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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 8d

To celebrate #NationalPoetryDay here in the UK, here's one from my last collection, "Hi-Viz".
Copies of the book are available from my website for a bargain £7 (including P&P). benbanyard.wordpress.com/hi-viz/
@poetrydayuk.bsky.social @yaffles-nest.bsky.social #poetry

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Deborah Harvey Poetry 🪶 @deborahharvey.bsky.social · 9d

Can't eat - or even contemplate - an orange without thinking of this poem by Brian Patten. RIP. 🍊💔 🍊

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 9d

I expect you've been wondering why I haven't posted on my blog in two years? No. Oh. Well, this is awkward. benbanyard.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/f...

Finding the “new normal”

Firstly, let’s get one thing straight – it didn’t come as a shock to me at all to realise that it’s been over two years since I last posted on this blog. Although never as regular as I’d like, up u…

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 10d

I've reduced signed copies of my last #poetry collection, Hi-Viz, to just £5.00 (£7.00 including P&P) on my site!
Don't delay - there aren't many left!
For more info, sample poems and the lovely things that people have said about the book, head to my website.
benbanyard.wordpress.com/hi-viz/

Hi-Viz

My second full collection, published by Yaffle Press in November 2021.

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 10d

Does it come with a chain of custardy?

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 21d

Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 21d

We are extending our Pick of the Month vote for another 24 hours, until 6pm tomorrow, Friday 19 September. We share a selection of your comments with the shortlisted poets, so do please vote if you haven't already!

Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 24d

Which poem is your IS&T August 2025 Pick of the Month? Choose from @benbanyard.bsky.social, John Bartlett, Cindy Botha, Liz Byrne, Jeff Gallagher or Esha Volvoikar, and vote at inksweatandtears.co.uk/august-2025-...

#InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #PickoftheMonth

Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · 24d

Thrilled that "Day of the Dead" has been shortlisted for IS&T's Pick of the Month for August. Voting closes this Thursday!

Ink Sweat & Tears @inksweatandtears.co.uk · 24d

Which poem is your IS&T August 2025 Pick of the Month? Choose from @benbanyard.bsky.social, John Bartlett, Cindy Botha, Liz Byrne, Jeff Gallagher or Esha Volvoikar, and vote at inksweatandtears.co.uk/august-2025-...

#InkSweatandTears #PoetryCommunity #PickoftheMonth

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The IS&T August 2025
Pick of the Month

Ben Banyard
John Bartlett
Cindy Botha
Liz Byrne
Jeff Gallagher
Esha Volvoikar

Vote Now

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great to see my poem "Indoor Market" alongside some excellent work in the latest issue of @stepawaymag.bsky.social - always a brilliant read. stepawaymagazine.com

https://stepawaymagazine.com

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Aug 23

A lovely selection of late summer-themed writing in the latest issue of @mugwortmagazine.bsky.social including my poem about the charmingly old fashioned East Devon town of Sidmouth. #poetry mugwortmag.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/s...

Season 2: Volume 2 / August 2025

Welcome to the latest issue of Mugwort Magazine. Summer is winding down, the harvest is well underway, and there’s a nip of autumn in the air even on the hotter days. In keeping with that Aug…

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Aug 11

Many thanks for giving it such a good home!

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Black Nore Review @blacknorereview.bsky.social · Aug 1

The site will take a break from the usual Monday and Thursday schedule while I take a much-needed holiday. Keep an eye out for the next poem on Monday 18th August!

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is fantastic news not only for Newcastle, but also the newly rebranded Prem as a whole in terms of having ten fully competitive teams in the league. #rugbyunion #premrugby www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Newcastle Falcons: Red Bull takeover expected to be finalised, club to be renamed Newcastle Red Bulls

Red Bull's takeover of Newcastle Falcons is close to going through, with the club set to be renamed Newcastle Red Bulls.

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 29

I'd sooner watch women's football any day over the men's Premier League. No theatrical dives, whinging, gamesmanship, overpaid show ponies. Sickening how much the men are paid when the women's game operates on a shoestring by comparison.

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 29

This cracker on Atrium today by @lauratheis.bsky.social reminds me of one of my favourite tunes! youtu.be/Ijlk0GTQbB4?...

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 21

Coincidentally I just searched here to see if anyone else has noticed that the smug purveyor of schmaltz-waltz is always on Sky Arts.

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 19

My poem "Hippy Market", about a visit to Es Cana in Ibiza, has found a lovely home in Mugwort Magazine today. Many thanks to @kategarrettwrites.bsky.social for choosing it.

Mugwort Magazine @mugwortmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 19

Season 2: Volume 1 is out now!

mugwortmag.wordpress.com/2025/07/19/s...

You’ll find plants, birds, the sea, holidays... & of course, the edges: the shifting borders between the human & non-human, the urban & the wild, this world & others.

We hope you have a beautiful journey through each one. 🌿

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 12

#poets of the UK and Europe! @blacknorereview.bsky.social needs your #submission - send your work my way ASAP! The site can't operate without your excellent #writing

Black Nore Review @blacknorereview.bsky.social · May 6

The submissions inbox is almost empty, so now would be a good time to send me your work! #poetrysubmissions #poetry

Submit

How to send me your work!

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jul 1

Superb!

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 30

Are you, like me, a relative newcomer to Bluesky whose fancy is tickled by #poetry? It can be daunting for those of us who have fled from X to rebuild contact lists pieced together over several years, but @hannahl1n.bsky.social has the answer!

Hannah Linden @hannahl1n.bsky.social · May 31

My UK Poets List 6 is now full so I'll be starting List 7 soon! Look in my Starter Packs for all 6 lists to find 900 poets based in the UK. You can browse or follow all on each list so it makes it easier to find people.

Also will copy links in comments here too.

go.bsky.app/7AjfazE

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 30

Say what you like about the Brewers Fayre restaurant chain, but my local branch is pretty much the only place since the mid 90s that I've heard tracks from Gin Blossoms' debut album on the playlist! Love it. youtu.be/ah5gAkna3jI?...

Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by GinBlossomsVEVO

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thanks. I'm easing myself back into new work after a long period of not really feeling like it. Some poems should be seeing the light of day in journals quite soon - watch this space!

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 27

This poem on @atriumpoetry.bsky.social today is a quacker...sorry, I'll see myself out.

Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 27

Disappointing Ducks – Laura Theis @lauratheis.bsky.social

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Disappointing Ducks – Laura Theis

Disappointing Ducks . . Laura’s work appears in Poetry, Oxford Poetry, Northern Gravy, The Caterpillar, Magma, Rattle, Aesthetica, iamb, etc. Her new collection Introduction to Clo…

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 27

I've loved Anne Tyler's books for many years, but I think this is the first time I've seen her interviewed. A really interesting insight into her life and creative practice. #writinglife youtu.be/i8qr2xFu-Ok?...

Extended interview: Anne Tyler

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 24

Here's a poem taken from my last collection, "Hi-Viz" (Yaffle Press). Copies are available from my website at benbanyard.wordpress.com/hi-viz/ #poetry #grief

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Ben Banyard @benbanyard.bsky.social · Jun 23

Feeling a bit Mondayish today, but a good dose of The Wonder Stuff on my drive to work has helped. Never fails! youtu.be/u3XRT97h5ec?...

Maybe

YouTube video by The Wonder Stuff - Topic

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