Penny Dedman
@spanishtom.bsky.social
Writer, Writer's HQ, feminist, just about hanging in there. Any photos my own unless stated otherwise.
I am thrilled to have 6 poems (Christmas Past, Lebanese Sublime, Beata Viscera, Fire Sky, A Memory & Obstetrics) in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social Huge thanks to wonderful editor @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social #poetrycommunity
Lothlorien Poetry Journal@lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social · 2d ago
Reform's policy of blaming illegal migration for everything, and claiming that dealing with it will fix everything is ripped apart beautifully, in just 1 minute. It's the same scam Hitler and Mussolini were selling 100 years ago.
I am so proud of this collection. #Poetry #NewJersey #Pines #People #SugarSand #Ghosts and, of course, #PorkRoll
“Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.” ~Pete Buttigieg
trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick
Not quite sure what the rules are here, hope I’m not gatecrashing. Apocalypse you say? Thanks to @rfsmith.bsky.social #PromptCombo #apocalypse
Sometimes I have to step out of the Twighlight Zone, and recognize that the actual President of the United States fabricated a crime, and had the US Department of Justice press charges against an innocent man to advance and double down on a string of lies designed to conceal his own incompetence.
I hope everyone is having a good Friday. I am having a busy one, so am going to post this and run! I will leave reading everyone else's until tonight when I can hopefully relax 😌 #PoemsAbout #Rot @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #Poetry
#AcrosticOctober #Pumpkin @daveashleypoet.bsky.social Pet names for those under the thrall of moonlight and music playful pretty shorthands for love kind of irk me so can you tell I never was anyone’s Nooky Poo?
Dave Ashley@daveashleypoet.bsky.social · 2w ago#AcrosticOctober Days are getting shorter! And lattes taste weird again. Your word is #Pumpkin
To all my friends in the #poetrycommunity Happy National Poetry Day. I’m spending today doing some polishing on my poetry collection, which will be published next year👇. Whatever poetic projects you’re undertaking, I wish you every success with them. The world needs poetry & poets #NationalPoetryDay
Paul Connolly@thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 7mo agoDear Friends, AN ANNOUNCEMENT: My first poetry collection will be published in the Spring of 2027 by Broken Sleep Books. I am simply delighted - and immensely grateful to @godzillakent.bsky.social and everyone at @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky #poetryislife
Lovely and surprising news from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social , thank you! And congratulations to @jakkybankong-obi.bsky.social @rhonagreene.bsky.social @helenlaycock.bsky.social @rotherwrites.bsky.social and Kate ☺️
Black Bough Poetry@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Silver Branch series - 'Best of the Net' #poetry nominations: @jakkybankong-obi.bsky.social @rhonagreene.bsky.social @helenlaycock.bsky.social @rotherwrites.bsky.social Kate Vanhinsbergh @victoriaspires.bsky.social 🍾🥂🍾🎉
There are five people I wish to thank. They know why. They are wonderful, generous people. If you don’t follow them already, these fine writers & poets, then do: @regretteruane.bsky.social @paulwritespoems.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @danadelibovi.bsky.social
When you notice a dog walking past then the dog notices you noticing and for a moment you’re both like ‘sup
...surfing the Wave...thank you so much @markantonyowen.com and @iamb.uk for including me in this wonderful publication. So much work I know went into the curation of the site for this, perhaps especially the sound engineering - don't even think of skipping the listening part of the feast! 🥰🙏❤️🙏❤️
𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅@iamb.uk · last mo.
#johnchmura This beauty arrived yesterday and I am excited to take my coffee break today to read this fine poet!
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt #@madp03t.bsky.cocial Wet matches in the drawer As we prep for the daily end of the world we pray the disaster will match the prediction: after all... What use in the glacial floods are wet matches in the drawer?
#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-13-2026: -> "wet matches in the drawer" Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post. #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting
Tanager of the Day: Slaty Tanager 📷 Andres Vasquez Noboa
Disgraceful calls in the right-wing media for the proscription of Médecins Sans Frontières impel me to remind people that you can support this great charity & read some fine poetry too by downloading @paulwritespoems.bsky.social’s anthology Unwhispered Legacy & making a donation 👇 #poetrycommunity
Paul@paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 7mo agoFinally. The day has come to release Unwhispered Legacy from The Book Bag x Write Here, Right Now out into the world. Thank you to all the poets who contributed to this book. Proudly raising money for MSF. Visit 🔗 shorturl.at/iVhZN to download your copy. #poetry #anthology
"Later I would think of America as one vast City of Night stretching gaudily from Times Square to Hollywood Boulevard - jukebox-winking, rock'n'roll moaning: America at night fusing its dark cities into the unmistakable shape of loneliness." - The start of 'City Of Night' by John Rechy #BookWormSat
I am in floods of tears after watching that. It brings it back like it was yesterday. I can understand why you took 20 years to be able to write.
Another week is over and another #PoemsAbout day is upon us. I've had a doozy of a week, but I made it. Here's to everyone else that did 👏 Now let's share some cool poetry 🩶🩶🩶 #FaultLines #GenerationalTrauma #Poetry
