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Poetry, Peacebuilding. Latest poetry collection Guerrilla Country (Flight of the Dragonfly Press, 2024): http://bit.ly/485JisV Haven't quite landed at Bluesky yet...
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Nov 24
Here's a taster from Guerrilla Country (Flight of the Dragonfly Press, 2024)

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Shifting the rubble
Here’s another poem, Shifting the rubble, from my recent poetry collection Guerrilla Country, available from the publisher Flight of the Dragonfly Press. Shifting the rubble Were we to blame? To kn…
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 1h
A Poem: The Command

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The Command
This poem, inspired by a visit to the site of the 1917 massacre in Amritsar, and also referencing the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Peterloo and Tienanmen Square, and with an epigram from Rwanda, i…
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 8d
Thrilled to be reading poems from my collection 'Guerrilla Country' as a guest of Needlewriters in Lewes on Thursday evening, alongside Robert Hamberger and PD Viner - upstairs at the John Harvey Tavern
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Robert Hamberger (poetry), P.D. Viner (prose), and Phil Vernon (poetry) – Thursday 9 October
Our next Needlewriters evening will be on Thursday 9th October 2025, featuring Robert Hamberger (poetry), P.D. Viner (prose), and Phil Vernon (poetry). This will be a LIVE event at the John Harvey …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 8d
Thrilled to be reading poems from my collection 'Guerrilla Country' as a guest of Needlewriters in Lewes on Thursday evening, alongside Robert Hamberger and PD Viner - upstairs at the John Harvey Tavern
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Robert Hamberger (poetry), P.D. Viner (prose), and Phil Vernon (poetry) – Thursday 9 October
Our next Needlewriters evening will be on Thursday 9th October 2025, featuring Robert Hamberger (poetry), P.D. Viner (prose), and Phil Vernon (poetry). This will be a LIVE event at the John Harvey …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 10d
The M23 takeover, part 1: In DR Congo’s Walikale, forced labour and fears of arrest: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
The M23 takeover, part 1: In DR Congo’s Walikale, forced labour and fears of arrest
The first of three stories on rebel rule in overlooked areas.
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 12d
After the forest fire

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After the forest fire
After the forest fireBecause we were four and I only had strength to carry oneand knew no other way I carried the one who called out loudest; threatened us most.You two were left to walk behind in …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 12d
After the forest fire

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After the forest fire
After the forest fireBecause we were four and I only had strength to carry oneand knew no other way I carried the one who called out loudest; threatened us most.You two were left to walk behind in …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 15d
Can't really recall. I learned about Angles of Repose at forestry college a long time ago! But I've had the idea of using the metaphor in a poem for a while - and then the idea started to crystallize, as happens....
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 17d
A new poem up on my website: Social engineering

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Social engineering
Social engineeringFor desert dunes it’s 34°,but 44 for sand dunes in the rain;and 45 for sulphur, dynamite, asbestos, rubble, ash, quicklime or bones;a range from 32 to 43for mining spoil, and 38° …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 17d
A new poem up on my website: Social engineering

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Social engineering
Social engineeringFor desert dunes it’s 34°,but 44 for sand dunes in the rain;and 45 for sulphur, dynamite, asbestos, rubble, ash, quicklime or bones;a range from 32 to 43for mining spoil, and 38° …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 17d
New poem up on my website: Social engineering

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Social engineering
Social engineeringFor desert dunes it’s 34°,but 44 for sand dunes in the rain;and 45 for sulphur, dynamite, asbestos, rubble, ash, quicklime or bones;a range from 32 to 43for mining spoil, and 38° …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · 26d
Thank you, Mark, for your support in poetry. It’s been quite a journey and you’ve done so much for so many poets.
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Max Dunbar @maxdunbar1.bsky.social · Aug 31
This is an exceptional article by @pollyrowena.bsky.social @lithub.com.web.brid.gy on The Salt Path and what it highlights about our attitudes to illness and disability: lithub.com/nature-is-no...
Nature is Not Going to Cure You: On Raynor Winn’s Fabricated Memoir
Like many writers, I have been following the unfolding revelations about Raynor Winn and The Salt Path with great interest, and a degree of self-interest. I am a memoirist and nature writer, and I …
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 31
It’s that time of year again…
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 21
Thrilled to see my most recent poetry collection Guerrilla Country on display at the National Poetry Library @dragonflyflight.bsky.social
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Lucy Heuschen (she/her) @petitecreature1.bsky.social · Aug 22
Can't wait for this to go live tomorrow, Sat. 23 August! Nigel is a poet and poetry reviewer for whom I have so much admiration, so featuring on his blog is a real treat ✨️
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Nigel Kent @kent-nj.bsky.social · Aug 22
Don’t miss my review on my website tomorrow of ‘Daughter of Fire’ by @petitecreature1.bsky.social aka Lucy Heuschen. #poetry
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 21
Thrilled to see my most recent poetry collection Guerrilla Country on display at the National Poetry Library @dragonflyflight.bsky.social
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 9
#Nagasaki
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 5
80 years ago
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 9
#Nagasaki
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 5
80 years ago
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Aug 5
80 years ago
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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · Jul 31
Did you still need a reason to read Whatever You Do, Just Don't?! Well, here are five excellent ones, provided very generously and with great insight by Andy Hopkins @nightjrrs.bsky.social DM me to grab your signed copy...!

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Matthew Stewart’s ‘Whatever you do just don’t’ (Happenstance Press, 2023): Five Reasons to Read.
No, not a review. I have no right and no ability to do that. Instead, five reasons to buy it and read it. So… 1: poetry that passes the Rembrandt test. This does. Let me explain. Two things. Bear t…
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International Times @internationaltimes.bsky.social · Jul 15
Follow the White Rabbit
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Jul 12
Absolutely brilliant poet @petestrongpoet.bsky.social
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Nigel Kent @kent-nj.bsky.social · Jul 11
On my website tomorrow @petestrongpoet.bsky.social drops in to talk about a poem from his pamphlet‘Greenfinch’. Don’t miss it.
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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · Jul 2
Our next Members’ Competition will be on the theme of ‘Clearing’ (poets are welcome to take this as a verb or a noun), chosen by our judge Helen Farish!

The deadline for entries is 11:59 pm Friday 1 August 2025. The winning poems are published in Poetry News and their authors win a (...)
A periwinkle blue background with white text at the top that reads: The Poetry Society Members' Competition Autumn 2025: Clearing. Below is an image of poet and competition judge, Helen Farish. Below that is more white text: judged by Helen Farish. Deadline 11.59pm BST 1 August. The deadline information has an orange highlighter effect on top.
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The New Statesman @handle.invalid · Jul 2
Stop taking Glastonbury so seriously:

🖊️ @finnmcredmond.bsky.social sketches Glastonbury
Stop taking Glastonbury so seriously
The festival is a monument to ephemera.
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Phil Vernon @philvernon.bsky.social · Jun 4
UK should aim to prevent conflicts around the world

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UK should aim to prevent conflicts around the world
While the government prepares for war it should also step up its efforts maintain peace in a troubled world
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