January garden artwork!

Submissions are open. Poetry that remembers. That mourns. That refuses to let go. Read the call carefully. Take your time. Send the work that needs to exist. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry

Dates for your new diary:

Great birthday!! Amazing day in Hove.

Here’s wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a happy 2026.

"Boaters Rowing on the Yerres" 1877 Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) Oil on Canvas 81 x 116 cm Private Collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Today’s walk.

Morning. Winter Hare, Vanessa Bowman.

Next week on TopTweetTuesday (on Twitter - 16th Dec) the challenge: Write a fresh, imagistic poem about a festive event using - a lesser known colour shade - 2 words that are hardly used, including an archaic word - an extravagant simile - a wacky or unexpected metaphor 60 words max

Ola Szpunar, Polish illustrator

Hi @rfsmith.bsky.social - here's a memorial to long years of winter commutes for your excellent #Memorial prompt. #PromptCombo #Poem #Poetry

Here’s my #propmtcombo #Memorial poem in memory of my amazing Mum who died earlier this year, aged almost 107! Best wishes @rfsmith.bsky.social and @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

The ever-lovely Ronnie @rfsmith.bsky.social is your #promptcombo host this week, with the theme of #memorial. Drop him a poem if you want to get involved ❤️

Lincoln today.

Out in the next few days, our 6th Christmas anthology with a whole host of amazing poets and the illustrations of Emma Bissonnet.

Really enjoyed this evening’s Write-Along hour session run by @wendypratt.bsky.social First draft of a new poem produced. Fully recommend it.

Here's an offering for #PromptCombo #OnRoofs for Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social Look forward to reading the other poems.

Last week was fire. This week? Ashes. #PoemsAbout #NoFuture starts Friday. Write ruin, hopelessness, rage. The end of days or just Tuesday. Don’t post early—fade into the feed. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. Sign up for Saturday prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

The House of Broken Things is in the house..or will be soon! V excited about my third poetry collection, published May 2026 by Corsair

Mark it down: Dec 20th @ 20.00 — #PoemsAbout #OpenMic + #ChristmasParty returns! Poets, readers, friends — one final night to lift your words before the year ends. 🎤✨ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1967176915...

Last week burned bright. This week: #Desire — ache, hunger, want, undoing. What pulls you toward the flame? New theme begins Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found. For Saturday prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Admire me while you can!

Gripping poems! All the titles are names of moths - all very scarce now. Mortality a central feature of the book.

Highlight of the garden! Doesn't always bloom.

Poets I already know on Bluesky are Matthew @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @louloumach.bsky.social Do hope there are lots more of you out there. Let me know!

I've joined Bluesky as an alternative to X. Looking for fellow poets who have done the same thing.

Setting up an alternative to X here. Poets, poetry groups, artwork my top priority.

Here’s a poem about by mum - still with us aged 106 and in amazing shape.

I’ve just joined bsky.app to have an alternative from Twitter. Look forward to communicating with poets and people interested in art and nature.