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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Just so we’re clear. “When I Say I Want You, What I Mean Is” by D. Coffyn #poetryreading #soothingvoice #communication

Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I strode onward. [I met a man a dying man] by Diane Seuss, from the book frank: sonnets. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #fairytales #humantales

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We are the weirdos, mister. And thank god for that. “She’s Such a Weirdo” by Lyndsay Rush. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #weird #selfexpression

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something bright(!) in all. “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #fallvibes #autumnaesthetic

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am here for it, and here for you. “The Messy Middle” by D. Coffyn. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #process #progress #growth

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sometimes you say it, mean it, and it takes you to a gloriously unexpected place. “What Changed Your Life?” by L.E. Bowman. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #milestone #changes #turnandfacethestrange

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sensual, sultry science. So strut your scintillating self straight to your own satisfaction. "Heatwave" by David Gate. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #heatwave #bodypositivity

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I gotcha, I gotcha. “Sappho to Erinna” by Noelle Kocot, from their book titled 4. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #sappho

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It is its own kind of wonderful. “Sleeping with You” by Ellen Bass, from her book Mules of Love. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #poetry #otters #ease

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The ease of anticipation. “A Simple Pleasure” by Joseph H. Ball. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #morning

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Things have an interesting way of being interconnected. “Chinese Foot Chart” by Kay Ryan, from her book The Niagara River. #poetryreading #poetry #soothingvoice #connected

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Come on, doesn't it smell delicious? "Dawn Revisited" by Rita Dove. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #awake #again

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Preparedness is grand, but I know I’m a goner for that grin. “Emergencies requiring a carabiner” by L. Mantis #poetryreading #soothingvoice #carabiner #wlw

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

How’s that for a morning reflection. “The Enjoyment” is included without an author, but with the date 1709, in T.R. Smith’s collection Poetica Erotica. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #pleasure #joy

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nothing gold can stay. And that includes a purple-haired librarian who I will always remember as my clever girl, even though she departed this earth 9/3/23. Miss you, Darcy. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #grief #time #process

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Science is magical, and understanding can coexist with awe. "Truth and Fact" by Jarod K. Anderson, from his book Field Guide to the Haunted Forest. #onthisday #poetryreading #science #soothingvoice #magic

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Only brightness. “Star” by Adam Zagajewski (trans. Clare Cavanagh). #poetryreading #soothingvoice #time #star

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We’ve got a few weeks left of summer, but I’d also be up for a Squirrel Girl fall. What do you say? “Photographer Captures a Squirrel Stopping to Smell Flower” by Lyndsay Rush #onthisday #poetryreading #soothingvoice #squirrel #leap

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Others may not see it, may not understand. But they see each other, and that’s what matters. “At the Airport” by Wisława Szymborska #poetryreading #soothingvoice #love #understanding #trust

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Currently with wonderful friends in the middle of nowhere, aplomb in the midst of irrational things. "Me Imperturbe" by Walt Whitman. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #nature #coping #breathing

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You are. "Flawless" by Jarod K. Anderson, from his book Field Guide to the Haunted Forest. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #perfection #dream #messy

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How they did it before, was before. How we do it now, can be different. “Throwing Away the Alarm Clock” by Charles Bukowski. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #time #productivity #opportunity

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Here’s to the small and the surviving. “ode to a tardigrade” by Dayna Patterson. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #science #tardigrade #waterbear

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Lights have beauty that goes beyond brightness. Watching you light up is a priveledge that I treasure. “The Gentlest Way” by Lee Matu. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #trust #safety

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It’s delicious. “If You’re Alive, Then Act Alive” by L.E. Bowman. #courage #poetryreading #soothingvoice #joy #desire

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Here's to desire, transgression, and leaping. "Autobiography of Eve" by Ansel Elkins. #onthisday #poetryreading #soothingvoice #courage #choices

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We can use more words, different words, familiar words in new ways–and we needn’t stick to English. “English” by Joseph Fasano. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #language #wordchoice #love

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I was rambling about Walt yesterday, but why don’t we have a bit more? “Song of Myself, 52” by Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #identity #knowing #being

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Here’s to delicious discussion, and being breathless. Happy orgasm day! Terminology is Tricky by Jo Blackthorn (original). #poetryreading #soothingvoice #pleasure #desire

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Here’s to continuation, and a glorious canvas. Happy orgasm day! Untitled by Onur Taşkıran #poetryreading #soothingvoice #pleasure #desire

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Here’s to claiming your climax, and owning your o’s. Happy orgasm day! From rupi kaur’s book ‘home body’. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #pleasure #selfpreservation

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Change may be good, change may be bad; but never doubt your ability to create and direct it. From Maggie Smith’s book “Keep Moving.” #poetryreading #soothingvoice #change #impact #createchange

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Here's to your personal evolution. "Home Safety Tip" by Jarod K. Anderson, from his book Field Guide to the Haunted Forest. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #monster #becoming #evolving

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I would never presume to understand all of it; but I understand enough, and I care. “We Have Enough Dead Friends” by Lena Oleanderson #poetryreading #soothingvoice #comfort #grief #caring

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Here’s to exploration, discovery, and a Walt Whitman reference for good measure. #selfexploration #selfknowledge #selfdiscovery #bdsmday

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Right over here. “Come with me to our sweet bed” by Penny Harter. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #comfort #pleasure #desire

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I gotcha, I gotcha. C’mere. “Basket of Figs” by Ellen Bass, from her book Mules of Love. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #comfort #feelings #safety

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just so we’re clear. “I want to sing” by Nikki Giovanni #poetryreading #soothingvoice #desire #want

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Like one, like the other, but together is the best. “I Like My Body When It Is With Your” by e.e. cummings. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #pleasure #comfort

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Here’s to your body; all that is it, and all that it contains. Happy Nudity Day! “The Storm” by Christine Sloan Stoddard, from her book Belladonna Magic. #poetryreading #soothingvoice #nature #bodypositivity #bodylove

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

To continue yesterday’s kissing celebration, and confirm that yes, ‘smackaroos’ is the technical term. "People Who Say Life is Short Aren't Wrong They're Just Kind of Annoying" by Lyndsay Rush #kiss #poetryreading #soothingvoice #spontaneous #love

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Aren’t we now. Happy International Kissing Day! Not that it requires a day, more that the reminder to celebrate such things can be quite nice. “I Know Someone” by Mary Oliver, from her book Felicity and Devotions. #internationalkissingday #poetryreading #soothingvoice #kiss #flowers

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Give me evidence of my survival, for l am proud of it. "Wild" by Danielle Coffyn #aging #bodypositivity #poetryreading #soothingvoice #unapologeticaging

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Where your slow lovely lines would lead… “Shaving Night Sonnet” by Debra Pennington Davis #shaving #ritual #routineaesthetic #poetryreading #soothingvoice

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

And not just June, though there are a lot of big events in June. Pride continues on, as we continue on. And on, and on, and on. 🌈 “Why PRIDE” by Danielle Coffyn. #pride #fly #betruetoyourself #poetryreading #soothingvoice

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

How curious, complex, the touch, this subtle art. "The Touch" by Renée Vivien, from her book The Muse of Violets. #touch #hands #poetryreading #soothingvoice #alphabetmafiapoetry

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Jo (she/her) @joblackthorn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Now, how do we change that. “For Willyce” by Pat Parker. From her book Pit Stop. #alphabetmafiapoetry #poetryreading #credit #givecreditwherecreditisdue #soothingvoice

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