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Debra J. Nordyke

@dnwritespoetry.bsky.social
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Writer of poetry. To walk as a warrior, embracing grace, into the storms of darkness to breathe out light. Weaving the evil threads life hurls with the threads of wonder. Beauty is cultivated in darkness.

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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@alanparrywriter.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social @thebrokenspine.co.uk
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Deeply grateful to Kelsay Books for believing in me! Also on Kindle version! link.edgepilot.com/x/tqg0aCE-ur...
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@jordanriverwrites.bsky.social thank you for the repost! I appreciate it!
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I would like to share that it is official, my long-held dream, on Monday, August 17th at 2:09 pm, I received an email from my publisher, that Ink my book has been officially released on Amazon and Kelsay Books website! www.amazon.com/INK-Debra-J-...
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Amazon.com: INK: 9798901468722: Nordyke, Debra J.: Books
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Poetry Palooza - North Bay Poetics - I am honored to be the featured poet and will MC the event! You must register to read by today, info@northbaypoetics.net. Please include a 50-word bio and headshot for promotion Would love to see everyone! @alanparrywriter.co.uk @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Deeply grateful for another fantastic opportunity to read my poetry alongside an amazing star in poetry...Maria Nazos! Her new book "Pulse." I will be in Lincoln, NB on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 5:30 pm at Francie & Finch Bookshop! I am profoundly honored! @marianazos.bsky.social
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Stacia Kaywood (she/her) @staciakaywood.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
April and May will be two exciting months for me. I have so many great events I get to be a part of. Be sure to check out my website for listings, links! 1. Main Street Coffee, April 19. 2. Woodneath Library on April 22 3. Bliss Wine and Books on April 26 4. Lit and Libations on May 10
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Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Happy Mother's Day (or not) to you from me and two other #poets @benedictan.bsky.social @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social #OneSizeDoesNotFitAllMothers #Substack karenpiercegonzalez.substack.com/p/one-size
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
So honored and excited to be a contributor for Volume 3 of Speak Up Against Stigma. Please link in to hear our readings!
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Thrilled to be included in this month's publication in The Candyman's Trumpet! It is filled with amazing poetry! Enjoy! drive.google.com/file/d/1Rbo6...
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Thrilled to be included in this fabulous publication! MasticadoresCanada! link.edgepilot.com/s/5469cb54/w...
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SoulScratches @soulscratches.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Quiet beginnings on open roads. Even with the uncertainty of the long journey, choose kindness. 🫶🏻 #HumanityFirst #KindnessMatters
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 01/03/2026
This week: #BeingWatched. The look that lingers. The sense of eyes before proof. The body adjusting itself without knowing why. Write the awareness. The almost-seeing. The way desire sharpens when it’s observed. New theme opens Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
A black-and-white photograph shows a person in close profile, partially obscured by shadow, peering through horizontal window blinds. One hand lifts a slat, allowing light to fall across their eye and face. The Broken Spine fountain pen logo appears in the top left corner. “@thebrokenspine.co.uk” is written in white at the top right. Bold white text in the lower right reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #BEINGWATCHED”.
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Thank you Paul! Yes I always am thing myself slowdown when I am reading poetry! Let it absorb! ❤️❤️
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback! So glad you were surprised!
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Thank you! ❤️
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Not yet! But you will be the first to know!!!🤣🤣🤣
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Thank you Ann! Love hearing feedback and perceptions! ❤️
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Yeah for you!!! I thought of you the other day, "I am going to write a love poem and post it on BlueSky, see what Dave thinks!" 😄😆 The dark poet writing a love poem...😜
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Dave, I shall call you here on #PoemsAbout "the Love Poet!" Another beautiful poem! I love the repetition of those extravagant lines and the musicality of some rhymes! Wonderful!
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Dave Ashley @daveashleypoet.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#spent #poemsabout #rupture #promptcombo #inkmine #dreamy #madrigal #poem #love
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
David, lovely Haiku about our instincts of extravagance!
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David Birch @davidbirch.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Many thanks @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk for today's #PoemsAbout prompt #Spent. Here's a brief off-the-cuff 'tribute' to someone we knew only too well in the UK. Apologies, I was feeling tetchy this morning....
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Wow! This is a power hitter of a poem! In my opinion, Pushcart Prize winner! Favorite line (but there are so many I love!) "slashing the hush with a vocal knife!" Fabulous! Brilliant piece of writing!
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Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#PoemsAbout #Spent #poem #writing #writingcommunity @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Paul, such truth spoken is so few words...doing what poetry does best! Well done and powerfully true!
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Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
After a small break, here is my return piece for #PoemsAbout #Spent. @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk Will be catching up later/over weekend
Waste

He spent his life pleasing others,
spent his money pleasing others,

in the end, when only the ending mattered,
he spent his last day alone.
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Rachel, this is a well written poem using the metaphor of the toothpaste tube...love it! This poem reads as if you are squeezing out the words as you progress to the end! Well done!
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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
To all those who never ever get to start the new toothpaste! 😊 #PoemsAbout #Spent Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk Happy Friday!
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Ann, your poem takes the reader on a journey everyone knows so well or can relate to. It reads like a slow unfurling of understanding and forced acceptance. Well done!
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Ann Tigone @anntigone.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#poemsabout #spent Banjaxed: a common Irish slang term meaning something is broken, ruined, severely damaged, or beyond repair.
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I love how your poem pulls the reader in with that first fabulous line, "attic sketches appear," dripping with mystery and a little macabre vibe. And I love the ending line, "where noted desires played!" I really like poetry that uses only the words necessary, nothing frivolous used. Well done!
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SoulScratches @soulscratches.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
attic sketches appear unclaimed reels linger as grey tinged captions claim the passage confounded and spent my impulses proceed through the fire and passion stoking the burnt offerings left scratching their way through the ash and lust where noted desires played #PoemsAbout #Spent
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I love how the title is not just sitting there like a hat on top of the poem; it is part of the poem! It works quite nicely! ❤️
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C. Oulens @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Strangely, don’t have much to say for #PoemsAbout #Spent @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk …but just enough for #fragmentsfriday #micropoem @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #Oulens #BlueskyPoetry #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
Can you share your crackers, because


I’ve used all my words

       on this poem

And plum’s out of season

And it’s loud — keeping mum


C. Oulens
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Jen, I also love #PoemsAbout day! 😀 I also love how your poem sets on the page, the three metaphors delineated with italics and set apart in a couplet, then expounded upon with a stanza. This would be a lovely poem to be read out loud at an Open Mic! Great use of imagery!
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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I love Fridays, or #PoemsAbout day as I now call them. Here is my offering, and I look forward to seeing all of yours 😁 #Spent @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #poetry
Spent

A match 
burned down to fingers.

I have nothing left.
So use the blackened stub 
to write messages on the pavement 
to be washed away by rain.  


A purse 
emptied of cash.

The price paid rises each day. 
The reserve is empty,
trading on credit 
I have no hope of repaying. 


A body 
utterly exhausted. 

Bed offers no respite.
Lying there I am spent. 
Recovery 
takes longer than I have.  


One day what wakes 
will not be me.
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Andy, the repetition of words actually moves the reader along slowly, quietly, like walking down a staircase. And the repetition lends itself to the theme #spent quite effectively! Well done!❤️
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Andy Williamson @andywilliamson.com · 27/02/2026
Nice to be able to post a quick little poem for #poemsabout #spent after a bit of an enforced absence last week (bad cold). Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk / @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the prompt and to everyone contributing! #poems #poetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #scottishpoetry
After

the room is still
the air heavy
the floor damp with rain
now the storm 
has ebbed away
but you
you sit with me
you
you hold my hand
saying nothing
just here
here
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thank you Jan! That means a lot coming from you! You are such a good writer!
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thank you Paul!!!!
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
So excited! My first interview regarding my poetry and three poems included! Flapper Press is an amazing magazine with exceptional writing and art! I am honored beyond words! @fpress.bsky.social www.flapperpress.com/blog/categor...
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Familiar classics and original poetry from across the globe as well as interviews with poets and helpful hints to jumpstart your writing.
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Oh thank you John! You are such a good writer your thoughts are so important! ❤️
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thank you Mike! Yes the ultimate body being spent…inevitability of death!🥰
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thank you! So good to know my intention was effective! ❤️
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Thank you! I do love the turns in sonnets! 😆
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Debra J. Nordyke @dnwritespoetry.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Good morning #BlueSkyPoets! #PoemsAbout #Spent @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk I took the traditional sonnet and tweaked the form to create a List Sonnet, I hope you enjoy! Excited to read your poetic creations!
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 27/02/2026
#PoemsAbout #Spent is live. Write the after. The bodies that don’t rush apart. The silence that isn’t empty. The care that follows intensity. Post from today. Tag #PoemsAbout #Spent to be read and shared. Use Alt Text. Take care with each other.
An intimate, softly focused photograph shows multiple bare bodies resting close together, hands gently touching skin. Faces are not shown. The mood is calm and tender, emphasising rest and connection after intensity. The Broken Spine fountain pen logo appears in the top left corner. “@thebrokenspine.co.uk” is written in white at the top right. Bold white text in the lower right reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #SPENT”.
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 24/02/2026
One editor will pick the poems they love. That’s it. No career promises. No breakthrough narrative. Just cash and community — raised together. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky
Black-and-white graphic of a vintage typewriter seen from above. Torn paper strips sit in the typewriter reading “£1200 RAISED” and “WIN CASH” in bold lettering. Below, the hashtags “#TheBrokenSpineAward” and “#ByPoetsForPoets” are printed. The overall style is gritty, high-contrast, and zine-like.
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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 24/02/2026
#PoemsAbout #Spent starts Friday. Write exhaustion as intimacy. Sweat drying. Breath slowing. The body no longer performing. What’s left when desire has finished speaking? Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.
A softly lit, intimate photograph shows several bare bodies close together, partially cropped so faces are not visible. Hands rest gently on skin, fingers intertwined. The image focuses on closeness, warmth, and stillness rather than action. The Broken Spine fountain pen logo appears in the top left corner. “@thebrokenspine.co.uk” is written in white at the top right. Bold white text in the lower right reads: “Read Repost Reply #POEMSABOUT #SPENT”.
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