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Tara Wheeler
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Co-Editor at Dust Poetry, writer, researcher, mother of two small people. She/her 🪴
We’ll be highlighting a poem every day from Dust’s new issue, starting today
A Poem A Day from the new issue begins today with I Clean Up by Linda Laino: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/i-clean...
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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A Poem A Day from the new issue begins today with I Clean Up by Linda Laino: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/i-clean...
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Writing to the world today. We’re so proud of the work in this issue! 🧡✨🌱
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.

You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...

We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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That arrived fast! @dustpoetry.bsky.social Dear World issue out tomorrow, with a little breakfast from me...
New issue goes live tomorrow!
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I’m so excited to see this issue go live tomorrow! We have some amazing poems to share with you 💛
New issue goes live tomorrow!
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Delighted to have my poem, ‘Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.

You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...

We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Delighted to be in the latest issue of Dust Magazine — risking life & limb exposing a national treasure…

www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/human-b...
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Delighted to have a poem published in the fabulous @dustpoetry.bsky.social check it out #poetrycommunity www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/flowers...
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Thank you so much @dustpoetry.bsky.social for publishing my poem My Daughter is a Gannet. It is part of a trilogy of birds - and just for family harmony … my other two fledglings are beautiful too! 😂
#poetry #blueskypoets
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My Daughter is a Gannet by Rachel Burrows
My Daughter is a Gannet With blue sea-eyes meticulously lined, and fixed on the horizon,she soars above us.The sun crowns herflawless feathers -a golden bequeathment.Streamlined and focussed, she swoo...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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I really enjoyed this poem Simon- such a clever use of the form
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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I loved it! Such beautiful images-/the cliff edge 🌊 / 😍
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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This is gorgeous Joshua - what an ending! 😂 I’m totally with you - it’s a conflict I feel all the time!
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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It’s such a cool poem Alex! ✈️ x
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Thankyou so much to the wonderful editors @dustpoetry.bsky.social for selecting my poem on antenatal counselling and prematurity for the very moving Dear World Issue www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-tin...
#poetsonbluesky
#poemsabout
The Tiny Nappy by Elizabeth Osmond
The Tiny Nappy I find it helps to show, so I takeone of the tiny nappies with me.Smaller than the smallest panty liner-you cannot find them in Tescos.I hand them around at lecturesa palm-width slip of...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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That is such a lovely poem - so much love in there, congrats! 🙌
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Such a touching poem - the fragility you convey is amazing. Your poems always leave me knowing and thinking more! 👏👏👏
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Congratulations, Elizabeth. Gorgeous cover art.
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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The whole thing is gorgeous - congratulations!
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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MY NAME IS❗A poem I wrote about otherization, has found a home in the beautiful new issue of DUST POETRY. It forms part of a collection of 30 poems entitled DEAR WORLD... 🌍
Thank you to editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford.✌🏼
#DearWorld
#Projection
#Otherization
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November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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I’m delighted to be included- just finished my first read through (will return often I expect) it’s a thing of beauty! The poems talk to each other in surprising and deep connections and the result is a real temperature-check of our time. Congratulations 🙌🏻
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Thank you to the wonderful editors of @dustpoetry.bsky.social for selecting "After a Stranger Called This a Hobby" for their Dear World Issue! I wrote this poem after a tweet of mine went viral a while back, and not long after my dad passed. www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/after-a...
After a Stranger Called This a Hobby by Julie Weiss
After a Stranger Called This a Hobby In one hour, the clock has ticked off eightwords. The moon yawns. The stars clear their throats, but I need to wrap tonight´sgrief in a metaphor, all glitter and r...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Thank you, I feel honoured to be part of the Dust family. 🤍
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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I read a poem at The Book Bag Open Mic @paulwritespoems.bsky.social called My Owl Child. @helenlaycock.bsky.social This is another one of the trilogy! You said you’d like to read it - I thought I’d wait til it looked like this! 😂 @dustpoetry.bsky.social www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/my-daug...
My Daughter is a Gannet by Rachel Burrows
My Daughter is a Gannet With blue sea-eyes meticulously lined, and fixed on the horizon,she soars above us.The sun crowns herflawless feathers -a golden bequeathment.Streamlined and focussed, she swoo...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Obviously check the rest of the issue here 👇 cracking stuff
We’re thrilled to have this poem in the issue, thank you 🧡
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM