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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Huge thank you to Nigel Kent @kent-nj.bsky.social for hosting my drop-in on my poem “Daughter of Sindh” from Drench Me in Silver… a dream, female ancestry, Sindhi legacy and loving a language you shouldn’t. nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/d...

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

New poem published in the wonderful @acropolisjournal.bsky.social Issue 11. Spiritual and creative strands interwoven. Do check out the issue - it's brimming with poetic depth.

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Winner of the #Halloween #micropoem contest - Barnaby Harsent @jahshabby.bsky.social with this fragment hovering between comfort, light…and horror. 🥇 Well done - a big cheery pumpkin🎃 smile to all of you who participated. Thank you. @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social’s book on its way. #poetry

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Get @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social’s critically acclaimed ‘Drench Me in Silver’. Essential reading through the darkness and fires of winter. 🔥 🔥 🔥 shorturl.at/P4Bv2

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

‘Saraswati Nagpal’s poems shimmer with ancestral echoes, feminine strength, and sensory beauty’ Get @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social ‘Drench Me in Silver’ for Christmas - treat yourself or a loved one. tinyurl.com/yck4frvx

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Paul @paulwritespoems.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

4 from The Book Bag Christmas Gift List, all from indie presses: This Wilderness & Other Concerns by @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social from @thebrokenspine.co.uk Drench Me In Silver by @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Get @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social critically-acclaimed poetry collection by Christmas and your new year reading 💝 🎁 Enrich your imaginative life! shorturl.at/wixv4

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

To hold it in my hands! Thanks to Swapna Maini for the gorgeous cover, to my Dad for his tireless work in getting this edition together in Delhi, to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for the opportunity to share these poems with the world. Drench Me in Silver coming soon!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

At the press! Wet ink! What a day it was - such a pleasure working with @thomsonpress - Mr. Arjun Dev & team, Mr. Ram Ratan (in pic!) An honour to work with my fantastic editor @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social of @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social who graciously encouraged me to publish the India edition!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Luminous art by Swapna Maini (@swapnamaini on IG) for poetry of the heart. Can't thank you enough for this tender, romantic cover. How lucky am I? How talented is she! Coming soon with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - Drench Me in Silver!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Amazing endorsement from @alanparrywriter.co.uk - thank you so much for your encouragement. Looking forward to 2026 with @thebrokenspine.co.uk

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The past 7 months have been all about gathering and crafting this collection to where it is now... nearly ready for you... thank you @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for being such great partners in this journey!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Poetry MS in progress! Another productive meeting with @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social - a lot to think about! So grateful for this experience with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social as "Drench Me in Silver" comes together... #indianpoets #poetrycommunity

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

A pleasure curating this newsletter featuring Barry Hollow's gorgeous film. Watch here.. thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/a-grace-of...

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a grace of gathered bushels

poetry film premiere, new book release, monthly writing competition

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Congratulations to winner Sarah O'Grady @palimpsest22.bsky.social - I'm honoured to be a commended writer here alongside @jaredmulhair.bsky.social @patrickwiddess.bsky.social and others!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Vic’s poetry is always crafted to perfection, intriguing and inviting reflection. So excited for her debut collection with Salo Press @salopress.bsky.social @jitterbugwrites.bsky.social congratulations!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

“I want to be burned here, too, with the three-hundred-year-old trees—“ Blown away by the amazing @rfredekenter.bsky.social Robert’s raw poetry over at Black Bough’s Silver Branch feature this month. @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social www.blackboughpoetry.com/robert-frede...

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Robert Frede Kenter - May 2025 | Mysite

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Such a pleasure to listen to @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Paul Short’s poetry on @susanrichardson.bsky.social Susan Richardson’s A Thousand Shades of Greens. The images linger for days. Highly recommend having a listen to this episode. Listen here... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

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Paul Short

Podcast Episode · A Thousand Shades of Green · 25/04/2025 · 19m

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Delighted to curate @hool415.bsky.social Julian Cason's beautiful poems and paired with Tetsuhiro's magical art. Check it out!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Enjoy our feature on Paul atten Ash @northseanavigator.bsky.social - his thoughts, his poetry & art!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Warmly inviting submissions to our ekphrastic prompt this month, for our writing competition 'the winged muse'... read details here... thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/opal-tears...

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

For those who grew old when they were children - my poem "How to Mourn a Dead Mother as a College Freshman" #grief #poetry #indianpoets

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I loved reading the entries for the March competition! Congratulations to our winner @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social and commended poets Lucy Coats @lucycoatswriter.bsky.social Laura Cooney @lozzawriting.bsky.social Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social Wendy Howe, Miriam Grace & Erwin Arroyo.

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Speechless that my forthcoming collection "Drench me in Silver" is already nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Collection. Congratulations to these remarkable poets! Thank you @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and EIC Matthew Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social 🙏

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Delighted to endorse Regine's beautiful new collection. I was transported to the Sonoron Desert, Arizona and fell in love with it!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

"TIDES" are calling this month... if the muse inspires you, send poems/ micro fiction/ prose our way!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A week in south Goa (India) led to ocean flavours swirling into this month's "the winged muse" competition prompt - "Tides" - looking forward to reading work responding in all imaginative ways. Read here for guidelines & inspiration: open.substack.com/pub/thewinge...

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turquoise rushes of desire

new poetry, new writing competition

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Anteroom (formerly The Winged Moon) @anteroompoetry.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The Winged Moon is hiring! Would you like to be a part of a team of volunteers supporting the magazine’s wings from the side of stage? We’d love to hear from you!

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Anteroom (formerly The Winged Moon) @anteroompoetry.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

our EIC has been inspired to make some collage art celebrating the release of HINTERLAND. Next week a video made by one of our art contributing editors! We hope we can continue to bask in the liminal glow for a little while longer

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I loved writing and curating this newsletter, "ten thousand beads of ancient light" - come check out: open.substack.com/pub/thewinge...

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ten thousand beads of ancient light

new poetry & art, reviews of HINTERLAND

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Ju (Julian) @hool415.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Hullo. This in the current issue of @thewingedmoon.bsky.social (Averted vision in astronomy is a way of seeing more detail in a dim sky object by not looking directly at it but rather using your peripheral vision)

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Calling submissions for our writing competition... a little more than a week till submissions close. 🌷 check out the visual prompt in the link below...

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Come read beautiful poems: "Bound" by Emily Langford and "St. Basilica" by Nikhil Harle @kh-nikhil.bsky.social - spilling with rich images between earth and sky. thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/pressed-be... Also, submissions open for our writing competition!

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between earth and sky

new poetry, monthly writing competition

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Our Writing Competition is open @thewingedmoon.bsky.social - I'm delighted to be co-organising it with @bornonadarkmoon.bsky.social Read this week's substack "between earth and sky" for the guidelines... thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/pressed-be...

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Anteroom (formerly The Winged Moon) @anteroompoetry.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

let loose from the ecotone our new issue, HINTERLAND. Available in print via Amazon. Check out our website for the collaborator list!

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Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

So pleased to receive Issue 3 of @thewingedmoon.bsky.social today. This will cheer me up as I fight the flu. #blueskypoets

A copy of Issue 3 of The Winged Moon, Hinterland on a background of Monet’s water lilies

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

An unforgettable launch with Black Bough Poets and the incredible Matthew Hollis reading from The Seafarer (Hazel Press). Poetry at its best, soul-sustenance. Thank you @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @elcurwen.bsky.social for an enchanting evening. Congratulations @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

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The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 15/12/2024

Write a poem inspired by nature at its rawest—untamed and unfiltered. Share it with us by tagging @alanparry83.bsky.social and using #PoemsAbout #WildWind #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity. We’ll provide personalised feedback! 📝

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This is happening this evening Blueskyers!!!

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SeaGoatScreamsPoetry(Ankh Spice) @seagoatscreams.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Quietly unwell, so here's a poem— think of it as... hold music. (with alwaysthanks to BeaverMag for its home & kind nomination)

ANKH SPICE

The conversation

Night's tide speaks
in her sleep. The shoulder
of the beach shivers
with old language-
all the sounds
to unmake a body.
We are soft with water, built
unsolid. Any world's edge
calls to us the same:
unpicks the skin, exposes
the rattle. You cannot answer
without shaking.
Even in the whet glass
of the morning
we come to walk on evidence:
under the poured delight
of the moon, a wrack
of small, heavy words
rolled from the water-
tongue. Translate
with the toes. Meaning,
all that matters
is here: listen; each fragment
that survived the deluge
its whole name known.
The mouth moves.
Each side of the shatter
a vastness of stars repeats.

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Huge thank you for this honour of a Pushcart Prize Nomination. Gratitude to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and your tireless encouragement and passion. Congratulations to these wow poets!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Grateful to have a poem on a winter solstice festival in India in this lovely compilation by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - thanks to editor @elcurwen.bsky.social and EIC @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social - happy festivities!

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It’s here! Honoured to be a wisdom speaker in the international audio production www.SitasGems.com alongside Vandana Shiva, Nina Rao, Chitra Divakaruni & more, seeking Truth & Beauty in Sita’s journey - timeless wisdom coded in the #Ramayana. #indianmythology

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Very much enjoyed the first one, and honoured to have read as well... can't make this, but for those who can - James' poetry and the gathering - both fantastic.

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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It's reviews week over at Top Tweet Tuesday, so sharing my review here of @racheldeering.bsky.social's 'In The Shadow of Gods' published by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Click link to read full review: vikkicauthor.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-re... #WritingCommunity #poetry #book #reviews

'In The Shadow of Gods' by Rachel Deering (Black Bough Poetry)

Excerpt of Vikki C.'s review of 'In The Shadow of Gods' by Rachel Deering (Black Bough Poetry)

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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

For TTT reviews week, sharing my testimony of @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social 's 'Consolamentum' (@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social) An urgent & important collection exploring a breathtaking historical landscape against the tenor of humanity🔥 #books #poetrycommunity blackboughpoetry.com/consolamentum-…

Vikki C.'s testimony for 'Consolamentum' by James McConachie.

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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

‘Into the fire At the diamond’s heart’ 💎 Sarah Connor from ‘The Poet Spells Her Name’. www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...

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Saraswati Nagpal @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

My Silver Branch feature, over at @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - apologies for the repeated posting across social media! I'm so encouraged by all the feedback and appreciation I've received from community.

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