Happy book anniversary for 'I Am Not Light' to Manchester poet, Louise Machen @louloumach.bsky.social Louise will continue to perform over the summer in the North. A true wordsmith and #spokenword maverick! tinyurl.com/bpab6xhj

@elcurwen.bsky.social - a brilliant addition to our Eliot edition!

Poets! Are you drifting in your craft and getting nowhere fast? Come to our workshop on Sun 9th Aug to get seriously informed...and serious about what you're doing. Head out with the start of a writing plan. Led by @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/signin/?refe... #poetry #poet

We're back with an online OPEN MIC on Monday 8th June, 7:30PM + Three poems (5 mins each), per poet. Ideal for the nervous! Time to blow away the cobwebs. Why not make an impression? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-boug... #poetry #openmic #spokenword

Get your tickets for SHORED FRAGMENTS - the launch of our Eliot-inspired anthology on Wed 10th June, 6:30pm. Contributors and audience, book here! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau... #eliot #modernism #tseliot

There's a discount running in my print shop at the moment to help soothe my injured car (primarily via her mechanic's bill) so if you've had your eye on something, use the code FECKINGCAR at checkout to get 10% off. Browse prints drawn and printed in aul' Ireland here - www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

1st place 🥇 Elizabeth Fevyer. #fragmentsfriday #poetry #writing #poet #poetic

2nd place #fragmentsfriday LJ Ireton #poetry #writing #poet

3rd place 🥉 on #fragmentsfriday - Helen Laycock @helenlaycock.bsky.social #poetry #writing

A poem from Regine Ebner’s collection ‘Mountains that See in the Dark’ #poetry #writing #regineebner www.blackboughpoetry.com/regine-ebner...

@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social’s powerful collection ‘Consolamentum’. Available on Amazon. www.blackboughpoetry.com/consolamentu... #poet #poetry #spain #writer #rural

It’s been a good year for the roses 🌹 🎶

A peony for your thoughts!

‘What is love but the mother of the god gene?’ A poem inspired by #WallaceStevens for TopTweetTuesday on Twitter. #love #muse #touch #lovers #modernism #americanpoetry #poetry

From our Eliot-inspired anthology, profound words by Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social www.blackboughpoetry.com/shored-fragm...

Just 1 week to go until writers Katherine O'Donnell and Rosamund Taylor will be in conversation about writing queer Irish womanhood, in celebration of Pride 2026! 🌈 More info & booking here: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/wri...

A snippet from ‘Shored Fragments…’ our anthology responding to Eliot’s The Waste Land, available on Amazon. @richlyevocative.bsky.social www.blackboughpoetry.com/shored-fragments-eliot #poetry #eliot #modernism

Poetry As Other Forms Of Art. An Interview with poet/artworker @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social thewombwellrainbow.com/2026/05/24/t...

The Blooming Roadside!

Dew on a spiderweb, Wilson A Bentley. 🕸️

Want to try something a little different? Why not come along to one of our upcoming performance and songwriting courses from the wonderful Siobhan MacMahon, Alice Coghlan and Christian Wethered. Link to all courses: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

Morning. Blackbird Make a Wish, Mark Rowney.

Find out what I thought of ‘Mountains that See in the Dark’ by talented poet Regine Ebner @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social My review goes live tomorrow on my website www.nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetry

New courses! We've just added three exciting new courses to our programme. Whether you're interested in writing video games or short stories, there's something for every kind of writer at the Irish Writers Centre! irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

Coming up in just under two weeks... 'From Page to Pitch: Developing Non-Scripted Ideas' with acclaimed journalist Hilary Fennell! Where do great television and radio programme ideas come from and what are the key steps in getting them commissioned? irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/crea...

Coming up on May 23rd, Alice Coghlan joins us for 'From Page to Podium', a new, in-person, theatre-based course designed for writers who want to develop their confidence, vocal skills and stage presence for public readings, interviews and performance. irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/from...

The Irish Writers Centre is delighted to announce our Pride 2026 programme! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Read more about the programme and book tickets here: irishwriterscentre.ie/announcing-t...

To hear Kathryn read more of her poetry, head to her page in @iamb.uk. iamb.uk/wave/6-kathryn-bevis

Much-missed poet Kathryn Bevis left this world two years ago today. In 2021, I published three of her poems in wave six of @iamb.uk. Her poem 'starlings' was my first introduction to Kathryn's work. On Saturday, I'll publish my ekphrastic tribute to it in my other poetry journal @afterpoetry.com.

When I launched my first online poetry journal @iamb.uk in February 2020, I included myself among its initial 20 poets. I've so far resisted the temptation to feature my own work in my second journal @afterpoetry.com. That changes tomorrow, with the publication of this tribute to poet Kathryn Bevis.

Joint third place 🥉 #fragmentsfriday LJ Ireton Captivating! @literaryvegan.bsky.social #poetry #micropoem

Joint third place 🥉 on #fragmentsfriday @hool415.bsky.social Julian Cason #poetry #writing #micropoem

Joint second place 🥈 on #fragmentsfriday @helenlaycock.bsky.social #poetry #micropoem

Joint 2nd place 🥈 on #fragmentsfriday JM Medeiros @jmmedeiros.bsky.social Congrats John!

First place 🥇 this week on #fragmentsfriday Jo Wright on Insta!!!! #poetry #micropoem

If you enjoyed #fragmentsfriday please support Black Bough by buying and showing off ‘Shored Fragments’, our latest anthology. Let’s call it a tip! 🪙 💵 www.blackboughpoetry.com/shored-fragm...

‘There is an angel at every door’ Our latest #SilverBranch #poet of the month Kate Vanhinsbergh. ❄️ 🌹 👼 Check out Kate’s stirring, atmospheric #poems. www.blackboughpoetry.com/kate-vanhins...

Mothman is coming. We make all-ages LGBTQ+ inclusive supernatural adventure comics and if that sounds like your thing, welcome. More news very soon. #Mothman #Cryptids #LGBTQComics #IndieComics #SupernaturalComics

This anthology gives back. All profits go to UNICEF. Your words build more than a book. #DoveCry #AntiWarPoetry #Charity #PoetryForChange

Two terrific collections just published @doirepress.bsky.social ‘how to make love to a colonised body’ by Nithy Kasa & ‘the thirteenth moon’ by Moyra Donaldson Congratulations 🎉

Get the anthology everyone’s talking about. ‘Shored Fragments’ a collection responding to Eliot’s The Waste Land, with over 50 writers. Edited by @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social & Kitty Donnelly. 👇 www.blackboughpoetry.com/shored-fragm...

Some of our super contributors to ‘Shored Fragments’ - the Eliot anthology. @dizzylynn.bsky.social @catgraham.bsky.social @gphydeauthor.bsky.social 👇 www.blackboughpoetry.com/shored-fragm... #poetry #eliot #tseliot

Joint third place 🥉 on #fragmentsfriday @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social and @gjgreenlea.bsky.social ⚡️#micropoem

Joint second on #fragmentsfriday Miles Hovey @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 🥈 Marvellous! #micropoem

Today’s post! The Drey Skin by Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social published by The Red Ceiling Press and with beautiful front cover art by @janes-studio.bsky.social Congratulations, Paul!👏🐿️ 👏 Order here 👉 www.theredceilingspress.co.uk/product-page...

Over the moon to have two poems in Issue Three of the splendid Aftershock Review! 🌟 My sincere thanks to Max Wallis. @maxwallis.bsky.social Preorder here: www.aftershockreview.com/product-page...

FABULOUS NEWS! I'm going to write a monthly "Extinction Column" in Oxford Climate Society blog! 🧡 🔗 oxfordclimatesociety.com/blog (Photo Credit: An Yen | BKTT @ox.ac.uk)

Great to be at the 'Unwhispered Legacy' launch @paulwritespoems.bsky.social With writers - @betarish.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social @antjp01.bsky.social @johnadlam.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social @ella-b-winters.bsky.social @justrandomwords.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social

Paul Short is fundraising for Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) share.google/sx3VchQhbqTO...

So I’m planning fairywrens and hummingbirds for May and June. Fairywren of the Day: Splendid Fairywren 📷 Elaine Rose