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Lawrence Moore

@lawrencemoore.bsky.social

Poet. Pushcart, Forward nominated. This Joyful Interlude out now with @janes-studio.bsky.social 🕊️ UK link: amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330 Vegan, BLM

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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 2d ago

sea horses - equine and nautical @nelsonbrooks.bsky.social · yesterday

#vss365 #Poetry

mark r meyer / 3dotstudio @markrmeyer.bsky.social · 2d ago

hunter's moon the old vampire calmly flosses his fangs #senryu #micropoetry #SenryuSunday #DailyHaikuPrompt (hunter's mppn) #vss365 (calm)

A Thousand Shades of Green @shadesofgreen.bsky.social · 2d ago

For today's Sunday Poetry Series poem, I am delighted to share this powerful piece from a writer new to A Thousand Shades of Green, #MariMaxwell You can learn more about Mari on our Featured Writers Page athousandshadesofgreen.com/featured-wri...

Eunoia Review @eunoiareview.bsky.social · 3d ago

Totally forgot to announce that we've turned 16! So you really should submit to us just because. eunoiareview.wordpress.com/submissions

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Eunoia Review accepts submissions of original, previously unpublished poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction on a rolling basis. The journal accepts reprints, but you must retain or have regained…

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Kate LaDew @kateladew.com · 2mo ago

summer's almost over...🍂 my poetry collection 'what it feels like to be run over (mm/dd/yyyy)' is out now 💙📚 (Bookshop preferred if you have the choice): 🔗 westbraeliterarygroup.com/books/what-i... Thanks for supporting indie publishing. 🌿 #BookSky #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #Poetry

book copy of 'what it feels like to be run over (mm/dd/yyyy)' by Kate LaDew, cover displaying stripes of black and beige and yellow to resemble a roadtop, next to rainbow colored tree of life mousepad and pink mouse, with blue 'new bern north carolina' labeled coffee mug, on wooden computer table

text of poem, black ink on white page:

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(I'm reading the backs of postcards)
from people dead and gone
having great time
wish you were here
there are flamingos on the lawn!
summer's almost over
the radio's playing our favorite song
I run my fingers over your words
I wonder, did you know, it was you I loved, all along?

Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 3d ago

one day bleeds into the next w a r w a r w a r #DailyHaikuPrompt #senryu

Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚@jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is Sicking Russia just killed 30 Ukrainian in a Bus attack this week @nothoodlum.bsky.social

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4d ago

It’s simple to figure out at this point, he’s a Russian asset. Thank you for your attention to this treason.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.

Jane Doe @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 5d ago

My sin is you, choosing you, allowing you, forgiving you, empathizing with you, trusting you, because I saw no value in me and my atonement may be losing it all to be free #poetry

Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 6d ago

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 5d ago

Here’s ‘Poems to Write’ from my latest poetry collection This Joyful Interlude, out now ✨ First published in Dreich Season 8, Issue 7 Book links (or pm me for a signed copy) UK amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330 US amazon.com/dp/1068432330 CA amazon.ca/dp/1068432330 #poem #poems #poetry #books

Poems to Write

Companionship welcome (though solitude neat),
indelible closeness, already warm sheets,
some slumbers unbroken, most ruptured ones shared,
chains breaking from pillows come decaf prepared.

Subdued background whisper, this cold winter sky
sporadically punctured (from harsh vixen cry).
Diaphanous clouds, but the stars pushing through;
I want you to know that I’m happy too,

at peace with this pastoral land near the sea,
unflustered, unaltered, consistently me.
If ever I gave you a different idea,
examine it closely, let doubts disappear.

By quarter to midnight, my supper at last,
I'm ‘finishing’ chocolate, then raising a glass
to passing obscurities ever so slight.
Now, if you don’t mind, I've got poems to write.

Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social · 6d ago

Doubly chuffed to have my poem and audio featured on Open Arts Forum Front Page: openartsforum.com/low-kick/

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Poetry by Paul Brookes

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ted Lasso season 4 finale ended with this Mary Oliver poem. 💙💛♥️💛💙

When Death Comes

by Mary Oliver

When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse

to buy me, and snaps the purse shut; when death comes like the measle-pox

when death comes like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,

I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering: what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?

And therefore I look upon everything as a brotherhood and a sisterhood, and I look upon time as no more than an idea, and I consider eternity as another possibility,

and I think of each life as a flower, as common as a field daisy, and as singular,

and each name a comfortable music in the mouth, tending, as all music does, toward silence,

and each body a lion of courage, and something precious to the earth.

When it's over, I want to say all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.

When it's over, I don't want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real.

I don't want to find myself sighing and frightened, or full of argument.

I don't want to end up simply having visited this world.

Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 6d ago

I have a new poem, 'Scariest Monsters', up today at Tickets For Scary-Ness on the Poetry Express 🙂 It's part of their new 'Halloween Cancelled' theme, the rest of which can be read here: scaryness.com/halloween-ca... #poem #poems #poetry #poetrylovers #poetsofbluesky

Scariest Monsters

Pull over now, lay down your witches’ brooms;
for decorating pumpkins, there’s no need.
All wraiths shall be remaining in their tombs,
most headless horsemen stabling their steeds.

It’s been decided, judging by the news,
the scariest monsters are you and me.

Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · last mo.

This is my new account, would love a follow here!! Highspeed capture a hummingbird in mid-flight. High shutter speed freezes the fanned iridescent blue tail and green plumage, perfectly isolated against a soft, creamy background bokeh. #luiscordobapharchive #birds #hummingbird #birdoftheday #eck

Horizontal orientation high-speed wildlife photograph titled "Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Flight". The image features a vibrant blue and green hummingbird suspended in mid-air with its wings spread vertically and its fan-shaped blue tail fully expanded. Crisp sharpness details the metallic sheen of the plumage and individual tail feathers. The background consists of a smooth, out-of-focus soft green bokeh that isolates the bird in motion. Optimized for hummingbird in flight, high speed bird photography, iridescent plumage, swallow-tailed hummingbird, wildlife macro action, and bird bokeh background indexing

Annest Gwilym @annestgwilym.bsky.social · last wk.

Yipee, I've just found out that Contemplation of Roses has been made Book of the Month for October at the Poetry Kit - wonderful news since apparently the competition was stiff (scroll down below): #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetsonbluesky www.poetrykit.org

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · last wk.

Here's 'Cryptic', a new poem I wrote for Matthew Bacon and Natalie Harveld's Sonnet Sunday series on Instagram. This week's theme was Into The shadows #poem #poems #poetry #poetrylovers #poetsofbluesky

Cryptic

I listen, raise my ear towards the vent
as independent lady, heedful gent
swap casual conversation debonair,
convene upon congested market square.

It heartens me to sample graceful sounds,
those ostentatious treats of overground,
return to my familiar dark and cold;
I am a man of shadows, truth be told.

The joy of ardour, guileless, yet sincere,
to shoot the breeze, though neither freeze, nor fear;
when steeped with passion, burning up in flight,
let notions happen, turn towards the light.

Alas, there’ll be no candles gleaming here;
all meanings creep in metaphor tonight.

anne @annemorrigan.bsky.social · last wk.

it's the write time, feelsfam!  today's #haikufeels #prompt is    banish

Ann Tigone @anntigone.bsky.social · 2w ago

What has happened to the wonder in me? I used to look out into the night & see the stars— now I just see the dark. You have long been my light, remind me that I am made of magic & that stars burn inside me— even when I can no longer see them. #sensewrds 276

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2w ago

Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.

Lothlorien Poetry Journal @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social · 2w ago

Welcome to Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Our Blog has now had THREE MILLION VIEWS. Submissions OPEN. No reading or submission fees. lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com facebook.com/groups/23614... lulu.com/spotlight/st... lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/p/patrons-of... pic.x.com/2IpRnx2NLy

Richard H Fay — Artist, Photographer, and Poet @azurelionprod.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The Haunted Castle" (in 2 parts) published Oct 2015 in THE ABSENT WILLOW REVIEW, Dec 2012 in DARK METRE 17, and Aug 2023 in COSMIC JOURNEYS AND GOTHIC VISIONS. Background digital manipulation of image by Frank Meitzke from Pixabay. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License. #poem #poetry

The Haunted Castle

by Richard H. Fay

I lie brooding atop this lonely motte.
My vacant stare surveys the land below
While my long shadow casts an eldritch chill
Over barren field and abandoned cot.
No living man dwells within sight of me;
I am the fortress of the restless dead.

I lie wrapped in dismal desolation.
Empty towers stand guard 'round roofless hall,
Mossy green mantles cloak crumbling ramparts,
Marshy reeds clog stagnantly muddy moat.
Bailey gardens where bright flowers once bloomed
Now sprout thorny brambles and wiry bines.

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I lie shrouded in obfuscating mists.
Damp walls exude a choking miasma,
Dank dungeons reek of mouldering decay,
Deepest gloom defeats daylight's warming gleam.
Night's sinister folk reside within me,
Sheltered from the glaring face of the Sun.

I lie open to ghostly mysteries.
Phantom laird holds court in spectral splendour;
Noble corpses join cadaverous maids
Spinning raggedly across rotted floor.
Stern wraiths patrol above that ghastly fete
Guarding against all mortal intrusions.

I lie under a diabolic curse.
Dark stones bear witness to ghoulish secrets;
Grim holes echo with the cries of the damned.
Savage spirits torture imprisoned souls;
Wretched shades scream out in eternal pain.
Human fools who enter here face madness
And death.

Originally published October 15, 2009, in The Absent Willow Review

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Jane's Studio @janes-studio.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy National Poetry Day! I love this year's theme! To celebrate, I am going to share some poetry collections I've enjoyed working on. DM Aidan @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social for a signed copy, or the paperback is £9 amzn.eu/d/04g82wVi, also available in ebook. #NationalPoetryDay #poetrycommunity

The cover and blurb of Why It’s Better To Be Struggling Half-way Up A High Hill On Your Own by Aidan Parr, features a photo of Aidan up a high hill looking into the distance, with green fields and clouds in the background. The blurb is: Raw, darkly funny, and fiercely honest, this collection cuts through the noise of modern life to uncover something real - something that bites, stings, and occasionally sings.

Aidan Parr takes readers on a journey through the grind of daily frustrations, the quiet heartbreaks of ageing and illness, and the absurdity of pop culture, only to throw it all aside for the wild freedom of moors, hills, wind, and solitude. These poems speak to anyone who has ever wanted to run for the hills (and actually did).

Whether he’s poking fun at celebrity nonsense, venting rage at bureaucratic madness, or capturing the sublime stillness of nature, Parr’s voice is sharp, human, and unmistakably his own. Beneath the sarcasm and bite, there’s a deep compassion and a fierce desire for truth in a world increasingly content with illusion.

This is poetry for people who think they don’t like poetry.
And for those who do, it’s a breath of fresh, bracing air.

Step out the door, feel the wind on your face, and start climbing. You might just find yourself along the way.

Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thank you to @janecornwell.bsky.social , outstanding artworker and publisher for this account of her work on my "Hedgerow of Voices" as part of her celebration of "wonder" for National Poetry Day:

Samantha Terrell @samanthaterrell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Humble thanks to Jane Cornwell @janes-studio.bsky.social for the many wonderful collaborations...and for this celebratory post! Happy National (UK) Poetry Day! 🎊 #nationalpoetryday #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #internationalcommunity

Jane's Studio@janes-studio.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy National Poetry Day 2026! I loved working with Samantha Terrell on: Keeping Afloat, Confronting the Elements, On The Wing& For, On or After. DM Samantha @samanthaterrell.bsky.social for signed copies, or On The Wing is available here: amzn.eu/d/0iJZQ1Wi #NationalPoetryDay #Poetrycommunity

The front cover of On The Wing by Samantha Terrell features a watercolour painting of a single feather on a textured paper background, with Samantha's name and the title in bold capitalised type above. The graphic features a quote from poet Susan Richardson, "On the Wing offers poems that embrace a lovely stillness, all noise stripped away until you are left with the complex simplicity of undeniable beauty.
There is a purity of heart in this collection that embodies the very essence of hope, and through her extraordinary craft, Samantha Terrell delivers a truly sublime poetic experience. These are poems I will return to again and again."

Merril D. Smith @merrildsmith.bsky.social · 2w ago

This post made my day! 💙 Jane @janes-studio.bsky.social is so great to work with! So careful and professional.

Jane's Studio@janes-studio.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy # NationalPoetryDay 2026! I've followed photographer & poet @merrildsmith.bsky.social on Insta for a long time; it was a pleasure to work on this lovely collection of her photos and poetry: amzn.eu/d/0gCdg4bD Merril's 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟blog: merrildsmith.org/2026/09/28/t... #poetrycommunity

The cover of held inside the folds of time by Merril D Smith, features one of her lovely photos of the Delaware River, with a heron in the foreground, the title type is reflected in the river. The graphic includes a quote from her friend: "I have known Merril for some years but never realized she was such a poet and photographer! Many of the images in this book were taken at the Red Bank Battlefield, a place very dear to my heart. Her poem “In Memoriam: for the Unknown Soldiers at Red Bank Battlefield” captures thoughts I’ve often had as I walked the paths of history there. A lovely sublime read to be sure..." Karen Boucher

Jane's Studio @janes-studio.bsky.social · 2w ago

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Jane@janecornwell.bsky.social · 2w ago

Please sign this 🙏😢 HUGE 25metre high, 500MW hyperscale data centre planned for greenbelt near me petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE... constant 90DB noise, low frequency hum, pollution, drain on electricity...

Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 2w ago

For my grandfather Brian, who passed away over 20 years ago and suffered from dementia. 😔 Thanks to Jack from the Candyman’s Trumpet and guest editor @carolynthomas.bsky.social #grief #dementia #dementiaawareness💜

Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now!@epistemiclit.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our newest issue, AGENCY VS DETERMINISM, is out today! Read, enjoy, and share! We’ll be sharing individual pieces over the next week or so 😊 #LitMagWeek epistemiclit.com/current-issue/

Current Issue -

digital literary anthology accepting submissions based on theme to open conversations aimed at interpersonal understanding.

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