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roger waldron
@throwawayreg.bsky.social
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a throwaway poet
lives in Sheffield
has never been a lover of slip-on-shoes
writes poetry for people who don’t read poetry
his pamphlet “My C&A Years” published by Dreich
my best review
“My husband loves this but he doesn’t know anything about poetry”
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throwawayreg.bsky.social
Again Sue captures what we all see
in so few words …excellent work 👍
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thank you Karen
so pleased you loved this little “throwaway” poem 🚮
your comments are very much appreciated 🙋‍♂️
karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 3d
What a non-stop adventure this #poemsabout #Dogtags is! Loved, loved, loved the momentum; lightning fast stream of consciousness if ever there was one. Thoroughly enjoyed! @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #staycreative
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Evening Sunday
a bit late for #PoemsAbout #dogtag
And thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry
have a great week everyone everywhere 🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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concordmoose.bsky.social
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November 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
great poem from Rachel
Loved M*A*S*H (the film)
rburrows.bsky.social Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 6d
Morning @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk - thanks for the #PoemsAbout #Dogtags prompt. I hope this works if you weren’t a fan. Happy Friday!
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Love these tiny poems
excellent Sue 👏👏👏
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · 6d
For this week's #PoemsAbout #DogTags with thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and everyone involved.
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
John Hobson is a very funny man
#poetry #vegetables #sheffield
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
this poem from John @johnchmura.bsky.social
“got to pay a bill
overdue in town”
love it 👏👏👏
johnchmura.bsky.social John Chmura @johnchmura.bsky.social · 13d
#PoemsAbout #Desire
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
I will post a reading in the comments.
DESIRE, OF A MID-MORNING DRIVE Stormy the morning after a fretful evening, in the front yard warming up the Avalanche, got to pay a bill overdue in town. Several miles down the county road needled branches litter and deer on the shoulder dead, tolling the vulture’s dinner bell. Caffeine or the sugar kick in like a post-mortem spasm. I feel the face of desire wizen, a snarl I savor, broth of bone on canines and missing molars. Crossing the double line eyes closed pegging the needle. The engine pings. Idiot sensors scream.
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday
from a very wet Sheffield
here’s my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #Desire and
a big thank you to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry
#poetsonBlueSky
have a great weekend everyone everywhere & take care 🚶🏽‍➡️🚮🙋‍♂️
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Excellent poem from Mike 👏👏👏
zoomburst.substack.com Mike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · 20d
#poemsabout #lockeddoors
I seem to write a lot about teachers... ahh well.
Miss When she stood at the blackboard in front of 4B She was a locked door An old style, dark green door A decorative stained glass panel above, Giving only a hint of the light that shone within She knew her stuff That much we knew But you had to be keen to pick any of it up She made no allowance for our age We could sink or swim for all she seemed to care I met her at a conference, years later The door ajar, the light escaping Recognising me instantly She asked how I had done since the days of 4B And of my classmates, who she knew by name How we would have marvelled to have seen her like this
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors
and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poems #BlueSkyPoets
everyone everywhere enjoy your weekend and thank you for reading
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #Blood and thanks to
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poets #poetry
and thank you for stopping here and reading 🙋‍♂️
have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏽‍➡️🚮
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Afternoon look what’s in my
poetry post this morning
the brilliant Selima Hill
everyone should read Selima Hill
I maybe gone awhile
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thank you Alan
really appreciate your comments and support 🙋‍♂️🚶🏽‍➡️🚮
alanparrywriter.co.uk Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Oct 18
‘buried deep in your pink geranium’ — such an awkwardly brilliant image. This captures embarrassment, making discomfort its own kind of honesty.
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #BreakTheMould
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
afternoon Friday hope you’re well
here’s my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #BreaktheMould
and thanks once again Alan 🙋‍♂️
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetsonBlueSky
#WritingCommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏽‍➡️
October 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thanks Alan 👏👏👏
alanparrywriter.co.uk Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Oct 11
‘I said I’d make that minor adjustment’ — wry and weary in equal measure. Ageing becomes comedic!
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe
October 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
morning Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe
and a thank you to Alan @alanparrywriter.co.uk
and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #PoetryCommunity
#BlueSkyPoets
have a great weekend everyone everywhere 🚶🏼‍➡️
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Brilliant great work Jim 👏👏👏
oyoguhito.bsky.social Jim Young @oyoguhito.bsky.social · Oct 3
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Mannequin with thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

hop
skip
and jump
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Afternoon Friday here’s my little “throwaway” poem for #PoemsAbout #Mannequin and hope it fits the bill and thank @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@poetsonbluesky.bsky.social
hope everyone everywhere enjoys their weekend 🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️🚶🏻‍♀️
October 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
the first line pulls me in and takes me on the journey which I love 👏👏👏
Great work Paul 🙋‍♂️
thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social · Oct 3
Morning @rfsmith.bsky.social. For your marvellous #promptcombo #characters another poem from my collection: "Please Take Change":
REGULAR He always comes with his own bags for life, Thin blue plastic double bagged. She always calls me darling when she thanks me for my usual politeness. Next is the man whom when I ask how he is he says Another inch on both legs and I’ll be right, or don’t call me sir because I was once a worker like you, which leads to a story of the vicar who used these quotes And you know he wants to chat As my queue materialises in an empty shop. Then there are the ones who stay glum, or state I love your shop. I’d stay here all day If I could. I tell everyone about your shop
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Love it
It shows there’s poetry everywhere 👏👏👏
zoomburst.substack.com Mike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · Oct 3
There is some fine poetry in this week's #PoemsAbout challenge #Mannequin.I have loved the creepy horror tinged ones, and the conformist figures ones, and the cheap life ones - and the rest. I can't write anything to compare. So I have just torn a page out of an old Radio Times.
A page from an old Radio Times featuring synopses of six episodes of the detective series "Mannequin"
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Excellent work from Sue 👏👏👏
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · Oct 3
For this week's #PoemsAbout #Mannequin with thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk and all those participating. An odd one to think about. Look forward to seeing what others have written.
October 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Six pieces from the master of the throwaway poem - @throwawayreg.bsky.social
37. Roger Waldron
Razzamatazz, throw away poetry, and an aversion to slip on shoes.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
thank you Sue for your support and comment 🙋‍♂️very much appreciated 🚶‍♂️
sueimnw.bsky.social Sue Ibrahim @sueimnw.bsky.social · Sep 30
Every one a winner from @throwawayreg.bsky.social 👍👏
zoomburst.substack.com Mike O’Brien @zoomburst.substack.com · Sep 30
Six pieces from the master of the throwaway poem - @throwawayreg.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
throwawayreg.bsky.social
Thank you Alan for your feedback
as you’ve seen I write a lot of
unvarnished poetry 🚶🏽‍➡️🚶🏼‍♂️
thanks again much appreciated
alanparrywriter.co.uk Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · Sep 27
‘I thought I was talking to Daniel Day-Lewis but it was just another bloke off the telly’ — the misrecognition sets the tone, wry and unvarnished. This is all casual glamour and grit.
#KeepWriting #PoemsAbout #NeverAgain
September 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM