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Semi-weekly handwritten poetry I found somewhere.
"Stars", David Malouf
Dominant Industry - Spring Fields
Leuchtturm a5
@just-turnings.bsky.social colourshift galaxy

This may well be my favourite JT resin yet. Finally managed to grab one after a few rounds of being too slow!

#poem #davidmalouf #australianliterature #fountainpensandink
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"Migratory", Les Murray
Color Bar Ink - no. 48 John Collins
Midori MD A5
Studyo Agackakan x Galen Leather v3 Tortise Shell

It was overcast all day today, so consider this post more of a preview.

#poem #lesmurray #australianliterature #fountainpensandinks #fountainpensaustralia
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"Pas de deux for lovers", Michael Dransfield
Arcus Artisan Inks x Dino writes - Stego Sage
Cosmo Air Light 75 gsm
Kaweco x Hello Kitty stardust violet and moonlit pink

#poem #michaeldransfield #australianliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"A Summer Morning", Richard Wilbur
Diamine- Kong Girls
chonky B6 TR 52gsm
Esterbrook estie petrified forest

"possessing what the owners can but own"
are you experiencing your life, or just passing through

#poem #richardwilbur #americanliterature #fountainpensandinks
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Andy Warhol for Familiar Quotations, Peter Oresick
Herbin Violette Pensée
Leuchtturm 120gsm
Jinhao 51A

It feels like a poetic recreation of Andy Warhol's art. I'm very curious what it would look like if you converted each "block" into a unique colour.

#poetry #peteroresick #fountainpensandink
December 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"The whole thing is the hard part" Heather Christle
Colorverse Dan Hwang
B6 TR 52gsm
@just-turnings.bsky.social deluxe

I enjoy how this one pushes back on the idea of there being an easy part, because I feel like I'm definitely yet to hit it.

#poem #heatherchristle #fountainpensandink
December 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Huracán", Mary Mackey ( @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social )
Lamy Turquoise
Leuchtturm a5
Lamy CP1 <14k oblique> black

From "In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse" (2025).

My first oblique nib!

#poem #marymackey #amercianliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"How to become unrecognizable by summer" Victoria Hutchins

I've been on a bit of a hiatus to finish this notebook and run some pens dry. This is the behind-the-scenes of what writing (transcribing) for myself looks like.

#poem #poetry #victoriahutchins #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
"Poetry" Frank O'Hara
Vinta Inks - twilight/takipsilim
Van Dieman's "Orange you fancy" shimmer additive
Graphillo
Benu Briolette Starlight Oasis

I liked this one better with the added shimmer! No wasting a fill changing or not enjoying.

#poem #frankohara #americanliterature #fountainpensandink
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"Sometimes Cats Teach Us How To Stay" Robert M Drake
Conklin - Antique Turquoise
Faber-Castell grip turquoise

Its a really nice shader while still being pretty wet (may feather on meh paper) and really vibrant.

#poem #robertmdrake #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"Dusk in Winter" W.S Merwin
Jin Chen - Mao She
Large book - tomoe river 52 gsm
Notepad - 100gsm
Just Turnings Hallows Eve

You can see all the colours in the larger scale writings are compressed into just tan.

#poem #wsmerwin #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"Go Bush", Kit Kelen
Esterbrook - Quirky Leaf
Graphillo A5
Esterbrook "estie" <1.1 stub> quirky leaf

Another pen from "Living Systems", Kit (Christopher) Kelen is an Australian poet - blog here:

thedailykitkelen.blogspot.com

#poem #kitkelen #australianliterature #fountainpensandink
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"Exhultation is in the Going" Emily Dickinson
Vinta Inks- Pink Rose/Binibini 1973
Leuchtturm a5 standard
Jinhao 20 Pink/Rosegold

We recently did an ink exchange on the FPA discord, and I received this sample!

#poem #emilydickinson #americanliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"Piano practice exercises", Jenny Joseph
Pelikan Edelstein Star Ruby
Plotter paper
TWSBI eco Plum

I suspect the couplets of this poem are based around beginner piano songs or exercises - can anyone confirm?

#poem #jennyjoseph #englishliterature #fountainpensandink
December 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"Rondeau", Leigh Hunt
J. herbin - Kyanite Du Nepal
TR 52gsm passport
Twsbi eco heat

This ink is very well behaved, just a beautiful blue with very slight red sheen and silver shimmer.

#poem #leighhunt #britishliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"Beannacht", John O'Donoghue
Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz
Leuchtturm standard
Benu Euphoria Earl Grey (Goulet Pens Exclusive)

I purchased this pen before the Goulet Pens anti-lgbtqa+ info.

"Beannacht is "blessing" in Irish.

#poem #johnodonoghue #irishliterature #fountainpensandinks
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"What If This Road", Sheenagh Pugh
Leonardo Green
Leuchtturm Standard A5
Parker 180

The intent of this nib was you flip it 180 degrees to write on the reverse. It's a bit dry on the reverse, as if out of ink.

#poem #sheenaghpugh #britishliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Moving On" Banjo Paterson
Kobe Ink #4 Kitano Ijinkan Red
Leuchtturm
Parker 50 (Falcon)

Australians all know Banjo Paterson (1864-1941), but his bush ballads and epic adventures. We forget his Boer war and WW1 experiences.

#poem #banjopaterson #australianliterature #fountainpensandink
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"One Evening", Molly Holden
Montblanc - Jane Austen Umber
Leuchtturm
Lamy 2k

Molly had MS, and most of her work was produced post-diagnosis. You have to wonder if she felt trapped, not only on the darkening earth, but in her own body.

#poem #mollyholden #englishliterature #fountainpensandink
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"Encounter" Czeslaw Milosz
Trans: Czeslaw Milosz and Lillian Vallee
Dream Ink - Shoal Water
Midori Cream A5
Kaweco x pen gallery Durian

The speaker is not in the sharp teeth of early mourning, but reminiscing a time with that person

#poem #czesławMilosz #polishliterature #americanliterature
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Borders" Šime Kenževic
Kuretake Ink Cafe - Meiji no iro Shinbasi-iro
Passport TR 52gsm

Attempt #2 at forcing out the sheen - so close, just need a wetter pen I think.

#poem #simekenzevic #ŠimeKenževic #australianliterature #fountainpensandink #fountainpensaustralia
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Unlike objects, two stories can occupy the same space", Charles Peek
Kuretake Ink Cafe - Meiji Shinbasi
Wearingeul - Nobile Note

We will have incomplete information, choose wrong. All we can do is weather it knowing it will pass.

#poem #charlespeek #americanliterature #fountainpensandink
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"More River", Grant Chemidlin
Diamine - Seize the Night
Leuchtturm A5
Moonman M800

Its hot and humid and I have so many things I need to do but I feel like I'm being pressed firmly into the earth like a rather less tasty jam drop biscuit.

#poem #grantchamidlin #fountainpensandinks
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Short Distance Friendship", Lyndsay Rush
Pierre Cardin - Brave Schnauser Rosy Black
Leuchtturm a5 standard
Springfield Pens Silverbark

This is a gift from a very close friend. I wish we were a short distance friendship.

#poem #lyndsayrush #americanliterature #fountainpensandink
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"A Wanderer's Song", John Masefield
Montblanc - Horse
TR 52gsm Passport
Pilot

This is a rich, deep red. The colour is more accurate in the close up.

The posting nib is meant for cheap paper, so is rigid and writes dry + EF.

#poem #johnmasefield #englishliterature #fountainpensandink
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM