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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Chuffed. To. Bits. I’m very proud to have been shortlisted for this year’s @poetrywales.bsky.social Award. A HUGE congratulations to all other shortlisted poets. Read all of the poems: poetrywales.co.uk/poetry-wales...

poetrywales.co.uk

Poetry Wales Award 2026: The Shortlist - Poetry Wales

Meet our thirteen shortlisted poets.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Thrilled to be published on @inksweatandtears.co.uk this week - one of my favourite poetry magazines. Please do give my new poem ‘Hiking’ a read.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

In the U.K. it’s normally weather for ducks. But this morning, it’s weather for MF polar bears. Wearing ushankas. 🐻‍❄️

A very cold landscape outside of my window. Frost sweeps the ground and all cars are frozen, unmoved. There’s a house with all the curtains closed. And I don’t blame them. Dean it’s cold.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Genuine question for the #poetrycommunity… Why did you join Threads? And what sort of stuff do you like seeing on here? #poetry #writers #writingcommunity

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Quotes by My Wife (the real #poet in our relationship): Number 1 Whilst giving her a shoulder rub as she works: 💬 “Oooo it feels like a belly scratch to my soul. I love it”.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Excited to start a new weekly series of posts featuring great #writing spots I’ve visited. Keen to scout out some amazing ones this year ✍️ I’ll start with the OG spot: My home office 😃 #poetrycommunity - tell me any more amazing places I should visit for a day of scribbling 👇

A side view of an office on a sunny January day. The light shines through bifold shutters onto an old wooden desk, which has an open MacBook screen and a cricket ball on top of it. Some poetry books are behind the laptop, including books by Brian Patten and James Fenton. There is also a cosy cosy blue chair to the right, awaiting to be sat in by a handsome British writer.

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Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Melville: here’s a whole chapter on why pictures of whales are wrong and bad Any sane person: ok can you give us a good picture of one at least Melville: absolutely not. go whaling.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year 🥳 A little #haiku to kick off 2025… 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 I don’t want to make resolutions. They call it Auld Lang Sy-ety. #poetry #poem

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Pray for the person who had this bad a start to their Boxing Day hike 😬 🙏

The muddiest trainer the world has ever seen abandoned on a very wet bench. In the background is a large muddy puddle. The mud in the puddle and on the abandoned are the same dark yellow colour.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Okay BlueSky. Hit me up with your best Christmas #haiku. I’ll go first… 𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 The only present I could ask for this Christmas is you. In stockings. #Christmas #Poetry

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Heavy snow. Cosy pubs. Cute little Doggos. What’s not to live about the Yorkshire Dales?

A snowy landscape in Yorkshire against grey and snowy skies.

Me in an old pub sneakily taking a photo of a sweet small dog, looking happily at the camera. Think it wanted the attention really.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

BREAKING NEWS: New Zealand is in talks for the return of the king…😳

A close up shot of Sauron from Lord of the Rings. Scary looking dude.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

Going over my favourite #poetry books for 2023. British poetry is thriving and I’m all here for it 🙌 #poetrynetwork - do you have any recommendations for my 2024 reading list? #poetrycommunity #writerscommunity

Selection of books including: Peach Pig by Cecilia Knapp, Shine Darling by Ella Frears, Selected Poems by Paul Farley, The Forward Book of Poetry 2023, Three Poems by Hannah Sullivan, The English Summer by Holly Hopkins, Slide by Mark Pajak, Indiom by Daljit Nagra and Yellow Tulips by James Fenton

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

#Poetry and #writing squad - I’ve got a fever. And the only prescription…is finding more amazing poets, writers, literary magazines etc to follow on BlueSky. Do you have any recommendations? Even if you want to shamelessly plug yourself - I’m all ears.

Christopher Walken (playing The Bruce Dickinson) in black leather jacket, black t shirt and sunglasses about to ask for more cowbell. From Saturday Night Live, aired on 8 April 2000.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Well, it's about time I shared an early poem of mine. Heads up. It's a bit emo. #poetry

No more - a poem by Alex Scarborough

no more fish and chip Fridays no more Sundays in bed
no more slap-happy Saturdays leaving us sore in the head
we used to be drunk on love soused on each other’s allure
but the haze that used to blind us blinkers our vision no more

whatever happened to adventures
we used to embark on at the quays?
& how are we too old for artless food fights
by the tills at Sainsbury's?

I miss our salsas in the kitchen
& the lamplight serenades
we used to jump on trains to nowhere
& take sick-note holidays
but now the glee of feeling fancy-free
no longer swells our cores
& so this Catherine wheel of highs
will spit out sparks no more

There is an image next to the poem of a man in camo trousers, black hi-top trainers and a black jumper holding a big old vodka bottle. He is also wearing a fluffy panda head, masking his whole face. He is probably trashed.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

So…todays been a productive #poetry writing day 😬

A computer screen with Microsoft word open. The document is blank. With no poems on. Nightmare.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

#Poetry Squad. I'm looking for poetry books to get my family for Christmas. But they all don't really read poetry... So, any books that will make them realise poetry is awesome sauce. Any recommendations? Please and thank you in advance.

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Alex Scarborough @ascarborough.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Me looking for other poets and wordsmiths on Bluesky. Would love to meet some keen #poetry beans and scribblers on here. If you're out there, let's follow each other.

A senior woman wearing a light blue jumper and glasses looked fantastically bemused at a computer screen. I think she has just found something raunchy.

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