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Silence Audible I am a member of the North Herts 'stanza' (local branch) of The Poetry Society https://poetrysociety.org.uk/ Poetry ID https://poetryid.wordpress.com/ We meet on fortnightly evenings...

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#BookSky I am in late fifteenth century Italy, in the company of a philosopher who sought a language so old and sacred that it could transcend matter.

‘That wandering, that attempt to escape fixity or being nailed down, is part of the whole compositional process for him, as well as part of his way of living his life.’ Mark Ford on Wordsworth, in a full episode of our Close Readings series, on the podcast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Travel with Close Readings: ‘The Prelude’ (Books 9 and 10) by William Wordsworth

Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 9 August · 48min

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#MenWithCats Come in under the shadow of this green plant.

Hi writers! Here's a reminder that I'll be your #vss365 host for August 16-31, 2026. Are you ready to write? Thanks to the talented @bethcgreenberg.com for her excellent work at the start of August. Stretch your typing fingers. 🖐️🖐️ My prompts will be posted at 08:00 am GMT.

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‘One​ morning in October 1552, Felix Platter left his hometown of Basel for Montpellier, where he was to study medicine. He was fifteen years old. Things started to happen to him, and he wrote them down in his daybook.’ @erinmaglaque.bsky.social on a Renaissance diary. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Erin Maglaque · Green into Gold: A Renaissance Diary

One​ morning in October 1552, Felix Platter left his hometown of Basel for Montpellier, where he was to study medicine...

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Art Spiegelman: ‘The US needs a counter-revolution’

Art Spiegelman: ‘The US needs a counter-revolution’

More than four decades after his Holocaust story Maus transformed the graphic novel genre, Art Spiegelman discusses Trump, the shadow of 9/11 and the rise of fascism in America

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#vss365 #prompt #ashamed #limerick #poem 'The apple! The snake! I'm ashamed' cried Eve, but she shouldn't be blamed; the whole jamboree was destined to be - the serpent and God had it gamed.

What say you? Another #poetry #openmic in August?? On the 23rd August, 6:30pm UK TIME??? That's terrific. 🏝️🍸🎙️ Due to the popularity of tomorrow's Zoom open mic, we have another one for you. SIGN UP NOW! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-boug...

Black Bough open mic

Join our open mic and share your poems. Ideal for the nervous!

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Ross McDermott@beyondtheonions.bsky.social · 4d ago

looking down the hill seemed to lean, green, its grasses rolled bending in the breeze away from the jagged rockface #ashamed of father's angry countenance. #vss365 #ashamed #writing #poem #poetry

We are back tomorrow! #fragmentsfriday Post your 18 word max impactful #poem on Twitter, Insta and Bluesky. Boost others and crank up the #poetic energy!

Just published my latest Only Connect! with a feature on 5 pollinator-friendly alliums to order now, reviews of Lichens of Britain & Ireland/Helm, autumn events, paperback offer, wildflower quiz (do you know your Stinking Willie & Mare-fart?) & more. Join my nature community here: shorturl.at/tT8n6

#vss365 #prompt #cling #poem #limerick See Icarus, high on the wing - a lovely and glorious thing. Too bad that his tracks have melted the wax enabling his feathers to cling.

Hi! I’m the guest on this week’s Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week podcast — I talked about the science of King Tutankhamun’s underpants! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Literal Love Languages, Royal Dog of Madagascar, King Tut’s Undies

Podcast Episode · The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week · 12 August · 1hr 9min

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#eclipse #poem

#vss365 #gardens #prompt #poem I often doff my gardening hat to the genus pyracantha; blossoms fluffy as a cat, thorns that tear like a panther.

Only 2 DAYS left to see the As I Said exhibition! Exploring how poetry can influence the evolution of artwork & vice versa, the exhibition is open for drop-ins today (8–9pm) & tomorrow (4:30–6pm). Free entry! 📍 Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St, London WC2H 9BX poetrysociety.org.uk/event/one-wo...

Want to read your #poems live, online from the comfort of your home or your hotel room? Join the Black Bough open mic THIS coming SUNDAY at 6:30pm, UK time. Audience tickets too! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-boug...

Black Bough Open Mic - Sunday 16th August

Join us to share your poems in a safe, friendly poetry group

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#vss365 #evil #prompt #poem #limerick A truth that's so old, it's primeval has brought us no end of upheaval - please live the right way - it's obvious to say that when you 'live' backwards, it's 'evil'.

Young poets: only a week left to enter our current writing challenge! Write a poem inspired by the world of dreams for the chance to win poetry prizes and opportunities ☁️ Find prompts and enter by 16 August on Young Poets Network: bit.ly/DreamsYPN

#vss365 #toil #limerick #poem #prompt What, Again? This can't be right - no how, no way! Explain this blatant error, pray - 'To work' they cry, 'But' I reply 'I did some only yesterday'.

Bumper sticker from Blacksburg Books: good for poets who want to get run off the road

I've just learned we made the news - and also that Grok summarizes some of the themes you've all written about with each prompt. I've been doing that in my head for each one, but Grok does me one better. FWIW here is the Grok summary for 'sprout':

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A fresh sprig of green bursts through the soil. Fragile but determined, a new life takes its first breath, pulls the sun's light and warmth into its veins. Infinite potential. Your #vss365 #prompt for August 8, 2026 is #sprout What comes up for you? 🌱

Polly Oliver’s book launch at Harry’s Bar in Mumbles. Pictured - Richard Rock, @clairepearson.bsky.social @carolynthomas.bsky.social @richlyevocative.bsky.social @helenlaycock.bsky.social Thia Malan.

#vss365 #prompt #urge #limerick #poem Beware of the long-buried urge that's wound itself up for a surge; complacent, you'll think it's gone - in a blink, it drives you right over the verge.

You know that feeling when a powerful animal impulse surges through you—no thought, just instinct—and completely takes over what you do next? Your #vss365 #prompt for August 9, 2026 is #urge Do tell! 😜

CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback) "the perfect book for cat lovers" "Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV" "one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years” "possibly the greatest book ever" www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747

#Emoetry #Marred #Writing #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #BlueskyPoets Said Philip - 'Our hopes are all marred, are there blows which could fall any harder? That devilish throng from England (so wrong!) have gone and destroyed our Armada.'

An old gentleman's rep as a bard Has been #marred and, alas, deeply scarred. He was caught using "near rhymes" In lim'ricks; It's clear rhymes Imperfect are barred. Be on guard! #Emoetry #Marred #Writing #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #BlueskyPoets

"Thoughts on An Evening Walk", a dark short story by yours truly, just now published by Tales From the Moonlit Path. talesmoonlitpath.com/fiction-3/th...