Poets/poetry lovers of bs, I am exploring the use of space in poems eg through q's, sentence fragments, ellipsis, erasure and so on. Can anyone recommend any other poems which end mid sentence like Pagis's WRITTEN IN PENCIL IN THE SEALED RAILWAY-CAR? Please share.... 🙏 #poetry #poets

I recommend following more libraries, museums and galleries - especially the small local ones - and all sorts of intriguing nuggets will brighten your day. Thanks to @themerl.bsky.social for this great starter pack! I’d like to add @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social as another recommendation.

More @nawewriters.bsky.social catch up today, starting with Dina Kafiris's interesting talk on writers' inspiration, and how much our earlier exp coalesce when the right/write idea seeps into being. Pl share: where do you get yr ideas? #NAWE #writers #novels #shortstories

Morning guys! So after all that anticipation, all we had was rain. How often do we anticipate events which don't materialise? This is from my birthday forest jaunt. #photography #pics #skypics #nature #forest #woods #landscape

And now on this thread, I'm on to Sarah Bower's piece with its fascinating concept of examining the Bayeux Tapestry as if it were a film script. @nawewriters.bsky.social #NAWE

Next up in my @nawewriters.bsky.social recap is Yilin Tang's presentation on non-innocent poetry writing in China. I'm fascinated to learn that poetry has changed from being written on paper to within images, domestic objects, natural elements such as leaves & the inter relationship herein.

Kudos to all of the Australian writers, and organisations, withdrawing from the Adelaide Festival. We see you from here in the UK.

I'm now on a roll with conference recordings! Interesting to reflect on my online practice ( which probably needs more practise 😂 ) thanks to @ruthmoore.bsky.social @nawewriters.bsky.social

I've finally found the time to watch recordings of some @nawewriters.bsky.social conference sessions and they're fabulous. I particularly love Chris Rose on Paratopia which, should we choose to see them, offer : 'a chance to reimagine and reenchant our environments.'🤩 #magical #inspirational #NAWE

Really looking forward to sharing a few redrafting tips with members of #SWWJ on 7th February. Still time to sign up! Thanks to @kent-nj.bsky.social for the quote🤩 #Poetry #Editing #TheProcessofPoetry #TheMakingofaPoem

Last copies! After a flurry of unexpected but joyous sales over the past few days, we're thrilled that these six chapbooks are close to selling out 😍 We have one copy of each. Thank you, as ever, for supporting us and our writers. (Also, did you know, our writers are paid a huge 50% royalty? ✊️)

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

A little snowy throwback. If you're not in the UK, you'll see how OTT we are about any slight weather conditions. Have a good one 😊 #Cheshire #photography #nature #landscape #photosky #photoblue

The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026 Application deadline: 31st January 2026 The Cúirt New Writing Prize, kindly sponsored by Tigh Neachtain in memory of Lena McGuire, is now open for submissions. There are four categories: poetry, short fiction, essay and Irish Language poetry and short fiction. This…

What a beautifully written, poignant piece of writing. I hope that they are now able to accept you as your true self, Steve.

Love this...

Pitch call!!! This is an incredible opportunity for an indigenous climate reporters or storytellers to get their voices heard!! Deadline is January 15, so get on it! #freelanceopportunity #climatejournalists

Morning all. I've always cringed at birthday posts, well here's mine! Very grateful for the life I've had. (Long may it continue 😂 🙏 😂)

Morning all! Late night stepping out into the muffling whiteness with my girl. Here's the proof. Leave only... Lots to do today. How's your morning going? #photos #photography #photosky #snow #nature #environment

A little throwback pic as the world kicks off again tomorrow. Looking forward to starting a new poetry course! #photography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #snow #trees #photosky #photos #pics #rural #countryside #England #Cheshire #poetry #poets

View from The Vicarage, #Wincle. #Cheshire #landscape #photography

Morning guys, have a good one and watch out for the ice. (Very stressful being a Forest fan at the moment!) #photography #landscape #nature #NFFC #Forest

Received my contributor copy of the brilliant Under The Radar @ninearchespress.bsky.social edited by Roy McFarlane. There’s so much great stuff in here. Thanks Roy, Jane and Matt for including two of my poems! 💚🪶 If you’d like to have a read, there’s a link in my bio to purchase a copy.

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. . . . And to make an end is to make a beginning.” — T. S. Eliot, “Little Gidding,” Four Quartets #hope #new #beginnings #photography #landscape

It's the national year of reading in the uk in 2026. Instead of asking "why don't kids read any more", ask "how can I help them find the stories (and non fic) they will fall in love with". Less "get off my lawn whippersnappers" and more "come, sit on the lawn, here's a comic".

Would love to see this @deldridgewriter.bsky.social . It looks just my bag. Any chance of it touring the East Midlands? 🤞

Ordered! Can't wait to read this.

I've rather lost count, but maybe #Door6 ? Whatever number it is, it's from #MurciaCathedral which I absolutely love.

#Doorway5 #Arguablymore

For those of you here today, here's another! You need sound, arguably... #Door3 #Kefalonia

Go on then, here's another #doorway2

It can be a difficult time of the year for some.

Perhaps it's the day my door obsession assumes a modest relevance? More to follow, probably... #photography #doorway #arch

I am very pleased & proud to say that I am now officially a Trustee of @survivors-poetry.bsky.social, which exists to promote poetry by survivors - to support survivor poets - to challenge social & cultural definitions of poets and poetry - to make connections between creativity and mental health ❤️

Morning guys! So how's everyone's tax going? Seeking light today. And a result against Everton. #photography #landscape #nature #freelancelife #NFFC

So here we are again, a few pounds heavier and fitness routines lying in shreds like discarded party poppers. Tax today, but brighter days are coming. The view from the Villa Rufolo, #Ravello #Italy #photography #landscape #nature

It has been lovely finding like minded people across the ether. Thank you so much for your support in a world going crazy. Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas. #Christmas #photography #Lincoln #Cathedral

Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"

Big shout out to #FrancisFrith for amazing customer service. Ordered personalised calendar just before midnight on 21st. They said, sadly, express delivery wasn't available and delivery would be after Christmas, yet here it is! 👏 👏 👏

Morning all. Shopping done, tidying started. Seeking blue skies. How's Christmas going for you? #photography #landscape

Thrilled to receive an early Christmas present from @englishjournaloup.bsky.social with a review of The Process of Poetry 🙏 academic.oup.com/english/arti... The book would make a fabulous Christmas gift! Please share! @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #Christmaspresent #poetry

Morning all. And breathe.... #Spanishskies #throwback #photography #photosky

Good morning! Today, I will share a thread of poems for/about winter solstice Do feel free to add your own or anything else appropriate. ❄️❄️🕯🕯❄️❄️ This one is W.S. Merwin

Please do share this research priority setting survey for delirium. For people who have experienced or cared for someone with delirium. @dementiaunited.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...

First published as a 'digital pamphlet' in 2023, and briefly available as a print edition in 2024, here's the free, downloadable PDF of our 'Winter Songs' mini-anthology, with poems apt for the year's end, and the year to come. longbarrowpress.com/wp-content/u...

A lovely Christmas pressie from Jack Caradoc and all Dreich. Congratulations, Peter and all the contributors 🎊

Far better than house cleaning, pressie buying or sprout peeling.👇

Terrible.

Re tax returns, what I want to know is, where's the 🥕? It's a grim job and- at the end- the 'reward' is probably to be poorer. Please send 🎂 and 🍷 #tax #death #certainties #freelancewriter #freelancelife