As we've no #PoemsAbout this week, I'm going to share this little starting piece for @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #fragmentsfriday instead... sprang into my head walking the hound this morning, I wonder where it's going to go... #poems #poetry #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #wrtingcommunity

My fleeting moment micropoem for #fragmentsfriday Thansk to @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for the prompt.

Thrilled to have a poem live with @afterpoetry.com. Such a fantastic site! This poem was written back in 2024, before my spider poems, and after a very special puzzle ✨🌸

Are you even a #Sussex based poet if you don't write about the Downs and chalk? Thanks to @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for continuing to hold this weekly #FragmentsFriday space!

A little message from me about #UnwhisperedLegacy Available to download here: shorturl.at/8Vlrs Proudly raising money for @msf.ca

Download your copy of, "Unwhispered Legacy", the Gorgeous inaugural anthology from @paulwritespoems.bsky.social The Book Bag! I am delighted and humbled to share pages in this collection with so many incredible writers! paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-...

Despite my failed attempts at upping my writing & subs this year, I somehow have one major win anyway! I'm honored to be included in this beautiful anthology edited by Paul Short...amongst fine company! paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-... #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #unwhisperedlegacy

From Leia Butler's #ekphrastic poem, '1000-1' ... 'We are swapping secrets, In the leaves, In the trunks, In the petals, // (There are 754 pieces left)' afterpoetry.com/poem/apr-02...

Time to celebrate this wonderful anthology curated by @paulwritespoems.bsky.social, which aside from being brilliant & featuring many fantastic poems and poets, is also raising money for Médecins sans Frontières. You can download a copy & donate via this link 🫶🏼 paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-...

Really excited to have my poem, Ugly Bones, featured on @rembrandtscure.substack.com podcast, One Poem Only, today as part of National Poetry Month! open.spotify.com/episode/3GWf...

If you want to be in the audience at the #UnwhisperedLegacy launch featuring a host of stellar poets, click the link below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985095180...

My newly published poem is ~ #SafeSpaces ~a poem about different types of #connection , small moments of #wonder & #solace. Published within #UnwhisperedLegacy Anthology, 03/2026. Warmest thanks to the editor, @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Paul Short. #peacefulpoems #glow #serenity #peace #poems 🩶

paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-... This anthology is launched today, free download, fundraising for a great cause: Medecins Sans Frontieres. Compiled & edited with skill and care by the very wonderful @paulwritespoems.bsky.social. I have two poems in here, that first appeared via #PoemsAbout... ❤️

What a joy to be a part of this anthology! You can download it here: paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-... Congratulations on this brilliant achievement, @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 🫶🏼 This anthology is also raising funds for the vital work of @msf.ca. If you are able to, please consider donating!

What a joy to be a part of this anthology! You can download it here: paulwritespoems.com/unwhispered-... Congratulations on this brilliant achievement, @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 🫶🏼 This anthology is also raising funds for the vital work of @msf.ca. If you are able to, please consider donating!

We are hiring !

Can't wait! A couple of new poems from me amidst some genuinely stellar talent!!

Happy #FragmentsFriday to all who celebrate! Something a little Gothic from me today. Thanks for hosting, as always, @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social

hi all it’s been a while… later today we have a longer announcement over on IG. Here are the bullet points; we have a competition this year, name change, April submissions for substack and HELP we need readers, a coeditor for substack & managing staff. Would you like to join us?

So pleased to have a little poem in the latest issue of @aswirl.bsky.social! 🌀

spring is here! issue thirteen on sale now 🌀🌱

Unexpected, overwhelming and delightful! Thank you so much for getting my Spring 2026 off to such a wonderful start, @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social @forwardprizes.bsky.social

Spring Greetings from Ireland! ☘️ I bring you 'Ossuary in Afterlight' for the wonderfully sparkling #fragmentsfriday project @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social with effervescent host @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social ✨ Thank You! Back later! 😘🫶

Haiku for #FragmentsFriday this week. Thanks as ever for hosting, @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social

For this week’s #FragmentsFriday, Humanity, It Seems Thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for another stellar poetry outlet! Have a great day everyone! #Poetry #Micropoetry

To bring up a child from a stranger’s womb makes a very special #mother. This is my 18-word poem for #fragmentsfriday with thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #poetry #micropoetry #skypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrychallenge #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

For this #FragmentsFriday, a little one based in historical/scientific fact. Thanks for hosting, @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social!

So grateful to @samanthaterrell.bsky.social for today's spotlight on @shinepoetry.bsky.social, with my fabulous collaborator, Betty Powdrill.

Great time at the Book Bag open mic, as always! Thanks, @paulwritespoems.bsky.social, for organising, and to all the readers for sharing their talent!

Had a little reminder today that poetry doesn't always have to be serious, so have this bit of silliness for #FragmentsFriday @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social

Joint winners of #fragmentsfriday Andy Perrin @andyperrincycling.bsky.social Dorian Nightingale Another week and a high bar maintained! 🏆 🏆 #poetry #micropoetry They follow @helenlaycock.bsky.social @jidebadmus.bsky.social & @hool415.bsky.social

A little whimsy and #PamelaAnderson appreciation for #SmallPoemSunday. @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Friday is here once more, and I am enjoying playing with condensed meaning for @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social's #FragmentsFriday. Thanks for the inspiration, @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social.

The plum you're going to eat next summer.

Not Spring Yet by @amorak.bsky.social From EXTINCTION LEVEL (@trameditions.bsky.social, 2025) ❄️💙🌱 #SmallPoemSunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 📚💙

It appears this is where I share my small poems, so here is one for #SmallPoemSunday, @tomsnarsky.bsky.social!

Another Friday, another tiny poem. #FragmentsFriday @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social

A snip of a poem for the new #FridayFragments feature by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social

SHARE AWAY!!! Announcing a new project - a platform each Friday. #FRAGMENTSFRIDAY’ - 18 words or less - a startling, inventive poem. Tag in #fragmentsfriday and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social & share one startling fragment of your own poetry. No A.I. generated poetry!

Happy new year.

Due to IG's new (abysmal) AI policies, SHINE has closed our IG account & moved exclusively to BSKY. Please help SHINE's account grow by liking & sharing this post, and follow @shinepoetry.bsky.social where subs are OPEN & FREE! #shinepoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #internationalcommunity

A new little poem in the @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social Games Room series. Head over to their website to read/listen. Thank you, @leiabutler.bsky.social , for your thoughtful curation, and congratulations to all the other writers. I am delighted to be a part of this feature!

So happy to have a new poem out in this issue of @mosspuppymag.bsky.social!

Great fun at my first ever 'Write Here, Right Now'!

Honoured and humbled by this nomination. Thank you, @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social 🙏🏼

New #poetry from Veronica Tucker: "Withdrawal in Winter".

We've finished spotlighting the poets in our new issue! Read the whole thing here badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-two

So happy to see Issue 2 of The Aftershock Review @maxwallis.bsky.social out in the world with two of my poems in it among some true literary heavyweights!! #Poetry #Published #AftershockReview

Delighted to have a poem in the new issue of @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social. Thank you, @leiabutler.bsky.social, for giving it a home! Read it here: www.fullhouseliterary.com/issue-2-2025...