk Imps is not a word I use or like. The word feels slimy in my brain.

Here's mine for #poemsabout #imps about a nasty imp that nags at your self-esteem. Thanks for reading! #poetrycommunity

For #PoemsAbout #Imps here’s my quick take on the prompt. I wanted something fun for the festive season. This is Elf & Safety @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

Well, I really struggled with this weeks #poemsabout prompt, #imps. Nice one @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for that, really had me working hard. Well done everyone who managed something, I think I might have gone a bit off piste, as it were 😂 #poems #poetry

For #PoemsAbout #Imps @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @alanparrywriter.co.uk. This may need #TriggerWarning. Definitely not PC:

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

Here's my second poem written for #poemsabout #nofuture, thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the prompt, a bit of a tricky one for me! #poems #poetry

#PoemsAbout #NoFuture #poetry #poem #writing #rhymeroyal #madrigal #fascism @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk in this I combined a rhyme royal.. then a madrigal. . thanks to @edwardstjames.bsky.social for the idea of combining form - a poet and good egg worth a follow

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

...no chance of that... Throwaways: the gift that never stops giving ❤️

#Poemsabout #dogtags @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #triolet #chain #tanka #haiku #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

Happy Friday #BlueSkyPoets! #PoemsAbout #DogTags @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Have a glorious day and weekend! Excited as always to read the amazing artistic work presented here!

What does it mean to hold onto your name when the world and your mind starts to forget it?This #PoemsAbout #Dogtags looks at memory, identity, and the quiet defiance of holding on. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Good morning #BlueskyPoetry pals @thebrokenspine.co.uk & @alanparrywriter.co.uk facilitating today’s #PoemsAbout #DogTags this fag packet offering is for a friend’s husband, Dave who was killed in Afghanistan in 2012. He was military police not army but she wears his ID.Dogtag jewellery is a thing.

Maybe a bit off-script for #poemsabout #dogtags but it's what emerged - a quick poem on names and seasons of a relationship. Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk & @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poems #poetry

Morning poets! Struggled a little with the #PoemsAbout prompt this week, #DogTags. Looking at the history of them I discovered soldiers in the American Civil War pinned paper notes to their backs, so went with that. Happy Friday! 💜 Thanks as ever to @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

It's Friday, it's not Crackerjack, but it is time for another episode of #PoemsAbout. A difficult theme this week with #DogTags, and a natural leaning towards the military. I have no idea if this one works. Join in the conversation; post, like, comment and repost. 📬

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

For #PoemsAbout #Desire this is a piece called ‘A Snake Sheds Its Skin In Eden’. Will catch up later with others work. @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

Today #PoemsAbout #Desire with @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social , @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social . I couldn’t help but post another poem. This one is aimed at giving a little chuckle to the theme as well as delving into the meaning of what desire really is.

Greetings @brokenspinejournal.bsky.social , @alanparrywriter.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social for today’s call for #PoemsAbout #desire. Many thanks go out to this #poetrycommunity!

#PoemsAbout @thebrokenspine.co.uk Tendrils of #desire Snaking its way into her heart Seeping slowly into pores of her very being Intersecting with greed Finding equilibrium with need This... This! Becoming that 'one' that she simply can't get rid.

For #poemsabout #desire @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk Three faces of desire:

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

For the #PoemsAbout #Desire prompt from @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

More snails I’m afraid! #PoemsAbout #Desire @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk Happy Friday! #parasite #poetry

For this week's #PoemsAbout #Desire with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating.

A wee contribution to this week's #poemsabout #desire. Short, simple, an old poem re-written, nice to revisit it. Thanks everyone for the wonderful sharing, particularly thinking of @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Hello everyone for this week's @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout. Two Remembrance ceremonies and a Remembrance Day poetry group have knocked the harshness out of me. #Desire has taken me back to writing the intangible. We're on autopilot; keep posting, liking, commenting and reposting. 🔥

#PoemsAbout #Desire - back after a short break, with a short poem. Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk at @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this week's prompt. #poems #poetry #poetrycommunity www.davekurley.net

Good morning #poemsabout crew, here’s a poem about someone wanting something for the #desire prompt @alanparrywriter.co.uk

#LockedDoors #PoemsAbout #poem #RhymeRoyal #MentalHealth @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk