Em Taylor
@emwrote.bsky.social
words • words • words
climate & community advocate | poet | founder Queer Poetry Collective | founder Islington Stanza of @poetrysociety.bsky.social
climate & community advocate | poet | founder Queer Poetry Collective | founder Islington Stanza of @poetrysociety.bsky.social
Question: what the fuck is a widget
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Question: what the fuck is a widget
I rewatched Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet the other night and I honestly think the balcony scene really fucked me up. Sobbing uncontrollably at what is arguably his least compelling play
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I rewatched Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet the other night and I honestly think the balcony scene really fucked me up. Sobbing uncontrollably at what is arguably his least compelling play
So we’re all in agreement that Trump video is AI, correct?
September 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So we’re all in agreement that Trump video is AI, correct?
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> Kayleigh Jayshree @kayleighjayshree.bsky.social
> Rich Ware @warer.bsky.social
> Bonnie Hancell
> Tom Mason
> Meron Berhanu
> Emily A. Taylor @emwrote.bsky.social
> Sophia Georghiou
> Claire Berlyn
> William Wyld
Huge gratitude to Richard & all our contributors.
propelmagazine.co.uk/sixteen
> Rich Ware @warer.bsky.social
> Bonnie Hancell
> Tom Mason
> Meron Berhanu
> Emily A. Taylor @emwrote.bsky.social
> Sophia Georghiou
> Claire Berlyn
> William Wyld
Huge gratitude to Richard & all our contributors.
propelmagazine.co.uk/sixteen
Propel Sixteen, edited by Richard Scott — Propel Magazine
Propel Sixteen, edited by Richard Scott, July 2025
propelmagazine.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
> Kayleigh Jayshree @kayleighjayshree.bsky.social
> Rich Ware @warer.bsky.social
> Bonnie Hancell
> Tom Mason
> Meron Berhanu
> Emily A. Taylor @emwrote.bsky.social
> Sophia Georghiou
> Claire Berlyn
> William Wyld
Huge gratitude to Richard & all our contributors.
propelmagazine.co.uk/sixteen
> Rich Ware @warer.bsky.social
> Bonnie Hancell
> Tom Mason
> Meron Berhanu
> Emily A. Taylor @emwrote.bsky.social
> Sophia Georghiou
> Claire Berlyn
> William Wyld
Huge gratitude to Richard & all our contributors.
propelmagazine.co.uk/sixteen
Couldn’t tell you what happened in the new superman film. I spent 2 hrs marvelling at how absurdly supple Nicholas Hoult’s skin is. Incredible. Not a wrinkle on the man.
July 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Couldn’t tell you what happened in the new superman film. I spent 2 hrs marvelling at how absurdly supple Nicholas Hoult’s skin is. Incredible. Not a wrinkle on the man.
Final 20 tickets for our 11 June @queer-poetry-co.bsky.social evening with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social Richard Scott, Sophie Robinson and Roberto Salvador Cenciarelli x
It’s going to be an amazing night that I personally can’t wait for ❤️
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
It’s going to be an amazing night that I personally can’t wait for ❤️
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Final 20 tickets for our 11 June @queer-poetry-co.bsky.social evening with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social Richard Scott, Sophie Robinson and Roberto Salvador Cenciarelli x
It’s going to be an amazing night that I personally can’t wait for ❤️
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
It’s going to be an amazing night that I personally can’t wait for ❤️
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
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'We turned a corner' into a moment suspended between tequila soda and amnesia. A poem from Emily A. Taylor / @emwrote.bsky.social about longing, fleeting touch, and the quiet chaos of connection.
Read now!
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#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
Read now!
inksweatandtears.co.uk/emily-a-tayl...
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
June 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
'We turned a corner' into a moment suspended between tequila soda and amnesia. A poem from Emily A. Taylor / @emwrote.bsky.social about longing, fleeting touch, and the quiet chaos of connection.
Read now!
inksweatandtears.co.uk/emily-a-tayl...
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
Read now!
inksweatandtears.co.uk/emily-a-tayl...
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #PoetryCommunity
Beyond hyped for this one, the first in our summer event series! Join us for an incredible pride poetry night with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social, Richard Scott, Sophie Robinson and Roberto Salvador Cenciarelli ❤️
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
April 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Beyond hyped for this one, the first in our summer event series! Join us for an incredible pride poetry night with @carolinebirduk.bsky.social, Richard Scott, Sophie Robinson and Roberto Salvador Cenciarelli ❤️
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/27015/...
Don’t do a poetry reading, mention that the following poems are for your recently passed father (for context), and not expect everyone to come up after and offer their condolences. Very stupidly I did not see that coming
April 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Don’t do a poetry reading, mention that the following poems are for your recently passed father (for context), and not expect everyone to come up after and offer their condolences. Very stupidly I did not see that coming
It’s 2025 why am I still getting cold calls
April 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s 2025 why am I still getting cold calls
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Just write words. They don't have to be good. In fact, the less you feel about them the better off you will be. Preserve yourself. You're going to be doing this for the rest of your life.
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just write words. They don't have to be good. In fact, the less you feel about them the better off you will be. Preserve yourself. You're going to be doing this for the rest of your life.
Buzzing for @brettvt.bsky.social one of our hilarious and exceedingly lovely stanza members for his NPC long listed poem, which he brought to stanza! Feel v filled with much love today for our little stanza group and all our talented poets ❤️
(5/5) Congratulations to the National Poetry Competition longlist!
Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!
Everyone on the longlist wrote a poem that stood out to the judges, Romalyn Ante, Stephen Sexton and John McAuliffe, out of over 21,000 other works. Well done to all of our longlisted poets!
March 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Buzzing for @brettvt.bsky.social one of our hilarious and exceedingly lovely stanza members for his NPC long listed poem, which he brought to stanza! Feel v filled with much love today for our little stanza group and all our talented poets ❤️
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I think if someone invented the sestina today they would be murdered
March 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I think if someone invented the sestina today they would be murdered
SpareRoom is actually worse than the dating apps bc there’s no alcohol involved and also bc they’re not only rejecting me, they’re rejecting my plants. Frankie and Boris never hurt anyone and don’t deserve this
March 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
SpareRoom is actually worse than the dating apps bc there’s no alcohol involved and also bc they’re not only rejecting me, they’re rejecting my plants. Frankie and Boris never hurt anyone and don’t deserve this
I’m losing the will to post on all these social media accts but this is an important one. @queer-poetry-co.bsky.social are hosting our first ever FLINTA* open mic fundraising for @thecommonpress.bsky.social on 26 Feb. I am beyond excited for this one 🥹
www.outsavvy.com/event/24804/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/24804/...
FLINTA* Poetry Night @ Goldie Saloon Tickets - London - OutSavvy
We're BACK for a night of queer poetry and community. Join us for our first FLINTA* Poetry Night at Goldie Saloon on 26 February 2025 @ 19:30 withticket proceeds donated to The Common Press' fundrais...
www.outsavvy.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’m losing the will to post on all these social media accts but this is an important one. @queer-poetry-co.bsky.social are hosting our first ever FLINTA* open mic fundraising for @thecommonpress.bsky.social on 26 Feb. I am beyond excited for this one 🥹
www.outsavvy.com/event/24804/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/24804/...
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Poets could find signs like this useful
February 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Poets could find signs like this useful
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Stocks fell sharply today as 5% of investors suddenly realized that it shouldn't cost a trillion dollars to make a machine that writes terrible poems.
January 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Stocks fell sharply today as 5% of investors suddenly realized that it shouldn't cost a trillion dollars to make a machine that writes terrible poems.
My dad just called me to request we collect his ashes in a weetabix box bc he thinks it would be hilarious. My stepmother does not find this hilarious. Unfortunately for her this does, in fact, make the prospect even more hilarious
January 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My dad just called me to request we collect his ashes in a weetabix box bc he thinks it would be hilarious. My stepmother does not find this hilarious. Unfortunately for her this does, in fact, make the prospect even more hilarious
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Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.
January 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Actual pro tip: the best way to break into any creative profession is by helping to support and advance other creators. Your peers are not your adversaries. They are your support group.
Anyone else surprised by Gizzi winning the TS Eliot or is it just me and everyone else I’m talking to on WhatsApp…? Genuinely expected Gboyega Odubanjo to sweep no question. Deservedly so.
January 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Anyone else surprised by Gizzi winning the TS Eliot or is it just me and everyone else I’m talking to on WhatsApp…? Genuinely expected Gboyega Odubanjo to sweep no question. Deservedly so.
Most excited to start a fresh 2025 writing doc. Changing the format this year, pretty wild of me
December 31, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Most excited to start a fresh 2025 writing doc. Changing the format this year, pretty wild of me
Organised my poems today
December 16, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Organised my poems today
Genuinely need to stop dating poets, it’s becoming a bit of a trope in a really unoriginal way
December 14, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Genuinely need to stop dating poets, it’s becoming a bit of a trope in a really unoriginal way
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📣 Reminder! Our next open mic is on 17 December at The Poetry Café. Sign-ups are from 7pm at the door, and the event begins at 7.30. Don't miss your chance see a headline set from Kareem Parkins-Brown! To book your tickets and find out more, click here: poetrysociety.org.uk/event/twas-t...
December 11, 2024 at 5:20 PM
📣 Reminder! Our next open mic is on 17 December at The Poetry Café. Sign-ups are from 7pm at the door, and the event begins at 7.30. Don't miss your chance see a headline set from Kareem Parkins-Brown! To book your tickets and find out more, click here: poetrysociety.org.uk/event/twas-t...
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My writing process is usually:
a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread
a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 PM
My writing process is usually:
a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread
a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread