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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Jul 10

Didn’t stay in Bill - I’m always ‘in’ - just thrilled to see my poem published!

Bill Herbert @billherbert.bsky.social · Jul 8

A little later this week in posting - we hope you didn’t stay in all day waiting for delivery…

@anne-bailey.bsky.social returns with a prose poem focussing on the unchanging and yet not eternal living room:

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Anne Bailey: Living Room

The bureau, the sideboard, the drop-leafed table stood on varnished floorboards like hardwood teeth in a jaw clamped shut. Aspirations had envisaged modernisation: central heating, flush doors, a f…

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Jul 8

My poem ‘Living Room’ has made it into The Ghost Furniture Catalogue today - such a good place for it - thankyou @billherbert.bsky.social : ghostfurniturecatalogue.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/a...

Anne Bailey: Living Room

The bureau, the sideboard, the drop-leafed table stood on varnished floorboards like hardwood teeth in a jaw clamped shut. Aspirations had envisaged modernisation: central heating, flush doors, a f…

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thanks Bill for choosing my poem!

Bill Herbert @billherbert.bsky.social · Apr 25

Another in our occasional series of ‘Two Chairs’, these two specimens being magnificent Victorian gentlemen Dalek armchairs by @anne-bailey.bsky.social:

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Anne Bailey: Two Armchairs

Lewisham 1973 Outside on the pavement by the bridge,£5 for the two – a bit ‘Victorian’,but sturdy, compact – a bit‘gentleman’s club’ but not grand.Like two Daleks, pleased with themselv…

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Apr 24

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My little poem in The Ghost Furniture Catalogue today - Hurray!

Anne Bailey: Two Armchairs

Lewisham 1973 Outside on the pavement by the bridge,£5 for the two – a bit ‘Victorian’,but sturdy, compact – a bit‘gentleman’s club’ but not grand.Like two Daleks, pleased with themselv…

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Apr 10

Join us for this fabulous event in Norwich - Next Monday!

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14th April 2025: Cat Woodward, Leah Larwood and Daryl Fraser | Cafe Writers

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Apr 2

Just seen this poem by John McCullough in Broken Sleep’s ‘Opening Line’. It has stopped my heart - it’s like it was written just for me!

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Mar 1

Thrilled to have my poem ‘Counting Dead Women’ in issue 34 of @allegropoetry.bsky.social
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Issue 34 March 2025

Editor's Comments Welcome to Issue 34 of Allegro Poetry Magazine which sees a selection of poems both from poets who are new to Allegro an...

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Feb 27

Absolutely thrilled to have my poem ‘Song of the Teenager’ in Episode 30 of Poems Worth Hearing today: www.poetryworthhearing.biz/post/poetry-...

Poetry Worth Hearing: Episode 30

The prompt for this episode was rule-making and/or rule breaking, an idea which occurred to me after reading a sonnet sequence by Claire Cox and reading her account of how the poems were generated by ...

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Dec 13

Enjoying the ‘Ghost Furniture Catalogue’ ghostfurniturecatalogue.wordpress.com/home/about-t... from @billherbert.bsky.social and @sophieherx.bsky.social - poems that are distinctive, spooky and random!

About ‘The Ghost Furniture Catalogue’

A Ghost Moth, at home The Ghost Furniture Catalogue is a putative anthology of poems about furniture, devised by Bill Herbert and Sophie Herxheimer. Our sideboards began a promising dialogue in 201…

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Anne Bailey @anne-bailey.bsky.social · Dec 10

@carrieetter.bsky.social extremely moving reading at Cafe Writers event last night - just wonderful - thankyou Carrie!

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Juliet West 📚💙🌱 @julietwest.bsky.social · Dec 8

The Unpicking is a gripping read and The Process of Poetry is absolutely FASCINATING whether you write poetry or prose. Please support this indie press! 🎁🎄

Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · Dec 4

Lovely Scribblers, if we can sell 60 books more this month than average, we'll break even this year! And we really want to break even. So if you or like thought-provoking, quirky and sustainable books, give this a share! www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk

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