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Alden Carrow
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Poet and Author of The Perfect Gifts for Christmas; "North Yorkshire In Verse Moor To Shore In Poetry" and "Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry". My books are available from Amazon.
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Last push. *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry*. *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry*. Two landscapes, beautifully bound. If you haven't grabbed a copy yet, today is the day. Fill your shelves with the outside world.

#FinalCall #BookCollection #LibraryBuilder #UK #Booksky
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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From the limestone pavements of Malham Cove to the serpentine rock of the Lizard Peninsula. The earth speaks in different tongues. Listen closely.

#GeologyRocks #MalhamCove #TheLizard #NatureLover #EcoPoetry
A dramatic close-up of dark, polished serpentine rocks glistening with sea spray on the Lizard Peninsula, turquoise waves crashing in the background under a moody twilight sky. The image should be in a rich oil painting style with thick impasto textures, deep emerald shadows, and ethereal, shimmering light hitting the wet stone.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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My sales rep told me I need to be "more persuasive." Okay. Buy the books or the seagulls I wrote about in *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* will come and steal your chips. I don't make the rules.

#BookMarketing #Funny #Seagulls #CornwallLife #MarketingHumour
A hyper-realistic, cinematic close-up of a mischievous seagull frozen mid-air, a single golden thick-cut chip gripped firmly in its beak. The background is a soft-focus, sun-drenched Cornish harbor with turquoise water and bobbing fishing boats. The lighting is bright and crisp, capturing the individual textures of the bird’s feathers and the salt crystals on the fry.
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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North Yorkshire provides the grit; Cornwall provides the myth. As a poet, moving between these two territories requires a shift in rhythm. Yorkshire is staccato; Cornwall is undulant. Read them side-by-side to hear the difference.
#LiteraryCriticism #PoetryAnalysis #WritingStyle #RegionalLiterature
A cinematic wide shot of a jagged limestone pavement in North Yorkshire under a harsh, low-angled winter sun. Sharp, high-contrast shadows define every deep fissure in the rock, creating a rhythmic, broken texture. In the distance, a weathered dry-stone wall cuts a stark, geometric line across a frost-dusted moor. Style: Gritty realism with a desaturated, cool color palette and sharp architectural focus.
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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If you could have a poem written about one specific location in North Yorkshire or Cornwall, where would it be? I'm taking notes for the future... 📝

#FanFeedback #LocationScouting #Interactive #UKLandscapes #ReadersAsk
A dramatic double-exposure style image where the jagged, misty cliffs of a Cornish cove seamlessly blend into the purple-hued, rolling heather moors of North Yorkshire. The lighting is cinematic twilight, with ethereal fog rolling through the valleys, rendered in a textured, expressive oil painting style with visible brushstrokes.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Editing is where the magic happens. A look inside the process of *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry*.
#Editing #WritingProcess #BeforeAndAfter #PoetryTips #WordSmith
A surreal, painterly composition where a stream of black fountain pen ink spills across a parchment page, gradually morphing into the rugged limestone cliffs of the Yorkshire coast and rolling purple heather moors. Atmospheric and ethereal, featuring dramatic indigo and violet tones, fine-line ink details blending into a soft, moody watercolor wash.
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Beat the Monday blues with a trip to the coast. *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* is available now on Amazon and independent retailers. A perfect gift for the wanderer in your life (or yourself). #MondayMotivation #GiftIdeas #TravelBooks #Cornwall #BuyIndie
A cinematic wide shot of the Cornish coastline where turquoise Atlantic waves crash against dark, jagged granite cliffs, transitioning into misty, heather-covered moorland tors under a dramatic, swirling sunset sky, rendered in a rich, textured oil painting style with high contrast.
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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One county. One Duchy. Two coasts. Two collections. One author. Complete your Alden Carrow set tonight. Links to both books are below. Don't sleep on great poetry.

#BookSales #MustRead #UKPoetry #NightReading #BookHaul
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Flipping through the first proofs of *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* today. It brings me back to St. Ives, watching the light change over the harbour. I hope these words carry a little bit of that salt air to wherever you are reading this.

#AuthorLife #BookProof #StIves #CornwallLove
A cinematic, close-up shot of a writer’s wooden desk in North Yorkshire. The Book *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor Poetry* is visible. Beside the book sits a silver fountain pen and a single weathered seashell. The scene is bathed in the soft, cool morning light of a window, creating a shallow depth of field with a blurred, misty garden in the background..
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Sunday silence on the Moors. The heather sleeps. The sheep are ghosts in the mist. *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry* captures these quiet moments between the chaos. Open the book, take a breath, and step into the stillness.

#SundayReset #Mindfulness #NatureReading #Booksky
A cinematic, wide-angle shot of the North Yorkshire Moors at dawn, heavy silver mist clinging to the rolling hills. Scattered white sheep appear as soft, ethereal silhouettes drifting through the fog. The purple heather is muted and dewy. Moody, low-contrast lighting, 8k resolution, photorealistic but with a haunting, dreamlike quality.
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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To capture a place like Bodmin Moor, you cannot just describe the visual. You must capture the geology, the history, and the soundscape. *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* attempts to map the acoustic soul of Cornwall, not just its scenery.

#LiteraryCraft #PlaceWriting #Cornwall #Geology
An evocative, atmospheric digital painting blending the rhythmic movement of a Cornish tide with the rugged silhouette of a moorland ridge. The color palette is dominated by deep slate blues, earthy ochres, and foam white. Ethereal light rays pierce through heavy rain clouds, creating a sense of "acoustic" energy and vibration within the landscape, rendered in a textured, impasto style.
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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People think poets spend all day gazing wistfully at horizons. In reality, I spend 40% of my time gazing, and 60% of my time trying to find a rhyme for "Orange" that isn't "Door-hinge." (It didn't make it into the book).

#WritingHumour #PoetProblems #Relatable #BookSkyFam #WritersOfBluesky
A cinematic, close-up shot of a rustic wooden writing desk overlooking a misty Wharfe Valley. An ink pen rests on a manuscript where the word 'ORANGE' is aggressively circled in red. A soft, warm lamp glows in the foreground, contrasting with the cold, ethereal blue mist rolling over the distant heather-covered hills outside the window.
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Coffee brewed? Fire lit? The only thing missing is the right book. Transport yourself to the Yorkshire Dales without leaving your armchair. *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry* is the ultimate cozy weekend companion. Order now for a literary escape.

#SaturdayMorning #CozyReading
A cozy, dimly lit cottage interior at dusk. A steaming ceramic mug of coffee sits on a rustic wooden side table next to the book *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry*. In the background, a warm fireplace glows softly, casting amber light onto a thick wool blanket draped over a leather armchair. Outside the window, the misty, rolling purple hills of the Yorkshire Dales are visible under a fading twilight sky. Cinematic, high-detail, moody atmosphere.
January 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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A ribbon of quartz beneath the tide,
Where sea and sky in turquoise glide,
The lilies bloom on dunes of white,
And every breeze feels brushed with light

A stanza from *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* for your Friday evening. May your weekend be as wild and free as the Atlantic.
An expressive oil painting with thick, impasto brushstrokes depicting rolling white sand dunes and delicate wild lilies. In the background, the Atlantic ocean surges under a bright sky. The entire scene is 'brushed with light' using a vibrant palette of cream, azure, and sea-foam green to evoke a sense of coastal breeze.
January 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Office view for the day. This particular poem in *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry* took three hours and two flasks of tea to get right. The wind kept stealing the pages. Sometimes the landscape fights back against the pen.

#WritingCommunity #Workspace #NorthYorkshire #PoetLife
An evocative, painterly illustration of a rugged clifftop overlooking the churning North Sea. In the foreground, a stack of the book North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry is pinned down by a smooth sea stone. The style features thick, expressive brushstrokes and a palette of slate greys, deep bracken browns, and foam white, capturing the raw, atmospheric tension between the writer and the elements.
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Let’s settle the debate. Are you drawn to the rugged, brooding hills of the North, or the salt-spray and granite cliffs of the South West? Reply with 🌿 for the Yorkshire Moors or 🌊 for the Cornish Coast. Let the battle of the verses begin!
#ThisOrThat #UKTravel #NaturePoetry #ReadersOfBluesky
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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I am often asked why I write about the land. It is because the land remembers what we forget. Writing *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* in Cornwall felt like listening to an old ghost story, while North Yorkshire feels like a conversation with an ancestor. Which landscape speaks to you?
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Start your 2026 reading list with a journey. whether you prefer the Northern moors or the Cornish coasts, we have the collection for you. *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry* and *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry* are both in stock and ready to ship. Grab your copies today
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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The heather does not ask to be seen; it simply burns purple against the grey sky. From the rugged cliffs of Whitby to the silent expanse of the Moors, let us walk the Northern path together. *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry* is your guide to the wild silence.
#NorthYorkshire
January 8, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Final call for the New Year launch week.
Experience the contrast:
⛰️ The resilience of the North: *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry*
🌊 The romance of the South: *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry*
Own them both today.
A cinematic, low-angle shot of a rugged North Yorkshire moorland under a heavy, bruised indigo sky. Frost clings to twisted heather, and a distant, ancient stone wall cuts through the mist. Sharp, high-contrast lighting emphasizing the gritty texture of the stone and the resilience of the landscape.
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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I promise my next book won't require me to climb quite so many hills. My knees are still filing a complaint about the research trip for *Cornwall In Verse - Tide To Tor In Poetry*.
(Who am I kidding? I’m already packing my hiking boots). 🥾
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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It’s been a week of celebrating these two books. Writing them was a labor of love—a way to map the memories of the places I hold dear. Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy this week. Knowing my words are sitting on your nightstands means the world. #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Late night browsing?
Treat yourself to poetry.
Meaningful words. Beautiful landscapes.
Alden Carrow’s collections are waiting for you.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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If you could have a poem written about one specific location in the world, where would it be? I’ve covered Yorkshire and Cornwall... where should the pen travel next?

#Travel #PoetryCommunity
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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"The heather holds the history tight,
Under the blanket of the northern night."
The Moors are ancient things. Read the full poem in *North Yorkshire In Verse - Moor To Shore In Poetry*. #booksky
January 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM