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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Jus` October Thoughts" ` October` Coloring autumn — reddening October leaves ripened to the fall — J N M 1 October 2026 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poemoftheday #Octoberpoetry #Blueskypoetry #Blueskypoems #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `flawed realities` Cracks in the mirror — fragments of reality glimpses of a true self — J N M 27 September 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `flawed realities` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🫧 Now Available: Pippa Popple and Sir Slime-a-Lot 🐌 A charming children’s adventure from Alta H. Haffner & James N. McManus, celebrating curiosity, creativity, and friendship. Available now on Amazon in eBook and paperback editions. #ChildrensBooks #bookSky #Bluesky #KidsBooks #NewBookRelease

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On This Day — September 15, 2023 A memory I will always hold close. Thank you, Khurram Amir, @khurramamir_mustdraw for this beautiful tribute to my first book Travels: A Poetic Journey. — J N M #TravelsAPoeticJourney #OnThisDay #BookSky #PoetryBook #JamesNMcManus

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `Madness` From shadowed darkness— haunted unfinished fragments quiet confessions — J N M 13 September 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `madness` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky #BookSky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー ` archives` Worn and weathered shelves — an archive of memories never forgotten — J N M 6 September 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `archives` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky #BookSky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `I am, who I am` Through a fractured lens— I became my own strange truth I am, who I am — J N M 30 August 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `I am, who I am` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #haikusunday #poetry #art #haiku #Blueskypoetry #Blueskyart #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Drop 🎙️ Now streaming on Spotify: “I Am Who I Am” — a raw, resonant reading by Poet James (Jim) McManus. open.spotify.com/episode/6lRe... #Spotify #Podcast #Poetry #JimsPoetryBistro #Blueskypoetry #Bluesky

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I Am Who I Am

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `The Final Exhale` Silent weariness — a life passes tired eyes fates final exhale — J N M 23 August 2026 #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky #BookSky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `quiet elegy ` Reaped before their time — flowers of cone on display rabbits ill intent — J N M 16 August 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `quiet elegy` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #poems #poetry #poetrycommunity #Blueskypoetry #Skypoems #Haiku #Sumiart

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `consciousness` Composed in darkness — spiritual consciousness thoughts never revealed — J N M 9 August 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `consciousness` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"I have come to understand that I must write every day, not because I possess something extraordinary to say, but because writing is the only place where the restless complexity of my mind is neither questioned nor judged." — J N M 5 August 2026 #WritingCommunity #WritingEveryDay #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `presence` Summer's refuge — A ritual of silence Low tide, boats in moor — J N M 2 August 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `presence` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #HaikuSunday #Bluesky #Poetry #Poem #Haiku #Art #Sumi #SumiArt #BlueskyPoetry

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `torn from silence ` From the torn silence — holding onto what remains your broken promises — J N M 26 July 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `torn from silence` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #Bluesky #Blueskypoetry #HaikuSunday #Haiku #SumiArt #Poetry #Peoms #Art

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `Alone` Don't fear the journey — every soul begins alone at peace with the truth — J N M 19 July 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `alone ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #HaikuSunday #Haiku #Poetry #Art #Bluesky #Blueskypoetry #SundayPoetry #SundayThoughts

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `mercies` Love, whiskey, and words— life's three delicate mercies redeeming my soul — J N M 12 July 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `mercies ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #Blueskypoerty #Bluesky #Haiku #Poetry #Art #HaikuSunday

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `lullaby ` Straight from my tired brain— Words so lonesome they could cry Rain day lullaby — J N M 5 July 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `lullaby ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #haiku #poetry #poem #sumiart #blueskypoetry #bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `Shadows` Shadows at my door— I bow, offering my try a soul breathes alone — J N M 28 June 2026 Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye `Shadows ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 #haikusunday #poetry #art #sundaypoetry #bluesky #blueskypoetry #sumi #sumiart

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー consumption /kənˈsəm(p)SHən/ Quiet consumption— swallowing the world a whole Slipping into null — J N M 21 June 2026 Art Credits © J N M `consumption ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #HaikuSunday #Haikupoetry #Poetry #SumiArt #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `squandered` Three Billion Heart beats — a life lived without regrets so many squandered — J N M 14 June 2026 Art Credits © J N M `squandered ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #Haiku #Poetry #Poems #Bluesky #Art #Sumi

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU 俳句サンデー `June ` Grass under your toes — June, and the world smelled of roses fireflies arrival — J N M 1 June 2026 Art Credits © J N M `June ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haiku #poetry #sumiart #poems #blueskypoetry #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `May Flowers ` May flowers serenade — pasteled hues, gifts of summer a gardener's blooms — J N M 25 May 2026 Art Credits © J N M `May Flowers ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #HaikuSunday #Poetry #Haiku #Art #Sumi #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

` Temptations ` Art Credits © J N M ` temptations ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced — J N M 28 May 2026 #LovePoetry #RomanticVerse #PoetryOfLove #SumiArt #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU Benumded /bɪˈnʌmded/ Birthed benumbed — a heartbeat that continues But misunderstood — J N M 17 May 2026 Art Credits © J N M ` Benumded ` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haikusunday #haiku #art #bluesky #poetry

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Drop 🎙️ Now streaming on Spotify: “Benumbed” — a raw, resonant reading by Poet James (Jim) McManus. Listen, witness, and share in the honesty of words that refuse to be unheard. #JimsPoetryBistro #JamesMcManus #Poetry #Bluesky #Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4APA...

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Benumded

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU ` Remembrance ` A sacred quiet — beneath the celebration my love remembers — J N M 10 May 2026 Art Credits © J N M ` Remembrance` Sumi Art Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haikuSunday #Poetry #sumiart #Bluesky #MothersDay #Reflections

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Drop 🎙️ Now streaming on Spotify: “The Storm” — a raw, resonant reading by Poet James (Jim) McManus. #spotify #podcast #poetry #poetrybistro #reflections #bluesky #JamesNMcManus open.spotify.com/episode/1800...

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The Storm

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU ` A Soft Silence ` Softly the words fall — a poet’s quiet blossom drifts into silence — J N M 3 May 2026 Art Credits © J N M ` A Soft Silence ` Charcoal on Paper Digitally Enhanced Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haikusunday #Haiku #Reflections #Bluesky #art

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

`Frazzled` Ink drips from my hand— a mind of half‑born thoughts stillness hides the storm. — J N M 30 April 2026 Art Credits © J N M ` Frazzled ` Sumi Ink Enhanced Digitally Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #Thursdaythoughts #Sumiart #bluesky #art #visualpoetry #JamesNMcmanus

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Drop 🎙️ Now streaming on Spotify: “Silence” : A raw, resonant reading by Poet James (Jim) McManus. Listen, witness, and share in the honesty of words that refuse to be unheard. #JimsPoetryBistro #JamesNMcManus #Poetry #ThoughtsofProse #Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0kTn...

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Silence a Redeaux

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU ` Reckoning` Stars whispered my name — each one a loss I once held burning where I can't — J N M 26 April 2026 Art Credits © J N M ` Reckoning ` Charcoal on Paper Enhanced Digitally Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #Haikusunday #Bluesky #haiku #reflections #JamesNMcManus

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `Bathing` quiet devotion— skin gathers the day’s fever a promise settles — J N M Artist Credits ©Jenny Lou Pena `Bathing In the Heat Waves` Year: 2026 #HaikuSunday #Art #Haiku #Poetry #VisualPoetry #Bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

REFLECTIONS - Chaos of My Own Making "I miss the life that ink refuses to recall, now just empty pages where words still burn, but yet remain unwritten." — James N McManus Artist Credits - © Airesh Kate Caliso #reflections #JamesNManus #bluesky #poetry #art #booksky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

SUNDAY HAIKU `quiet resurrection` rain pelts on longleaf— old pines rise like blood‑kin ghosts calling me back home — J N M 4 April 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `quiet resurrection` Charcoal Enhanced W/ Digital Art Source: ™a Mind's Eye #Haikusunday #haiku #booksky #art #reflections

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

"[Ma(thematic)al] Poetry: A to Z Journal Prompts" by Author & Fazila Moosa Amazon 🔗 a.co/d/07YDoGzv Barnes & Noble 🔗 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ma-fazila-... #NewBookRelease #MathematicalPoetry #DailyWritingPrompts #MindfulWriting #CreativeJournaling #booksky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📚✨ KINDLE EBOOK GIVEAWAY (April 2–4) ✨📚 Reflections – Chaos of My Own Making It’s live. It’s free. It’s yours. ✨📚 Tap in and download it while it’s free. 🔗 Link a.co/d/01fYMjXY #Reflections #JamesNMcManus #AmazonKindlePromo #NationalPoetryMonth #FreeKindleBook #booksky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry." - Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) #NationalPoetryMonth #NPM2026 #PoetryMonth #CelebratePoetry #PoetryEveryday #bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `Tired` Some hurt just don’t heal — a tired that tastes like old grief settling in my soul — J M M 29 March 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `Tired` Charcoal Enhanced W/ Digital Art Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #Haikusunday #art #haiku #JamesNMcManus #visualpoetry #bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Announcing the Release of "[Ma(thematic)al] Poetry: A to Z Journal Prompts" by Author & Fazila Moosa Now available in Paperback on Amazon. 🔗 a.co/d/07YDoGzv #NewBookRelease #MathematicalPoetry #DailyWritingPrompts #MindfulWriting #CreativeJournaling #blueskybooks #bluesky #poetry

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

📚 Discover the Southern Soul-Stirring Voice of Poet James N McManus 📚 🛒 Available now at: - Amazon.com - Barnesandnoble.com - Lulu.com - Pothi.com (India) - jamesnmcmanus.com #JamesNMcManus #PoetryBooks #PoetryCollection #Reflections #PoetryFromTheSoul

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `anyhow` life or illusion— wind drifts through an open door nothing holds its truth — J M M 11 March 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `anyhow ` Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haiku #art #visualpoetry #bluesky #reflections #poetry

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Drop 🎙️ Now streaming on Spotify: “Just Tired Now” — a raw, resonant reading by Poet James (Jim) McManus. open.spotify.com/episode/1Ur3... #JimsPoetryBistro #JamesMcManus #Poetry #ThoughtsofProse #Spotify

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Just Tired Now

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `dearly departed` A silence unheard — confessions never spoken the weight we carry — J M M 8 March 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `Dearly Departed ` Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haiku #poetry #art #bluesky #visualpoetry

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `Family Recipes` Down on the bayou— a family recipe tonight's crawfish pie — J M M 28 February 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `Family Recipes ` Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #haiku #poetry #art #bluesky #jamesnmcmanus

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

rec·la·ma·tion /ˌrekləˈmāSHən/ “I sit with the night, and the night teaches me how to breathe again.” — J N M 1 March 2026 #SelfRejuvenation #RestAsRitual #MindfulSolitude #SoulTending #JamesNMcManus

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `a quiet void ` Within reflection — sequestered memories dwell tired soul gently weeps — J M M 22 February 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `a quiet void ` Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #Haikusunday #art #haiku #JamesNMcManus

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU ` truth ` fractured symmetry — architecture of a soul A portrait whispers — J M M 13 Feb 26 “Wholeness was never the prize, only the courage to live inside my own fractures, letting every broken piece speak its truth.” — James N McManus #art #Bluesky #visualpoetry

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `First Snow` Lost in ecstasy — blustering of winter winds first feast of white skelf — J N M 27 January 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `first snow` Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #art #haiku #JamesNMcManus #visualpoetry #bluesky

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James N McManus @jnmcmanus.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A SUNDAY HAIKU `tomorrow` The edges of the mind — a silent anxiety exhaustion settles — J N M 22 January 2026 Artist Credits © J N M `tomorrow` Digital Art W/ Charcoal on Paper Year: 2026 Source : ™a Mind's Eye #Haikusunday #art #haiku #Bluesky #JamesNMcManus #visualpoetry

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