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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Art: by Josiah all these man-made walls~ fields of four-leaf clover find a way @completethehaiga #170 #completethehaiga #haiga #senryu

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Wales Haiku Journal @waleshaiku.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

cocoon opening— first-graders motionless - Patricia Haddock The opening poem from our Summer '26 edition. One small moment that opens the door to all that follows. www.waleshaikujournal.com/summer2026 #haiku

A minimalist poetry graphic on a warm cream, paper-textured background. In soft green serif text is the haiku: "cocoon opening— / first-graders / motionless" by Patricia Haddock. At the bottom, in small type, reads "Wales Haiku Journal · Summer '26". The design is calm, spacious and elegant, with generous negative space that evokes the opening page of a poetry journal.

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“As soon as C. Jean Downer finds the coin that slipped between the upholstery, she’ll race ring-billed gulls to the beach at White Rock, British Columbia.” Special thanks to Professor McMurray for including my nostalgic haiku in his fabulous column www.asahi.com/ajw/articles... #haiku

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Excited to be a part of Haiku Girl Summer 2023-2025 Anthology! Congratulations to founding Editor Allyson Whipple and each year’s editorial team! Follow the summer haiku series here: www.haikugirlsummer.com?ref=haiku-gi... Get a copy of the anthology here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084 #haiku #poetry

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TJDallas7 @tjdallas7.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

✅ Absolutely NO AI! ✅ Self-published 2021 ✅ Available on Kindle (inc. KU), paperback, signed paperback, and audio (narrated by Scarlett Rose) ✅ Set in Scotland/Caledonia (part modern/mostly fantasy) ✅ LGBTQIA+ Safe Space ✅ Eleven-book series (three more to come 😏) #sapphic #lesfic #amwriting

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GabrielConstans @gabrielconstans.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Passionate embryologist, Savarna, is dating two different #women, when she is told by her East Indian-American #parents that she MUST have a #baby. #sapphic #fiction #India #USA #lesbian #sister #IVF #wlw #book Pre-order new edition at Barnes & Noble: tinyurl.com/TLCbyGC

Book poster for novel The Last Conception by Gabriel Constans. On left is a woman standing as a tree with branches and on the right are several positive quotes.

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

You need to see this today ❤️

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Prune Juice Journal @prunejuicejournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Join us this Sunday for our second Senryu Slam!!! We start at 8PM EST/6PM PST, with prompts dropping every 15 minutes. What's senryu? Read about it here: thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/files/... Casual reminder that submissions are open! #poetrysky #prompts #micropoetry

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deanthepoet.bsky.social @deanthepoet.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Looking east into Glacier National Park from the Great Bear Wilderness in northwestern Montana. #MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday #NaturePhotography #Montana #GlacierNational #PublicLand #NationalForest

Looking easy into Glacier National Park from the Great Bear Wilderness in northwestern Montana.

We had a mild winter. It has been a warm spring. The high peaks in Glacier stubbornly cling to their snowy blankets as long as they can.

These mountains were born to be cold.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 08/06/2026

Oh, is it #WorldOceanDay? Don't mind if I do... without our oceans, we would be doomed. Protect them and the wildlife they harbor 💙

Drawing of a mother and baby black and white orca. They are partially obscured by an abstract blue pattern of paisley shapes that suggest sunlight and shadow on moving water.

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I am suspicious when a person doesn't like cats. But I totally trust a cat when it doesn't like a person.

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Summer reads? We have you covered. Some of the most innovative and gripping crime fiction being written right now! queercrimewriters.substack.com/i/199…

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I am so grateful to Editor Michele L. Harvey for including my tanka in The Tanka Hangout ❤️ Ribbons Volume 22.1 is a stellar read. Congratulations to all the poets! #tanka #shortformpoetry #TankaSocietyofAmerica

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DeRicki Johnson @derickijohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

If this dumb war Would end today We still Ain’t felt the worst The sticker shock Is coming Our supply chain Has been cursed If life’s Like a commuter train Its track Has got a #rift And we’re bound For derailment All because of Mad King’s grift… #vss365 #NoKings

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Off The Rails Train Crash

ALT: Off The Rails Train Crash

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 28/05/2026

Keeping it simple for today's #TransArtMay... taking a moment to star gaze

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 28/05/2026

Hear ye, hear ye... the big threadless sale is ongoing! $13 basic tees and 40% off all other products! There's never been a better time to grab something from me or one of the other cool artists! Shirts in many different styles, notebooks, coffee mugs, puzzles, stickers! whistberry.threadless.com

Photo of a spiral bound notebook with the illustration of a blue frog among white daisy like flowers against a lime green background.

Photo of a black tote bag with the illustration of a bright blue blue jay among pink dogwood flowers.

A puzzle with the image of a red crab holding up chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting in its two front claws against a background of a sandy beach, blue waves and sky with white clouds. The words "I come in peace" are spelled out in red type beneath the main image.

Black long sleeved t-shirt with the illustration of a fierce-looking raccoon standing upright and snarling at the viewer with the words "fix your heart" spelled out in the blue, white, and pink colors of the trans flag between its upraised paws.

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few moments and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno

Small bird perches on wirer fence, light blue head, black shoulders, deep blue hindquarters with streaks of yellow and some orange patches

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Field of Flowers - Gustav Klimt

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In chapter eight, Dorathea responds to Elvina’s comment that the shared grief of young Elspeth Gòrdan and Jack will help the child feel more secure while she is away from her grandfather. I’ve always relied on sharing my grief with others to heal. #urbanfantasy #mystery #sapphic #lesfic #wlw

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

So grateful and honoured to have a poem in Frogpond, volume 49:1. Many thanks to Managing Editor Allyson Whipple and the incredible editorial team. This issue was the wait (delayed delivery in Canada!) and a joy to read! #haiku #frogpondjournal

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Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We are book fans from all across the world! Recently one of our Library Technicians visited the Midhope Castle in Scotland and came across a marvelous library. These books date back as far as the 16th century!

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 14/05/2026

New design in my threadless store! Available on a variety of stuff from t-shirts to mugs to notebooks to pillows to bags... whistberry.threadless.com

Photo of a black tote bag with an illustration of a group of small five petal flax blooms in a light purple blue color with light yellow centers and green stems with lacey green fronds.

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

So proud to be included in Haiku for Soulmates, Editor Gabriela Marie Milton’s and award-winning publisher Literary Revelations’ newest release. Congratulations to the poets and LR on another exquisite release ❤️ Amazon #1 release in the UK, USA, and Japan. www.amazon.com/Haiku-Soulma...

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Many thanks to Editor Patricia McGuire and the editorial team for including my poem in 1:26, The Poetry Pea Journal. Always an honour to be included with such an international collection of poets and their beautiful verses ❤️ You can read past issues here: poetrypea.com/journal-of-h... #haiku

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Nothing my wife Theresa and I will ever do in this world will top bringing these two kind, empathetic, intelligent, and beautiful girls into it. Happy Mother’s Day, my love!

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Thank you to editors @loverpoetic.bsky.social and @jwjwoodhouse for including my ku in this resplendent issue of Wales Haiku Journal. Congratulations to all the poets included. I’ve enjoyed reading your poems this week. What a delight! www.waleshaikujournal.com/.../f225a3... #haiku #senryu

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Blossoms features 155 haiku and senryu by 130 poets from around the world, comprising the top winners from all twenty years of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s International Haiku Invitational. It was a huge thrill to have been a top winner in 2023 🌸❤️ www.amazon.com/Blossoms-Bre...

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LGBTQ+ Toronto & LA Film Festival @lgbtlatoronto.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Watch the LGBTQ+ HUMAN SPIRIT Festival (in case you missed it) Watch the festival by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial using the link, or go to www.wildsound.ca Watch today’s Festival: www.wildsound.ca/videos/lgbtq... #watchmovies #lgbtqfestival #wildsound

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Bella Books @bellabooks.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Stressed? Pssst, we have books!

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Love this idea and would love to participate when I'm online ❤️

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saintmaker.bsky.social @saintmaker.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

“Good Day at Balanced Rock #23” Big Bend National Park/TX #RockinTuesday #ECK

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Bella Books @bellabooks.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Sometimes secrets change their keeper. Sometimes they change everything.

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Grateful to the incredible Editor Steliana Cristina Voicu for including my haiku and shahai in this outstanding issue of Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal. Congratulations to all the amazing poets! 💚💚💚 Take a look at the issue here: enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com

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Lori Jones @lorijonespoetry.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This is the most vulnerable thing I've ever done. I've published my first poetry collection: The Sweetening.

A purple book lay atop moss and reads "The Sweetening: a poetry memoir on growing up, breaking down, and letting go" by Lori Jones. Magenta chrysanthemums lay at the corner.

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C. Jean Downer @cjeandowner.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Had a fun time, TLR! Thanks for the chat! ❤️

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