David Hanlon
@vespertine4.bsky.social
Cardiff poet. Best of the Net nominee. Author of two poetry collections - 'Spectrum of Flight' published in 2020 & 'Dawn's Incision' in 2024. Co-Poetry Editor @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
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David Hanlon
@vespertine4.bsky.social
· Feb 20
"Copies of this contemplative, lyrical queer masterpiece of precise poetics, exploring love, loneliness, desire, eco-poetics, interiority, space, abjection, renewal and object silence, are now available from Ice Floe Press." @icefloepress.bsky.social
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David Hanlon – Dawn’s Incision Poems
NOW AVAILABLE FROM OUR PRESS BOOKSHOP!A COMPLEX 1ST FULL-LENGTH COLLECTION David Hanlon’s Dawn’s Incision Notes on Dawn’s Incision David’s book involves a deep journey into the se…
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My latest poetry collection, Dawn's Incision, from @icefloepress.bsky.social - available here👇
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Delighted to have a poem in the wonderful new Christmas Anthology from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social! 🎄
My copy arrived just as I discovered 'Hellebore' has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! ❄️
My copy arrived just as I discovered 'Hellebore' has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! ❄️
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Delighted to have a poem in the wonderful new Christmas Anthology from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social! 🎄
My copy arrived just as I discovered 'Hellebore' has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! ❄️
My copy arrived just as I discovered 'Hellebore' has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! ❄️
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We made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today.
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
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December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today.
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
In 2026, we'll publish work by
@ronanmurphymusic.com
@lozzakidwriting.bsky.social
@belrimmer.bsky.social
The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
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I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
Thank you @sageciggs.bsky.social for publishing my poem Nightglow, named after my favourite album by my favourite artist! Read the full poem here: sagecigarettes.com/nightglow/
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thank you @sageciggs.bsky.social for publishing my poem Nightglow, named after my favourite album by my favourite artist! Read the full poem here: sagecigarettes.com/nightglow/
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So thankful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for my first ever Pushcart nomination! 🏆 And thank you to everyone who has shared their love and congratulations — I’m incredibly grateful.
Our #TopTweetTuesday @PushcartPrize nominations this year!
Congratulations 🍾🥂
Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social 🩰
Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social 🐦⬛
David Hanlon 🏴
Gayle J. Greenlea @gjgreenlea.bsky.social ✒️
Kate Vanhinsbergh 🎁
Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 📚
#poetry
Congratulations 🍾🥂
Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social 🩰
Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social 🐦⬛
David Hanlon 🏴
Gayle J. Greenlea @gjgreenlea.bsky.social ✒️
Kate Vanhinsbergh 🎁
Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 📚
#poetry
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So thankful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for my first ever Pushcart nomination! 🏆 And thank you to everyone who has shared their love and congratulations — I’m incredibly grateful.
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Thrilled to have my contributor’s copies of @foglifterpress.bsky.social arrive yesterday!! Much love to Chad Koch & the editors—I couldn’t dream of a better home for these poems that are so dear to me. 💙💙
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thrilled to have my contributor’s copies of @foglifterpress.bsky.social arrive yesterday!! Much love to Chad Koch & the editors—I couldn’t dream of a better home for these poems that are so dear to me. 💙💙
So thankful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for my first ever Pushcart nomination! 🏆 And thank you to everyone who has shared their love and congratulations — I’m incredibly grateful.
Our #TopTweetTuesday @PushcartPrize nominations this year!
Congratulations 🍾🥂
Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social 🩰
Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social 🐦⬛
David Hanlon 🏴
Gayle J. Greenlea @gjgreenlea.bsky.social ✒️
Kate Vanhinsbergh 🎁
Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 📚
#poetry
Congratulations 🍾🥂
Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social 🩰
Ian Tattum @iantattum.bsky.social 🐦⬛
David Hanlon 🏴
Gayle J. Greenlea @gjgreenlea.bsky.social ✒️
Kate Vanhinsbergh 🎁
Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social 📚
#poetry
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So thankful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for my first ever Pushcart nomination! 🏆 And thank you to everyone who has shared their love and congratulations — I’m incredibly grateful.
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If you pick up Soot & Boots, show us where you're reading. Indie lit grows through community. #SootAndBoots
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you pick up Soot & Boots, show us where you're reading. Indie lit grows through community. #SootAndBoots
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Philosophy and form: Sara Cline’s “Null” and “Unimagining,” Simon Ravenscroft’s “Shyly shying away.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Philosophy and form: Sara Cline’s “Null” and “Unimagining,” Simon Ravenscroft’s “Shyly shying away.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.
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Spires vanishing into gloom. Incredible imagery in these two new poems A Forest Gasping Underwater and Survival Ritual by David Hanlon now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-fores...
A Forest Gasping Underwater; Survival Ritual by David Hanlon
The memory is dense:
a forest gasping underwater—
kelp bowing,
spires vanishing into gloom. [...]
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December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Spires vanishing into gloom. Incredible imagery in these two new poems A Forest Gasping Underwater and Survival Ritual by David Hanlon now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-fores...
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💅 Want to slip something a little spicy in their stocking?
This isn’t socks—it’s sass, sex, and social commentary in heels.
Rainbows in the Rough is the gift they’ll remember.
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👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
This isn’t socks—it’s sass, sex, and social commentary in heels.
Rainbows in the Rough is the gift they’ll remember.
📚 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💅 Want to slip something a little spicy in their stocking?
This isn’t socks—it’s sass, sex, and social commentary in heels.
Rainbows in the Rough is the gift they’ll remember.
📚 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
This isn’t socks—it’s sass, sex, and social commentary in heels.
Rainbows in the Rough is the gift they’ll remember.
📚 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...
👤 @dukestking.bsky.social
What gives me the courage to write and share is the support and uplift of others—friends, fellow poets, and everyone committed to breaking the stigma, shame, and silence around mental health. I hope this collection can offer something meaningful to anyone who is struggling. @thebrokenspine.co.uk
I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
November 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What gives me the courage to write and share is the support and uplift of others—friends, fellow poets, and everyone committed to breaking the stigma, shame, and silence around mental health. I hope this collection can offer something meaningful to anyone who is struggling. @thebrokenspine.co.uk
I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I’ve been working hard on my upcoming collection 'Headroom', forthcoming with @thebrokenspine.co.uk. I’m both excited and terrified—this is the most vulnerable work I’ve ever created, exploring mental health and my lived experiences with depression, anxiety, and healing.
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Thrilled to share that I have a poem in the new issue of @mosspuppymag.bsky.social 🌱🐶
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thrilled to share that I have a poem in the new issue of @mosspuppymag.bsky.social 🌱🐶
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Thrilled to share that I have a poem in the new issue of @mosspuppymag.bsky.social 🌱🐶
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thrilled to share that I have a poem in the new issue of @mosspuppymag.bsky.social 🌱🐶
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Check out Issue 9: Echoed Howls:
mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
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Stocking filler for under a tenner. Beautifully brutal. Quietly radical. This one says more in 50 pages than most say in 400.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
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November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Stocking filler for under a tenner. Beautifully brutal. Quietly radical. This one says more in 50 pages than most say in 400.
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
@martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness
www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...
This morning, I finished reading @susanlleary.bsky.social's Dressing the Bear on the train to work. When I looked up, sunlight was flooding the fields rushing by, and I felt completely moved. This collection is beautiful—so tender, so staggering. I highly recommend it.
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This morning, I finished reading @susanlleary.bsky.social's Dressing the Bear on the train to work. When I looked up, sunlight was flooding the fields rushing by, and I felt completely moved. This collection is beautiful—so tender, so staggering. I highly recommend it.
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Standouts: D. R. James’ “Ugly Duckling,” Hana Wilde’s “Corporate Trainer,” Anna Starkey’s “building, roar” and “ashes.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Standouts: D. R. James’ “Ugly Duckling,” Hana Wilde’s “Corporate Trainer,” Anna Starkey’s “building, roar” and “ashes.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
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Global voices, shared stakes: Ray Carey’s “Blackers,” Susan Butler’s “Helmand Revenant,” Mary McQueen’s “That Girl,” Clare O’Brien’s “Excommunicate.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Global voices, shared stakes: Ray Carey’s “Blackers,” Susan Butler’s “Helmand Revenant,” Mary McQueen’s “That Girl,” Clare O’Brien’s “Excommunicate.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
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Write the line they didn’t teach you. The one you weren’t meant to survive.
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Write the line they didn’t teach you. The one you weren’t meant to survive.
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
#SpineEdicts #ExileTheObvious #OutlawPoetics #ChooseTuesdays
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Family, care, and reckoning: Colleen S. Harris’ “My Mother Asks Why I Never Relax,” Anne Bailey’s “The Glory of the Act,” Lara Frankena’s “Dinner, with Teen.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable PDF anthology features work by Michael Conley, Patrick Wright, Jill McCabe Johnson, Heather Wastie, Henry Bladon, and many more. Designed by Alan Parry, with cover art by Alan Parry and Andrew Lloyd, it continues The Broken Spine’s commitment to accessible, high-quality poetry that challenges, moves, and inspires. Download now and experience poetry without limits. This is a digital product. No hard copy will be sent out.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Family, care, and reckoning: Colleen S. Harris’ “My Mother Asks Why I Never Relax,” Anne Bailey’s “The Glory of the Act,” Lara Frankena’s “Dinner, with Teen.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.
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Last week hit hard. This week: #PoemsAbout #DogTags. Name, number, silence, war. Identity reduced to metal and chain. Begins Friday—don’t post early. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. For detailed prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Last week hit hard. This week: #PoemsAbout #DogTags. Name, number, silence, war. Identity reduced to metal and chain. Begins Friday—don’t post early. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text. For detailed prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
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The amazing @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social's #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is a devastatingly beautiful study of womanhood — of inheritance, grief, and transformation.
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The amazing @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social's #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is a devastatingly beautiful study of womanhood — of inheritance, grief, and transformation.
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year.
#PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry
shorturl.at/IbEp2
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Proof copy is here, and she’s lovely, so let this be a little reminder that MORE FLOWERS is out with @triohousepress.org in less than 3 months! You can pre-order at the link in the replies or wherever books are sold!
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Proof copy is here, and she’s lovely, so let this be a little reminder that MORE FLOWERS is out with @triohousepress.org in less than 3 months! You can pre-order at the link in the replies or wherever books are sold!
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼
Here’s to more poetry and more flowers!
🌺🌸🌼