Thank you so much for sharing my poem

If you have been a featured writer on A Thousand Shades of Green and are still interested in our new Sunday Poetry Series, but haven't gotten in touch with me, we still have a couple of spots left to round out the year, so feel free to email me!

Beautiful. And Ronnie found a place to fallow on those fiddlehead ferns

Thank you so much Susan

Had the very great pleasure of meeting @stephen-oreilly.bsky.social and his beautiful wife last night at the launch of Crannog 64 they were so friendly and welcoming.Stephen read his fantastic story Gulls

‘You will outlive you again and again’ beautiful

My short story The Beekeeper to be included in Chicago Association Anthology in Association with Eckhartz Press June 2026. chicagowrites.org/write_city/1... Thank you so much Maggie Smith Managing Editor

Thank you for bringing the light today @meggiepoet.bsky.social @shadesofgreen.bsky.social

You are more than welcome Martina

Absolutely beautiful and the perfect place for this Paul Henry painting to be. I will be placing my order for your beautiful book right now x

Beautiful

For today's Sunday Poetry Series poem, I am thrilled to share, "Hopeful Travel is a Better Thing", from the truly Incredible @mikebove.bsky.social You can also listen to the podcast episode featuring Mike's poetry! bhrater.podbean.com/e/mike-bove/

I have started sending out Submission responses, and I have to say I am in awe of all of the incredible poetry I have been reading! If you are a former featured writer on the podcast and would like to be included in this new series but haven't reached out yet, please get in touch!

So beautiful

I can't deny being Super Excited about today's Sunday Poetry Series poem! It is my honour to share, "Defying Gravity", from @mydangblog.bsky.social forthcoming novel, "Nomads of the Modern Wasteland". Suzanne, you never fail to blow my mind with the range and genius of your writing!

Loot that drops after defeating me: -peach green tea Celsius -Aldi gift card w balance of $0.23 -4 to 5 shades of red lipstick -a dozen vertebrae, a mandible, and an eyeball -gallon of formaldehyde -polaroids of ex-lovers' butts -black Pleasers -several thousand Swarovski crystals -worm on a string

Fantastic, 'The sharing of Poetry must go on!

Thank you so much

You are so welcome x

I just saw this today huge congratulations to both of you

What an honour to be the recipient of The Patrick Kavanagh Award 2025. Thrilled to be chosen by the effervescent poet Victoria Kennefick and so delighted for my poetry pals, including the fabulous Martina Dalton who was highly commended 🩶

Beyond excited to share the news that my first poetry collection, Midnight at the Saltmarsh, will be published by @thegallerypress.bsky.social in May 2026! 💫✨

We have a handful of Sundays left in our new Sunday Poetry Series, which will see us to the end of the year, so we are going to open a very short submission window next week. If you are interested, find a poem you would love to have shared and keep your eyes on our page for more info.

For today's Sunday Poetry Series poem, I am thrilled to share, "Pragmatism" from the incredible @samanthaterrell.bsky.social collection, "Felling Trees", available on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSRR5L4Z

For today's Sunday Poetry Series poem, I am thrilled to share, "Hibernation". one of the exquisite poems from @lawrencemoore.bsky.social 's new collection, "This Joyful Interlude", available on Amazon. tinyurl.com/vu4e7sdz published by @janecornwell.bsky.social

Absolutely delighted to have received an acceptance for one of my short stories from Crannóg Magazine, really looking forward to the launch 10th April 2026.

For today's Sunday poem, I want to share this piece from my first book, Things my Mother Left Behind, now in it's second edition from Baxter House Editions @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social It felt spot on for today because RP recently sent me on yet another tumble.

These are so absolutely beautiful ‘Eyes brimming with dreams’ this line really reached out to me

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️ Susan Richardson is the author of three collections of poetry. Susan also writes the blog, Stories from the Edge of Blindness, and hosts the podcasts, A Thousand Shades of Green and Story Sessions. The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

Starting Tuesday – a fantastic 4-week online course with our flash fiction editor @mariegethins.bsky.social at @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social ✨ irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/flas...

Nice write-up of the Leonard and Hungry Paul TV show which is on iPlayer now-ish (I don't have access to the iPlayer so not sure) and which is on BBC Northern Ireland tonight at 9pm; BBC 2 on Monday. Hope you enjoy it.

Thank you so much to Editor Mark Ulyseas for publishing my short story 'Every grain of sand' in Live Encounters liveencounters.net/16th-anniver...

Delighted to have my story The Beekeeper published by Chicago Writers Association. Write City Ezine is proud to publish a new original short story by Irish author Doreen Duffy. www.chicagowrites.org/write_city/1... Thank you so much Maggie Smith Managing Editor

A shoutout to issue 3 contributor Jane Dougherty ⭐️ The Storms is a printed journal of #poetry #prose & #visualart We are delighted to feature her poem, Bliss, in the new issue, due out end of October. This issue’s theme is Shelter / Sanctuary / Sanctum

Thanks to everyone who submitted to issue V of The Storms journal. Subeditor @rhonagreene.bsky.social & myself ate, drank & dreamt of each offering and now have 89 star Stormers, lots of new names to the Storms family alongside many returning to the Storm shelter. @fingal.ie #DublinUNESCO 🙏🙏

My friends, I'm v happy to share that one of my poems has been accepted for publication in the forthcoming issue V of The Storms Journal! As some of you may know, one of my poems was published in issue III @thestormshelter.bsky.social Keep your eyes out for further news & promo! Yay! 🌬🌊🥳🎉🎊🕺⚡️🎸

Absolutely thrilled about this acceptance from The Storms Journal, a Dublin-based publication I’ve admired for a couple of years now. 😃

Delighted to finally share the news I have been saving that the lovely @rhonagreene.bsky.social and Dami @eatthestorms.com have chosen my work to appear in Issue V of the fabulous Storms Journal alongside a wealth of wonderful poetry. #poetry #poetrycommunity

Meet the Stormers of Issue V @belindasubraman.bsky.social is a mixed media artist. She won Best of Show in 2024 at the Crossland Gallery’s show called Precious Things. She also runs the GAS Facebook group & GAS literary journal The Storms is supported by #Fingalarts & #DublinCityofLit Arrives Nov

Big bow back to the editor in chief Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com and sub-editor @rhonagreene.bsky.social for accepting my poem for publication within the forthcoming issue V of The Storms Journal. It somehow feels even more special, if that's possible, the second time round. Top of the world!

Julia Roberts, Leonard and Hungry Paul narrator 'Leonard and Hungry Paul is such a magical book. I am delighted to be a tiny part of this novel becoming a television series.' @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @thebookseller.com @foylesforbooks.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️ David Hanlon is a poet based in Cardiff, Wales. His work has appeared in numerous magazines including Rust & Moth, Barren Magazine, and trampset. His latest collection is Dawn's Incision.   The Storms is supported by #fingalarts @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V ⚡️ Fiona O’Rourke is a Pushcart nominated author/Arts Council Ireland funded writer. Her work has been published in journals and anthologies, broadcasted & translated. fionaO.substack.com   The Storms is supported by #fingalarts & @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

⚡️Meet the Stormers of Issue V @seanmcnicholl.bsky.social is an Irish GP and writer. His work has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize, as well as for Best of the Net and Best Microfiction. He lives in county Armagh.   The Storms is supported by #fingalarts & @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

It is an honour to be a part of "Beautiful Little Fools", the incredible anthology from @thebrokenspine.co.uk edited by @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social ! I am thrilled to share this review that includes a mention of one of my poems from the book! portside.org/2025-08-27/n...

It is a joy to #LiftToTheSky @brionycollins.bsky.social whose beautiful writing never fails to entrance and enlighten!

Poetry fans, SHINE Quarterly, Issue 4 is just days away. I hope you'll stay tuned. 24 talented writers in this issue...launching Friday, September 5th! #shinepoetry #poetrycommunity #internationalcommunity

Poets, check out SHINE's newly updated Submission guidelines right here: shinepoetry.weebly.com/submissions.... As always, subs are OPEN and FREE. #shinepoetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #internationalcommunity

Join me this Saturday for the Season 1 Finale of Story Sessions, featuring "Dark Nocturnes", the incredible collection of short stories by @mydangblog.bsky.social , published by @janecornwell.bsky.social find us on your preferred podcast platform and athousandshadesofgreen.com/story-sessio...

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