sorry to be that guy, but this guardian headline is stupid

lol bcs i noticed a guy i dated in summer rated my poetry pamphlet 5/5 and then revised to a 2/5 after it didn't work out between us—a kind of petty malice i actually find quite fun

a few nu skies poppycockburn.com/sky-diary/

Watched all of Heated Rivalry on Monday night then figure skating last night. Excellent double bill imo

Wish I’d got into writing poetry prior to the age of 29. Feel I would’ve worked through my sh*t n emo-erged out the other side so much sooner.

Always nice to receive a lil post biopsy letter saying no cancer detected 👌

@tomsnarsky.bsky.social #smallpoemsunday

Weather forecast ruining my life atm

revelling in the sunshine of people's shock at a celebrity's outfit and hoping some tabloid headlined 'the sheer nerve of it'

poet laureate of toxic situationships

tax return hurt more than usual this year

you know yre not a Londoner anymore when two buses go by before you realise you’re standing waiting on the wrong side of the road then another goes by before you realise y’re at the wrong stop altogether…

Amazon (sorry) delivery driver surveyed me when I answered the door before informing me that I was dressed like a school child

Exciting! (for me)

'delete attachment' — i would if i could!!!!!!

day 24 of not drinking n i'm thinking okay i can do this

I like wearing tights that go so high up my waist they could almost work as a strapless catsuit

2016 was probably the worst year of my life so far and I don’t think I’m fully healed from it so this latest craze is triggering af

my 2026 exercise routine starts 17 Feb - I intend to gallop like a horse thrice weekly 🐎

i feel like someone rich and generous with good taste could really benefit from my knowledge and talents

a lil Monday night Aurora over Margate

it seems this is the season of situationships past getting in touch. i guess even ghosts like closure

has anyone ever had a landlord put their rent down?

If you like, you can preorder my new pamphlet, out soon with the lovely @salopress.bsky.social. If you enjoy gossip / digital dating lore, this one might be for you!

Who are these people who can only destroy? Absolutely devastating.

autotext just updated ‘warmest, poppy’ to ‘earnest, poly’ which is quite a different sign-off

I had never seen Ghost until tonight. What an enjoyable film.

feel like Ways of Seeing episode 2 should be on the school curriculum for teenagers m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4n...

Kicking off the new year with THREE new poetry chapbooks 🤩 All the details at salopress.com

Very excited for these gorgeous-looking @salopress.bsky.social chapbooks by the fabulous @corinnaboard.bsky.social @poppycockburn.bsky.social & Anna Brook 😍😍😍👇

Poppy Cockburn (@poppycockburn.bsky.social)

all time low for humanity atm

Becoming a volcel for 2026

went mildly viral in spanish

Poetry sub-genre: bro-etry

maybe you don’t have to separate the art from the artist if the artist is a terrible person and you still love the art? Liek maybe it’s healthier to accept the two tru at once?

Feel like this is the best news story I’ve seen in many years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

that thing where yre having fun then some guy comes along n ruins it for you then tells you yre no fun

Frost on the beach

courtesy notification

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Crying because I just wrote the best poem I’ve written in forever in the notes app then instantly deleted it and can’t get it back.

Festive flesh tones

Sage advice as ever from co-star

Love the way Josh O’Connor is getting typecast as some kind of sexy art thief.

Ppl are suspiciously nice to me

Top tip for people WFH: wear a lanyard to help get & keep yourself in ‘the zone’

Have said ‘I love you’ many times in the past week to people I love (my cat + some others) and it feels so GOOD. Recommend.

Story of my lyf... "You need GPT-5 to continue this chat because there's an attachment"

My good opinion lost is lost forever.

two poems~ closeups.substack.com/p/dead-butte...