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Poets for the Planet @poetsfortheplanet.bsky.social · 4d

In collaboration with @mklitfest.bsky.social in August we held an online masterclass – Digging in the Dirt: adventures in ecopoetry with @clareshawpoet.bsky.social , @betarish.bsky.social , @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social & @jessmookherjee.bsky.social poetsfortheplanet.org.uk/the-magic-of... 1 /3

The Magic of Bogs – Poets for the Planet

poetsfortheplanet.org.uk

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm reading at this on Saturday night - come join, it's online 🙂

Louise Longson @louisepoetical.bsky.social · Aug 22

Please come & support brilliant poets reading #LastSaturdayPoetry www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social
@carmellapoetry.bsky.social @irisannelewis.bsky.social
@eoinflannery.bsky.social @dralyal.bsky.social @nmoliverpoetry.bsky.social SueProfitt

Last Saturday Poets: August

A magnificent seven poets, reading for you.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Bill Herbert @billherbert.bsky.social · Aug 18

Many thanks to the poets who took part in the #EcoSonnetChain:

#LindaFrance, #EmmaMust, @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social, #AnnSophieBalzer, @janeburn.bsky.social, #TishaniDoshi, #JemmaBorg, @jsaphra.bsky.social, #JacobPolley, @sophieherx.bsky.social, @helenmort.bsky.social, #SteveEly, & #GlynMaxwell.

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Louise Longson @louisepoetical.bsky.social · Aug 15

Really happy to be being joined on this month's #LastSaturdayPoetry online Zoom by @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social @annasaund.bsky.social @carmellapoetry.bsky.social @irisannelewis.bsky.social @eoinflannery.bsky.social @dralyal.bsky.social and SueProfitt - free tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...

Last Saturday Poets: August

A magnificent seven poets, reading for you.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Bex Hainsworth @poetbex.bsky.social · Aug 12

Look what I picked up in Stratford-Upon-Avon last week! The Anne-thology from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social is a beautiful collection of poems, with a tour de force sestina from @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social and a hilarious film review/poem from @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social 🪶💀

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · Aug 4

The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn diagram.

Poem title: At the Intersection

The poem is divided into two overlapping circles.

The left-hand circle is titled ‘me’ and the text reads:
the day we
went out to have
an ice-cream, we said nothing
just let our silence melt in
the air as we walked across the common
our love never tiring at all

The right-hand circle is titled ‘you’ and the text reads:
we should
have talked it over but
nothing ever seems to get
in your fat head. You are so
common that I wish we’d never met
at all and I’d married Tim instead

In the intersection of the poem (where the two circles overlap), the text reads:
we
have
nothing
in
common
at all

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Jul 31

A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project and for Give Peat A Chance.

www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...

@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Jul 29

A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project.

www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...

@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · Jul 22

Writing for #PoemsAbout #Glamour?
Friday’s the moment.
Polish the surface, cut to the truth.
Tag your post + tag us:
@alanparry83.bsky.social
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
Then: Read. Repost. Reply.
Keep it real, even when it sparkles.
Prompts: shorturl.at/oEXAM

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Jul 18

A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project and for Give Peat A Chance.

www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...

@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'd rather see wind farms spring up, than watch the landscapes everyone is passionate about die because we didn't save them - because we were so keen on keeping them pretty.

These places aren't just a vista. They are a fragile living cloak upon the land. They will not survive climate change.

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jul 10

Pride birthday is great & all, but it's essentially like having it on Gay Christmas 🌈🎁😅

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Jul 9

A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project and for Give Peat A Chance.

www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...

@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jul 7

I don't know what to do with this information tbh - but my main wish now is for Dott to switch out the sound on their scooter *for a recording of the blackbird doing it* instead.

We all gotta have dreams right?

Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jul 7

After puzzling over it for some time, I've realised the little electronic trill our local blackbirds have incorporated into their call is...the start-up noise of Dott scooters 🤣

This makes sense, them both being outdoors & across the city.

a black and white drawing of birds on a music staff

ALT: a black and white drawing of birds on a music staff

media.tenor.com

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hi pals!

It's been brought to my attention I'm the feline mascot for a brand of banana suckies (!) 🍌 😬

However: I'm much older than five, esp in cat years (are they a thing?); I do not like fish; reading, yes, jigsaws, no (crossword pls); I don't love crowded places, but it depends on the vibes.

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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · Jul 1

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
An adult pleasure zone decree

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jun 28

*Brigstow Institute, damn phone

Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jun 28

We had a buzzing symposium yesterday to round off Lyra Fest / Brigstock Inst AI & Poetry project.

We talked creative potential, ethics, methods, risks & really got into it, in a really convivial way.

Looking forward to reflecting on next steps to explore 🤖 🌎 🖊

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · Jun 27

A 90-minute masterclass for our Raising Voices Project

www.mklitfest.org/digginginthe...

@clareshawpoet.bsky.social
@betarish.bsky.social
@jessmookherjee.bsky.social
@calebparkinpoet.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · Jun 25

Heartfelt thanks to @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social for choosing a gorgeous array of Nine Arches poets to fill the pages of these beautiful anthologies, with poems by @isobeldixon.bsky.social @olgapoet.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social @tomsastry.bsky.social & others 🧡

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jun 16

Looking forward to the #NoKings marches in the UK now...

👑 🚫 #CharlesTheLast

a white cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor and saying `` bye bye '' .

ALT: a white cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor and saying `` bye bye '' .

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National Biodiversity Network Trust @nbntrust.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you joined #NBNconf24, you'll have heard @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social create & recite "Worm's Eye View". Thanks Caleb for reproducing it bit.ly/CalebParkin ....Leading nicely into our announcement that #NBNconf25 will be on 20 November at the SS Great Britain in Bristol - bit.ly/NBNconf25

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RENEWBiodiversity.bsky.social @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social · Jun 10

`The Land Speaks: From Stone Walls to Stakeholders on #Dartmoor.’

Read RENEW PhD student Emma Squire’s blog, with poetry from @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social inspired by the RENEW Programme’s Early Career Researcher #biodiversity retreat.

renewbiodiversity.org.uk/the-land-spe...

A photograph of a group of people meeting on Dartmoor, please follow the link to read the blog post.

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Caleb Parkin @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social · Jun 4

#HappyPrideMonth b!tches

🐕 💩 🌈

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