Posted this for Top Tweet Tuesday over on X on the theme #mystical - feeling those Celtic vibes on the Dyfi estuary this morning.

Friends, fam and poetry pals lend me your ears. Happy #nationalpoetryday on the theme of #play ❤️
Hope you enjoy 'Let Us Play' - my cheeky, playful, rule-breaking nonet, inspired by this week's prompt on Top Tweet Tuesday over on X
For more on the nonet... www.masterclass.com/articles/how...

I'm excited to be getting out and about with my prize-winning debut collection. Details of more gigs to follow. But it all kicks off tonight at half-seven in my hometown, at The Albionn in Stone Street. If you're local, do come along tonight, if you can. It would be lovely to see you! 😍

This snippet is from the #tseliot -inspired poem in my new #poetry book which is set in #Birmingham
You can order a signed copy, with free handcrafted bookmark with a bonus poem, from me - just drop me a DM to ask more😊 And here's an article about it... thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/08/17/r...

My author copies have arrived & are looking amazing: the superbly-designed bookjacket with its classy matte finish; the generously-sized, natural white, pages that allow the poems to breathe; the whole look & layout are just perfect. Thank you, Alan Parry & @thebrokenspine.co.uk for a great job! 😎

I'm so excited to say "This Wilderness & Other Concerns" is released today. You can buy it from The Broken Spine website, or order a signed copy with original handcrafted bookmark with bonus poem direct from me - just drop me a DM. 😎
@thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity

And here's "Summer Dogs" part 2
#PromptCombo #Summer #Dudley #BlackCountry

@victoriaspires.bsky.social
@dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
@hool415.bsky.social
@naturegirl.bsky.social

Hi, Vic, thanks for hosting this week's #PromptCombo
This #Summer has had me recalling the hot dry summer of 76 when I was 12 on a council estate in #Dudley in the #BlackCountry and I came over all stream-of-consciousness - it's in 2 parts for clarity on the screen 😎

@victoriaspires.bsky.social

Hey Ronnie @rfsmith.bsky.social‬
Are you still there waiting at the #PromptCombo kiosk?
Here's summat a little #Seaside for you, also #mensmentalhealth 💙

@dragonslayerma.bsky.social , @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social , @victoriaspires.bsky.social , @hool415.bsky.social , @naturegirl.bsky.social

Wrote a poem this morning on the theme of #silence - I got thinking about how our silent contemplation of nature and art is restful, but also humbling/sobering. Here it is... the form is inspired by Barbara Hepworth's sculpture & there's a 'Hamlet' quote thrown in for free! Enjoy 😎
#poetrycommunity

Well, @victoriaspires.bsky.social - it's taken me all week but here's my response to you #PromptCombo challenge #Hidden - a visual poem (of course) inspired by the things I found this week hidden in the earth - see previous post - read out loud to the steady rhythm of digging on a hot day 😎

Hello #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
This week on #PromptCombo the challenge from @victoriaspires.bsky.social was the theme #Hidden - so as I was doing a lot of digging out there in the heat I collected a few hidden bits and bobs in the hope that they would inspire a poem & this is what I found...

Yesterday was a very hot day of garden remodelling, and I found this little trove of bits and bobs... which will hopefully be the raw material for a poem (or two). 😎
#PoetryCombo #Hidden @victoriaspires.bsky.social

So, Vic... yesterday was a full-on day of garden remodelling. It was hot, but I managed not to melt, and I found this little trove of #hidden things. A poem is on the way!

Hello poetry-loving chums.
How would you like to come my online reading that's
coming up soon? I would love to have some friendly faces along. Details below. Please do let me know if you're coming. ❤️
Sign up here: offaspress.co.uk/events/

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