Some #poetry to read on #remembrance day. bit.ly/3LyVyJ1

@rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social I’m hosting #promptcombo this week.Use the #promptcombo and post me @hool415.bsky.social for the theme of #workinglove Anything on love, work or a mix of both! All welcome till 5pm Friday!!

For this week's #promptcombo #workinglove with very understanding host @hool415.bsky.social , an old one which I think fits. Look forward to reading others later.

replies Sunday, I am tied up tomorrow, so in time here is my poem about #ClosedDoors for #PoemsAbout #Poetry #MyEx

Good morning! A poem for #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors. This is a revision of an old poem. Thank you, as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for these weekly prompts!

For this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. Not what I thought I'd write...

#wildwalkprompt #clogged @rfsmith.bsky.social #Storm #RhymeRoyal #poem #Writing

With #poetry on topics as diverse as trees, stamp collecting and becoming a satsuma, Peter Fereday becomes the 86th poet to be admitted to the Order of the #SixtyOdd. A worthy addition to its ranks.

From my poem To my Therapist from the Comfort Zone anthology published by @dragonflyflight.bsky.social. Many thanks, such a great read 🙂

For this week's #PromptCombo #Storm with @rfsmith.bsky.social - will catch up with others later.

I am having a small personal celebration - 19 months of dedicated work has led me to my 100th Substack article - it feels like an achievement to me :-) burnj.substack.com/p/the-univer...

@merrildsmith.bsky.social fantastic collection Held Inside The Folds of a time is in The Book Bag today. Published by @janes-studio.bsky.social Plus all the regular shouts/news/opps and playlist @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social @eatthestorms.com

Dear #PoemsAbout #PromptCombo and poetry friends - you normally see my adult poetry on Bluesky. If you would like to find out more about my children’s stuff, please check this out! 😊 #kidlituk #kidlit #writingforchildren Thanks @littlethoughtspress.com #interview

Here's a quick, possibly tenuous poem for #poemsabout #blood this week. Huge appreciation to @alanparrywriter.co.uk & @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the opportunity and to all the poets for their great posts #poems #poetry

Good morning! Happy Halloween! For #PoemsAbout #Blood This is also for a prompt where the first line comes from a horror movie--this one "The Sixth Sense." We're seeing Macbeth this weekend, so there may be more blood poems! Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk

morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #Blood and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poets #poetry and thank you for stopping here and reading 🙋‍♂️ have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏽‍➡️🚮

Many thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for today's #PoemsAbout prompt #Blood. I look forward to reading everyone's submissions later #BlueSkyPoets #PoetryCommunity

As always my thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #Blood look forward to seeing all this the other poets in this wonderful community's work

For this week's #PoemsAbout #Blood @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk an old poem which I wanted to post about now and it fits here, I think, so... (first published by Indigo Dreams)

I wholly forgot #LiftToTheSky last week! I meant to and now do raise up the learned and irrepressible @zoomburst.substack.com, capo of the long-running Sixty Odd Poets, who did a fab gig at the Colony Room, downstairs at Ziggy Green, Saturday before last. A joy to behold! 🙏❤️ @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Take 2 for #PoemsAbout #BreakingTheMould We're terrified the mold might break! Originally published in Fevers of the mind and in my new poetry collection. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social with thanks!

#PoemsAbout #breakthemould

Good morning @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk This is my contribution to the #PoemsAbout prompt #breakthemould #poetry

For this week's #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould with thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and everyone taking part.

Hi Mike, thought you might like this one - recently published in The Starbeck Orion.

Sometimes a bit of Anglo Saxon invective is the only thing that will do, even in the world of formal #poetry... ...actually, especially in the world of formal poetry

This Blue Tit would like your attention, briefly. 📷 @aintright.bsky.social

For this week's #PromptCombo #SimplePleasures with joyous host, Fidel @dragonslayerma.bsky.social - watching birds is one of my greatest simple pleasures.

I'm your host for #PromptCombo this week(Monday to Friday) & the theme is #SimplePleasures . Share those small everyday joys! Here's 1 I've rejigged to start us off Tag me & use the hastags❤️ @victoriaspires.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social

A(nother) #Lifttothesky today for the wonderful Carolyn Thomas @carolynthomas.bsky.social for her beautiful poetry and her incredible support for me and all those in the poetry community. With love and thanks 💙

You usually have to be signed up to our newsletter to read it. However, this week is too important, and I wanted to share it more broadly. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/5022...

#LiftToTheSky I’d like you to know that this wonderful community of poemsabout and The Broken Spine have been an incredible source of motivation for me in my writing journey and am ever so thankful to you. Your energy and dedication in making this space vibrant is truly appreciated. I… 1/2

A #LifttotheSky for this powerful new collection by the splendid Merril D Smith @merrildsmith.bsky.social #poetrycommunity Characteristically beautiful and evocative writing, honest and deeply moving, it also includes many of her wonderful photographs @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

A #LifttotheSky for this amazing collection of sonnets by the brilliant Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social who contributes so much to the #poetrycommunity. Published in 2022, but new to me, it explores myth and legend with grace and wit @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Good morning! I wasn't going to do this prompt for #PoemsAbout #imperfectMe but started writing it yesterday @paulwritespoems.bsky.social writing group. It's still rough. Thanks as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Thanks again @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for an excellent #PoemsAbout prompt #ImperfectMe. Here's a poem about the imperfection of yielding to hope over experience

morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe and a thank you to Alan @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏼‍➡️

I wasn't going to do this #PoemsAbout until ten minutes ago. #imperfectme seems so self-evident. So that's what I said. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

For #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe Posting my effort now but madly busy so will try to catch up with everyone’s work later - the ones I have seen are great 😊 @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

For this week's #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe with thanks as ever to our host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and to everyone.

Middle of the week also means #WaderWednesday, so here's a Great Egret, Grey Heron, Cattle Egret & Little Egret from WWT Martin Mere #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography #BirdLife #wildlifephotography #Waders @wwtworldwide.bsky.social

Todays BOTD is the beautiful 'Kestrel #birds #birdphotography

For @hool415.bsky.social and #PromptCombo #Visitor from more than a momentary frustration

Many thanks @hool415.bsky.social for a great #PromptCombo #Visitor. Here's a something from a few years back about visiting my Mum in her final weeks

One for the #promptcombo offered by @hool415.bsky.social - this week on the theme of #visitor - #blueskypoets ##poetsofbluesky

Hullo @rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social I’m hosting #promptcombo with #visitor All welcome, use the #promptcombo to post and me @hool415.bsky.social (Please note: I’m not around all Tuesday but will catch up the next day!) Ju

For #PromptCombo #Visitor with most-nominated-ever host @hool415.bsky.social a poem I don't think I've posted before (Ju will know), which only got its temporary title this morning, and is, for me, remarkably long. Will catch up with others later.

My #LifttotheSky today goes to the lovely Bernard Pearson @bernp.bsky.social , a fine poet and generous supporter of #poetrycommunity #BlueskyPoers #PoetsSupportPoets @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Oh, Carolyn, I seem to have missed this before. What a touching poem, the narrative so well told. Beautiful 💙

Afternoon Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #Mannequin and hope it fits the bill and thank @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk @poetsonbluesky.bsky.social hope everyone everywhere enjoys their weekend 🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️🚶🏻‍♀️