iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 6h

This came up as a suggestion for me on #Readalittlepoetry over on Facebook. Hope they don't mind me sharing. I think it is a really simple yet touching poem! #NewPoemDiscovery

132

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 8h

PURE AUDITORY SEROTONIN... 🙉🪅❤️‍🔥 Nederlands Blazers Ensemble play~ #DiscoDzumbus #BobanMarkovi #MarcoMarkovic 🎧👇🏻▶️ youtu.be/j85G2h_ewxE?...

121

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Glad to have had my poem listed as an #HonourableMention out of 4000 entries by the #DarkPoetsClub. Check them out, they publish interesting pieces & raise money for @sane.org.uk Many thanks to everyone involved this time, looking forward to reading all the poems... 💀🥀🏴‍☠️

91510

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Jenevieve Carlyn @coastalpoet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rustic tales of the Leatherman, the Hartford Circus Fire of 1944, Baseball, Marilyn Monroe, and more for this week's blog... A tribute to my home state reflecting on the recent publication of The Nutmeg Anthology of Connecticut Poems, with a launch event this Thursday at Guilford Free Library 🍂

jenevievecarlyn.com

Poetry from the Nutmeg State

Greetings from… “the Nutmeg State?”Like you, reader, I wasn’t sure how Connecticut had acquired this sobriquet. Apparently, it comes from an old legend about Yankee peddlers…

1144

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 6h

This came up as a suggestion for me on #Readalittlepoetry over on Facebook. Hope they don't mind me sharing. I think it is a really simple yet touching poem! #NewPoemDiscovery

132

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Ella B. Winters @ella-b-winters.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thanks again, @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social, for including me as one of your Features Creators this round ✨

061

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Mitchell Squid @mitchellsquid.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mother Nature Mitchell P #art

411835

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

John Dredge @johndredge.bsky.social · 15h

Got a poem in this week’s @thespectator1828.bsky.social

033

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Jenevieve Carlyn @coastalpoet.bsky.social · 9h

"The sense of a shared past is strong, even when individual experiences differed. In some cases, more than one poet recalled the same event... There are brass foundries & button factories, farms & bridges (I was waiting for someone to mention the bridge in Billy Joel’s video for 'River of Dreams')"

jenevievecarlyn.com

Poetry from the Nutmeg State

Celebrating a new anthology of Connecticut poems, with an upcoming launch event this Thursday, October 8th, at the Guilford Free Library. (Poems from six different poets featured below. Painting by…

162

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social · 12h

#DreamAWildBreeze 12 pictures left to complete our collection of excellent illustrations from our brilliant artists; exactly three-quarters of the way there before we can move onto the next stage in the production of our third anthology ... THANK YOU ARTISTS !!! #PoetryForChildren #KeepMeBreathing

2104

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 14h

On #WorldHabitatDay I offer a children’s poem about plastic grass! With a slow worm… Find other poems about our wonderful world at The Dirigible Balloon - a free, ad-free, poetry bank for kids. #poetry #poetryforkids #plastic dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Gra... @northernjim.bsky.social

174

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 8h

PURE AUDITORY SEROTONIN... 🙉🪅❤️‍🔥 Nederlands Blazers Ensemble play~ #DiscoDzumbus #BobanMarkovi #MarcoMarkovic 🎧👇🏻▶️ youtu.be/j85G2h_ewxE?...

121

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Ella B. Winters @ella-b-winters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So pleased to have made the Honourable Mentions list in the most recent Dark Poets prize. A list whittled down from 4,000(!) submissions!

162

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT “I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is." (State of the Art interview, New York, 1985 with Sandy Nairne and Geoff Dunlop). #JeanMichelBasquiat #basquiatart

041

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

91510

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am watching Jackson Mac Low (Public Access Poetry, Jan. 26, 1978). Quite remarkable. youtu.be/JLWujEmqwgM?...

youtu.be

Jackson Mac Low on Public Access Poetry, Jan. 26, 1978

YouTube video by PennSound

131

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a gorgeous surprise! Thank you @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social I’m bursting with excitement. Congratulations to all you fab poets, thrilled to be in your company💖🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳🙏🎉

blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

Black Bough Poetry (@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social)

Welsh poetry press based in Swansea with a focus on imagist poetry. Edited by Matthew M C Smith

0116

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

YourMoonliness @yourmoonliness.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

season of surrender #autumn #scape

2356

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Ellen Forkin @ellenforkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #NationalPoetryDay everyone! I want to celebrate @byleaveswelive.bsky.social - I love discovering gems on their website and listening to their Nothing But The Poem podcast. Here are some poems below that I adore… www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

Scottish Poetry Library

Books and resources in Scotland's national poetry library for Burns Night, Robert Burns and the best Scottish poets and poems about Scotland

142

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Alien Buddha Press @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s motherfucking October yawl!!!!! The Alien Buddha's House of Horrors 9 is now available!!! amazon.com/dp/B0HLNQJWQC The Alien Buddha's House of Horrors 9 48 stories spanning 441 pages. Including the 5 finalists in the 2026 Horror Showdown

242

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

SHINE Poetry @shinepoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Congratulations and good luck! #shinepoetry #pushcart nominees

named poets and titles on dark graphic of fireworks

263

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

John Dredge @johndredge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s National Poetry Day tomorrow…! @poetrydayuk.bsky.social

043

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Huge thanks to Dark Poets Club for this honour. Delighted to be on this list alongside other excellent poets such as @carmellapoetry.bsky.social and Ella B. Winters #darkpoetsociety #DarkPoetsPrize #darkpoetry

6165

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am taking my Amygdala back home to Camden where she belongs! I left a copy on the lock, I hope they all like the poems! #HappyNationalPoetryDay #TheAmygdalaSafari #Camden #bookshops #ZombiePunk

141

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

HAPPY NATIONAL POETRY DAY! I thought you might like to see a clip of John Keating reflecting on poetry in #DeadPoetsSociety. 'That you are here,that life exists, and identity;That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse'. 🖤✌🏻 🎧👇🏻▶️ youtu.be/aS1esgRV4Rc?...

161

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Ellen Forkin @ellenforkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve started writing poetry again and treated myself to some new lipstick. So naturally I wrote a poem about how wearing a touch of colour lifts my heart a little 🩷 Hope you enjoy my words… #Poem #PoetrySky #ChronicIllness #MentalHealth #Glimmers ✨

Black text on a white background.

Ritual.

When I glide
Sweet lipstick
Dab—dab—dab
Upon the blueness
Of my lips
A balmy variety
Blushing my smile
To a shade of roses
I think to myself
This is life

True, I avoid
My mirror self
Unwell—unwell—unwell
The green, milky
Pallor of otherness
Only the mascara
The eyeshadows
The rose-blush smile
Draws my gaze
Life is colour

Let me paint myself living.

Ellen Forkin.

241

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Facing It by Yusef Komunyakaa Read at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Pleasure Dome-New and Collected Poems, 2001, Wesleyan University Press. #FacingIt #YusefKomunyakaa youtu.be/90yxqlVrLP8?...

youtu.be

Poetry Everywhere: "Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa

YouTube video by PoetryEverywherePTV

152

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

youtu.be

Poetry Everywhere: "Facing It" by Yusef Komunyakaa

YouTube video by PoetryEverywherePTV

152

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

T.S. Eliot was born on this day in 1888. To celebrate, I am reposting my recording of Journey of the Magi, originally posted at the start of Advent in 2025👇 #poemsaloud #poetrycommunity #botd

1153

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Jenevieve Carlyn @coastalpoet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The photographs in this exhibit are intended as a spiritual experience... Without erasing history, they invite reflection on how our lives might be more (& less) than the sum of the generations who came before us, their previous actions, even our own choices." 'Silent Hours' for this week's blog:

coastalpoet.substack.com

Silent Hours

During the dog days of summer, I went with a friend to visit the bookshop at a local spiritual retreat center.

0104

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sharing a poem I haven't ever shared before... 🫀 It is from my collection Heart Muscle which won the Hedgehog Press Crimson Spine Competition for best pamphlet last October. It is called Intersectional Dining. #families #contrasts #blacksheep #power #powerlessness

61310

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Flowers on the Wall The Statler Brothers Released 14th of June, 1965 Composed by Lew DeWitt 🎶🎶 'I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience, I guess.' #TheStatlerBrothers #PulpFiction #Lyrics youtu.be/W6DmeR9a6ig?si…

youtu.be

The Statler Brothers - Flowers On the Wall (Man in Black: Live in Denmark)

YouTube video by JohnnyCashVEVO

020

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy heavenly birthday to Madeline Kahn! Gone too soon. 💔 29/09/1942-03/12/1999 🎧👇🏻▶️ youtu.be/WwTGqeiSFJo?... #MadelineKahn #EuniceBurns #WhatsUpDoc

041

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Had a lovely chat with the team at BBC Upload about my book #TheAmygdalaSafari. If you fancy a listen, you can check out the interview here: 👇🏻🎧▶️ youtu.be/oRv6DWIPggA?...

youtu.be

BBC SOUNDS UPLOAD ~ Carmella is interviewed by Jake Peach about her book THE AMYGDALA SAFARI

YouTube video by Poetry with Carmella

7138

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

31 of the 47 wonderful, massively talented and generous artists who have donated their work to our third anthology (Dream a Wild Breeze) in aid of the CCHS charity "Keep Me Breathing". Can't wait to see the rest of the pictures and get the book to its production stages. JH 😊 #PoetryForChildren

073

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Sreelekha Chatterjee @sreelekha2024.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Elated to have three poems of mine published in the wonderful Ape House Magazine. Warm thanks to the amazing editor, Damon Hubbs! Please visit the link below to read my poems. apehousemagazine.substack.com/p/three-poem...

apehousemagazine.substack.com

Three Poems

by Sreelekha Chatterjee

184

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy heavenly birthday to Madeline Kahn! Gone too soon. 💔 29/09/1942-03/12/1999 🎧👇🏻▶️ youtu.be/WwTGqeiSFJo?... #MadelineKahn #EuniceBurns #WhatsUpDoc

041

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Chuffed beyond chuffedness to say my next poetry collection "But It's Always Been Like This" has been selected by JC Studio Press for publication. It is the fifth book in my seven book sequence "Mashing" and is a running sequence of 43 poems.

4226

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Merril D. Smith @merrildsmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a powerful anthology--available to read for free! I'm pleased to have poems included here. The print version will be available soon. #PoemsOfResistance

2102

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very pleased to appear in Issue One of Pressed Flower Review with my poem ‘A Heron Waits' alongside excellent writers such as Özge Lena. Huge thanks to the excellent E.I.C: Ella Newman zwn944dtg7.wixsite.com/pressed-flow... #poetrypublication #poem #poetrymagazine #literarymagazine #litmag

4208

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Had a lovely chat with the team at BBC Upload about my book #TheAmygdalaSafari. If you fancy a listen, you can check out the interview here: 👇🏻🎧▶️ youtu.be/oRv6DWIPggA?...

youtu.be

BBC SOUNDS UPLOAD ~ Carmella is interviewed by Jake Peach about her book THE AMYGDALA SAFARI

YouTube video by Poetry with Carmella

7138

Reposted by Carmella de Keyser

John Looker @johnlooker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I find it extraordinary to hear e.e.cummings read this poem. I discovered his poetrywhen I was young and loved it. I would never have imagined this poem spoken the way he enunciates it himself.

262