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Poetry mentoring with me? There are some April and May dates available! #writingcommunity #poetry Please share this about . . . @writerscentre.bsky.social nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/mento...

I have some mentoring slots all the way into July. Come and see me on zoom, let's talk about the poems you've written, the poems you want to write. Whether you are writing for yourself or publication, I can help! #writingcommunity #poetrymentoring

Would you like feedback on your work or do you need help finding the right way in to a poem you've always wanted to write? There are still some spaces in March if anybody fancies?https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/mentoring-with-helen-ivory/

🎉🎉🎉 IS&T's February #PickoftheMonth? Choose from Tim Brookes, Stephen Chapell, May Garner, Louella Lester, Rob A. Mackenzie or Surmaya Talyarkhan. 🎉🎉🎉 inksweatandtears.co.uk/february-202... #InkSweatAndTears

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2026! Poems whose speakers reveal and conceal, navigate silencing and stillness in different ways. @anitakarlakelly.bsky.social's 'Eve's Bite', 'Scold's Bridle' by C.E. Collins & 'Terms of Engagement' by @clarepainter.bsky.social. inksweatandtears.co.uk/internationa...

Happy International Women's Day! This is a collage/poem from my collection Constructing a Witch @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social #IWD2026

I have some mentoring slots all the way into July. Come and see me on zoom, let's talk about the poems you've written, the poems you want to write. Whether you are writing for yourself or publication, I can help! #writingcommunity #poetrymentoring

Thanks to The Friday Poem for republishing this. I'd forgotten how open and honest I'd been! #writingcommity

Our new brilliant editing intern, Zakia is waiting to hear from you! #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetrybluesky #poetrymagazines

We welcome work on our theme of 'Colouring Outside the Lines' in whatever way you choose, whether it's an act of creative and playful rebellion or literally colouring beyond borders - we want to see it! Email Zakia at [email protected]. Submissions close 15 March.

Come and see me on zoom if you'd like some feedback on your poems or maybe some advice on finding the words for the poems that are stuck in your head. March and April dates available! @writerscentre.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #blueskypoetry #poetryediting

This is sooner than it was before, when I first posted it, like. I'll be reading some of my witch poems!

I really like helping people with their poems so I am excited to to be doing some mentoring for @writerscentre.bsky.social My March sessions are now open to book! #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poetryediting Please share!

Excited to be reading at York Literature Festival as part if the #IWD2026! maybe see you there? I'll be reading some poems from my @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social collection #constructingawitch

Dare we hope it might be nearly very almost within sight of the outside edge of the beginnings of . . . . spring in England??? I mean, I am not casting a clout or owt, and I am still sewn into my winter thermals etc . . . .but maybe soon . . .

Another White Rabbit emerges! Considering jacket, waistcoat and glove colours as we speak #needlefelting #needlefeltartist

Hmm. . . am trying again with this platform but it rarely loads on my phone, and nobody seems to see my posts now. I must have fallen out of the algorithm. I wondered what that clanking noise was!

I am excited to be running a collage session for the Tilted Women Festival at @norwichartscentre.bsky.social for #IWD2026 (7-8 March). Lot's more going on, have a peek! Please Repost, spread the word! norwichartscentre.co.uk/event/tilted...

I've been busy making a stage prop. It was seriously giving me the ick till I added the eyes! Aversion therapy, tick! #needlefelting

If you follow me on Insta or Facebook you'd have seen the early stages of this White Rabbit I've recently pulled out of my sleeve! #needlefelting #needlefeltingartist

I've not been able to get onto Bluesky for ages. No idea why, it just wouldn't load. Anyway, hello how have you been ? Here's a poem for Valentine's from a Tarot I made a while back.

The results of the #WolvesLitFest poetry competition are now out! Thanks to our judges @martinfigura.bsky.social & @helenivory.bsky.social Congratulations to our winners, and best wishes for future success to everyone else who entered. 😊 pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...

Bad weather getting you down? Brighten up your weekend by penning an entry or three for #WolvesLitFest poetry competition, judged this year by @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social. Closes December 31st. £400 1st prize. 😊 pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...

Whoo, the final month of 2025!! And that means you've got just 31 days left to hone and send in your entries to #WolvesLitFest poetry competition, judged by @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social. Info here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f... And here's some seasonal inspiration. 😊

We are now open for Submissions for our annual '12 Days of' feature. @helenivory.bsky.social will be looking at your poetry and short prose, while Sairah Ahsan wants to see your word & image and filmpoems. More at inksweatandtears.co.uk/submissions/ #InkSweatandTears #TwelveDaysofChristmas #Slanted

And while we're here... a reminder that this year's #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open. Judges @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social. £400 first prize. All the info you need is here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...

I'm doing a short course on writing the menopause. . .

If you're a poet looking for a top-quality competition, judged by the impeccably wonderful @helenivory.bsky.social and @martinfigura.bsky.social, then you're in luck! The #WolvesLitFest poetry competition is now open!! 😊 All the info's here: pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...

Hey sorry I've been away. What do you mean you didn't notice!? Anyway, it's #worldmenopauseday ! Let's celebrate! ( from Constructing a Witch @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social )

Online Courses — STUDIOS: Short, intensive poetry courses focusing on writing & inspiration, w/ tutors: Helen Ivory (@helenivory.bsky.social‬), ​​Cat Woodward, Isabelle Baafi, Matt Bryden.

Join me for a dash of * Magic * in the darker months!

A new Substack post about the film behind this poem from my Witch book. This is free to read - all my posts are free, so please do subscribe if you want to read some of my (four years of!) research for Constructing a Witch @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social #witch #constructingawitch #poetrycommunity

Looking forward to performing a collaborative piece with @martinfigura.bsky.social at Dragon Hall tomorrow night. These @europeanpoetryfest.bsky.social events are always wild and brilliant. Do come! www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/norwich25

For anyone else with Dad Envy today in the UK! It's from my semi autobiographical @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social collection Waiting for Bluebeard. Sorry to be such a downer!

Over to you! Vote vote vote!

For National Flash Fiction Day, Louella Lester / @louellalester.bsky.social delivers a darkly comic poem about the chaos unleashed by one ill-advised siesta. Read now! inksweatandtears.co.uk/louella-lest... #InkSweatandTears #Submission #FlashFiction @louellalester.bsky.social

'We Were Seeds' is a riveting poem by Tom Nutting, drawn from the trans rights protests and counter-protests in Bristol, April 2025. Read here inksweatandtears.co.uk/tom-nutting/ #InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity

Very grateful to Helen Ivory for publishing this poem that means a lot to me.

If you would like to follow me on Substack, it's free! I've been sharing some research notes for Constructing a Witch (Bloodaxe 2024). I researched the book for about four years so it's been good to actually document this. Like many poets, I do so much research just to write a few stanzas!

I've made a little Substack post about the mutability of milk. I've been sharing some of the (four years of!) research for my @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social collection Constructing a Witch. It's free to read! #constructingawitch #witch #poem #feministwitch helenivory.substack.com/p/dairying

Inspired by Van Gogh's 'Starry Night Over the Rhône', Denise Bundred’s poem captures a moment of tension and beauty, tethered in light and shadow. Read now inksweatandtears.co.uk/denise-bundr... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity

Chris Emery’s 'Truer' is a meditation on memory and grief—on the things we don’t fully remember but still carry. @chrisemery.me Read now! inksweatandtears.co.uk/chris-emery-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity

A hand, a map, a memory. Tracing the weathered lines of history and healing in 'O What That Hand Could Tell' by Jonathan Edis. View here inksweatandtears.co.uk/jonathan-edi... #InkSweatandTears #Submission #WordandImage #PoetryCommunity

In this tender, evocative meditation on loss and departure, Mofiyinfoluwa O. explores the delicate rituals we create to cope with endings. Read 'Palm Trees on the Edge of Farewell' here inksweatandtears.co.uk/mofiyinfoluw... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity

Samuel A. Adeyemi’s 'Without Blood' is a powerful reckoning with pain, identity, and the myth of the tortured artist. Read now inksweatandtears.co.uk/samuel-a-ade... #InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity

In two weeks time, we welcome the incredible and hard-working @martinfigura.bsky.social and @helenivory.bsky.social to Yes We Cant. Open-mic spots available in advance (and on the door on the night) so get in touch if you want one. 😊

Whose work will you choose for your April 2025 Pick of the Month: Paul Bavister, Elena Chamberlain, @vaikuspg.bsky.social, Opeyemi Oluwayomi, @philvernon.bsky.social or @heathercwalker.bsky.social? Go to inksweatandtears.co.uk/april-2025-p... for details.

In this searing piece, Martin Figura / @martinfigura.bsky.social reflects on the silent struggles of Looked After Children, the profit-driven care system, and the lifelong impact it leaves. Read now! inksweatandtears.co.uk/martin-figur... #InkSweatandTears #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Poetry