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Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And what a treat it is when you get to the end of Little Lemur Laughing by @joshuaseigal.bsky.social, and there are little prompts to inspire you to write your own poems. #poem #poetry

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've just published my debut poetry collection for adults and I am giving it away for free online. Here's a poem from the book, below. I hawked it to some fancy magazines, but no luck. Very proud to self-publish it. Download the entire book here: archive.org/download/the... #BookSky #PoetryCommunity

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Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was watching a video of writing tips by R. F. Kuang, the author of Babel, and she talked about writing physiology, for example when writing about triumph not only using words like elation and victory but telling what is happening to the character. #poem

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Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#Poetry #Poem My poem is inspired by Jane Burns.

Red is the colour
of an urgency,
even an inner rising panic,
and I see
the fire‑engine career its answer.

Red is the colour of a persona,
and I see
the twist of the gold lipstick base
make its matte red bullet rise
for applying on lips,
pursed,
then gently pressed together
to even the colour on sharp features,
the classic red bandana,
a cotton square of paisley pattern and border on hair above.

Like red manicure shells catching light at an angle,
a front‑row flash
leaving her enduring impression.

Red is the colour trademark,
a diner‑fridge hallmark opening to its cherry topper,
a tourist’s comfort echoing jam at home
after picnic season ends.

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Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Had a lovely chat with the team at BBC Upload about my book #TheAmygdalaSafari. If you fancy a listen, you can check out the interview here: 👇🏻🎧▶️ youtu.be/oRv6DWIPggA?...

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BBC SOUNDS UPLOAD ~ Carmella is interviewed by Jake Peach about her book THE AMYGDALA SAFARI

YouTube video by Poetry with Carmella

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Ed Finch @edfinch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Some lovely stuff in here. Poems to enjoy reading. Poems that are fun to say. Poems that could be a great starting place for children's own writing. Really worth having in your collection - signed or otherwise.

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just added my new, FREE digital pamphlet (for adults) to the NielsenIQ book database, meaning it should filter out to libraries and institutions across the world. No real need to do this, it's just a pride thing. I'm proud of the book. Read it here, if you like: archive.org/details/the-... #BookSky

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The Relationship Expert

Joshua Seigal is best known as a children's poet. The Relationship Expert is his debut pamphlet for adults. His main website is www.joshuaseigal.co.uk

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don’t know if this will help, but my own website is a place where I share lots of free poetry, including some of my best known pieces, for all ages: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk

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Joshua Seigal | Official Website

Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies went down the lane to gather blackberries. But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden and squeezed under the gate!" ~ The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), Beatrix Potter. #BookWormSat

Book cover with a bold little rabbit and his furry friends.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A family friend has just had a new wee baby which has sent me down a rabbit hole of the best books for babies. So for this week’s #KidsBooksFriday what books would you particularly recommend for reading with babies? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit

Book cover for Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Book cover for Little Miss Austen: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Alison Oliver.

Book cover for A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young by Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell

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Troika Books @troikabooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"A terrific read aloud book illustrated in black and white by Emily Ford that I heartily recommend." 😍 Thank you for reading, Jill. @attielime.bsky.social

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Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#poem #poetry #workshop #prompt The prompt by Georgia Conlon is to write a poem about a performer - an actor, an athlete, a drag king or queen, a magician, a writer.. whoever you like!

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Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

we need an autumn hat / as summer ends

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This poem, inspired by my sister's divorce, is published in my debut pamphlet for grown-ups. I've made the WHOLE THING available as a FREE, DIGITAL PUBLICATION, which you can read here: dn721903.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-... Big Love to all! #BookSky #poetrycommunity

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Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Happy Sunday, friends! There's anew poem and a writing prompt up on my website. This week, we are exploring “golden shovel” poems. shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/09/20/w...

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Writing a “Golden Shovel” Poem

Discover how to write a “Golden Shovel” style poem and read several examples.

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Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Delighted to be featured in Apricot Press @apricotpress.bsky.social Huge thank to the editor Lizzie Includes reading apricotpress.co.uk/2026/09/18/n... #apricotpress #apricotpresslit #poetry #literaryjournal #literarymagazine

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Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My mother is a musician & as a child I often travelled abroad with her & got to see her rehearsals from backstage. This poem is about those warm memories & how music can be a friend. Thanks to The Dirigible Balloon for being so open minded in first publishing it. #musicisafriend #friendship #music

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Attie Lime @attielime.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sorry to bang on about my orange book but it's publication day for Poems on Toast TOMORROW! I have freshly made copies ready to sign and post (£10 including p&p UK). Get yours now in time for National Poetry Day on 1st October - just let me know! 🧡🍞

A juicy orange copy of Poems on Toast by Attie Lime, along with an envelope, a toast-shaped sticky note, some orange heart stickers and a sticker shaped like a croissant with a dog's face 😄

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Rosie Johnston @rojohumanwriter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#SmallpoemSunday 'Carnlough Bay' from my Safe Ground collection published last year by Mica Press @micapress @lesbell #Carnlough #Antrimcoast #seapoems

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Kay Medway @kaymedway.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#poem #poetry #Halloween purple as a bruised potion, pink as the sole of a kitten‑tongue‑like witch’s cracked leather slipper, red as a forbidden ember, black as beetles, even under an abandoned cloak.

The Closed Haunted Little Free Library by Kay Medway

If Halloween is cancelled, they'll announce that even the littlest Little Free Library,
a haunted edition, is closed
because they'll repeat that Halloween is cancelled.

Other times it is an all‑year‑round black bat habitat
but for books,
a coffin‑case of stories
behind glass cracked into spider‑web lines.

It’s a crooked roof, a contraption under a sky roof of black,
that keeps the spookiest zines
drier than the shrunken leaves through rain,
and when Halloween is cancelled,
they will be in there,
but bolted by a broken broom‑stick handle shut.

But they can't hide the book spines:
stern, straight, with a gloss and purple as a bruised potion,
pink as the sole of a kitten‑tongue‑like witch’s cracked leather slipper,
red as a forbidden ember,
black as beetles, even under an abandoned cloak.

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Shaun Jex @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sunday morning means a new poetry blog post. This week, we are ambling down the trail to do a little foraging and talking about how layout can play a role in your poem’s composition. shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/p...

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Poems from the Trail: Foraging

A poem about foraging and a poetry prompt

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