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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Not sure if this should be a new tag of arsey poem Sunday. Thoroughly depressed about seeing the shop shelves stacked with landfill. 💀👻🎃 #halloween #plastic #sealife #pollution #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This poem is about a brilliant woman and her son. They continue to inspire me. He wasn’t able to remain at his local school which she was devastated about, but described her relief that ‘the walk of shame’ was over. #PoemsAbout #Bites @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A little poetic response - that I may have prepared earlier! 😂

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Delighted to see Wren hopping about on the wonder-full poetry mosaic from @litfest.bsky.social Thank you! The mosaic is fabulous 🤩 litfest.org/projects/202... #poetry #wonder #wren @poetrydayuk.bsky.social

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On #WorldHabitatDay I offer a children’s poem about plastic grass! With a slow worm… Find other poems about our wonderful world at The Dirigible Balloon - a free, ad-free, poetry bank for kids. #poetry #poetryforkids #plastic dirigibleballoon.org/poem/The-Gra... @northernjim.bsky.social

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I forgot to mention The Same Inside! Always there! #KidsBooksFriday

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I used to carry the Read Me book round like a bible when I was teaching KS2. Now in SEMH secondary I often share and get engagement with these. Can’t wait to get copies of Attie Lime’s and Victoria Gatehouse’s new books too! #kidsbooksfriday

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My library gang have started drawing on a newly revealed board in there. They declared it was a board for ‘us autistic kids’ - and christened it ‘The Boardtism’ 😂

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Poetry Day - it’s been a busy but wonder-ful day - made even better by seeing the new edition of the Candyman’s Trumpet - so fabulously curated by @carolynthomas.bsky.social Diolch to you and Jack! And huge congratulations! 🤩🍻 @poetrydayuk.bsky.social #poetry #wonder

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My haiku challenge at school has become a haiku hijack. Like a ninja- I leap out of my room and extract verse out of haters! Hoorah for #nationalpoetryday. The only ‘wonder’ aspect though is the kids wondering if it’s safe to pass! My favourite today from a Y7 - who was out of English! 😂

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My #PoemsAbout #deadletter is one I wrote for Safety in Numbers - a @gillcresearch.bsky.social poetry collection where each piece was written in response to the previous one. I was sorting through my Dad’s stuff when I received mine. Thanks @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This arrived. It’s beautiful. Wish it it had been around at the time. Very honoured to have my piece about missed miscarriage included. Congratulations to all involved - and to all the writers - I’m reading your words and remembering. ❤️ #TheNationalPoetryCentre #NHS #HopeCollective #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

So sorry to see that this is the last one. Thanks for giving mine an outing in Bucolia. Here is the little poem about a self-critical sun rising! Good luck with new ventures. www.theargylelitmag.com/theme-06-buc... #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I can’t offer you £5000 to read it - but here is a poem about political corruption and bribery for kids. Hopefully it will be a good one to share in the classroom on #DemocracyDay! 😊 It’s called X. #poetryforkids #poetry #teachingresources #PSHEE dirigibleballoon.org/poem/X @northernjim.bsky.social

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What’s your dialect if you don’t come from anywhere? A poem about dialect in response to Roger McGough’s Southbank Centre callout. Video on Insta - at rlburrows23 😊 #poetry #writing #apoetineveryport #dialect

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

So delighted to be an Issue One - Heart- pioneer with my poem Competition! There are so many fabulous poems from those at the frontline of coronary science - but mine is about foxgloves! 😂 Congratulations @moleculesunlimited.bsky.social on this wonderful thing! ❤️ #poetry #heart #writing

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A panic write for #PoemsAbout #SheddingSkins! Happy Friday everyone - make the most of it! 😬😂 Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk I look forward to reading everyone’s later! #poetry #writing #cicada

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I keep getting an advert I don’t want in the other place. For Tsarlink. This is my response. #poetryforkids #hypocrisy #poetry #kidlit

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A poem from Issue 5 of @underbellypress.bsky.social - for those going back this week! 🌰🌰🌰🤬 #autumnterm #teaching #poetry #conkers

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A poem about never getting to start the new shampoo …or new anything for that matter! (Oh, and motherhood 😊) Maybe there should be a day of strikes when someone else has to finish the old one - especially the Marmite … #poetry #motherhood

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Just found this in my Autumn Term haiku file! For all the teachers out there. #PoemsAbout #EndOfSummer #haiku #teaching @thebrokenspine.co.uk

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Delighted to have my poem about The Rebecca Riots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 published in the autumn edition of The Dawntreader today. #poetry #writing #welshhistory share.google/CDWinLJawGCi...

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thanks @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk for #PoemsAbout #EndofSummer prompt. Here is Walking with Hogweed and her Black Dog. This one can be seen and heard here! @iamb.uk share.google/QcthDB8SyblT... Happy Friday everyone! #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Morning #PoemsAbout people! I’ve been playing with this flash fiction piece trying to turn it into a poem - I don’t know if it works! There is a back story which I can’t reveal! 😬 😂Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk as ever for the prompt #deepcuts #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is for all those with beautiful wet paws today! 🐾 😊💧 Thanks @northernjim.bsky.social for allowing dogs on The Dirigible Balloon! dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Paws #poetry #poetryforchildren #dogs #teachingresources #dogpaws

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Thank you @northernjim.bsky.social for everything you do for children’s poetry on The Dirigible Balloon. 🤩🎈 #poetry #poetryforchildren #nationalyearofreading26 #teachingresources #kidlit #readingforpleasure And thanks for taking mine aboard! 😂 dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Unclaim...

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Thanks - having a beautiful time!

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Couldn’t resist sending this #PoemsAbout #ThriftStore in from The Alps! It’s an old one - currently here open.substack.com/pub/sixtyodd... Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk - happy Friday! #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I am loving my summer make-over! Check out the poetry of the Rachels! 😊 @iamb.uk #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’m offering poetry from these fabulous people! I love Sarah’s poem about trying food - no spoilers! #KidsBooksFriday #poetryforkids

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Ah - thank you! It goes with a poem! 🦊 dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Brush

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is the other poem @throwawayreg.bsky.social Yeah it’s me! I identified with your photo! Oddball in the pool. #PoemsAbout #ExitWounds 🐝 @hool415.bsky.social - this is the second one in the 🐋 series! 😂 #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Morning #PoemsAbout folk. I’m not sure about this one - might take it down and replace with another depending on nerves! Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #ExitWounds #poetry

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A poem for #toptweettuesday #elements about why the wheat isn’t being brought in. #poetry #harvest 🌾

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I’ve never identified with a butterfly before - but this one in the garden is me! 😂 Week 7 of a 7.5 week term (in a heat wave). Looking forward to happy-writing soon!

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Second poem of the day about leaving primary school. This one can be found at tygertyger.net/transition-b... alongside loads of great poems with free teaching resources! #poetryforkids #transition #KS2 #KS3 #teachingresources #poetry #dragonflyweek @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Adding one by the lady herself - because I love it! Congratulations @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social 🥳 #KidsBooksFriday

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Morning @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk I fear this #PoemsAbout may have missed its moment - rewind about 3 weeks! It’s another long two-parter 😬- easy to read though hopefully. Happy phone-free Friday? #PowerCut #poetry #writing

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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A short poem about school pick up yesterday. ☀️For context - all of our students travel by taxi. #Poetry #writing

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