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Lawrence Moore
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This Joyful Interlude out now with @janes-studio.bsky.social 🕊️
UK link: amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330
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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 9h
Here’s ‘Yardsticks’ from my new poetry collection ‘This Joyful Interlude’, out now ✨

Book links (or pm me for a signed copy)

UK amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330
US amazon.com/dp/1068432330
CA amazon.ca/dp/1068432330
FR amazon.fr/dp/1068432330
DE amazon.de/dp/1068432330

#poem #poems #poetry #books
Yardsticks Most people measure their lives in years; I've decided to measure mine in chocolate flapjacks, expectancy nigh two thousand. There are other yardsticks some might apply like marriages, trophies, children, kings. I'm determined to focus on more important things, like the crispness of the cleave on my first chew, the way, when initial taste kicks in, the room just disappears, returns renewed as peculiar taste nirvana, befores, durations and afters of which lie imprinted upon my soul, so, much like our palette of rainbow years, each bite becomes subsumed, one chocolate blur, indivisible from its peers.
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isabelcaves.bsky.social
setting sun
a child learns to say
“imaginary”

(First published in Poetry Pea – Haiku Pea Podcast Series 2 Episode 2)

#haiku #poetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writesky #children #imagination #sunset
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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isabelcaves.bsky.social
autumn rain
the refugee child’s
paper boat

(First published in Creatrix #49)

#haiku #micropoetry #poetrysky #writesky
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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dreambeastpoems.bsky.social
were things better at the start
before we knew
there was a limit
to the number of beats
in our heart

#micropoetry #vss365 #skypoet #heart #childhood
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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michellewitte.bsky.social
Tons of industry pros (agents, editors, artists) are donating items, so spread the word to writers and illustrators who want professional help on their project. Opportunities like this come very rarely to get feedback from this caliber of professionals. Plus it supports worthy organizations.
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
lawrencemoore.bsky.social
Here’s ‘Yardsticks’ from my new poetry collection ‘This Joyful Interlude’, out now ✨

Book links (or pm me for a signed copy)

UK amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330
US amazon.com/dp/1068432330
CA amazon.ca/dp/1068432330
FR amazon.fr/dp/1068432330
DE amazon.de/dp/1068432330

#poem #poems #poetry #books
Yardsticks Most people measure their lives in years; I've decided to measure mine in chocolate flapjacks, expectancy nigh two thousand. There are other yardsticks some might apply like marriages, trophies, children, kings. I'm determined to focus on more important things, like the crispness of the cleave on my first chew, the way, when initial taste kicks in, the room just disappears, returns renewed as peculiar taste nirvana, befores, durations and afters of which lie imprinted upon my soul, so, much like our palette of rainbow years, each bite becomes subsumed, one chocolate blur, indivisible from its peers.
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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carpelibrum.bsky.social
We'd like to get a new space for the bookstore & reopen in a brick and mortar format, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. Pictured is one of the spaces we're looking at for the bookstore.
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This is one of the buildings we're looking at for the bookstore. It's in northeast Baltimore City, a little bit south of the line with Baltimore County.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
lawrencemoore.bsky.social
A new poetry collection by the excellent Paul Brookes 🙂
Very reasonably priced too!

#poetry #books
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
Here you can order a paperback of my new collection:
amzn.eu/d/0eShe3YJ
Hedgerow of Voices: Amazon.co.uk: Brookes, Paul: 9781068432378: Books
Buy Hedgerow of Voices by Brookes, Paul (ISBN: 9781068432378) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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taniacarinapires.bsky.social
My love poem to books.📚
January 11, 2026 The Bliss of Books I opened you up before I was three. Never again would you let me free. I made friends with a fox and a hound. Peter Rabbit and I went running around. I had adventures with The Famous Five. Baloo taught me the necessities of life. I fell down the rabbit hole and met a cat. And I helped Matilda glue her father's hat. Later on, I found Adrian's secret diary. Sherlock Holmes made me very wary. I also visited worlds too far to mention. I travelled to sites in another dimension. The road to bliss is paved with books. All kept in their own crannies and nooks. Fiction, non-fiction, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, horror, fairy tales, and mystery. They make me laugh, they make me cry. Books will wreck you in the blink of an eye. But every time an old story says goodbye, I come back for more and that's not a lie. ©Tania Carina Pires
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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marianchristie.bsky.social
Map Reading by @philvernon.bsky.social

philvernon.net/2026/02/02/m...
Map reading, a poem
This poem was first published in the wonderful Irish magazine Abridged Map reading What, then, is time? If no-one asks me, I know; if I wish to explain it to he who asks, I do not know.- St. August…
philvernon.net
February 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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dbrauer.net
Sadly, I have a personal ask: ICE kidnapped a staffer who works at my grandson’s daycare this weekend along with two other family members. Can you help the extended families with legal costs & famity support? It would mean a lot to me. I’m just sick about this. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Daycare Staff Member Detained by ICE, organized by S E
A staff member of our daycare has been detained by ICE (along with two other fami… S E needs your support for Support for Daycare Staff Member Detained by ICE
www.gofundme.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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j-tkelly.bsky.social
"This is the part of the song where the lyrics make an allusion to something that happened at a party that happened before you were born but you know all about it because you have read extensively about the Manchester music scene"

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A Song Comes On at a Party by J-T Kelly
This is the part of the song where you wish you knew something about music theory
fivesouth.net
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
lawrencemoore.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this launch party for @samanthaterrell.bsky.social's new book 'For, On Or After' ❤️

You can sign up (for free) here

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/for-on-or-...

#poems #poetry #books #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
janes-studio.bsky.social Jane's Studio @janes-studio.bsky.social · 7d
Would you like to join Samantha Terrell for an evening of poetry to celebrate the launch of 'For, On, Or After?'
8pm GMT Sunday 22/02/26 on Zoom. Tickets on Eventbrite or DM Jane if you'd like to read one of Samantha's or share one of your own.
The cover of Samantha Terrell's new poetry collection, 'For, On, or After' with the launch party details.
February 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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janecornwell.bsky.social
I loved putting this book together - there are so many beautiful poems. I've got the one Samantha wrote for the Berman wedding printed out on my pin board. I'm really excited to hear Samantha read her work! Please join us! 🥳🥂🎉
janes-studio.bsky.social Jane's Studio @janes-studio.bsky.social · 7d
Would you like to join Samantha Terrell for an evening of poetry to celebrate the launch of 'For, On, Or After?'
8pm GMT Sunday 22/02/26 on Zoom. Tickets on Eventbrite or DM Jane if you'd like to read one of Samantha's or share one of your own.
The cover of Samantha Terrell's new poetry collection, 'For, On, or After' with the launch party details.
January 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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ruthjoffre.bsky.social
I’m told I’m supposed to promote my writing here?? not just post pictures of my dog??? idk seems wrong but I’ll try it

my story collection Night Beast is for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado

it has: gay sex, sleepwalking, slime molds, soulmate timers & more

bookshop.org/p/books/nigh...
The cover of Night Beast by Ruth Joffre. It has a red background and a shadowy black and white figure of a woman with abstract tentacle things coming out of her head in an art deco style (it actually is an art deco print from like the 1920s). The vibe is spooky sexy
November 11, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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mosspuppymag.bsky.social
A lil collage to inspire your submissions to Moss Puppy Magazine Issue 10: Paw Paths. Let it spark ideas, moods, textures, and directions as you imagine the trails you want to explore. 🙂

Submission guidelines and links to forms to submit can be found here
mosspuppymag.com/submit/
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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carmellapoetry.bsky.social
Thrilled to curate the Harlow Circle of Poetry's first anthology, containing some stirring poetry from local poets. Will send it to @poetrysociety.org.uk - thanks for all their encouragement!
Let's all help grow more poetry in Harlow!
#HarlowCircleofPoetry
#FirstHarlowStanzaAnthology
#bigupharlow
The Harlow Circle of Poetry's first Anthology. The Harlow Circle of Poetry's first anthology showcasing local poets. The Harlow Circle of Poetry's first anthology magazine.
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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icefloepress.bsky.social
Written in 2018, published by @feversof.bsky.social in 2020; recorded by Susan Richardson #ThousandShadesofGreen #spokenword series (2025). This is an anti-authoritarian poem. A #poem refracted through #visions. Latest iteration @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #anti-fascist poems series.
The Relationship is Mystical Everywhere you live, subject to military boots. I hear soldiers stomping through your things, looking through cupboards opening drawers with gun barrel, opening boxes, measuring with tape. Taking you out back with cutting shears. Dug out stockades, handcuffs made from wire, plastics placed in the garden, hollowed with dirt. Grab you by your wrists, to gas the wings of the dove, feathers spread in full wing-span below your shoulder blades, pinned back. Changing the nature of meaning. To suit the purpose of the wall. The subject, dreary readers, is this: freedom is actually An orchestrated psychosis, measured, illustrated, disappeared. © Robert Frede Kenter
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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mohayeswriter.bsky.social
‘Do you like your job?’

‘Yeah, I’m a writer.’

‘You any good at it?’

‘The key to good writing is to use clever words meant to #obfuscate their true meaning.’

‘Oh? So, what? You’re like a poet or something?’

‘No. I write instructions for assembling furniture.’

#vss365
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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My wife is now home and I have become her full time caregiver. She needs help with everything so I need to be there, at all hours. Please consider donating or sharing to help ease her burden during this challenging time. Every bit helps. gofund.me/553784e34
Donate to Help Debbie Bradbury Fight Lung Cancer, organized by Samantha Darrin
Friends. I post this fundraiser with a heavy heart for my mom, Debbie Bradbury.… Samantha Darrin needs your support for Help Debbie Bradbury Fight Lung Cancer
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January 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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janes-studio.bsky.social
Would you like to join Samantha Terrell for an evening of poetry to celebrate the launch of 'For, On, Or After?'
8pm GMT Sunday 22/02/26 on Zoom. Tickets on Eventbrite or DM Jane if you'd like to read one of Samantha's or share one of your own.
The cover of Samantha Terrell's new poetry collection, 'For, On, or After' with the launch party details.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
lawrencemoore.bsky.social
Here’s ‘Magentas on Mauves’ from my new poetry collection ‘This Joyful Interlude’, out now ✨

Book links (or pm me for a signed copy)

UK amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330
US amazon.com/dp/1068432330
CA amazon.ca/dp/1068432330
FR amazon.fr/dp/1068432330
DE amazon.de/dp/1068432330

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Magentas on Mauves Time becomes blurred, given time. One year exits, the next arrives and the colours grow more confused; magentas on mauves, no reds, no blues. As we drive around the city, I witness various versions of me, a rainbow's gradual fading. Now skirting Farlington Marshes, three college girls waste four lunchtime breaks; has it been thirty spins already? Constitutional, Baffins Pond, we lampoon school juniors' boisterous ways; cocktail of admiration distilled with a pinch of envy. Lastly, head off towards home, flinch when elderly gent cuts us up, waves self-conscious wave. I endeavour to send him my warmest smile, also blending with violet someday.
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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mother-poet.bsky.social
Written at the height of the #pandemic and relevant now.

#poem #poetry #trump #resist #fdt
January 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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boymeetsvoid.com
I wrote this about the love for my youthful stomping grounds and to mourn its loss.
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM