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Mike O’Brien
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Sixty odd years old. Running the Sixty Odd Press and a proud member of the Promote Indie Lit network

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#PoemsAbout #Timeslips
Ohh - go on then. I was far too tired yesterday - had such a good time at a Thursday night poetry gig.
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Who actually are these people?
December 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Merry Christmas to one and all - And thanks for the pomes Jack Caradoc @dreich.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What do you make of this? Did I waste too much time on it? I was kinda excited for a few minutes there...
December 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I feel that in order for this to be read at its full effect the final nom nom of each stanza should be read using a Terry Thomas voice. (perhaps like he used to say ding dong)
December 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
December 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
December 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#SubmissionCall for #poetry (& #Art) about Christmas Villainy for the Sixty Odd Poets Christmas Special on December the 21st. Much more information in the Alt Text of this charming picture of a naughty child getting a couple of thick ears from Krampus. sixtyoddpoets.substack.com/p/submissions
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
here are some upcoming submission calls to think about during any quiet moments over the next few weeks. More info at - sixtyoddpoets.substack.com/p/submissions
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#PoemsAbout #Imps A true story...
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Mexborough last Sunday afternoon. Ted Hughes' old school hall is packed with poets. There's his Iron man on the wall at the back. There's all ten volumes of sixty odd poets and various other collections on the table at the front. It is a hotbed of #poetry. But anywhere it is encouraged it will grow.
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Since retirement, I have been so busy with poetry that I have hardly had time to write any poetry. #PoemsAbout is a great way to keep your hand in. Even if it's a tiny hand, and it's frozen. #NoFuture
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thats a fine window. Yes ... I'm not in a monogamous relationship with Peterborough, but I probably know it better than any other. Catherine of Aragon is buried there. Spanish people bring her oranges. And the gravedigger who buried her (and Mary Queen of Scots) has his portrait on the wall.
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It brought Southey's After Blenheim to mind, but yours is a better, briefer read.
www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/after-...
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Here are the two groups I mentioned...
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Coming in late November... The tenth volume of Sixty Odd Poets - The Last Half Dozen... and the promise of a rebirth for the #SixtyOdd Press next year. #Poetry for all!
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Some #poetry to read on #remembrance day.
bit.ly/3LyVyJ1
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#poemsabout #lockeddoors
I seem to write a lot about teachers... ahh well.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Thanks for the recommendation @matthewepaul.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM