From ‘Magdalene: Poems’ (2017) —Marie Howe #poetry #poems #booksky

Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.

• Edward Thomas •

. From 'Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings' (2015) —Joy Harjo #poetry #poem #booksky

A successful moment of poetry won't let you calculate anything, for as long as it lasts, it is a mental force that silences all other mental forces. -- Clive James

Pause, and read... • Kenneth C. Steven •

Tony Harrison’s poem ‘V.’ is to be performed in the Leeds cemetery that inspired it. The day of site-specific readings will now also serve as a tribute to the poet, who died last week. Read the article: www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/s... Book tickets here: www.slunglow.org/v-a-homecomi...

If you haven't heard of Poets for the Planet until now please take a look at our website for more information about who we are and what we do. Our artwork was created by the wonderful Henny Beaumont. #poetrysky #nationalpoetryday poetsfortheplanet.org.uk

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Rest in Peace, Jane Goodall 🙏🏻

From Linda Pastan's book, Queen of a Rainy Country: bookshop.org/a/862/9780393331417 #poems #books #writing

. From 'Deus Meus' (2025) —K. Sermonté #poetry #poem #poems

Running into a poem you loved is like bumping an old friend at a pub. Thus do I find Robert Creeley's "The Rain," six stanzas I copied on the back of my AP econ spiral notebook in high school, and re-read often during that neolib seminar. Ooof the splendid enjambment of that “semi-/lust”

Francis Ponge on plants at night 🖤

‘There is a menace in the air Of tragedies in the making.’ Charles Simic cutting through in his inimitable way. #poetry #poetrycommunity

earth / Has of itself no power to make men wise.

Submission Open 15th September to 15th of October 2025 Submissions are now open for issue 28 of The Manchester Review. The Editors are looking forward to reading the best of your poetry, fiction, and non fiction.

"With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things." -William Wordsworth Wild Yarrow #photography #photographyOnBlueSky #nature #naturephotography #flowers #yarrow #photo #fall #bloomscrolling

Pause, and read...

"The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night." -Haruki Murakami

I really enjoyed participating in this festival last year. Such a lovely atmosphere, really well run and a fantastic line-up of poets and musicians. Highly recommend checking it out. Circling The Square 31st Oct - 2nd Nov in Thurles @circlingpoetry.bsky.social

Love when a final line can change what you've been reading all along. From Mikko Harvey's book, Let the World Have You: bookshop.org/a/862/9781487010690 #poem #books #writing

A classic for the morning. #poetry #writing

A new poem for you. #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky

"This is not a spectacle, it's a safety plan. Survival is the work we inherit and endow." 'Love's Tale All Untold' by Shayna Stock (Grain Lit Mag) 💙 I'm captivated by poetry that embodies cross-disciplinary elements which in turn draw us closer to the human form. This stunning poem... #poetry

I speak to you with silence like a cloud or a tree. Czeslaw Milosz. Dedication, 1945

“Most of love is lost…” —Khalil Gibran #poetry #poem #poems

My short course of 10 midweek September workshops starts on Monday, now with a Forward Prize Shortlist Focus. £20. I hope you’ll join us! ⬇️

𝐏o𝐞t𝐫y C𝐨r𝐧e𝐫 📚 • Seamus Heaney •

Lucia Perillo

Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

things that can't move learn to see Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

My friends, I'm v happy to share that one of my poems has been accepted for publication in the forthcoming issue V of The Storms Journal! As some of you may know, one of my poems was published in issue III @thestormshelter.bsky.social Keep your eyes out for further news & promo! Yay! 🌬🌊🥳🎉🎊🕺⚡️🎸

I asked how can you ever be sure that what you write is really any good at all and he said you can't   you can't you can never be sure you die without knowing whether anything you wrote was any good if you have to be sure don't write —W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”

A 2023 report by the National Endowment for the Arts found that nearly 28% of readers under 30 read poetry regularly, up from 21% in 2020. Poetry resonates particularly with Gen Z and Millennials, with women representing about 60% of the overall readership. #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

This hits so much harder than Frost’s road not taken, which seemed full of choice and agency. Life is a myriad of what ifs and ‘Sliding Doors’ movie moments. But I think if most of us were honest with ourselves, remembering the future we’ll never have is often too painful to even contemplate.

“The shape you left in the sheets…”

"tiny white blooms drift whispering secrets to the breeze life’s gentle breath felt." ~ Basho ~

Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the circling of the sun and the turning of the seasons, the waves beat out the passage of time on the rocks and the tides rise and fall as a great clepsydra. John Steinbeck, Tortilla Flat

I've been quiet, but busy BTS – among creative duties, editing the next book In the Blueprint of her Iris 💙 A powerful hybrid synergy & labour of love. My poems alongside stunning art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social. So grateful to @icefloepress.bsky.social for care, convergence & process. More soon!

Exciting news! Next up at Ice Floe Press Books will be "IN THE BLUEPRINT OF HER IRIS" Poems Vikki C / Art VISPO Robert Frede Kenter a #hybrid #collaboration #text & #image @vikkicwrites.bsky.social @rfredekenter.bsky.social cover reveal and more SOON!

Without question…

Not the attendance of stones, nor the applauding wind, shall let you know you have arrived. Nor the sea that celebrates only departures, nor the mountains, nor the dying cities. Nothing will tell you, where you are. Each moment is a place, you've never been. Mark Strand, Black Maps

An age-old truth so beautifully articulated.

This Wednesday 23rd July 7pm BST on Zoom! - come and join us for an unique opportunity to hear international poetry voices from the Poetry Society's Stanza community, featuring readings from Lisbon, Germany and Global Online Stanza Groups. Book now via the link in bio

‘A DWP study demonstrates that being read to at the age of 5 is a significant protective factor against poverty at the age of 30.’ Beyond their potential to fight poverty, books have the power to overturn the injustice of a system that perpetuates poverty in the first place. Great work here.

Not every poem stops you in your tracks, but the power of those that do can almost knock you over.

"Breathe it in" by Sarah Jane Brown, contemporary Welsh land and seascape painter #WomensArt

Calling all poets, all around the world! #love #peace #hope #help themadridreview.com/f/online-poe...

Andrea Gibson. Poet. Powerhouse. Beacon of hope. Lover of life and the world. You will be missed forever 13/8/1975-14/7/2025