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Lawrence Moore

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 1d

I am very excited to announce that my second full-length poetry collection, This Joyful Interlude, will be published by @janes-studio.bsky.social and is coming out in just a few weeks!

Delve into this thread for more info (and new poetry 🙂)

#poem #poems #poetry #poet #books #poetrycommunity

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The front cover for This Joyful Interlude, the forthcoming full-length poetry collection by Lawrence Moore published by Jane's Studio Press.

In this illustration by Jane Cornwell, rose gardens thrive over a graveyard monument.

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 7h

A whole rainbow of colours; very pretty!

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1d

this goal had to go up because Chuffed made a massive error and refunded more than £400 which was a huge chunk of this week's goal 😓 now we're really behind

Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 2d

…and we keep going, because this is our duty and our promise. We formed this giving circle with seven friends to ensure dependable, weekly support—for survival needs. As those needs become daily, we escalate.

24 hours left ⚠️ Food, tents, blankets, medicine, ASAP. 0/500: chuffed.org/project/hope...

A square white graphic. On the left is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from behind. His wings are partly open and his head is turned to the right. In his beak is an anemone poppy in red ink with a green stem. On the right is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. The text says "We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We distribute your contributions equally every week for sustainable support." In the bottom right corner in green text is the link https://tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.

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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 12h

#poetry is #healing

*not my content - found on the Facebook page "Writing about Writing"*

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lichtbringer @saintghost.bsky.social · 12h

the secret message
spelled in piles of autumn leaves —
once we have fallen
our colors may be even
brighter than before

#tanka #poetry
#TankaThursday

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 11h

You have an interesting style 🙂

Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 11h

All those gentle blues; so pretty!

Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you very much Una! 🎈

Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you very much Paul! ❤️

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 23h

Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.

Closing date: October 31st

#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

Something Gothic This Way Comes: Submit to The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry - The Broken Spine

Submissions Open Throughout October 2025 | Publication in 2026

thebrokenspine.co.uk

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 19h

Big thanks to everyone who shared a WIP yesterday.

First lines. Draft doubts. Wild sparks. We saw it all.

#WednesdayWIPs is back next week. Same time. Same tag.

Keep writing. Keep showing up.

#PoemsAbout #PoetsOfBluesky #BlueskyWriters #AmWriting

A halftone stylised hand holding a pen on a dark background. Text might read “Thanks for sharing your WIP – See you next Wednesday.”

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 18h

@xandervb.bsky.social Thanks for the repost!
I love the message on your banner, by the way.

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michaelmozina.bsky.social @michaelmozina.bsky.social · Jul 2

You probably didn't need this either, but here you go.

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 18h

So adorable! ❤️❤️

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · Jul 2

You didn't need a video of a Red Panda eating grapes, but here you go #bluesky ... 😊

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you Suzanne! 😀

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Jane's Studio @janes-studio.bsky.social · 4d

There’s been a rise in shady offers targeting writers, promising glowing book reviews, agent representation, or marketing packages - for a fee.
🚨 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
✅ Visit Victoria Strauss's Writer Beware website for advice: writerbeware.blog

🔎 3 Tips to Avoid Author Scams:
1️⃣ Never pay for reviews — Legitimate reviews from readers, bloggers, or trade publications are never "guaranteed" or sold.
2️⃣ Be wary of agents who charge upfront fees — Real agents get paid when you get paid.
3️⃣ Research before you sign — Always Google the name + “scam” or check trusted resources.

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Me @ewiggins66.bsky.social · 1d

#vss365

Leaf and #ash
To rake away
Compost
For
A Tattered heart
Fingers sift
Detritus
Hoping
For fragments
To catch
By the thread
Thoughts
Unraveling
Life in free fall
A black smear
Of fingerprints
Wrapped
Around my throat
Words reduced
To syllables
Rudiments
Of meaning
Billow away

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 1d

Nice work!

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Grant Clauser @grantclauser.bsky.social · 23d

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 1d

That really is magical! To me, the ending most of all ❤️

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Grant Clauser @grantclauser.bsky.social · 10d

I haven't thought much about Ferlinghetti since my brief beatnik phase in the 80s, but the first 4 lines of this poem remind me why I loved it. georgebilgere.com/so/85Pc6j639...

Here’s a poem for today, September 29, 2025

Poetry Town

georgebilgere.com

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 1d

I adore those colours! 💜

Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent 👏

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𝕛ꫀꪀ 🍁 @jmnii.bsky.social · 2d

In the Flicker
#clash #vss365 #poetry

A poem I wrote, which reads:

There are days where
I feel both the bloom and the bruise.
A tenderness rising against the familiar weight.
Happiness does not erase the dark; it flickers within it,
a candle steady in the storm.
It isn't war,
but a quiet clash of currents: light rising, sorrow sinking, each insisting on its truth.
And still,
I drift between them, where ache and grace converge.
Together, they make me real.

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Steve Westby @stevewestby.bsky.social · 1d

Listen

this work we do,
this living each day

is sacred—

a space
found in each other’s hearts

let go of fixing,
let go of doing

just be,
open to change

if it doesn’t flow from here,
it will not last

#Poetry

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