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Paulo da Fonseca @paulodafonseca.bsky.social · 3d

Rachel Simkover. Emmett Williams' An Anthology of Concrete Poetry, 1967 (in Braille)

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Susie Campbell @susiecampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Autumn's here, issue 11 of @awirlzine beautifully championing the small, minimal & concrete in poetry! My [landfill blackberries], written specifically to submit to this issue, combines loopy waste poetics (Wastelands @guillemotpress.bsky.social ) with 'aswirlish' minimalism!

black and white zine cover against red background, cover design is tiny triangles or are they falling leaves

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Astra Papachristodoulou @heyastranaut.bsky.social · 6d

What a treat to feature in @aswirl.bsky.social for the first time with a meandering poem that features at the back page! 💙 Aswirl is a tiny quarterly magazine based in Brighton and edited by Robin Boothroyd. It celebrates minimalist and concrete poetry.

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · 7d

Summer’s over and autumn’s here… so its time to think about winter. The submission window for the final issue of 2025 is now open! Send in your short, minimal and concrete poems by 31st October ❄️🌀

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Joe Devlin @joedevlin.bsky.social · 14d

Lovely to receive my contributor copy of @aswirl.bsky.social
Thanks to the editor for the inclusion.

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · 13d

Summer’s over but autumn is here! Issue eleven now on sale 🍁🌀

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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 16d

thank you Robin Boothroyd for running two one-letter poems of mine in @aswirl.bsky.social a minimal quarterly outta Brighton, UK #poetry #micropoetry #minimalism #minimalismpoetry #avantgarde #tacolovers #japanesestereos

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · 18d

Beautiful autumn day 😎🍁🌀

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · 27d

Autumn is here! 🍁🌀Issue eleven on sale now.

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Aug 29

The season is coming to an end but issue ten is still on sale! Visit the online shop for that last hit of summer ☀️🌀

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Aug 10

🌀aswirl is everywhere🌀

Summer issue on sale now!!

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Aug 1

The submission window for issue 11 is now closed! Thanks for all the exciting poems. Looking forward to putting the autumn issue together. 🌀🍂

aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jul 28

The submission window for the autumn issue closes on Friday! Last chance to send in your short, minimal & concrete poems for publication in aswirl 🌀🍂

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jul 21

🌀aswirl is everywhere🌀 –even in this plum! The submission window for the autumn issue is open. Keep sending in those poems!

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jul 18

It’s been a record year for purple emperors in the UK. How serendipitous to have published @gregchthomas.bsky.social’a minimal butterfly poem in the summer issue therefore! 🦋🌀 Issue 10 on sale now.

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jul 11

Two wonderful new books containing poems that originally featured in aswirl! ‘Flight’ by Stephen Emmerson on @guillemotpress.bsky.social (issue three) and ‘Speculative Frequencies’ by @brihughespoet.bsky.social on Permeable Barrier (issue eight).📚🌀

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jul 4

It’s the height of summer and the apples are growing bigger… the submission window for the autumn issue is now open! Send in your short, minimal and concrete poems by 32st July. 🍂🌀

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James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social · Jun 28

I’ve two new visual poems in issue ten of the wonderful @aswirl.bsky.social. The issue makes for a beautiful reading experience. www.aswirlzine.com/product-page...

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Joe Devlin @joedevlin.bsky.social · Jun 20

In the post today @aswirl.bsky.social
Thanks Robin.

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jun 20

It’s a pleasure to include your wonderful work!

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · Jun 16

Poetry enthusiasts and/or bat enthusiasts - don’t forget to book your ticket to the London launch of Speculative Frequencies!🦇🦇🦇 housmans.com/event/poetry...

A pile of copies of a book on a red blanket. One book is propped up using a stand. It is speculative frequencies by Briony Hughes. The book features a digitally abstracted illustration of a two bats in hues of red and yellow

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you! Best enjoyed in the sunshine 😎

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jun 11

Subscriber copies posting out today 🌀📮

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David Toms @daithitoms.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thrilled to have a new poem in the latest issue of @aswirl.bsky.social — it's my rendering of "sumer is acumen in".

Buy the issue/subscribe here:

www.aswirlzine.com/product-page...

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aswirl @aswirl.bsky.social · Jun 9

Summer is here! 🌞🌀 With poems by Emma Brown, Dan Power, James Knight, Joe Devlin, Caroline Harris, SJ Fowler and more. On sale now!

Really excited about this issue. It’s a humdinger. Subscriber and contributor copies will be sent out over the next fortnight.

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