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Brydon Caldwell @brydonauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new poem on a news report that I still prefer not to think about too long: newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/08/used... @newversenews.bsky.social #poetry #currrentevents

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James Schwartz @queeraspoetry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My "Portrait of a Primary" has been published via The New Verse News today! newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/07/port... @newversenews.bsky.social @jamespenha.bsky.social #MIPrimary #miprimary2026 #michigan #abdulforsenate

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Brydon Caldwell @brydonauthor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A new poem posted tonight on the New Verse News reflecting on the American response to the recent Canadian wildfires: newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/07/bein... @newversenews.bsky.social #poetry #currentevents

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BEING NEIGHBOURLY

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Dr. Matthew E. Henry (MEH) @mehpoeting.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A few years ago I made a curriculum for Oklahoma schools wanting to teach the Bible. Texas is also welcome to it. "MEMO FROM THE PRINCIPAL OF ANTONIN SCALIA HIGH SCHOOL, CHARITY OK" was published in @newversenews.bsky.social newversenews.blogspot.com/2024/07/memo...

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MEMO FROM THE PRINCIPAL OF ANTONIN SCALIA HIGH SCHOOL, CHARITY OK

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LindaAnn LoSchiavo @ghostlyverse.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🗽💀 ⚖️ Waiting for the serial killer to be named & for Gilgo Beach victims to get justice, I wrote poems. Come read ELEVEN HOMICIDES, GILGO BEACH, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY Thanks @newversenews.bsky.social & EIC @jamespenha.bsky.social @hwany.org @alpbeck.com newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/06/elev...

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ELEVEN HOMICIDES, GILGO BEACH, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY

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Paula J Lambert @pjlpoet.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thanks to @jamespenha.bsky.social and @newversenews.bsky.social for this one!

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Sally Mills writes a @newversenews.bsky.social #newspoem about “My Island” & theirs—Ivanka and Jared’s… the one with a blue algae-free pool. @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/06/my-i...

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MY ISLAND

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @newversenews.bsky.social @newworldwriting.bsky.social @northodoxpress.bsky.social @notapipe.bsky.social @nottinghilleds.bsky.social @nygelmag.bsky.social

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James Schwartz @queeraspoetry.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Thank you @jamespenha.bsky.social, @newversenews.bsky.social!

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting words many US expats might say. 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/p... @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting my haibun “Not Too Hard” at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal. @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/n...

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

A Judge forces Pete Hegseth’s lawyer to concede that Senator Mark Kelly never said to “disobey lawful orders.” “He says you have a duty to disobey unlawful orders, right? That is something taught to every cadet at Annapolis, right?” the judge asked.

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

CLASS vs ASS...

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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

KU KLUX KLAN KOURT

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I love this.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A Slam Dunk for Newsom….

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our @newversenews.bsky.social #poet Esther Cohen was named Greene County NY Poet Laureate until the MAGAts got her fired! Esther tells the story in “Dethroned Deposted” newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/deth... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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DETHRONED DEPOSTED

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, Carol Parris Krauss writes “A Trophyless First” about a Mother's Day with no Mother. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-tr... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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A TROPHYLESS FIRST

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/05/2026

He means white people.

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Julie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This amazing image really captures the Tennessee fight and it's all over the internet. I am reposting it to encourage people to credit photographer Nicole Hester and the Tennessean.

Rep. Justin Pearson D- Memphis attempts to attend a Senate Committee meeting and is denied entry by the Sergeant at Arms on the second day of special session concerning redistricting at Cordell Hull State Office Building in Nashville on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The Fix is In

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The Last Of A Dying Breed @lastofdyingbreed.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

David Chorlton celebrates World Migratory Bird Day with his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “Migraciones.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/migr... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Thanks to Silver Birch Press’ Melanie Villines whose new prompt “Word to the Wise” moved me to submit my recollection of growing up. silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/t... @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

In his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Rajat Chandra Sarmah writes of the “Interval” after India’s democratic moment. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/inte... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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INTERVAL

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Pirates? Anne Herrick hears someone orange singing “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/i-am... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Karen Warinsky looks up to Guido Reichstadter in “A Bridge Too Far,” her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-br... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Minneapolis converted a warehouse to 100 private, lockable rooms for deople experiencino nomelessness. residents sleeo inaoors anc receive on-site mental health, addiction, and housing support.
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “Drinking Gourd” Jeremy Nathan Marks recalls the song that led runaway slaves to freedom. SCOTUS has forgotten it. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/05/drin... @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

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DRINKING GOURD

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