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Sarah Raybould

@sarahraybould.bsky.social
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Compulsive writer, poet, doctor. Commissioned to write & perform by English Touring Opera Published in Black Bough Poetry, Ink Sweat and Tears, IceFloePress 2 Pushcart Nominations

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Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Surprised and delighted with this review in London Grip for Hatchery londongrip.co.uk/2026/10/lond... @vpresslit.bsky.social
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London Grip Poetry Review – Elizbeth Osmond – londongrip.co.uk
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Huge thank you to @newwritersuk.bsky.social and @jlmmorton.bsky.social for choosing my poem ‘Sonata for the Arrival of Housemartins’ as runner up in the New Writers Poetry Competition 2026.
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Huge thank you to @newwritersuk.bsky.social and @jlmmorton.bsky.social for choosing my poem ‘Sonata for the Arrival of Housemartins’ as runner up in the New Writers Poetry Competition 2026.
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Huge thanks to Paul Brookes for publishing this along with some of my poems in the Starbeck Orion this week. I have become slightly obsessed with process so have posted some of the layering I went through to make this piece
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Paul Brookes @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. Day Nine featuring the work of @sarahraybould.bsky.social the880.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. Day Nine featuring the work of Sarah Raybould
A Feast of Skyward
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Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Another super evening of poetry at The Book Bag Open Mic Session 5. Always humbled at the poems shared and appreciate that readers feel comfortable to take risks and experiment 🙏
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
www.afterpoetry.com/poem/may-31-... Thrilled to be able to share my poem ‘Her Poppy Earrings’ that has found its home on After… huge thanks to @markantonyowen.com for believing in me
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'Her Poppy Earrings' by Sarah Raybould | After...
Read ekphrastic poem 'Sarah Raybould' by Sarah Raybould exclusively in After... Poems inspired by other art
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Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Excellent launch of @bethosmond.bsky.social’s Hatchery tonight, also featuring @sarahleavesley.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @eleanorholmes.bsky.social & @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social For details of how to obtain a copy, visit the V Press website
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Launching Hatchery
V. Press is very very delighted to announce the launch of  Hatchery  by Elizabeth Osmond. “ Hatchery is an essential guide on how to wed, ...
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Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l... With: @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social @vpresslit.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @eleanorholmes.bsky.social
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Hatchery launch night with Elizabeth Osmond & special guests
Join Elizabeth Osmond online for the launch of Hatchery, her new chapbook collection, from V. Press
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Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Also in the Spring issue of Forgotten Ground Regained: @sarahraybould.bsky.social's poem, "The day I swallowed a hurricane." alliteration.net/poetry/the-d... #alliterative #poetry #free-verse #alliteration #poetm #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity
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The day I swallowed a hurricane
The day I swallowed a hurricane / they stopped listening. / There been rumours of rebellion ...
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Super excited to be included in the Spring Issue of Forgotten Ground Regained.
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Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Great to be at the 'Unwhispered Legacy' launch @paulwritespoems.bsky.social With writers - @betarish.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social @antjp01.bsky.social @johnadlam.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social @ella-b-winters.bsky.social @justrandomwords.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Absolutely thrilled to publish my first chapbook today. The poetry explores neonatal care including the fascinating historical background and the challenges and joys of modern medicine caring for the most vulnerable patients. Online launch 17 May.
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Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Details of Hatchery launch on 17 May with @eleanorholmes.bsky.social @poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @sarahleavesley.bsky.social All welcome! 🪺 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hatchery-l...
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Hatchery launch night with Elizabeth Osmond & special guests
Join Elizabeth Osmond online for the launch of Hatchery, her new chapbook collection, from V. Press
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Eleanor Holmes | Eliot North @eleanorholmes.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
What a line-up of readers for #Moth launch 🚀 readers on #internationalpoetryday Huge thanks to @carolebromley.bsky.social @taniahershman.bsky.social @bethosmond.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @rfredekenter.bsky.social @paulwritespoems.bsky.social @the-ethelzine.bsky.social for saying YES 🙌
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𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒃 ~ 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 @iamb.uk · 01/03/2026
Meet the 15 poets whose work you can read (and hear read) from March 15th 2026 as part of wave twenty-five of @iamb.uk. #poetry #newpoetry
Poster introducing the 15 poets whose work will appear in wave twenty-five of online poetry journal iamb.
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A spoken word reading of my poem ‘From the Crow’s Nest of Make Believe’ #spokenword #poetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Inspired by reading ‘I’ll tell you how the sun rose’ and ‘I measure every grief I meet’ by Emily Dickinson. #emilydickinson #poetrygreats
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Ice Floe Press (OPEN for Subs June - July 2026) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Sarah Raybould at PROCESS/ MARGINALIA / OTHERWOR(L)(D)S @sarahraybould.bsky.social A beautiful 3-part vision of creativity, process, convergence, in internal/exterior struggle and realization. #video #music #poem #painting #collage #artonbsky icefloepress.net/2026/02/02/c...
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Cantus Cordis Mei (A Poem, Video Poem, Art & Music) – Sarah Raybould
Cantus Cordis Mei On paper she has feathers, brittle hairpins that become ledgers for minor scales, her fury boils in chambers where fire and water cannot mix. If you are discerning, you may notice…
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Elizabeth Osmond @bethosmond.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Gorgeous poetry, art, film and music composition by the multi talented @sarahraybould.bsky.social icefloepress.net/2026/02/02/c...
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Cantus Cordis Mei (A Poem, Video Poem, Art & Music) – Sarah Raybould
Cantus Cordis Mei On paper she has feathers, brittle hairpins that become ledgers for minor scales, her fury boils in chambers where fire and water cannot mix. If you are discerning, you may notice…
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Cantus Cordis Mei (A Poem, Video Poem, Art & Music) – Sarah Raybould
Cantus Cordis Mei On paper she has feathers, brittle hairpins that become ledgers for minor scales, her fury boils in chambers where fire and water cannot mix. If you are discerning, you may notice…
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A really difficult one to write on the subject of fascism for TopTweetTuesday this week. Here is The Second Commandment. #loveyourneighbourasyourself
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Sharing my film poem published by @inksweatandtears.co.uk for their 12 days of Christmas project. #filmpoem #poetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
V honoured to be in the line up of contributors for this Process Project from @icefloepress.bsky.social Check out the first publications on their website.
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Thank you @paulwritespoems.bsky.social for accepting 2 of my poems for this anthology. So many fantastic writers it’s going to be a great line up 👏
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Really excited to be able to share my film poem published today by ink sweat and tears for the first day of their 12 days of Christmas project #inksweatandtears #poetry #winter inksweatandtears.co.uk/sarah-raybou...
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Artwork and winter landscape poem written for #toptweettuesday this week #poetry #winterpoetry #illustration
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Christmas has come early! So wonderful to recieve the Black Bough Christmas and Winter anthology 2025 this week with one of my poems in @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #blackboughpoetry #poetry #winterpoetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Slightly overwhelmed and incredibly grateful for a second pushcart nomination this week #poetry #pushcartnomination
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Thrilled to have my poem nominated for Pushcart this week ❤️ #poetry #pushcartnomination
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
An introspective look on the subject of #anarchy #poetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Join us this evening for an online showcase organised by the National Poetry Library. Tickets are free and can be purchased at Tickets can be booked via www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/onl... With poetry from myself and others incl @bethosmond.bsky.social
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Eleanor Holmes | Eliot North @eleanorholmes.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
So excited to be longlisted for @walklistencreate.org #Walking #InTheDark competition & in great company with: @sarahraybould.bsky.social @alicestainer.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @jenratcliffe.bsky.social @elizafevwrites.bsky.social @pdevonald.bsky.social @lauratheis.bsky.social
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Fantastic receiving this in the post this week with one of my poems in. ‘100 poems for the 21st Century’ available on Amazon published by Rough Diamond Poetry. #injusticepoetry #poetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
A nonet poem about play for National Poetry Day. A day late as been ill this week. #nationalpoetryday #nonet
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Beautifully artistic treat in the post today with my poems in Things We Found in the Dark by The Page Gallery Journal #poetry
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Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Some scribbles on the recent @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social open mic, may do this again in the future. Mentions to @jahshabby.bsky.social @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @markantonyowen.com @victoriaspires.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @coastalpoet.bsky.social & more
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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Another stonkin’ night at the Black Bough open mic! @julianday.bsky.social @laurenparker.bsky.social @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social @sarahraybould.bsky.social @wrenwoodwrites.bsky.social @carolsheppard.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social @markantonyowen.com #poetry #writing
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
First post for #poemsabout on the subject of #ceasefire For @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Next week, we’re heading for the mountains on TopTweetTuesday on Twitter as our next host is Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social a fairly recent addition to TopTweetTuesday in 2025 with oodles of poetic talent and generosity to other writers demonstrated each week. Challenge coming up! 🖊️ 💎
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
A poem on nature and me. This one has been waiting to be written for a while.
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Living in the Peak District is a constant inspiration for my poetry #poetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
After Louise Machen’s incredible poetry collection I am Not Light
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Another TTT poem from the last month
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
A poem for TTT last week on the theme of betrayal #poetry
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Sarah Raybould @sarahraybould.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Always makes a happy week when you get a poem accepted 💙 21st Century Anthology
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