Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 14hA courteous rejection letter. #poetry #writing #rejections #amwriting 281
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 20h#smallpoemsunday Thanks @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry #writing 072
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 10/10/2026‘Urgent, necessary’ poet faces vs real world 091
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#fragmentsfriday #poetry #litmags #kafka #poetic #poet #gatekeepers 071
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A one word poem today! #amwriting #poetry ☀️ 081
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026‘Super Woke’ #poetry #socialistworker #climatechange #stopthewar #antifascism #standuptoracism 041
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Have you met Brian? I think we all have! #poetry #spokenword #poetsofbluesky #poets 011
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What’s not to live about Hairy Pat, the political poet, soul of the grassroots #spokenword scene? National treasure ♥️ #poetry #poetic #openmic 021
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ever detected poetic rivalry and sycophancy online? The ambitious poet who lavishes praise on the biggies & shows little or no interest in their peers. An online ghost that jumps like tigger where they can angle advantage. It’s a thing For #smallpoemsunday Thanks @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 092
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ever detected poetic rivalry and sycophancy online? The ambitious poet who lavishes praise on the biggies & shows little or no interest in their peers. An online ghost that jumps like tigger where they can angle advantage. It’s a thing For #smallpoemsunday Thanks @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 031
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In this poem, Taliesin is a prince consumed by depression and grief. The italicised lines are from the medieval text ‘The Book of Taliesin’. Thanks to talented #poet and guest editor @carolynthomas.bsky.social for publishing with the Candyman’s Trumpet. #Welshpoetry #poetry #mabinogion 1134
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#peace #ceasefire #gaza #GazaGenocide #palestine #nationalpoetryday 032
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For my grandfather Brian, who passed away over 20 years ago and suffered from dementia. 😔 Thanks to Jack from the Candyman’s Trumpet and guest editor @carolynthomas.bsky.social #grief #dementia #dementiaawareness💜 42015
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026An Autumn #poem for ya 🛹 🔥 🍃 🍂 🍁 A bitta sillyswivel #poetry #skating #skateboard 083
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#gaza #genocide #GazaKids #smallpoemsunday 072
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026‘If I had to describe poetry Beautiful contagion, ghost-code— infestation.’ #poetry #fragmentsfriday 1114
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026‘Late Arrival’… ‘You come, screeching, blowing out your lights…’ #poetry #poetsofbluesky 051
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026‘Abstractions’ - a #poem. #poetsofbluesky #poetry #writing 041
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’m touched to share that a poem, written in memory of a dear trans friend who has passed away, has been accepted for publication. This piece is a tribute to their life and sass. I think Paula would be delighted for mini (skirt) immortalisation. Out in Nov. 0134
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A #poem for #smallpoemsunday #poetry #poetic #amwriting 061
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026New bookshop in town Milkwood Books - picked up these books from @serenbooks.bsky.social - #AlunLewis and @kristianevans.bsky.social #poetry #books #swansea #swanseamarket 173
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For #fragmentsfriday a #poem for my youngest daughter. #childhood #teenageyears #poetry 172
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026‘The darker times’ 🌚🍁 Autumn can be beautiful but when S.A.D. hits. #poetry #mentalhealth #poet #poem #mentalhealthawareness 0213
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In cities or far away, I cannot help thinking about Gower and the wild coasts of South Wales. A haunting. ‘Water has its own life’. #poem #poetry #rivers #water #gower 183
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For #smallpoemsunday to go with my poem ‘Under Protective Eye’ @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry #poet 082
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For #smallpoemsunday ‘Under Protective Eye’. Thanks to platformer @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry #poet 1163
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 11/09/2026When truth strikes back. #fragmentsfriday #poetry #poetic 091
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🍁 🍂 🪵 🔥 ‘Another Turn of Autumn’ a new #poem about the turn of the seasons. ‘Where is the hope when the weathervane turns frenetic’ #autumn #poetry #seasons #poet 070
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Cultural exploitation, appropriation, culture plunder, call it what you will. For #fragmentsfriday a poem in protest. 🏴 #wales #cymru #welsh #poetry 090
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Prompts for TopTweetTuesday on Twitter next week #poetry #writing #writingprompt 010
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 01/09/2026DM me if you are interested in a poetry reading, workshop or talk. #poetry #writing #creativewriting #workshops #poetsofbluesky 011
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Harvest time in the back garden. Millions of runner beans, tiny onions, ugly but v tasty beetroot & a second round of potatoes. 🧅 🥔 🌱 The pumpkins look amazing 🎃 #poetry #gardening #harvest 0112
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Sunday reading - ‘Terrible Mother’ by @benedictan.bsky.social @blackcatpress.bsky.social - beautifully produced and hard-hitting 133
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Lock up your daughters. The lads are out in the fairground. 🎡 🎢 🍿 #toxicmasculinity #poetry #women #girls #sexism #incels 142
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Never seen a poem about festival mothers in their dry robes and Bergen boots? You’ve got one now. 💄 👄 Some people are immaculate and powerful. I swore I’d never use the phrase ‘liminal edge’. You’re welcome to share, like, repost & comment. #smallpoemsunday #danceislife #ibiza #housemusic 152
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Some people are never happy enough and drain the room. Many times it’s justified and other times it’s relentless negativity. Emotional vampires. #fragmentsfriday #poetry #writing #amwriting 172
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The great outdoors - a weekend camping in Oxwich #Gower #camping #summervibes☀️ #summer 030
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Late August feels just a little bit sad. An amazing summer and a somewhat melancholy approach to Autumn 🍂 A #poem for TopTweetTuesday #summer #autumn #poetrycommunity #seasons 262
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A phenomenal evening of #poetry on the Black Bough open mic @annephillipssea.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social Regine Ebner, Dora, Dickon @paulwritespoems.bsky.social @elizafevwrites.bsky.social Eddie, Janet, Tasha. @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social Deborah 030
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 23/08/2026#grief #poem #griefjourney #father ❤️🔥 Thanks to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social who curates #smallpoemsunday 094
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Back on the novel. 50 pages of first draft edits left. 171
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2026‘Struck’…[ ] #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poet 041
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Do you have a Generation Alpha daughter? 💅 #poetry #generationalpha #tictocgeneration #beauty #Dads #daughters 072
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Poets? Are you lacking confidence, focus and ideas? Struggling to make a mark? Join this practical workshop where you will be assisted with a 12 month writing plan. With rave reviews, this is not to be missed on Sunday 27th Sept, 6 - 9pm. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafting-y... 031
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Reading a chapbook - CJ Wagstaff’s ‘Colt’ 🏴 - precise, narrative snapshots with keen attention to detail and language from the Welsh poet. #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity @cjwagstaff.bsky.social 190
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Want to fly? Winter sea vs summer sea #smallpoemsunday - thanks to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry #writing #poetic #poetsofbluesky 0162
Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Rhosilli past sunset. #Gower #rhosillibay #coasts 1115
