
#poetry and #shortstory writer work in anthologies from Pure Slush, part of @bequempublishing poetry pamphlet ‘A Gracious Month’ now available on Amazon
Humberside, UK
Joined April 2013
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Russell posted a question about the best use of social media. The replies came back: 'Make it ludic, Russ!'
Here’s my response to the prompt #taper - thanks to our host of #vss365 Rachel @rachelnewcombe8, inspired by reading the new #spythriller novel ‘The Taper Man’ by Nick Harkaway @VikingBooksUK
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
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#FullMoon soon and it's #HuntersMoon so here's a poem I wrote for The Hunter's Moon in 2022. (2022 was the year I decided to stand under each full moon and then write a poem for that very moon.)
Here’s my response to the prompt #miles - thanks to our host of #vss365 Rachel @rachelnewcombe8
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #riddlepoem
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ALT Making Time Dreamt am placed in a pre-war clock factory, all tan overalls hovering over optimistic springs and quietly chatting cogs; rules state you wear no watch, so each of us holds our own time. The ticks and the tocks arrive in feral packs, gradually brought to heel by attentive circling hands; the very best trained allowed their tail of a mildly-friendly wagging pendulum. Julian Cason
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Hullo @blackboughpoems @MatthewMCSmith and to 18 word maximum write #fragmentsfriday #poetry
Thanks Matt!
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A seasonal short for #fragmentsfriday
As ever, a huge thanks to @MatthewMCSmith & @blackboughpoems for giving the platform and to @helen_laycock for overseeing.
I hope I've got that all right as it's been a while!
Looking forward to reading all the other contributions
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Joint 1st 🥇 #fragmentsfriday Ashley Linkletter as chosen by @helen_laycock our guest judge 🏆
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This week’s #FragmentsFriday, inspired by wild Cornish waves and the spectacle of the sea at dawn.
Thank you to @blackboughpoems and @MatthewMCSmith, and to special guest host @helen_laycock 🙏
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Getting ready for #fragmentsfriday this time with the spectacular @helen_laycock judging!! And @MatthewMCSmith of illustrious @blackboughpoems . So here is The Natural Quiet of Fire. I hope you like it. 🥰
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For #fragmentsfriday could be lighter but 'tis not all sunshine
I know..
Thanks to
@helen_laycock
And to
@MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems
😀🍁🍂
The Car Man
Twisting, leaping, turning!
Muscles clench, grip,
reach for
the engine grease of love.
For #fragmentsfriday from @blackboughpoems
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
Great to visit @BradfordTheatre to see @SirMattBourne's @New_Adventures tremendous performance of The Car Man
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I am at church.
Amen. 🙏🏻
#PoemsNotBombs
#church
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My offering to the gods of #toptweettuesday is The Quarried Men (prompted by but not about McCartney & Lennon's pre Beatles band The Quarrymen)
Thanks to @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems & @MatthewMCSmith for the inpsiration & the support.
#poetrycommunity
#WritingCommunity
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In wild delerium to have my poem featured on the Open Arts Forum Front Page:
openartsforum.com/on-bus-67/
Here’s my response to the prompt #nervous - thanks to our host of #vss365 Rachel @rachelnewcombe8
Photo by Jan Kopřiva on Unsplash
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity
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Here’s one on edges…. Got to decorate a 16th birthday cake and I’ll be back later to catch up with poems.
@TopTweetTuesday
@MatthewMCSmith
Although I put this piece together yesterday for the #edge theme from @TopTweetTuesday I didn’t get to post it due to being caught up in half-term shenanigans. Duh!
Thanks for hosting to EIC @MatthewMCSmith
#vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #Humber #Cleethorpes
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For @TopTweetTuesday and @MatthewMCSmith
One of those occasions when you know you have a poem just waiting to see the light of day!































