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Victoria Spires

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linktr.ee/victoriaspires BotN nominated. Shortlisted/commended in various comps including Ledbury, Rialto (Third). Winner Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize. Pamphlet available from Salo Press: https://www.salopress.com/store/soi-meme/

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nothing comes for a while, and then you have a few bits of news at once and worry about annoying people 😅

If you will permit, another thing here, which was a lovely, happy surprise ☺️

Thank you to the Alpine Fellowship & judges Maya and Patrick.

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you Paul! Yes, I think I recognise a strain of this between-ness in your work, for sure

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you Sue! Well, good point about keeping safe from ourselves. I think I was driving at the idea that we console ourselves that they do, whereas in reality... something like that anyway xx

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you Roger! 🙏🏼❤️

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you Bernard! 🙏🏼☺️

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 15h

Ps: I also remain, etc etc

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 15h

I'm not answering to anything (from you) other than Jits or Jitters! 🙃

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 22h

Victoria Louise, who she? 🙃 Thank you for these very kind comments, my friend ☺️❤️

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 23h

For @hool415.bsky.social and this week's #promptcombo #visitor (s), an old TTT one I had forgotten about from around this time last year.

I've not caught up to anyone else's contributions yet but will do so before the week is out 😘

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Jai Michelle Louissen @bornonadarkmoon.bsky.social · 1d

it’s on! thrilled to be in the company of these fantastic poets

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Happening this Friday!! 🚨

Let me know if you want the zoom link. You're not going to want to miss these incredible readers ❤️

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the re-posts! 🙏🏼

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Marcelle Newbold @marcellenewbold.bsky.social · 2d

Very excited for this, and reading with @sophiaargyris.bsky.social, @dbodepudi.bsky.social, @corinnaboard.bsky.social and @bornonadarkmoon.bsky.social. Hosted by the lovely @victoriaspires.bsky.social 💫💫. Poetry of place and memory 💫💫

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Happening this Friday!! 🚨

Let me know if you want the zoom link. You're not going to want to miss these incredible readers ❤️

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

BST (we're still on BST until the end of Oct)

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Roger!

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the repost @writingcommunity.bsky.social 😁

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Happening this Friday!! 🚨

Let me know if you want the zoom link. You're not going to want to miss these incredible readers ❤️

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Lucy! ☺️

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Paul! ☺️

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Ronita! x

Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 3d

"It felt like a hole in the day"... feels like the centre of a whirlpool around which this scene swirls and is drawn inexorably towards

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 3d

It's the irrepressible @hool415.bsky.social hosting #promptcombo this week, and the theme is #visitor. As ever, you have all week to respond ☺️

Julian (Hool) @hool415.bsky.social · 3d

Hullo @rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social I’m hosting #promptcombo with #visitor All welcome, use the #promptcombo to post and me @hool415.bsky.social (Please note: I’m not around all Tuesday but will catch up the next day!) Ju

Walk

That afternoon
the clouds were sullied
holding their breath of rain,
and the wind
one-handed, shyly
circled the trees again.

It was an hour
when the streets were clear
just an old man, his slowed dog,
and the nearby knock
of a Macmillan Nurse.

It felt like a hole in the day:
where time had fled
and the emptiness left
carried no anticipation.

I thought much of that nurse
and the house overrun
with the dry rot
of cancer,

how perhaps
round a downstairs bed
she helped like a priest,
dissolve the glass,
so the clouds and the wind
could be welcomed.

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 3d

And this! Thank you @afterpoetry.com @markantonyowen.com again 😌❤️

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫... 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐭 @afterpoetry.com · 3d

**PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED**

Please join @afterpoetry.com in congratulating K Roberts, @corinnaboard.bsky.social, Suzi Feay, @arainbowpoet.bsky.social, Matt Cariello and @victoriaspires.bsky.social on their nominations for the next edition of the @pushcartprize.bsky.social.

Promotional poster announcing the six nominees for the 51st edition of The Pushcart Prize, as chosen by the editor of online ekphrastic poetry journal After...

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 3d

Over the moon with this, thank you @iambapoet.com @markantonyowen.com ❤️

𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iambapoet.com · 3d

**PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED**

Please join @iambapoet.com in congratulating Theresa Donnelly, Kerry Trautman, Rishika Williams, @jahshabby.bsky.social, @victoriaspires.bsky.social and @johnglenday.bsky.social on their nominations for the next edition of the @pushcartprize.bsky.social.

Promotional poster announcing the six nominees for the 51st edition of The Pushcart Prize, as chosen by the editor of online poetry quarterly iamb.

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𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫... 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐭 @afterpoetry.com · 7d

The window is open, poets ... come on in.

#opensubmissions #poetry #afterpoetry #ekphrastic #ekphrasis

Promotional poster advertising that submissions to online ekphrastic poetry journal After... will reopen for the whole of October 2025. Gives the web address to visit as afterypoetry.com/submit.

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Victoria Spires @victoriaspires.bsky.social · 4d

Beautiful post from @dragonslayerma.bsky.social 😍

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