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Juliet@Blood Lines
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Author, blogger, writer, poet 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Living with Leukaemia (AML). See my outdoor learn/play work @creativestar.bsky.social Latest book, Blood Lines: Living and dying with cancer - a lyrical journey now pub. by @crownhousepub.bsky.social
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Jan 21
Blood Lines - my 3rd book is officially announced! Thanks to @crownhousepub.bsky.social and their amazing team open.substack.com/pub/julietro... #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #poetry #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #BloodLines
Blood Lines is becoming a book
When my blood became ink, words began to flow
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 2d
Her #poetry collection #BloodLines explores her experience of illness with honesty and grace. You can order a copy here: buff.ly/g29Mv0w

#AML #Cancer #Poetrysky @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
Blood Lines: Living and dying with cancer – a lyrical journey – Independent Thinking Press
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 2d
Her #poetry collection #BloodLines explores her experience of illness with honesty and grace. You can order a copy here: buff.ly/g29Mv0w

#AML #Cancer #Poetrysky @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
Blood Lines: Living and dying with cancer – a lyrical journey – Independent Thinking Press
£14.99
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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 3d
Coming everyday next week, on Radio 4, Hayden Lorimer's expanded vision of our work on wintering well and SAD. The nights are fair drawing in www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Winter Well
A survival guide to winter, offering advice on how to get through the dark months.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 7d
Surprise of the evening! I am featured on RADIO 4's PICK of the WEEK
It's the final pick of the show 37m 54s. No idea that was going to happen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #terminal #illness
Pick of the Week - James Crawford - BBC Sounds
James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 7d
Thank you - and I always remember you for being one of the early adopters of Twitter in Scottish education. It was a special time and I learned so much for the sharing, etc.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 8d
Aw thanks - at least there's a year to listen!
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 10d
Thank you Radio Scotland Out-of-Doors programme for creating a podcast from our blether about outdoor learning, impact of the outdoors on ourselves and much more. Listen at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #learning #education #cancer #geese #poetry #blether #leukaemia
BBC Sounds - Music. Radio. Podcasts
Listen without limits, with BBC Sounds. Catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy podcasts, or listen to radio shows - all whenever you want.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 10d
Delighted to be featured on Radio Scotland's Out-of-Doors programme last Saturday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #cancer #geese #poetry #blether
Out of Doors - A Kitchen Garden, the Trossachs Explorer and 200 Years of the Modern Railway - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 21d
@blood-lines.bsky.social has shared 7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools in her new Tes magazine article - from mentoring to residential trips. Read it in full here: buff.ly/qD75xW8

📚 You can find more ideas in her books #DirtyTeaching and #MessyMaths.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 21d
Alongside her education work, Juliet has also written a poetry collection, #BloodLines, which explores her experience living with cancer through the medium of poetry: buff.ly/hs2jMHA
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 10d
Blood Lines is a fundraising book. If you want to see which charities I've chosen look here: julietrobertson.substack.com/p/where-are-... #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 21d
The National Poetry Centre in Leeds - really looking forward to this become a reality. More info on their website nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
Redirecting...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Sep 11
Delighted to see another positive review about #BloodLines esp. the comment "Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library cancer and medical issues..." #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · Sep 10
Delighted to see #BloodLines by Juliet Robertson (@blood-lines.bsky.social) reviewed in the Midwest Book Review!

This moving poetry collection exploring her journey with cancer offers comfort & hope, plus all royalties go to charity.

👉 Read more: buff.ly/4S5j2ZF

📖 Get the book: buff.ly/n7GJYHV
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Sep 10
I have just realised that the Scottish Poetry Library's Bluesky handle is part of a wonderful quote from Patrick Geddes. murdomacdonald.wordpress.com/patrick-gedd...
Patrick Geddes’s farewell lecture to his Dundee students, 1919.
Excerpts from Patrick Geddes’s farewell lecture to his Dundee students, 1919. How many people think twice about a leaf? Yet the leaf is the chief product and phenomenon of Life: this is a green wor…
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · Sep 9

And if you haven’t order a copy of #BloodLines yet, you can do so here – royalties are donated to UK cancer charities: buff.ly/n7GJYHV

@blood-lines.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social #Poetrysky #cancer #AML
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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iambapoet.com · Sep 6
**AUDITIONS OPEN IN 14 DAYS**

From Sep 20th-27th, auditions for @iambapoet.com open for the first time since 2022 – and for just ONE week!

Be ready when the submission form goes live. Head to the journal's Audition page for full details.

Good luck with your audition! 🍀

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Audition for poetry journal iamb in Sept 2025
Audition to be part of quarterly poetry journal iamb between the 20th and 27th of September 2025.
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Wren Wood @wrenwoodwrites.bsky.social · Sep 4
It was such a delight recording my poems for @iambapoet.com And what an utterly gorgeous presentation of words and audio by the incredible @markantonyowen.com This poem was originally published by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ed. by the brilliant @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social

#poetry #poets #nature
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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iambapoet.com · Jun 29
' ... a couplet of nests sit snow-cloaked and silent,
on this, our shortest day –
awaiting the return of
the lengthening light,
of pink blossom riots,
the renewal of leaves ... '

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Wren Wood | wave 22 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
Hear poet Wren Wood read poems exclusively for iamb. If you like The Poetry Archive, this poetry site is for you.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · Sep 6
Wow! #SquarePegs is included in Tes magazine's #SEND and inclusion reading list! buff.ly/zXKfakk

📚 Start the new school year strong with this ultimate guide for inclusivity, compassion and fitting in. Available from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/w0MoHL5

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SEND and inclusion: a recommended reading list
Margaret Mulholland shares her recommended reads on equitable school leadership and how to further develop your inclusive practice
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · Sep 6
Reading and writing poetry was and still is a cathartic release for managing all the ins and outs of cancer. What creative activities do you do when coping with adversity? www.buzzsprout.com/2512967/epis...
#BloodLines #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Juliet Robertson - Taking Action
This episode is with the remarkable Juliet Robertson. It focusses on her collection of poetry, Blood Lines, which deals with the trauma of living with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The book is aston...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Sep 3
Aw thanks!
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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · Aug 27
Rannan Chloinne / Children’s Verses

Just 4 days left to enter the competition for new children's verses in Gaelic. This is a collaborative project by the Scottish Poetry Library and Gaelic Books Council. All the details here:

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/rannan-chloi...
Rannan Chloinne / Children's Verses
Call for Scottish Gaelic Poems for Children. Rannan Chloinne / Children's Verses.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Sep 3
Don't miss this opportunity! Women Poets Wanted! #ScottishPoetry #Women #livedexperiences #letswriteourheartsout
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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · Aug 28
WOMEN POETS WANTED

For a new collection that "scans the breadth of lived experience across identities, cultures & generations reflecting the richness of women’s experiences today."

Deadline: 12 Oct 25. For details/how to submit visit the RSF website:

www.rebeccaswiftfoundation.org/anthology-of...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Sep 3
Yes, finally an update... the last few months haven't gone to plan. Will do a Caring Bridge one in due course. julietrobertson.substack.com/p/blood-line...
#BloodLines #Cancer #poetry #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BooksThatMatter
Blood Lines - An update!
Thanks goodness this blog is not a library book - otherwise I'd be fined
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · Sep 3
Totally agree... words don't do this collection justice... did I really say that aloud?
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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · Sep 3
This is an incredible, awe inspiring book @serenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #poetry
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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · Sep 3
This is an incredible, awe inspiring book @serenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #poetry
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