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Juliet@Blood Lines

@blood-lines.bsky.social
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Author, blogger, writer, poet 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Living with Leukaemia (AML). See my outdoor learn/play work @creativestar.bsky.social Latest book, Blood Lines: Living and dying with cancer - a lyrical journey now pub. by @crownhousepub.bsky.social

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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Fantastic - please share and submit!
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
It's a wee fundraiser which could be fun. #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines #BooksThatMatter @crownhousepub
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Her #poetry collection #BloodLines explores her experience of illness with honesty and grace. You can order a copy here: buff.ly/g29Mv0w #AML #Cancer #Poetrysky @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Blood Lines: Living and dying with cancer – a lyrical journey – Independent Thinking Press
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Her #poetry collection #BloodLines explores her experience of illness with honesty and grace. You can order a copy here: buff.ly/g29Mv0w #AML #Cancer #Poetrysky @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Blood Lines: Living and dying with cancer – a lyrical journey – Independent Thinking Press
£14.99
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Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Coming everyday next week, on Radio 4, Hayden Lorimer's expanded vision of our work on wintering well and SAD. The nights are fair drawing in www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Winter Well
A survival guide to winter, offering advice on how to get through the dark months.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Surprise of the evening! I am featured on RADIO 4's PICK of the WEEK It's the final pick of the show 37m 54s. No idea that was going to happen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #terminal #illness
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Pick of the Week - James Crawford - BBC Sounds
James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thank you Radio Scotland Out-of-Doors programme for creating a podcast from our blether about outdoor learning, impact of the outdoors on ourselves and much more. Listen at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #learning #education #cancer #geese #poetry #blether #leukaemia
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BBC Sounds - Music. Radio. Podcasts
Listen without limits, with BBC Sounds. Catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy podcasts, or listen to radio shows - all whenever you want.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Delighted to be featured on Radio Scotland's Out-of-Doors programme last Saturday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #outdoor #cancer #geese #poetry #blether
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Out of Doors - A Kitchen Garden, the Trossachs Explorer and 200 Years of the Modern Railway - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
@blood-lines.bsky.social has shared 7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools in her new Tes magazine article - from mentoring to residential trips. Read it in full here: buff.ly/qD75xW8 📚 You can find more ideas in her books #DirtyTeaching and #MessyMaths.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Alongside her education work, Juliet has also written a poetry collection, #BloodLines, which explores her experience living with cancer through the medium of poetry: buff.ly/hs2jMHA
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Blood Lines is a fundraising book. If you want to see which charities I've chosen look here: julietrobertson.substack.com/p/where-are-... #cancer #cancerpoetry #cancerstories #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BloodLines
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Where are all the Blood Lines royalties going?
Which charities may benefit from Blood Lines
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The National Poetry Centre in Leeds - really looking forward to this become a reality. More info on their website nationalpoetrycentre.org.uk
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Redirecting...
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Delighted to see another positive review about #BloodLines esp. the comment "Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library cancer and medical issues..." #cancer #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
And if you haven’t order a copy of #BloodLines yet, you can do so here – royalties are donated to UK cancer charities: buff.ly/n7GJYHV @blood-lines.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social #Poetrysky #cancer #AML
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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 06/09/2025
**AUDITIONS OPEN IN 14 DAYS** From Sep 20th-27th, auditions for @iambapoet.com open for the first time since 2022 – and for just ONE week! Be ready when the submission form goes live. Head to the journal's Audition page for full details. Good luck with your audition! 🍀 iambapoet.com/audition
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Audition for poetry journal iamb in Sept 2025
Audition to be part of quarterly poetry journal iamb between the 20th and 27th of September 2025.
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Wren Wood @wrenwoodwrites.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
It was such a delight recording my poems for @iambapoet.com And what an utterly gorgeous presentation of words and audio by the incredible @markantonyowen.com This poem was originally published by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social ed. by the brilliant @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social #poetry #poets #nature
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Wow! #SquarePegs is included in Tes magazine's #SEND and inclusion reading list! buff.ly/zXKfakk 📚 Start the new school year strong with this ultimate guide for inclusivity, compassion and fitting in. Available from Independent Thinking Press: buff.ly/w0MoHL5 @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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SEND and inclusion: a recommended reading list
Margaret Mulholland shares her recommended reads on equitable school leadership and how to further develop your inclusive practice
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Reading and writing poetry was and still is a cathartic release for managing all the ins and outs of cancer. What creative activities do you do when coping with adversity? www.buzzsprout.com/2512967/epis... #BloodLines #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
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Taking Action with the real David Cameron and Juliet Robertson - Taking Action
This episode is with the remarkable Juliet Robertson. It focusses on her collection of poetry, Blood Lines, which deals with the trauma of living with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. The book is aston...
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Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Rannan Chloinne / Children’s Verses Just 4 days left to enter the competition for new children's verses in Gaelic. This is a collaborative project by the Scottish Poetry Library and Gaelic Books Council. All the details here: www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/rannan-chloi...
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Rannan Chloinne / Children's Verses
Call for Scottish Gaelic Poems for Children. Rannan Chloinne / Children's Verses.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Don't miss this opportunity! Women Poets Wanted! #ScottishPoetry #Women #livedexperiences #letswriteourheartsout
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Yes, finally an update... the last few months haven't gone to plan. Will do a Caring Bridge one in due course. julietrobertson.substack.com/p/blood-line... #BloodLines #Cancer #poetry #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #newbook #creativewriting #haematology #oncology #BooksThatMatter
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Blood Lines - An update!
Thanks goodness this blog is not a library book - otherwise I'd be fined
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Totally agree... words don't do this collection justice... did I really say that aloud?
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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
This is an incredible, awe inspiring book @serenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #poetry
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
“Let’s make education more innovative, engaging, & inspiring – for the teachers, as well as the kids.” Read 5 ways to rethink the future of teaching in @ahargreaves.bsky.social’s Teach Secondary article (p21): buff.ly/5TOwodd Learn more in Andy’s latest book, #TheMakingofanEducator: buff.ly/wLKNyij
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
This is a brilliant book and every school needs a copy... challenges a lot of myths and assumptions but positive about changes in practice.
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Need some last minute #STEM-themed back-to-school inspiration? 🧪📚 You’re in luck – #15MinuteSTEM by Emily Hunt is now on sale! Get 40% off a range of selected books for #teachers in our #BacktoSchool sale: buff.ly/07ZXpuT
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Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
I loved the @joshuaseigal.bsky.social workshop #blog #prompt inspired by @piecorbett.bsky.social: imagining our favourite places at nighttime in silence. I wrote about Sheringham. joshuaseigalpoet.blogspot.com/2022/06/poem... #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #seaside
Sheringham by Kay Medway
It was so silent, I could hear the beachfront wall murals:  
the snooze of a grandfather with a falling newspaper,  
a vintage ice cream van, still,  
a child in a silver pram.

And Art Mammoth Walk's last admittances for the day  
make their exit.  

I could hear the bunting pendants  
sound like a sudden drum of predicted and heavy rain,  
though they're secure, arguing in the sky  
only with sea wind.  

It was so silent, I could hear the tables  
set out for friends in twos,  
once pushed together for a group of five,  
rest arranged back in their usual coffee shop layout.
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Juliet Robertson @creativestar.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
As part of @mathsweek.scot there is an adult (any adult) and a secondary school category for writing fibs. Entries can be submitted 1st Sep to 3 October 2025. More detail in the weblink mathsweek.scot/schools/math... #poetry #competition #ScottishPoetry
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Fibonacci Poetry Contest - Maths Week Scotland
For our poetry contest, we are inviting young people of secondary school age, as well as independent adults, to write their own poem based on the Fibonacci Sequence.
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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Man, the timing of this: so sad. But what a legacy: brilliant theatre everyone could afford.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Another fab example of plants and books working well together. Also works well as our natural heritage and culture strongly influenced by our native plants.
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Falkirk Libraries @falkirklibraries.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The Grangemouth Glitter team have been busy getting the town ready for Britain In Bloom. This is the work they've been doing around Grangemouth library. Isn't it wonderful?
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Books and plants. The two go together outside and in. Hope the Scotland in Bloom visit went well. #libraries #Scottish
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Libraries South Lanarkshire @librariessl.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Make a paper plate dragon in Carluke Library!🐉 www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/80/carl...
Poster saying Don’t wake the dragon. Make a paper plate dragon. Carluke Library. Booking Required. Wednesday 23rd July 11:00 – 12:00. Free of charge. 5+.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Many thanks to Thomas Tosh @Thornhill for organising the Blood Lines book launch & Tabitha Mudaliar for the thoughtful conversation. I dressed up for the occasion and may be unrecognisable as a result! #BloodLines #cancer #cancerpoetry #poetry #AML #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
📖 Have you ordered your copy of #BloodLines yet? buff.ly/LcKPYHA Juliet Robertson’s powerful new book explores her experience of living with cancer through poetry. Read more about her story in this interview with The Health Tree: buff.ly/asJ8ukW @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
📖 Have you ordered your copy of #BloodLines yet? buff.ly/LcKPYHA Juliet Robertson’s powerful new book explores her experience of living with cancer through poetry. Read more about her story in this interview with The Health Tree: buff.ly/asJ8ukW @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Blood Lines: Juliet Robertson Reflects - HealthTree for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Juliet Robertson shares how poetry, walking, and reflection help her live meaningfully with AML in her new book Blood Lines.
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
You can now read #BloodLines by Juliet Robertson on the go by downloading an eBook from Glassboxx! 📲 buff.ly/ltQ7V78 Why not take a leaf out of Juliet's book (as an outdoor education advocate) & read one of her poems in the sunshine this week? ⛅ @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
You can now read #BloodLines by Juliet Robertson on the go by downloading an eBook from Glassboxx! 📲 buff.ly/ltQ7V78 Why not take a leaf out of Juliet's book (as an outdoor education advocate) & read one of her poems in the sunshine this week? ⛅ @blood-lines.bsky.social @itlworldwide.bsky.social
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Claire Wade @clairerwade.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I’m really looking forward to talking to @nydiawriter.bsky.social about her fabulous book Sycorax, her experience of disability, writing and publishing and how she wove disability through her story. How I write – in conversation with Nydia Hetherington 17 July @ 14:30 BST FREE bit.ly/4lNjfdF
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How I write - in conversation with Nydia Hetherington - The Society of Authors
Grab a cuppa and get to know author, Nydia Hetherington. Nydia will be in conversation with Claire Wade to discuss her work and career and to offer a glimpse into his creative routine.
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thank you. I'm delighted. Many people have fed back to me about #BloodLines and their own experiences of facing cancer, losing a loved one to cancer or being a carer. Both @jazampawfarr.bsky.social book and mine are about going through adversity and life long impact of this. x
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Independent Thinking @itlworldwide.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
If you have something to say to help schools with diversity and inclusion then check out how you can contribute to our new book on the topic www.independentthinking.co.uk/resources/no... @itpressuk.bsky.social
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No Other – Creating Schools Where Everyone Belongs | Independent Thinking
After our important education books, The Working Class and Square Pegs, we are now open for contributions to No Other: Creating Schools Where Everyone Belongs
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Argonaut Books @argonautbooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
We were robbed last night. When it’s our stock or our money that is targeted, there’s insurance and systems in place for this, but when it’s stealing from a charity in an extremely direct way then we just can’t abide it. scottishbooktrust.com/donate @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
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The Portobello Bookshop @portybooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
One week today (30/06), V. E. Schwab will be in conversation with T. L. Huchu @traversetheatre.bsky.social for the Edinburgh launch of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil! 🎉 In-person sold out, livestream options available: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/ve-sc... @torbooksuk.bsky.social
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'll be there tonight - looking forward to this workshop!
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Sarcoma UK @sarcoma.org.uk · 11/06/2025
We’re proud to release Unique Among Cancers - Sarcoma UK’s most comprehensive review ever of sarcoma treatment and services across the UK, built on insights gathered directly from patients, families, and professionals.
Hands holding an open report titled "Unique Among Cancers" against a teal background with medical imagery. The text emphasises this is "Sarcoma UK's most comprehensive review yet" calling for "urgent changes needed for people affected by sarcoma." The campaign's distinctive branding is prominently displayed.A thoughtful man in a blue checked shirt rests his chin on his hands against a warm, indoor background. The image conveys the lengthy diagnostic journey with text stating "Many see multiple healthcare professionals before finally being referred" and "1 in 3 patients wait more than 6 months for a diagnosis."A young woman with long red hair wearing a patterned top looks directly at the camera with a serious expression. The image addresses diagnostic disparities with text explaining how "women, young people and those with rarer subtypes" face "misdiagnoses and delays" because "referral pathways often fail."A person wearing a polka-dot headscarf and grey cardigan lies in bed holding a mobile phone, representing a patient during treatment. The text emphasises the need for research investment, stating "Few new treatments available" and calling for better treatment options for patients.
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Sarcoma UK @sarcoma.org.uk · 11/06/2025
We’re calling on the UK Government and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to urgently review sarcoma services and act on our recommendations. 👉 sarcoma.org.uk/unique
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Juliet@Blood Lines @blood-lines.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
@ruthswailes.bsky.social Thanks for this review! It's much appreciated. I loved your blog posts about being a carer, and exploring death & grief ruthswailes.com/the-long-wee... #BloodLines #cancer #cancerstories #poetry #bloodcancer #ScottishPoetry #creativewriting #haematology #oncology
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The long weekend - Ruth Swailes
Grief is something you live with. Sometimes it inhabits a huge part of your day and is at the forefront of your mind, at other times it is more quiet, always present but not dominating your every thou...
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Anthropocene @anthro-poetry.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Today on Anthropocene new poetry by @julwe1.bsky.social 🦢🔮🦢
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https://www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/reasons-by-julia-webb
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Independent Thinking Press @itpressuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Huge thanks to ‪@ruthswailes.bsky.social‬ for this lovely review of Juliet Robertson’s new poetry collection, #BloodLines. Have you ordered a copy yet? All royalties from sales of this book will be donated to UK cancer charities: buff.ly/pG3HYWI @blood-lines.bsky.social‬ @itlworldwide.bsky.social‬
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