Matthew M C Smith
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
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Poet. Writer. Reviewer. Swansea.
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Victoria Spires
1 day ago
It's finally the season for sitting on the back step and admiring treasures we collect for each other. This is from my new
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Silver Branch feature, with huge thanks to
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
š
www.blackboughpoetry.com/about-1
Take a look at the past features too!
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#poetry
#writing
#writingcommunity
āPre-destinationā
#touch
#seduction
2 days ago
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Very pleased to have two poems in āUnwhispered Legacyā, an anthology of
#poems
curated by
@paulwritespoems.bsky.social
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#poetic
#writingcommunity
2 days ago
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Victoria Spires
3 days ago
Honoured to have this Silver Branch feature up at
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
- thank you so much
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
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Chat GPT and I had words earlier āļø Fed up of seeing the same words in A I advertising. I donāt use AI for writing but I can often spot it!
#AI
#artificialintelligence
#chatgpt
#hal
#2001aspaceodyssey
#2001 āOpen the pod bay doors, Hal.ā
3 days ago
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Paul
4 days ago
In The Book Bag this week, we go to the 'After Party'. This debut collection from Dean Brown is a corker of a book. Settle in and read my thoughts here. Also have news, recap and of course a book bag and an afterpart needs the playlist...
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The Book Bag: After Party by DeanĀ Browne
Welcome back to The Book Bag. I hope youāve had a poetic week. This week has been fun and fast. I started the week with taking the dog to a secure field and woodland so he could run free and explore. He slept well on Sunday evening. I received a letter with some beautiful poetry, followed closely by āthe taro as deerā by Caroline Harris.
http://paulwritespoems.com/2026/03/29/the-book-bag-after-party-by-dean-browne/
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For
#smallpoemsunday
and host
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
āItinerant Poetā. Tom has a book out soon with
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
#shortpoem
#micropoem
#poetry
#poet
4 days ago
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Submitted a poem about Antarctica for the
@magmapoetry.bsky.social
call š§ āļø
#poetry
#writing
5 days ago
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For
#fragmentsfriday
āI Telescope Back to this Planetā āafter travelling impossibly far outwardsā š¦ š¦ š ⨠⨠⨠⨠š
#poetry
#writing
#poem
#micropoem
#poetic
#writingprompt
6 days ago
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Black Bough Poetry
8 days ago
A one off
#TopTweetTuesday
where we will also run this on Bluesky. Next weekās prompts: - prophecy, collision of present day and myth, ritual, the future, the city. Up to 120 words. Imagistic, metaphorical, free verse. Inventive, quirky. Bold title, your name italicised. No A.I.
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āYou were imprisoned inland, existing like a body in stateā Anyone miss the
#ocean
? āļø š A new
#poem
for TopTweetTuesday on Twitter
#holidays
#vacations
#seaside
@visitwales.bsky.social
9 days ago
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For
#smallpoemsunday
a muse
#poem
Thanks to
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
who has a book coming out with
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
#touch
#night
#passion
10 days ago
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What is this (Uk)?
12 days ago
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For
#promptcombo
āInsomniaā š
#shortpoem
#poem
#micropoem
#poetry
#writing
12 days ago
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Black Bough Poetry
12 days ago
On
#WorldPoetryDay
, āGrey Heronā from
@racheldeering.bsky.social
āIn the Shadow of Godsā.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
#poetrylovers
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Black Bough Poetry
12 days ago
Content warning:
#genocide
. ā¼ļø On
#WorldPoetryDay
James McConachieās āMeat Trayā from Consolamentum.
@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
www.blackboughpoetry.com/consolamentu...
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Black Bough Poetry
12 days ago
On
#WorldPoetryDay
Matt Gilbertās poem about Peregrine Falcons from āStreet Sailingā
@richlyevocative.bsky.social
www.blackboughpoetry.com/matt-gilbert
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Black Bough Poetry
12 days ago
On
#WorldPoetryDay
M.S. Evans with āSleeping Rough Calgaryā āļø āØ
www.blackboughpoetry.com/nights-on-th...
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āSpring as a Facemaskā for
#fragmentsfriday
#poem
#poetry
#writing
#writingprompts
#beauty
#facemask
#facialcleansing
13 days ago
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Helen Laycock
14 days ago
Really useful example and notes from
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
about what to avoid in the quest to create quality
#poetry
. Seeing language being used in a completely fresh way is definitely what makes me sit up and notice a poem. If Iāve seen it before, I donāt want to see it again! š¤
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SHARE AWAY ā¼ļø I get asked about cliches in
#poetry
and what is a tired
#poem
. Here is an example Iāve written and a damning critique. Brace yourself
#poets
! šØ
#writing
14 days ago
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Grateful to The Book Bag for the
@forwardprizes.bsky.social
nomination!
15 days ago
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David Hanlon
17 days ago
Thank you
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
at
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
. Iām truly honoured that my poem was chosen. I appreciate the support and recognition.š¤©
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Black Bough Poetry
17 days ago
Congratulations to Swansea poet Guinevere Clark for her nomination to the
@forwardprizes.bsky.social
by Black Bough for
#poem
āSnow and the Alchemy of Pauseā.
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Black Bough Poetry
17 days ago
Congratulations to Leigh Anthony Manley for his nomination to the
@forwardprizes.bsky.social
for āBest Single Poemā by Black Bough Poetry - a moving poem about a cemetery visit.
#writing
#forwardprizes
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Black Bough Poetry
17 days ago
Congratulations to Cardiff poet David Hanlon for his nomination for the
@forwardprizes.bsky.social
by Black Bough for his
#poem
āTwo Headless Snowmenā
@vespertine4.bsky.social
#writing
#poetry
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Such are the weird and wonderful worlds of poetry and the creative arts - I had a message asking if a poem of mine āBy St Teiloās Watersā could be set to music and performed by a Swansea choir. Surreal. This was first published by Arachne Press.
#poet
#poetic
#writing
@arachnepress.bsky.social
17 days ago
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Iāve had the ok to get my PhD published by a University Press. This has become a life goal over the years since I finished the research. Grateful and hope it goes ok. Book on Robert Graves and Wales.
#research
#robertgraves
#academic
#writing
17 days ago
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For one of the best mothers in the world, who is an amazing role model for our girls. Thanks for the platform
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
#mothersdayspecialā¤ļø
#mothersday
#smallpoemsunday
#poetry
18 days ago
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šššš ~ šššššš šššš ššš ššššš
18 days ago
Despite the rain, the chill, winter's reluctance to cede his throne, spring arrives with daffodils, birdsong, the lengthening of days. Welcoming it are the 15 poets of wave twenty-five of
@iamb.uk
. Expect 45 poems, written and read ā fresh as the incoming season.
iamb.uk/index/wave/25
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wave twenty-five | spring 2026 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
Hear the poets of wave 25 of literary poetry journal iamb read their poems for spring 2026 .
https://www.iamb.uk/index/wave/25
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Black Bough Poetry
19 days ago
Time to choose the victor/s in this weekās
#fragmentsfriday
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Black Bough Poetry
19 days ago
In 3rd place š„ š„ on
#fragmentsfriday
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social
š«
#writingprompts
#poetry
#poetic
#poetry
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Black Bough Poetry
19 days ago
VICTOR š„ š„ š„
#fragmentsfriday
š First place āļø āMurmurationā by Julian Cason
@hool415.bsky.social
A second win for the Cardiff poet š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ
#poetry
#poet
#writing
#writingprompts
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Black Bough Poetry
19 days ago
In second place on
#fragmentsfriday
š„ š„ A little bit of genius from Tim Green
#writing
#poetry
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For
#fragmentsfriday
āInstant Overwhelmā.
#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetic
#poet
#writing
#shortpoem
20 days ago
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50_Shades_Of_Pedro_Pascal
20 days ago
Hullo
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
and to the 18 words of
#fragmentsfriday
#poetry
@jackdaniels75.bsky.social
#ThisIsWhereYouDied
#PoetryPrompts
#WritingCommunity
#PedroPascal
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Ju (Julian)
20 days ago
Hullo
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
and to the 18 words of
#fragmentsfriday
#poetry
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Black Bough Poetry
21 days ago
Itās
#fragmentsfriday
tomorrow. Startle and wow us with your
#micropoem
18 words max!
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āA Strangerā, for
#smallpoemsunday
hosted by
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
, who has a poetry collection out soon.
#poem
#love
#muse
#poetry
#poet
25 days ago
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Gaia Jane Thomas
25 days ago
What would I like to do with my life? I would like to be someone who didnāt bomb other people to death.
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Black Bough Poetry
26 days ago
āa luminous meditation on the sacred feminineā
@oormilaprahlad.bsky.social
on
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social
ās āDrench Me in Silverā
shorturl.at/YejYQ
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Black Bough Poetry
26 days ago
āOne of the most exciting contemporary poets I have readā
@wendycaitlin.bsky.social
on
@louloumach.bsky.social
āI Am Not Lightā ā¤ļøāš„
shorturl.at/xeInp
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Black Bough Poetry
26 days ago
āRachel Deering writes with scalpel-sharp precisionā
@brionycollins.bsky.social
on
@racheldeering.bsky.social
ās āIn the Shadow of Godsā
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
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Black Bough Poetry
26 days ago
āThese poems will call you backā
@nessowen.bsky.social
on Sarah Connorās āThe Poet Spells Her Nameā āļø
@sarahsouthwest.bsky.social
www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...
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Black Bough Poetry
26 days ago
āa gleaming thread through the old map of the imagist landscapeā Ankh Spice on M. S. Evansās āNights on the Lineā
@seagoatscreams.bsky.social
www.blackboughpoetry.com/nights-on-th...
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Black Bough Poetry
26 days ago
š£ Winner and 2nd and 3rd places for
#fragmentsfriday
Rob Galpin
@robgalpin.bsky.social
1st place š„ Eileen Carney Hulme. š„
@rhonagreene.bsky.social
3rd place š„
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Carmella de Keyser
28 days ago
Happy
#WorldBookDay
š Thrilled that my new poem
#TheHub
found a home today in
#TheDirigibleBalloon
#kidspoetry
bank, a webzine, that inspires so much joy, creativity & elevates our
#poetrycommunity
. Warmest thanks to EIC
@northernjim.bsky.social
šš¼ Here is THE HUB & am resharing CLASS ASSEMBLY. š
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For
#fragmentsfriday
āThe Architect of Genocide Respondsā. Picture of Rafah, Gaza. Dresden, Germany, was one of the most heavily bombed cities in WWII.
#war
#ceasefire
#genocide
27 days ago
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Black Bough Poetry
27 days ago
Post your startling
#poem
tomorrow on
#fragmentsfriday
- we hope to boost and comment on all contributions. Make your micropoem impactful. No blandness. 18 words or less!
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Paul
28 days ago
It is with great honour I can name the
@forwardprizes.bsky.social
nominees from The Book Bag: Poetic Voices. Congratulations š
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
@thepaulconnolly.bsky.social
@vikkicwrites.bsky.social
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