Reposted by Caroline DaviesAnteroom (formerly The Winged Moon) @anteroompoetry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Continuing to share the beautiful work from #Biophilia, and today not one, but two poems from the very talented @jenwithwords.bsky.social. Read them here: www.anteroompoetry.com/biophilia/je... 1116
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#SealeyChallenge 2026, Day 31/31: The I of my Storm by Sarah Wedderburn @greenbottlepress.bsky.social "Our father in blackberries just beyond reach/of my bramble-torn fingers." 010
Reposted by Caroline Daviesottilie mulzet @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social · 24/11/2025coming soon: an anthology of Hungarian women's poetry, to be published by Seagull Books in January Under a Pannonian Sky: Ten Women Poets from Hungary, ed. by Ottilie Mulzet 55916
Reposted by Caroline DaviesA.D. Harper @adharper.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Book 29/31 Ruth Padel – Girl "So I wake in the dark and walk downstairs / in the beautiful silence of made things." ('The Blue Gate of Morning') #SealeyChallenge #poetry 031
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026#Sealeychallenge 2026, Day 27/31: Making the Wedding dress by Jackie Wills "I'm learning silk's tendency to fray/but mostly how it catches light" From @saltpublishing.com 082
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026#SealeyChallenge 2026, Day 26/31: Longshore Drift by Katrina Porteous with Linocuts by James Dodds. A radio poem from Aldeburgh @poetryinaldeburgh.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Caroline DaviesA.D. Harper @adharper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Book 26/31 Kathleen Jamie – The Overhaul "It was August. She travelled / with a small valise / of darkness, and the first few stars / returning to the northern sky, // and my room, it seemed, / had missed her." ('Moon') #SealeyChallenge #poetry 021
Reposted by Caroline DaviesVictoria Chang @victoriachang.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Sign up for Daniel Sluman and Out-spoken Press's new poetry book club. Tree of Knowledge 9/2 and 9/16 via Zoom. Support a wonderful press and register here. @outspokenpress.bsky.social www.outspokenldn.com/book-c...outspokenldn.comBook Club — Out-Spoken 032
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 06/08/20265/31 #SealeyChallenge Wednesday is Eve Ellis Spit Valve. Reunion is my favourite poem from this one. @eveellis14.bsky.social "She played/ a last flurry of notes and emptied her spit valve" #sealeycommunity 020
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026#SealeyChallenge 4/31 Tuesday Jo Harjo A Map to the next World. These poems sing and then grab you by the throat and make you listen "Crucial to finding the way is this: there is no beginning or end/ You must make your own map" #sealeycommunity 020
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026#SealeyChallenge 3/31 Monday Australian poet Philip Neilsen's Without an Alibi. "Poetry comes without an alibi,/ in lightning flashes of insanity." #sealeycommunity 020
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 03/08/2026#Sealeychallenge 2/31 On Sunday I read Matthew Welton's Small Birds Singing. A book length poem takng you through the year from September in linked but fragmented couplets "the rustle of something drifting into existence,/ and the echo of the thing we'll never know again." #sealeycommunity 030
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 02/08/2026#SealeyChallenge 1/31 First day I read Sarah Westcott's Pond. A year in the life of an ordinary pond make extra-ordinary by close attention. "and then the pond was too full to speak of much --which thread to pull on first, to loosen pull of mouth #sealeycommunity 030
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026And you'll get it in time for the Sealey challenge running throughout August. 020
Reposted by Caroline DaviesBert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2026First book of the day was The Treasures by Harriet Evans! 0242
Reposted by Caroline DaviesLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comA picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four yearsIn at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women. 2418571137
Reposted by Caroline DaviesSuzanna Fitzpatrick @suzannafitzpatrick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026#TheDeeperRead 22 is here, featuring "Many Happy Returns" by Jill Abram from her @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social pamphlet Forgetting my Father. Works cited include Glyn Maxwell @gregfreemanpoet.bsky.social and the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. suzannafitzpatrick.substack.com/p/the-deeper... 011
Reposted by Caroline Davieswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Spanish artist Raquel Rodrigo from Valencia creates stitched street art #WomensArt 439054
Reposted by Caroline DaviesTogether Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 16/05/2026🚨 Right now, Tommy Robinson is in London claiming to speak for us. It’s the ultimate distraction from the very real problems we face. But we know the truth: migrants aren’t the problem, far-right billionaires are. ✊ Share this post to make it clear: Tommy Robinson does not speak for us. 8107109
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 27/04/2026poets.org/poem/spirits...poets.orgSpiritsWe’d lift gin from your mother’s cabinet / and walk the hallways of Robert Asp Middle 020
Reposted by Caroline DaviesMilton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Delighted that @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social's Crowd Voltage is @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social Book of the Month: review below. See him with Isabelle Baafi in #miltonkeynes this Sat: tickets (inperson/zoom) on website. poetrypharmacy.co.uk/blogs/newsle... @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social #poetrypoetrypharmacy.co.ukI'd rather be starfish than the sunThis evening, Saturday March 28th marks Earth Hour, a simple, shared gesture that circles the globe each year. For one hour, at 8.30pm local time, lights are dimmed, switches are turned off, and the b... 073
Reposted by Caroline DaviesMilton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Poem of the week at @faberbooks.bsky.social is The Way You Say Pen by Isabelle Baafi, who'll be reading for us in-person on or livestream next Saturday - tickets available on our website. #isabellebaafi #poetry #miltonkeynes www.faber.co.uk/journal/poem...faber.co.ukPoem of the Week: 'The way you say pen' by Isabelle BaafiThis week, our Faber Poem of the Week is ‘The way you say pen’, from Chaotic Good, Isabelle Baafi's piercing debut about how we are made, how we get lost and how we find new selves. 031
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Lots of excellent poems. My favourite so far is Last Poem for Erin by Amy L King 020
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026#NaPoMo #poetry Every poet needs a treasure hoard says @hollyhopkins.bsky.social youtu.be/v1xfNTXzwjE?...youtu.beHolly Hopkins - build a treasure hoardYouTube video by The Poetic Licence - Jo Bell 030
Reposted by Caroline DaviesEvan Gore @evangore.bsky.social · 08/04/2026For National Poetry Month, during war time. 0104
Reposted by Caroline DaviesBloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 27/03/2026John McCullough (@mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social) will be reading from his just-published fifth collection Crowd Voltage @mklitfest.bsky.social on 25 April, alongside Isabelle Baafi. 042
Reposted by Caroline DaviesScottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social · 24/03/2026🎙️ NOTHING BUT THE POEM Our much loved poetry podcast hosted by @samueltongue.bsky.social will be published on 1st of each month. Last 6 poets featured have been: 🔥 Jane Hirshfield 🔥 Jack Gilbert 🔥 Andrea Gibson 🔥 Isabelle Baafi 🔥 Thomas A Clark 🔥 Juana Adcock Who's next? Clue: Booker nominated...media.tenor.coma black and white photo of a woman standing in a kitchen with the words `` hmmmm , let me think '' .ALT: a black and white photo of a woman standing in a kitchen with the words `` hmmmm , let me think '' . 062
Reposted by Caroline DaviesIan Hagues @ianhagues.bsky.social · 28/03/2026@longbarrowpress.bsky.social I'm going in👍 1123
Reposted by Caroline DaviesBloodaxe Books @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Last night's excellent online launch reading with Lily Blacksell, Rita Ann Higgins and John McCullough is now available to watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/p_0hOeo... All three poets' new books are available to order now from the Bloodaxe website: www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/new_titl... 0158
Reposted by Caroline DaviesThe English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Say hello to my little friend 🤗 416118
Reposted by Caroline Davieswalk · listen · create @walklistencreate.org · 24/03/2026dlvr.itScrambling for mapsMarch 2026 we are holding 3 online Map Scrambles, in which artists will be discussing when and why they use maps or mapping to document their walking art. Map Scramble 1 (Monday 23 7pm GMT) Map Scramble 2 (Wednesday 25 7pm GMT) Map Scramble 3 (Thursday 26 7pm GMT) Each events part of the 011
Reposted by Caroline Davieswalk · listen · create @walklistencreate.org · 23/03/2026Walking artists from the Walking Artists Network share how and why they use maps to document their walking works. Join the discussion. Don't miss it. Starts tonight! 23, 25 and 26 March. LINK: dlvr.it/TRfHB3 041
Reposted by Caroline DaviesNationCymru @nation.cymru · 18/03/2026S4C’s latest series, Stori’r Iaith continues tonight. Presented by Sarra Elgan, the series offers viewers a fresh and emotive exploration of the Welsh language - its history, and the people who keep it alivenation.cymruStori’r Iaith celebrates Welsh identity through the power of sportS4C’s latest series, Stori’r Iaith, presented by the much‑loved broadcaster Sarra Elgan, offers viewers a fresh and emotive exploration of the Welsh language – its history, and the people who keep it ... 034
Reposted by Caroline DaviesRishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The Jalak Prize shortlists are out: www.jhalakprize.comjhalakprize.comJhalak Prize - Book of the Year by a Writer of ColourFirst awarded in March 2017, the Jhalak Prize, seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers. 141
Reposted by Caroline DaviesMatt Beany @mattsawyer.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Like what this means in Czech. 182
Reposted by Caroline DaviesSimon Maddrell @simonmaddrell.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Delighted to be in the latest issue of Dust Magazine — risking life & limb exposing a national treasure… www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/human-b...dustpoetry.co.ukHuman Being Erasure by Simon Maddrellfound commentary from The Green Planet, Human Worlds episode The relationship between plants humans and humans is extra-ordinary. We’ve been adapting to each other for as long as we’ve ... 3125
Reposted by Caroline DaviesDawn Balmer @debalmer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Final visit for the Winter Bird Survey on my square in Thetford Forest this morning. Nice to watch a pair of Crossbill with nesting material going into a tree. Yellowhammers have arrived back in the forest for the breeding season and singing #NorfolkBirding @bbs-birds.bsky.social 0593
Reposted by Caroline DaviesAndy Jackson @azjackson.bsky.social · 22/02/2026We’re off on running with the fourth of our #SonnetChains. This time it’s Sophie Herxheimer and Nancy Campbell on co-editing duties. Sophie starts us off with one of her trademark works of poetic appliqué. More to come every fortnight! newbootsandpantisocracies.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/a...newbootsandpantisocracies.wordpress.comArt Sonnet Chain, 1: Sophie HerxheimerSophie Herxheimer is an artist and poet from south London. Her work has been shown at Tate Modern, The Museum of Liverpool, and along the sea-front at Margate. Her collections include Velkom to Ink… 052
Reposted by Caroline DaviesMaggie Stiefvater @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social · 21/02/2026"Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass" from my current read (T. S. Eliot, Poems 1909-1925) 2053978
Reposted by Caroline DaviesRishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · 21/02/2026A cherry blossom lemonade as a way to get you to pre-order the book? Ok then: ninearchespress.com/publications... 153
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 21/02/2026@poetsfortheplanet.bsky.social May 8th 2026 is a very special day. It’s David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. On May 8th @poetsfortheplanet.bsky.social invite you to post a poem on social media to honour him. It could be your own poem or a published poem by someone else. And please spread the word. 181
Reposted by Caroline DaviesJeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · 20/02/2026First Gent: My lord, what news from Norfolk? Second Gent: The prince, the king's own brother, is detained At Aylsham. First Gent: Marry, it will *ail* the king Full sore if this be truth and not a *sham*. Second Gent: (beat) My lord, are we really doing this 15713
Reposted by Caroline DaviesDr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026America, where all the accidents are built to last Reginald Sherpherd 2192
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Thanks to the folk @modpo.bsky.social especially Dan Bergmann who are running a slow poetry SloPo week of poems by @aestallings.bsky.social We began with A Postcard from Greece and I'm loving reading these poems 120
Reposted by Caroline DaviesRishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · 17/02/2026More showing off, but I've been alerted to the fact that my pamphlet 'the break of a wave' is a staff pick at the National Poetry Library at the mo. If you're near the Royal Festival Hall, pop in and see the foldout zine-iness. 1102
Reposted by Caroline DaviesThe Poetry School @poetryschool.bsky.social · 03/02/2026🎓 Interested in taking your poetry to a higher level? Our MA in Writing Poetry Open Day takes place on Saturday 14 March! To register your interest in attending, please contact ma@poetryschool.com. More info here 👉 poetryschool.com/our... 041
Reposted by Caroline DaviesIan McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I like this poem of loss and detail by Jennifer Wong from her @ninearchespress.bsky.social collection Light Year. ‘A life so loved and rented…’ 413124
Caroline Davies @carolinemdavies.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Recommended reading - two terrific poems by Jessica Mookherjee www.anthropocenepoetry.org/post/2-poems...anthropocenepoetry.org2 poems by Jessica MookherjeeCervix I listened to Professor Robert Sapolsky on a podcast and rememberedlife is a process of remembering. I am epigenetically stressed— my grandmother's famine coded in my cells. Everything is heati... 000
Reposted by Caroline DaviesKaren Goodwin @mssgoodwin.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Thanks @poetrysociety.org.uk for the new issue of Poetry Review. Featuring a fabulous new poem by @mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social 13010