'Erasure Poem', which has just come second in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social 4th Anniversary Poetry Contest, is published today on their website ❤️ www.darkwinterlit.com/post/shortli... Here's a video of the poem. Sorry if it's a little quiet; maybe I need to speak up a bit more 😀 #poems #poetry

Hey #WritingCommunity! With all the chaotic world events dominating headlines, you may have missed the recent releases by these authors. @davidclensy.bsky.social @keithroysdon.bsky.social @deborahswift.bsky.social @jameygallagher.bsky.social @grannywenlock.bsky.social @angelaarnold777.bsky.social

‘Chasing Butterflies Into The Void Of Zero’ by Louisa Reid is now available!!! Preview- alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/spotlight-chasing-butterflies-into-the-void-of-zero-by-louisa-reid/ Paperback- amazon.com/dp/B0GY4LP6KS

Here I am enjoying my Mill Road Poetry reading and I want to say thank you to everyone who’s bought my books at readings, open mics, from my website, as I’ve just donated another £100 to the @mstrust.bsky.social bringing the total to now £2600! Oh wow! That’s brilliant. Thanks everyone 🙂👏

Delighted to have my poem Embrace Vibrant Summer on display! It can be found at Diddibox, located on Ashfield Road, and on display between the 1st and 30th June! Huge thanks to Dylan Miller So many great events in the wonderful Sale Festival #Salefestival #poetrytrail

In June 1992, the Bosniak community in Višegrad were subjected to some of the most brutal crimes of the war. Crimes committed in and around Višegrad included the use of rape camps, and civilians murdered in brutal ways, such as being locked in burning buildings. We remember them on this anniversary.

The crimes against humanity and the environment in #Gaza and #Lebanon continue. Refuse to look away. act.gp/4tU2GjC

Happy birthday Martha Argerich!🎈 #MarthaArgerich #PianoQueen #Argerich youtu.be/_0RpoflsaUM?...

Now through the end of June: Get the ABZ Half-Year Bundle Deal. Alien Buddha Zine #82 through #87, the January through June editions. Get all six anthologies sent anywhere in the US or UK for just $50. [email protected] for more info or to order via PayPal. AlienBuddhaPress on Venmo.

Happy birthday Martha Argerich!🎈 #MarthaArgerich #PianoQueen #Argerich youtu.be/_0RpoflsaUM?...

It's a little monochrome this afternoon & so I thought you might like to listen to 🎶 ODE TO MY FAMILY 🎶 Album~ No Need to Argue. 🖤 [Dolores Mary O'Riordan & Noel Anthony Hogan] 1994 #TheCranberries #saudade #hiraeth #sehnsucht #90s youtu.be/Zz-DJr1Qs54?...

The Lothlorien Poetry Journal has published 2 of my poems and 3 experimental haibun. I like these pieces - some of my favorites from a completely new phase of my writing. Many thanks to Strider for giving this new work space. 🖤 #dissociation #starmaker #shatteringillusions #newpoems #newrelease

Pleased to have a new poem called 'Owning the Narrative' published within The Candyman's Trumpet Magazine. The theme for this edition was 'In my Craft/Sullen Art'. Many thanks to Jack Caradoc for curating this issue. #NewRelease #NewPoem #PoetryDrop #spilledink #Poetry

My brand-new #histhorror poem for kids MOTHER BLACK CAP OF CAMDEN TOWN has been published today at THE POETRY EXPRESS. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. With thanks to the Scary-ness team.👻 #SpookyReads #ChildrensPoetry #CamdenHauntings #LondonGhosts

A poem I wrote about my late father.

@greenpeace.eu What can be done at this stage to safeguard vital areas of biodiversity from unregulated resource exploitation for profit? 💔🦩🙏🏻 #wetlandecosystemsloss #deforestation #profitbeforepeople #Albania #Vietnam

POETS WALK❕ Late Aug, thought it would be nice to do a LDN NW3 Poets Blue Plaque Walk visiting those of John Keats, R. Tagore, Edith Sitwell, Joana Baillie, Sylvia Plath & Dylan Thomas, a picnic/pint then we return back to our other lives. @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social picturing you as our compere?!

POSTBOX A #poemsaloud reading. Thank you to @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social for homing this piece. 💌 📮💌 #objectstories #purgatorydiaries #SeeingThingsDifferently #letters #haibun youtube.com/shorts/B0YUt...

When an orphaned elephant loses their mother, we step in to offer hope and a family. Kaikai, rescued as a newborn, wanted constant physical touch and to know she was at the centre of her Keepers' universe – which she was! The care they receive helps ensure they can return to the wild.

Update coming soon wrt our third anthology. Thank you to that splendid human Colin West for all he has done (and is doing) to make our aeronautical adventures a reality. Thanks also to the wonderful Richard Trinder of The Yorkshire Times & Yorkshire Times Publishing. #PoetryForChildren #TheBalloon

I am still smiling at the beautiful energy at tonight's #thebookbag open mic hosted by Paul Short. @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Thank you all. It was a privilege to hear everyone read! 🤍

Another super evening of poetry at The Book Bag Open Mic Session 5. Always humbled at the poems shared and appreciate that readers feel comfortable to take risks and experiment 🙏

Cloud study! 🌊🌊🌊

The Book Bag Open Mic: Session 5. Wednesday. 7pm. Roughcut Coals or Polished Gems. Share your work in an encouraging and supportive environment. Tickets: shorturl.at/Z7pCn

My social media 'memories' feature is telling me it's been 2 years since my 1st children's poem appeared on at #TheDirigibleBalloon .🎈I'm so grateful & proud to be part of this joyful platform dedicated to children's literary arts. Check out the full fab site here.🪂👇🏻 dirigibleballoon.org

June is peak bee season! Let's celebrate bees. How cool is this from Neal Zetter?! @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social 🐝🐝🐝 #bees #beelove #savethebees #beesneeds youtu.be/jxNA1UvKVFM?...

These are my last few days as #poetofthemonth for #TheSeventhQuarry & we're at the threshold of finding out who next month's poet will be?! A huge thank you to the Seventh Quarry for featuring me. Here's one of my featured poems #Thresholds first published in #thecandymanstrumpet #Chasms

Came across this quotation attributed to psychoanalyst James Grotstein and it has caught my attention. Maybe it might interest you too?! #thestrangerwithinthee #whoisthedreamerwhodreamsthedream #JamesGrotstein

Eye ~ M.C. Escher (1946)

I'm absolutely thrilled to have come second in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social 's 4th Anniversary Poetry Competition! Many congratulations to winner @adlibby.bsky.social , whose fab poem can be read here: www.darkwinterlit.com/post/and-the... #poem #poems #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity 1/2

Thank you @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social Two wonderful picture books from Rocket Bird Books dropped through my letterbox today (such a lovely surprise). Ant Life, written and illustrated by Moesha Kellaway and Scooter Dog, written and illustrated by Lo Cole. #YearOfReading2026 #WooHoo JH x

Thank you, Niamh! 😊 🌞 xx

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Paul Short is a generous and sensitive host of these warm, friendly occasions. If you’re looking to take the plunge and read your work in front of an appreciative crowd, the Book Bag Open Mics are the place for you @paulwritespoems.bsky.social

Archie Brennan, At A Window VI (tapestry, 1980)

New month...happy #bookbirthdays to me! :) My books are available here, including Things Worth Repeating? and Confronting the Elements (both "born" in the month of June): tinyurl.com/slptbks #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Check this out! 👇🏻 #mustread #historicalhorrors #JulieStevens

This looks good! 👇🏻 #JunePoetry #PeterDevonald #PoetryFestivals

So thrilled to be here @iamb.uk Thanks @markantonyowen.com - I can’t wait to hear these wonderful poets! #poetry #spokenword #writing

Good morning--it's not quite noon yet! This took some time. 😅 It's Monday, and I'm musing. This is my weekly post of #Poetry #photos and commentary on the past week. merrildsmith.org/2026/06/01/h...

Check out this refreshing & honest chapbook from @queeraspoetry.bsky.social . It's out now with the inimitable @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social . Sharing one of the poems that stayed with me! #AmishAlchemy #JuneReads #MustRead

Call & response cloudscape ⛅ The feathery gold clouds above are inquisitive, and the gray clouds below are the sentences given in reply.

Such a beautiful poetic space! #highlyrecommend #thebookbag #PaulShort

Check out this refreshing & honest chapbook from @queeraspoetry.bsky.social . It's out now with the inimitable @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social . Sharing one of the poems that stayed with me! #AmishAlchemy #JuneReads #MustRead

Happy PRIDE Month 2026! alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/alien-buddha-press-pride-month-2026/ Here's to the 2020s getting even gayer. 🌈

New Issue now available for preorder themadridreview.com?utm_source=s... Youth! Dr Helen Scales! Sinéad Morrissey! More! @helenscales.bsky.social @unep.org @unepwcmc.bsky.social @fiddes.bsky.social @cristinajurado.bsky.social Out on #worldoceanday #environment #oceans #poetry #writing

It’s a huge privilege to be in @paulwritespoems.bsky.social’s rundown of his Poetic Voices feature in The Book Bag👇alongside such wonderful poets. Paul is a wonderful poet, indefatigable champion of the #poetrycommunity and a great friend 🙏🙏🙏

Came across this quotation attributed to psychoanalyst James Grotstein and it has caught my attention. Maybe it might interest you too?! #thestrangerwithinthee #whoisthedreamerwhodreamsthedream #JamesGrotstein

There are many, but today I would like to #lifttothesky @helenlaycock.bsky.social @rhonagreene.bsky.social & @pdevonald.bsky.social for incredible goodwill towards the #poetrycommunity & for the beautiful poems.🤍

Massive congratulations Peter! 🎉

Pleased to have a new poem called 'Owning the Narrative' published within The Candyman's Trumpet Magazine. The theme for this edition was 'In my Craft/Sullen Art'. Many thanks to Jack Caradoc for curating this issue. #NewRelease #NewPoem #PoetryDrop #spilledink #Poetry