Sue Ibrahim
@sueimnw.bsky.social
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To keep in touch Reading, writing, birds Also at sueimnw.blogspot.com
Wonderful work from
@abigailottley.bsky.social
in the never-to-be-missed Starbeck Orion from
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
about 16 hours ago
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Just to say thank you to all those who have supported my words, through
#promptcombo
and
#poemsabout
and elsewhere, and for all the wonderful words you've shared too.
7 days ago
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Sue Ibrahim
Julian (Hool)
10 days ago
Hullo
#promptcombo
crew! Merry Christmas on behalf of Fidel, Ronnie, Paul, Vic and myself! Your poems have been magnificent this year! 🫵 🙌One quick double check…(*pages rustle*) yes…you are ALL on Santa’s good list! Combo will take a short break after today to return with Fidel hosting on Jan 5th. 👋
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Sue Ibrahim
roger waldron
10 days ago
Morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for
#PoemsAbout
#Money
and thanks to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems
wishing everybody everywhere a happy Christmas and hope you get every book that’s on your list 🎅🏿🛋️
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Sue Ibrahim
David Birch
10 days ago
Many thanks
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
for today's
#PoemsAbout
prompt
#Money
. My response is from
#BeautifulLittleFools
, Broken Spine's anthology published earlier this year, marking the centenary of
#TheGreatGatsby
. It seems to fit. Happy Christmas
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
and all the
#PoetryCommunity
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Sue Ibrahim
John Chmura
10 days ago
#PoemsAbout
#Money
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
I will put a reading in the comments.
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Sue Ibrahim
Bernard Pearson
10 days ago
huge thanks
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
and
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
for hosting
#PoemsAbout
#Money
this is taking the topic a bit and stretching it from In Free Fall a small selection of my poems
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Sue Ibrahim
Jen Thorne
10 days ago
Friday is fast becoming my favourite day. Can't wait to read everyone else's take on
#PoemsAbout
#Money
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#blueskypoets
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For this week's
#PoemsAbout
#Money
with thanks to
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
and all those participating. Hope to catch up with everyone later.
10 days ago
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Julian (Hool)
14 days ago
Hullo
@rfsmith.bsky.social
@dragonslayerma.bsky.social
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
All welcome, tag me
@hool415.bsky.social
and use as well
#promptcombo
#dilemmas/decisions
**TILL 5pm FRIDAY!!** (NB The four-legged one is doing ok currently with some new meds…)🤞
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For this week's
#promptcombo
#dilemmas/decisions
with wonderful host
@hool415.bsky.social
a small part of a longer work from a while back. Very busy week but will try to think of something new later and respond to others too.
14 days ago
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Merril D. Smith
17 days ago
Good morning and Happy Friday! For
#PoemsAbout
#YouShouldntHave
Thank you as always to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
and
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
This one came about from a dVerse prompt of sewing terms, as well as current events. 😉
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Sue Ibrahim
roger waldron
16 days ago
Afternoon Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for
#PoemsAbout
#YouShouldtHave
And thanks
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
also thank you
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
hope everyone everywhere sails through the weekend with a smile 😊
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Ian Brownlie
17 days ago
Here's my
#PoemsAbout
effort for this week. Happy to provide a glossary if it's a bit too UK-specific for anyone.
#YouShouldntHave
(or, for some I spotted,
#YouShouldn'tHave
put the apostrophe in)
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
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Sue Ibrahim
Fiftywords
17 days ago
This
#poemsabout
#YouShouldntHave
comes from the sharp edge of gratitude
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
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Rachel Burrows
17 days ago
Morning Poets! Bit busy with end of term - so putting out one from my children’s archive! Happy Friday!
#PoemsAbout
#YouShouldntHave
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#poetry
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Just a little something for
#PoemsAbout
#YouShouldntHave
from
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
with thanks to all.
17 days ago
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Ronnie Smith
21 days ago
It’s no secret that I have the toughest job on
#PromptCombo
, following
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
. Still, I soldier on this week with
#Memorial
.
@dragonslayerma.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@thepaulconnolly.bsky.social
@coastalpoet.bsky.social
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
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Jan Peters - Solivagant Wisdom
21 days ago
🙏
@rfsmith.bsky.social
as host of
#PromptCombo
#Memorial
to
#70s
#80s
#Childhood
#newpoem
: ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#NormalForNorfolk
#BlackHumour
#Diogenes
#Cairns
#Methodism
#LatinMass
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Wouldn't want people to miss this
#PromptCombo
#Memorial
poem from
@hool415.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
21 days ago
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A small offering for this week's
#PromptCombo
#Memorial
with host
@rfsmith.bsky.social
Will be back later to read others.
21 days ago
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Sue Ibrahim
Ian Duhig
23 days ago
When rain is predicted for several days in Leeds they issue us with these so people can look at us and think "Well it's raining but I'm still not a damn poet, so there's that!"
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Merril D. Smith
23 days ago
Another difficult prompt for
#PoemsAbout
#Imps
from
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
and
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
Imps is not a word I use or like. The word feels slimy in my brain.
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Sue Ibrahim
roger waldron
24 days ago
Morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for
#PoemsAbout
#Imp
and this poem is about somebody’s nostrils thank you
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
have a great weekend everyone everywhere
#poems
#poetry
#nostrils
🚶🏼♂️➡️
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Sue Ibrahim
Rachel Burrows
24 days ago
Morning! I’m not sure what flu-fuelled babble I’m offering here - I hope it makes sense. My
#PoemsAbout
#Imps
is about a child who used to apparently bring me up in hives. Sorry it’s nothing more cerebral! Best wishes
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
Happy Friday!
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For this week's tricky
#PoemsAbout
#Imps
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
with thanks to all. (Reposted with correct #!)
24 days ago
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Oh, go on then. As others are posting villanelles for
#PromptCombo
#ThisPoem
- a repost from me
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
26 days ago
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Sue Ibrahim
Jan Peters - Solivagant Wisdom
28 days ago
2-for-1 this week,
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
#PromptCombo
😁
#ThisPoem
I : ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025
#Symbolism
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#bskypoetry
#Words
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Brian Bilston
28 days ago
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
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Victoria Spires
28 days ago
Thank you
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
for last week's prompt! This week I'm hosting
#PromptCombo
& the prompt is
#ThisPoem
. You can interpret that however you wish, but I dare you to try something a little different 😇 All welcome to join, replies until Friday.
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For this week's
#PromptCombo
#ThisPoem
with thanks to the wonderfully playful host
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
and all those taking part. Something a little different, you say...
28 days ago
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Sue Ibrahim
The Guardian
29 days ago
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88. One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/nov/29/tom-stoppard-playwright-of-dazzling-wit-and-playful-erudition-dies-aged-88?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Merril D. Smith
30 days ago
Good morning! With Thanksgiving and houseguests, I wasn't going to participate in
#PoemsAbout
#NoFuture
this week, but I felt the urge to write--so a quick one from me. I'll be back to read when I can. Thank you
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
and
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
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There is no future without Roger. 👏👏😁
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Rachel Burrows
about 1 month ago
Morning poets! There is a break in the slimy trail of mollusc poetry to bring you one about fenugreek! 😊 I’ll leave it to you to decide whether it fits the prompt or not! Happy Friday!
#PoemsAbout
#NoFuture
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry
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C. Oulens
about 1 month ago
For
#PoemsAbout
#NoFuture
, , , and maybe breaking the hourglass? Will return later to read others’. Thank you for reading! 🙏💫
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#Oulens
#blueskypoets
#blueskypoetry
#poetrycommunity
#poetry
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For
#PoemsAbout
#NoFuture
with thanks to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
and all poets participating.
about 1 month ago
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David Birch
about 1 month ago
Many thanks, Paul
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
for your brilliant prompt
#OnRoofs
, which brought to mind a recent encounter with a former student. Looking forward to reading other responses from
#BlueSkyPoets
during the course of the week
#PromptCombo
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For
#PromptCombo
#OnRoofs
with thanks to wonderful host, Paul,
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Sue Ibrahim
Julian (Hool)
about 1 month ago
Hullo
@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
and to
#promptcombo
#onroofs
Love the theme, as great as Fidel’s from last week!
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Sue Ibrahim
Paul Brookes
about 1 month ago
@rfsmith.bsky.social
@jitterbugwrites.bsky.social
@helenlaycock.bsky.social
@sueimnw.bsky.social
@johnadlam.bsky.social
@janpsolivagant.bsk.social
@julianday.bsky.social
@rhonagreene.bsky.social
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Sue Ibrahim
roger waldron
about 1 month ago
Evening Sunday a bit late for
#PoemsAbout
#dogtag
And thanks to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems
#poetry
have a great week everyone everywhere 🚶🏼♂️➡️
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Sue Ibrahim
Thank you so much, Roger. I really appreciate that.🙏😊
about 1 month ago
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roger waldron
about 1 month ago
Love these tiny poems excellent Sue 👏👏👏
add a skeleton here at some point
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Andy Williamson
about 1 month ago
Maybe a bit off-script for
#poemsabout
#dogtags
but it's what emerged - a quick poem on names and seasons of a relationship. Thanks
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
&
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems
#poetry
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Fiftywords
about 1 month ago
What does it mean to hold onto your name when the world and your mind starts to forget it?This
#PoemsAbout
#Dogtags
looks at memory, identity, and the quiet defiance of holding on.
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
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For this week's
#PoemsAbout
#DogTags
with thanks to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
and everyone involved.
about 1 month ago
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