Iris A. Croft
@irisacroft.bsky.social
Emerging writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Work exploring the political, philosophical and social. Some introspective work too 🦋
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Iris A. Croft
@irisacroft.bsky.social
· May 6
Invisible Barriers for Women: Mental Health and Neurodivergence
Iris A. Croft uses poetry to untangle the relationship between neurodivergence, being articulate, and receiving care.
thepolyphony.org
"Not enough hours in the day? Not a problem."
Today marks my first ever publication! A hybrid poem and essay in @the-polyphony.bsky.social exploring the lived experience of navigating neurodiversity and mental illness as a woman.
#academicsky #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #poetry #womenshealth
Today marks my first ever publication! A hybrid poem and essay in @the-polyphony.bsky.social exploring the lived experience of navigating neurodiversity and mental illness as a woman.
#academicsky #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #poetry #womenshealth
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Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
August 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
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So very true
August 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So very true
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As Bookbanks new Ambassador I’d like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks.
Please share and support if you’re able :)
www.bookbanks.co.uk
Please share and support if you’re able :)
www.bookbanks.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 5:24 AM
As Bookbanks new Ambassador I’d like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks.
Please share and support if you’re able :)
www.bookbanks.co.uk
Please share and support if you’re able :)
www.bookbanks.co.uk
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(1/2) Aroreretini, the Māori word for ADHD, translates to “attention goes to many things.” Takiwātanga, the Māori word for Autism, translates to “in their own time and space.” Combined, you could say folks give their attention to things in their own time ❤️.
July 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
(1/2) Aroreretini, the Māori word for ADHD, translates to “attention goes to many things.” Takiwātanga, the Māori word for Autism, translates to “in their own time and space.” Combined, you could say folks give their attention to things in their own time ❤️.
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Is America okay?
(you don’t need to answer that)
(you don’t need to answer that)
July 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Is America okay?
(you don’t need to answer that)
(you don’t need to answer that)
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Good morning. We are open!
June 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Good morning. We are open!
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That’s what someone on ketamine would say
June 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
That’s what someone on ketamine would say
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Me in The New Statesman today on poverty.
Please share :)
Please share :)
A cold childhood
My unheated home wasn’t a temporary discomfort. The chill got into my bones.
www.newstatesman.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Me in The New Statesman today on poverty.
Please share :)
Please share :)
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In this piece, @claudiasterbini.bsky.social & @keiranwilson.bsky.social challenge the medical humanities' reliance on disciplinary hierarchies and call for a radical rethinking that dismantles, rather than crosses, boundaries.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/21/i...
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/21/i...
thepolyphony.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In this piece, @claudiasterbini.bsky.social & @keiranwilson.bsky.social challenge the medical humanities' reliance on disciplinary hierarchies and call for a radical rethinking that dismantles, rather than crosses, boundaries.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/21/i...
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/21/i...
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Really looking forward to attending my first ever writers conference organised by @writingwestmids.bsky.social at the end of May!
Learning more about the industry and hopefully connecting with other writers feels so helpful for an emerging writer like myself.
#writersky #booksky #writer #poet
Learning more about the industry and hopefully connecting with other writers feels so helpful for an emerging writer like myself.
#writersky #booksky #writer #poet
May 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Really looking forward to attending my first ever writers conference organised by @writingwestmids.bsky.social at the end of May!
Learning more about the industry and hopefully connecting with other writers feels so helpful for an emerging writer like myself.
#writersky #booksky #writer #poet
Learning more about the industry and hopefully connecting with other writers feels so helpful for an emerging writer like myself.
#writersky #booksky #writer #poet
It's so sick of our shit
May 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It's so sick of our shit
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Irish writers please share this amazing opportunity
✍️ Workshoppin'
✍️ Exploring new ways of writing
✍️Learning how to sculpt your work and edit
✍️ Having a geg at the #JHISS!
✍️ Networking with fellow writers and literary peeps!
APPLY APPLY APPLY! 👇
johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri…
✍️ Workshoppin'
✍️ Exploring new ways of writing
✍️Learning how to sculpt your work and edit
✍️ Having a geg at the #JHISS!
✍️ Networking with fellow writers and literary peeps!
APPLY APPLY APPLY! 👇
johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri…
https://johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri…
May 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Irish writers please share this amazing opportunity
✍️ Workshoppin'
✍️ Exploring new ways of writing
✍️Learning how to sculpt your work and edit
✍️ Having a geg at the #JHISS!
✍️ Networking with fellow writers and literary peeps!
APPLY APPLY APPLY! 👇
johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri…
✍️ Workshoppin'
✍️ Exploring new ways of writing
✍️Learning how to sculpt your work and edit
✍️ Having a geg at the #JHISS!
✍️ Networking with fellow writers and literary peeps!
APPLY APPLY APPLY! 👇
johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri…
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You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian
May 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian
Research supplies for my novel 🍀✨️
I'm actually really enjoying the process of reconnecting with the Irish half of myself in such a creative way 💚
#novel #writer #writersky #booksky #folklore #mythology
I'm actually really enjoying the process of reconnecting with the Irish half of myself in such a creative way 💚
#novel #writer #writersky #booksky #folklore #mythology
May 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Research supplies for my novel 🍀✨️
I'm actually really enjoying the process of reconnecting with the Irish half of myself in such a creative way 💚
#novel #writer #writersky #booksky #folklore #mythology
I'm actually really enjoying the process of reconnecting with the Irish half of myself in such a creative way 💚
#novel #writer #writersky #booksky #folklore #mythology
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"If we imagine the poem is a body, is it possible to map the experience of chronic illness onto the space of the page?"
Thanks to Jane Hartshorn for this latest exploration of creative practice research in our new 'In Practice' project.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/08/p...
Thanks to Jane Hartshorn for this latest exploration of creative practice research in our new 'In Practice' project.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/08/p...
Poetry as Chronic Illness Research: ‘Another Attempt’
Jane Hartshorn’s poetry experiments within the contradictory and temporary spaces of chronic illness, reflecting rather than controlling the experience.
thepolyphony.org
May 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"If we imagine the poem is a body, is it possible to map the experience of chronic illness onto the space of the page?"
Thanks to Jane Hartshorn for this latest exploration of creative practice research in our new 'In Practice' project.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/08/p...
Thanks to Jane Hartshorn for this latest exploration of creative practice research in our new 'In Practice' project.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/08/p...
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@irisacroft.bsky.social uses poetry to untangle the relationship between neurodivergence, being articulate, and receiving care.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/06/i...
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/06/i...
Invisible Barriers for Women: Mental Health and Neurodivergence
Iris A. Croft uses poetry to untangle the relationship between neurodivergence, being articulate, and receiving care.
thepolyphony.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@irisacroft.bsky.social uses poetry to untangle the relationship between neurodivergence, being articulate, and receiving care.
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/06/i...
thepolyphony.org/2025/05/06/i...
"Not enough hours in the day? Not a problem."
Today marks my first ever publication! A hybrid poem and essay in @the-polyphony.bsky.social exploring the lived experience of navigating neurodiversity and mental illness as a woman.
#academicsky #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #poetry #womenshealth
Today marks my first ever publication! A hybrid poem and essay in @the-polyphony.bsky.social exploring the lived experience of navigating neurodiversity and mental illness as a woman.
#academicsky #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #poetry #womenshealth
Invisible Barriers for Women: Mental Health and Neurodivergence
Iris A. Croft uses poetry to untangle the relationship between neurodivergence, being articulate, and receiving care.
thepolyphony.org
May 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Not enough hours in the day? Not a problem."
Today marks my first ever publication! A hybrid poem and essay in @the-polyphony.bsky.social exploring the lived experience of navigating neurodiversity and mental illness as a woman.
#academicsky #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #poetry #womenshealth
Today marks my first ever publication! A hybrid poem and essay in @the-polyphony.bsky.social exploring the lived experience of navigating neurodiversity and mental illness as a woman.
#academicsky #mentalhealth #neurodiversity #poetry #womenshealth
Reposted by Iris A. Croft
Because this cat craved attention and because
my impatient American paws had to do something.
—Lance Larsen
my impatient American paws had to do something.
—Lance Larsen
Why I Petted the Cat by Lance Larsen - Rattle: Poetry
Because I was tired and cranky and it was too late
to take a bus to Siena and ask Saint Catherine’s
mummified thumb to cure me of insomnia,
neuropathy, and other afflictions petty
and daily.
www.rattle.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Because this cat craved attention and because
my impatient American paws had to do something.
—Lance Larsen
my impatient American paws had to do something.
—Lance Larsen
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Wolves in a Ukrainian zoo howl in response to air raid sirens, signaling a possible Russian attack.
May 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wolves in a Ukrainian zoo howl in response to air raid sirens, signaling a possible Russian attack.
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I want writers to know that in my little corner of the internet, it is absolutely okay (and encouraged!) to be proud of your work and to speak well of it.
Particularly women, POC, disabled people & queer folks. It is not audacious to take up space. Your words matter.
#writer #prose #poetry #booksky
Particularly women, POC, disabled people & queer folks. It is not audacious to take up space. Your words matter.
#writer #prose #poetry #booksky
May 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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I love these too much. I just can't help myself with photographing them.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Batsu Gardens, San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #hummingbirds #nature 🌿
Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Batsu Gardens, San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #hummingbirds #nature 🌿
May 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I love these too much. I just can't help myself with photographing them.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Batsu Gardens, San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #hummingbirds #nature 🌿
Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Batsu Gardens, San Gerardo de Dota #CostaRica
#birds #hummingbirds #nature 🌿
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🔁 Repost if late-night writing sessions fuel your best ideas 🌙
May 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
🔁 Repost if late-night writing sessions fuel your best ideas 🌙