My #poem for the final day of #NaPoWriMo I don't think I ever heard of the Jersey Devil till we moved to NJ many years ago, but given the prompt, I had to write about him. 😉 merrildsmith.org/2026/04/30/n...

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #AfterTheSirens. No headlines. Stay with what remains when attention leaves.

How to Create Rensaku sunflowertankaanthology.com/2026/04/29/h...

WordCrafter Book Blog Tour – Poetry Treasures 6: Seasons Robbie and I have found that poetry collaborations are one of the most effective ways we know to support other poets. Poetry Treasures, published through WordCrafter Press and Kaye Lynn Booth at Writing to be Read is one of the first…

A lovely reading of Langston Hughes' "April Rain Song" by @coastalpoet.bsky.social

My #Poem for Day 29 of #NaPoWriMo. merrildsmith.org/2026/04/29/n...

For anyone who is enjoying the weather too much to rock up for work at the moment - my poem Springing a Sicky 🌱will feature on #BBCUpload tomorrow. Thanks @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk for the #PoemsAbout prompt #Green. #poetry #writing 💚Send a poem to Upload! Go on! 💚

Too Old For This Shit - Friday Fictioneers from @dalectables.bsky.social adelectablelife.com/2026/04/29/t...

Roberta Writes - Reblog: Art Quiz - The Impressionists roberta-writes.com/2026/04/29/r...

Delighted & honoured to have my "Non Finito" triptych of #poems featured in The Starbeck Orion's Spring Feast of Artwork & Poetry! Includes #PoetryReadings Shoutout to @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social & huge thanks to #PromptCombo #poetrycommunity #PoemsAbout for your support this past year!

My submission for #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity I've loved reading everybody else's poems! Such an intriguing subject. Many thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

I won't be there, but if you're in the area, you should meet Liz--and even better, buy her books! I really loved The Weight of Snow and Regret.

My #Poem for #NaPoWriMo, Day 28 merrildsmith.org/2026/04/28/n...

Merril weaves poetry and photographs so beautifully!

#PoemsAbout #AfterTheSirens starts Friday. No spectacle. Write the stillness. The people. The space.

Roberta Writes - d'Verse: Haibun Monday & Esther Chilton's Writing Challenge roberta-writes.com/2026/04/28/r...

Good morning! It's Monday, and I'm musing. This is my weekly post with a #Poem, #Photos, and commentary on the past week. merrildsmith.org/2026/04/27/e...

My #lifttothesky this week is @eleanorholmes.bsky.social. Her work was exceptional at the #poemsabout reading yesterday. I'm not just saying that as a lover of all things cryptid. Her imagery balances the stark with the subtle in a gorgeous way. Do yourself the favor, check her #poetry out. 😊

The final week of poetry month! Here's my #poem for Day 26, #NaPoWriMo merrildsmith.org/2026/04/26/n...

Thank you to everyone who joined the return of our #PoemsAbout #OpenMic, an evening shaped by generous, thoughtful, and striking work. So many talented international voices, and brilliant to welcome new faces into the fold. A reminder of what community can be.

Not the noise—the quiet after. #PoemsAbout #AfterTheSirens — write what’s left when it’s over.

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My Day 25 #Poem for #NaPoWriMo merrildsmith.org/2026/04/25/n...

New release from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ! I'm thrilled to have a poem included in this exciting--and long awaited collection--"Shored Fragments: Poems in Response to Eliot's The Waste Land!" 🔥

Tomorrow. No more scrolling past. Be part of it. 26 April. 19:00. #PoemsAbout #OpenMic #Return

This is a powerful poem contributed by Dermot Murphy to last summer's project. It was the final poem in the series, and it connects to the idea of #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss 'Who writes the elegy when the future dies unseen?' @fiftywords.bsky.social

My (squeezed into a mad busy afternoon) response to this week's #PoemsAbout prompt, #SignalLoss, started as a piece of blackout poetry, then evolved into this. Thanks for the writing space @thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk. Will catch up with other offerings over the weekend. 💜

Congratulations to Kyla @luaz.bsky.social !

It's back this coming Sunday, folks – the return of @thebrokenspine.co.uk's #poemsabout open mic. All live and all online. Whether you want to read or just listen, tickets are still available. I'm putting in an appearance – my first for a while. Maybe you will, too? bit.ly/Return_Of_Poems_About

TUESDAY! 🔥🚀🌟 #PoemsAbout #PoemsAloud all-star, @johnchmura.bsky.social headlining! (Plus an Open Mic, which looks like a stellar opportunity) 🥳

@alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss Don't be sad, she says These things happen, she says Even when the stars are hiding, And love, she says, is love , but let us let the ether take it, now and Forever She presses send, still Underground He doesn't know.

#PoemsAbout #signalloss Thank you to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for keeping us writing! #poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity

For this week's #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss -- it doesn't. Thank you to the host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk and to all of the other writers. #poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets

#poemsabout #signalloss @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

My offering for #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss Going to read and reply later once I get off work. #poetry #poetrycommunity Thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk for the prompt!

For #PoemsAbout #Signalloss With much thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss #poetry / #photography: ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2026/2024 #PoetryReading in the comments #Silence #Mysticism #DesertSpirituality #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #wilderness

#PoemsAbout #SignalLoss @thebrokenspine.co.uk Signal loss immediately made me think of recording a mix tape on WNEW when the 1977 NYC blackout hit. But then I did a total mashup of DJ Scott Muni at the Empire State Building and Rush’s song 2112 with today in mind.

For this week's #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss @thebrokenspine.co.uk an old poem which came to mind for a number of reasons. (First published in The Starbeck Orion)

Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss Happy Friday - and thank you for sharing my excitement this week! 😁😬🥰 #poetry #writing

For #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk Thanks for reading. Will read others’ works later in the day. 🙏🙏 #Oulens #NaPoWriMo #onelinepoetry #micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Here’s a contribution for #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss Many thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

After a month of more or less nothing poetic (the meme in the comments explains what happened), I have something for this week's #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss theme. Some signals are only meant to be heard by you, and they don't announce their arrival. @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoetsOnBluesky

Here's a poem from my new collection "Hedgerow of Voices" publizhed by JCStudio Press For #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss :

Here's a quick offering for #PoemsAbout #SignalLoss (Ruru/Morepork is a New Zealand owl, a guardian between this world and the other). Thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the prompt - aa busy morning here so will read others later! #poems #poetry #poetrycommunity

Happy Friday and #PoemsAbout day. Here is my poem for #singalloss @thebrokenspine.co.uk Looking forward to reading everyone else's 🩶🩶

Here's a piece for #PoemsAbout #singalloss. Hiya @alanparrywriter.co.uk

Many thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for your intriguing #PoemsAbout prompt #Signalloss. I've gone a bit literal and verged on the apocalyptic, I'm afraid. Very much looking forward to reading and responding to other offerings from the #poetrycommunity #BlueSkyPoets

Plot lost The Moon was once a goddess regulating the tides of life water and blood the dark and the sacred. Now she is a tourist destination wonder exchanged for baseball caps and bitcoin. @thebrokenspine.co.uk #PoemsAbout #Signalloss