iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 46m

I love this so much, and I don't know why!🤔

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I am thrilled to have 6 poems (Christmas Past, Lebanese Sublime, Beata Viscera, Fire Sky, A Memory & Obstetrics) in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social Huge thanks to wonderful editor @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social #poetrycommunity

154714

Reposted by Penny Dedman

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Reform's policy of blaming illegal migration for everything, and claiming that dealing with it will fix everything is ripped apart beautifully, in just 1 minute. It's the same scam Hitler and Mussolini were selling 100 years ago.

12402164

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

So you should be. Part of my valued collection!

110

Reposted by Penny Dedman

John Chmura @johnchmura.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I am so proud of this collection. #Poetry #NewJersey #Pines #People #SugarSand #Ghosts and, of course, #PorkRoll

The book, 539: A Year in the Pine Barrens, by John Chmura.

74415

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

My God I miss John Peel - flawed human, but so instrumental for all young talents of the times.

120

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.” ~Pete Buttigieg

292404659

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick

283126543290

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Bernard Pearson @bernp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Available from www.leafbyleafpress.com and on Amazon

058

Reposted by Penny Dedman

James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not quite sure what the rules are here, hope I’m not gatecrashing. Apocalypse you say? Thanks to @rfsmith.bsky.social #PromptCombo #apocalypse

4187

Reposted by Penny Dedman

CJ McGuinness @cjmcg1966.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sometimes I have to step out of the Twighlight Zone, and recognize that the actual President of the United States fabricated a crime, and had the US Department of Justice press charges against an innocent man to advance and double down on a string of lies designed to conceal his own incompetence.

1213

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I hope everyone is having a good Friday. I am having a busy one, so am going to post this and run! I will leave reading everyone else's until tonight when I can hopefully relax 😌 #PoemsAbout #Rot @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #Poetry

Slow Death

My mother's garden once held itself together
the way a thought survives a sleepless night,
each bed and border aligned
to some private geometry of care.

Now rot works through it
like a forgotten language returning
to the mouth.

Apples soften where they land.
Pears remain aloft, unchosen,
moons refusing their eclipse.

The shed folds inward by degrees,
its boards separating from one another
old friends who have exhausted
every story.
Rain collects in the bench.
The wood drinks and drinks,
remembering old thirsts.
The fence gives up its straight lines.
One panel lies down in the nettles,
gravity has won the argument.

Nothing is cleared.
Leaves gather,
brown receipts from a season
that no longer keeps records.

I walk there and feel
time changing shape.
Not passing, but thickening.

Everything she touched
continues the cycle without her.

The trees stand crowded with
their unfinished offerings,
and death hangs on the branches:
a bruised apple
holding one square of light.

207226

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I had to look up limerent up, and was a tiny bit disappointed it didn't mean the urge to write a limerick.

010

Reposted by Penny Dedman

John Chmura @johnchmura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#AcrosticOctober #Pumpkin @daveashleypoet.bsky.social Pet names for those under the thrall of moonlight and music playful pretty shorthands for love kind of irk me so can you tell I never was anyone’s Nooky Poo?

3125

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

To all my friends in the #poetrycommunity Happy National Poetry Day. I’m spending today doing some polishing on my poetry collection, which will be published next year👇. Whatever poetic projects you’re undertaking, I wish you every success with them. The world needs poetry & poets #NationalPoetryDay

0174

Reposted by Penny Dedman

James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Breaking the 4th wall with this here sonnet. #NationalPoetryDay

0113

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There are five people I wish to thank. They know why. They are wonderful, generous people. If you don’t follow them already, these fine writers & poets, then do: @regretteruane.bsky.social @paulwritespoems.bsky.social @leiabutler.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @danadelibovi.bsky.social

5145

Reposted by Penny Dedman

ɐʇǝǝɹʎs @phantomsspleen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When you notice a dog walking past then the dog notices you noticing and for a moment you’re both like ‘sup

513437

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Ian Brownlie @ianbrownlie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I hate getting all of these kinds of letters #PoemsAbout #DeadLetters

final form

dear i

i'm so sorry to be contacting you this soon
but it seems that your demise is more imminent
than expected

yes
we all want longer
yes
it is unfair
if you wish to cling to the idea
that fairness is still a thing

no
there isn't anything you can do about it
or anything you need to do to prepare

there is nothing

sorry again

yours

d

3257

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@johnchmura.bsky.social Started to delve into this today - 3 in and 1 already my favourite!

112

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So sorry to hear this Mark - yes, ageism is very real and has been for some decades now. Now, no-one seems to be even talking about it, and our young folk, despite degrees et al seem to suffering the same fate. You would be such an asset to a variety of jobs I would have thought. Good luck to you.

100

Reposted by Penny Dedman

John Adlam FRSA 🌈🌍 @johnadlam.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

...surfing the Wave...thank you so much @markantonyowen.com and @iamb.uk for including me in this wonderful publication. So much work I know went into the curation of the site for this, perhaps especially the sound engineering - don't even think of skipping the listening part of the feast! 🥰🙏❤️🙏❤️

2155

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I turned it off in disgust. Ridiculous and provocative and divisive crap not worthy of broadcasting without any kind of critical oppositional views. Ugh.

120

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#johnchmura This beauty arrived yesterday and I am excited to take my coffee break today to read this fine poet!

A book of poetry called '539. A year in the Pine Barrens' by the most excellent poet John Chmura!

150

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just ordered my copy. Can't wait!

110

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt #@madp03t.bsky.cocial Wet matches in the drawer As we prep for the daily end of the world we pray the disaster will match the prediction: after all... What use in the glacial floods are wet matches in the drawer?

142

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#AmpersandAfterDark #prompt for 09-13-2026: -> "wet matches in the drawer" Be sure to tag @madp03t.bsky.social & use the hashtag so I can find your post. #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #fictionwriters #poets #creativewriting

02111

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Tanager of the Day: Slaty Tanager 📷 Andres Vasquez Noboa

Photo of bird perched on a branch, description from ebird: ‘Large gray-and-red tanager of mid-elevation humid montane forest. Males are dark gray with a dark reddish orange crown; females are gray above and rusty orange below, with a white lower belly and eyebrow. Forages at mid-levels in dense forest, usually found accompanying mixed-species flocks.’

2508

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Paul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Disgraceful calls in the right-wing media for the proscription of Médecins Sans Frontières impel me to remind people that you can support this great charity & read some fine poetry too by downloading @paulwritespoems.bsky.social’s anthology Unwhispered Legacy & making a donation 👇 #poetrycommunity

12511

Reposted by Penny Dedman

The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Later I would think of America as one vast City of Night stretching gaudily from Times Square to Hollywood Boulevard - jukebox-winking, rock'n'roll moaning: America at night fusing its dark cities into the unmistakable shape of loneliness." - The start of 'City Of Night' by John Rechy #BookWormSat

06115

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Emily Tee @emteepoetry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am in floods of tears after watching that. It brings it back like it was yesterday. I can understand why you took 20 years to be able to write.

121

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That last couple of lines are 🏆 I love this!

110

Reposted by Penny Dedman

Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another week is over and another #PoemsAbout day is upon us. I've had a doozy of a week, but I made it. Here's to everyone else that did 👏 Now let's share some cool poetry 🩶🩶🩶 #FaultLines #GenerationalTrauma #Poetry

Fault Line

I didn’t grow up with monsters.
I grew up with people
who were carrying so much
they dropped pieces of themselves.

I feel the weight
of the swallowed anger.
The pressure
of choices not made.
A stone,
an heirloom,
sitting on my chest.

I want to blame them.
I do.
I want to point
and say you did this to me.
But I won't.

Instead I sit with the truth:
they shared what they had.
Now do the cracks end here
or keep traveling?

208827

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Don't you just love it when the Alt Text is better than the picture?

000

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It may not have gone far enough, but I do believe it is brave, considering the backlash thus far and no doubt much more to come.

020

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Oh John - I wept as I watched this and heard the (almost) unspeakable pain of all of it.

110

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Tories have destroyed their souls

010

Penny Dedman @spanishtom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's all to do with the money honey.

000