Some of my favourite places I've visited this year. All local and all great spots to visit to get away from it all when you need a little quiet head space. 1. St Mary's Church at Astbury 2. c.12th Croxden Abbey 3. The Bridestones neolithic tomb near Congleton 4. Mow Cop Castle

The concise, compressed language of poetry creates layers of meaning. Unlike straightforward prose, a single poem can support multiple valid interpretations. #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryTwitter #PoetrySky

Shell beads in 5,000-year-old finds suggest wide mobility in ancient Siberia https://tinyurl.com/mwy5mnnb #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod

“Great! Poetic and well written. Good research.” -Amazon review https://loom.ly/yPdE_FU #HistoricalFiction #ReadingCommunity

“I would define … the Poetry of words as The Rhythmical Creation of Beauty.” -Edgar Allan Poe #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Women Writers’ Archives From A to X https://tinyurl.com/5n7p75uu #WomenWriters #WritingCommunity

Archaeologists Uncover 6,000-Year-Old Artifacts at Palace of Westminster https://tinyurl.com/shz6s5b8 #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams: New and Selected Poems 1974 to 2018 Winner of the 2019 Eric Hoffer Prize for the Best Book Published by a Small Press https://loom.ly/cty0jRs #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

UNESCO World: Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversit... #travel #unesco #world #heritage #cuba

Garden Plots Like Those Which Surrounded the City of Shara (Romania) https://bit.ly/41CDTnx #PrehistoricEurope

The once standing stone of Er-Grah is one of the unsung wonders of the ancient world. It was the biggest megalith ever erected in history and was raised in France (Brittany) during the Neolithic. https://tinyurl.com/5d75nata #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod

“Ceremony practiced by the old ones. Written in such clarity and definition the reader becomes part of the ceremonies of the earth people.” -Amazon review https://loom.ly/hZ_RW7U #HistoricalFiction #FantasyFiction

This quiet Sunday in the transition zone—between the festive rush and the fresh start of a new year— is a welcome pause. #LastSundayOfTheYear

Ancient Bronze Age Monument Unearthed on Wigan Farm: Neolithic Henge Secrets Revealed https://tinyurl.com/mr44xjw8 #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

⌛ #history – factually fun! UNIQUE, ANCIENT CIRCLES IN FRANCE 🔗 https://whyrwe.com/@25/1212-1916 Archaeologists have managed to bring three prehistoric circles to the surface in Marliens, France. At least, they have always been there but they have only recently – during acc...

History, religion, weather, cultures, environment, and other interesting information in my novels about Prehistoric Europe. https://bit.ly/41h88jE #NeolithicEurope #PrehistoricEurope #StoneAgeEurope

Poetry celebrates diversity, uniting us by embracing many voices, cultures, and experiences through shared emotions and universal themes. #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

“Her quest makes this a book for anyone who wants to explore how ideas and bursts of insight come, not just to poets and novelists, but to us all.” –Mara Lynn Keller https://loom.ly/8VATbfc #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Award-winning poet Mary Mackey discusses her book of poetry, Sugar Zone, and her honor in winning the PEN Literary Award for the book. https://loom.ly/0d8izUQ #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Merry Christmas

“In This Burning World ask us not only to imagine what the world will be like as the climate of the Earth changes, but how we can preserve joy and compassion in times of catastrophe.” -Pamela Berkman https://loom.ly/-RC3Vws #poetry #PoetryTwitter #PoetrySky

Research? Vast forests of silver birch, pine and alder quickly developed in Britain after the last ice age. There's an example of a mesolithic / neolithic necklace in a French museum. Their clothing was a mix of skins, furs and some linen. Again museum reconstruction of found remnants.

KALW Angie Coiro Interviews Mary Mackey Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/ten8bmrf #ClimateChange #InThisBurningWorld

May you never be too old to search the skies on Christmas Eve. #ChristmasEve

“Mackey’s crisp-edged perceptions are set down with a sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching eye.” –Jane Hirshfield https://loom.ly/Cypgmnk #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryTwitter #PoetrySky

Ecopoetry aims to raise awareness and inspire a sense of responsibility in readers, encouraging them to reconsider their relationship with the environment and advocate for change. #EcoPoetry #PoetryTwitter #PoetrySky

An Unrecognised Long Barrow near Whitsbury, Hampshire The rolling chalkland of Cranborne Chase has a rich variety of Neolithic monuments, including a dense concentration of long barrows clustering near the Dorset Cursus. https://tinyurl.com/bct7vrtp #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod

“The rain forest provides an intriguing setting for the story, which is shown from many angles and points of view. I loved how the characters' stories overlap and connect, and how time moves in a mosaic-like way. The book is brief, but satisfying.” -review https://loom.ly/L7AyhmA

Interview with Artist Cristina Biaggi on “Habitations of the Great Goddess” How did you first become interested in the Great Goddess and Her habitations? https://bit.ly/3XvwHac #ArtistInterview #GreatGoddess

5,000-Year-Old Mystery: Rare Neolithic Pottery Discovered at Ness of Brodgar, Orkney (2025) https://tinyurl.com/pssa9dte #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

The world of pre-history Mackey gives us was closer to nature, of course. We journey there by primitive boat; wander through villages and forests, fraught with danger and touched by magic. -Amazon review https://amzn.to/3jzMYMp #HistoricalFiction

On the winter solstice, the Sun rises and shines down the length of the 5,100-year-old Newgrange passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland. Remarkable designing and implementation by the Neolithic engineers who built it.

Did you know the Winter Solstice isn't just a day, but the exact moment the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun? Today is the shortest day of the year, but every day after means more sunlight. #solstice

"Creativity is a gift. You can't board it like a bus and expect it to take you wherever you want to go." -Mary Mackey #creativity

#FindsFriday: `Some of the primary symbols for the Sun in ancient #Celtic times were an X or a four-spoked wheel featured on bronze axes, swords, coins, urns, pottery and jewelry since Neolithic Europe. “Hallstatt Iron Age sheet-bronze vessels were decorated with repousse crosses and solar 1/3

Türkiye’s ancient sites are not just relics of the past; they are a living bridge connecting humanity to its earliest understanding of the universe. https://tinyurl.com/3mbmmxhx #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod #NeolithicEurope

Suspension At nine in the evening when the light was long and the air still tasted of dust hot as ashes we went into the river together open-mouthed and naked to consider the proposition that air was not worth breathing ©Mary Mackey Listen: https://tinyurl.com/msasv36f #poetry #PoetrySky

“Really liked all three of the books in the trilogy and would recommend them to anyone who enjoyed things like the Clan of the Cave Bear series of books.” -Amazon review https://loom.ly/xkhKakI #HistoricalFiction #FantasyFiction

"Huracán", Mary Mackey ( @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social ) Lamy Turquoise Leuchtturm a5 Lamy CP1 <14k oblique> black From "In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse" (2025). My first oblique nib! #poem #marymackey #amercianliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia

At Poetry Hotel: Walter Kronenberg Pays Tribute To 101-Year-Old Edward Field -- America's Oldest And Greatest Living Poet... www.yunews.com/poetry-hotel... @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social @poetrysociety.org.uk @poetrydaily.bsky.social @poetryfoundation.bsky.social @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social

Photographer Irene Young Reveals Her Author Photo Secrets I know everyone has a beauty about them, and I feel confident that together we will get to the place of its discovery. https://loom.ly/Sl7Q1RE #creativity

“Watch Your Fingers & Toes in Mary Mackey’s Burning World” by Karren Alenier. Published online in The Dressing https://loom.ly/ID3NuFg #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

“The words are textured & complex, written by a true writer of fiction. Do yourself a favor, this engaging, enchanting story of a time before human memory will be a classic; and it's written by one of the greatest authors of our time.” -Amazon review https://loom.ly/yPdE_FU

Discoveries at Karahan Tepe, including carved human faces and figurines dating to around 11,000 years ago, challenge ideas of a “primitive” Neolithic by revealing early settled communities with complex beliefs, rituals, and social organization. #Archaeology

Brazil Archives Poetry from poems protesting climate change to poems about ecofeminism, history, and ecology https://loom.ly/xNgD1ZU #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Mary Mackey’s poetry collection Sugar Zone receives PEN Literary Award As you consider your goals for your book and your career, be sure to determine if awards matter to you, and check out this great interview. https://bit.ly/3jQYi6Y #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

“Mary Mackey’s poetry simultaneously explores outward journeys and inward journeys. Her beautiful language is evocative – sometimes surrealistic and sometimes realistic.” -Janice Eidu https://loom.ly/1fx4leo #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

#TombTuesday takes us to Camster Round in #Caithness. #Neolithic

Poetry elevates the ordinary, transforming mundane experiences into profound and beautiful art. It teaches us the power of brevity, expressing complex thoughts and feelings with elegant simplicity. #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

5 must-visit archaeological sites in Cyprus https://tinyurl.com/marym3x9 #Neolithic #NeolithicPeriod