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By the Avon River in #bathcity #visitbath #visitEngland the trees haven’t turned quite yet but they will #equinox

Blue sky, a few puffy clouds. Some condominiums across the bay.

Same view across the bay. More cumulus clouds in the sky before the rain. The sea is a steel grey.

Same view. Evening sun is golden on the condominiums. The sea is shadowed with flat wave ripples and the sky shows blue above the bay with contrail clouds.

Grey skies and matching sea with a bit of green. You can see the rainfall out to sea in the distance.

All moods #searange #penang #visitpenang #August

Fave in July #hollyhocks

Pink lacy layers of petals in the shape of a peony, with a few darker markings in the center

Favourite in June 💝

Sebastião Salgado’s View of Humanity The photojournalist documented some of the greatest human horrors of the past century, but he said, “I never, I never, photograph the misery.”

The photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, who passed away last month, at the age of 81, documented some of the greatest human horrors of the past century, but he said, “I never. . . photograph the misery.”

Sign the Petition Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community

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Screenshot of a poem from The Poetry Society's poems database. The text in black on a white background reads 'Bee Mornings by Julia Webb. The bees that sleep inside me fill my mind with buzz. I am Nectar they say, I am Wax and Cone, I am of Bee but not of Bee. In the morning I look at my bee stripes under the covers, something strange and flighty is taking place inside me, my head hums like something electric. Yet by breakfast you would never know that anything had changed; I fidget the toast around the plate, somehow it seems wrong to eat honey on bee mornings. I bin the crusts and rinse the dish. Feel my eyes striping up beneath their lids my tongue turning to fur, the swarm growing inside my ribs.

It's #WorldBeeDay ! Have a poem.

Julia Webb's 'Bee Mornings' was commended in our 2012 Stanza Poetry Competition on the theme of 'Stripes', judged by John Siddique.

Favourite bee poems?

Bzzzzzzzzz

A white bowl with smooth pea soup with chunks of carrot potato ham and herbs. Sprinkled with Parmesan and pumpkin and sunflower seeds on the top with a piece of toast and butter balanced on the rim and a soup spoon on the woven brown mat.

Tray of newly baked golden brown cheese scones sprinkled with Parmesan and seeds.

Cooking for the family day! Homemade pea and ham soup with extra veg and less gluten more cheese type scones for Sunday meal. #foodphotography

Ursula K. Le Guin on Power, Freedom, and How Storytelling Expands Our Scope of the Possible “We will not know our own injustice if we cannot imagine justice. We will not be free if we do not imagine freedom. We cannot demand that anyone try to attain justice and freedom who has not …

Ursula K. Le Guin on power, freedom, and how storytelling expands our scope of the possible www.themarginalian.org/2016/05/06/u...

We are forever grateful to those who support tiny independent presses like ours. That support means we've been able publish 36 chapbooks. 36!

You can find more information about our ethos, our open submission calls, and our store here: salopress.com

White starry flowers of wild garlic carpeting the floor of the woods. Trunks of pine and horse chestnut trees glow a bit in evening sunset.

Wild garlic star flowers in the evening light in the woods.

The Last Hospitals in Gaza In the ruins of a health-care system, many medical facilities have become graveyards. Doctors continue to deliver lifesaving care—but they risk their own lives in the process.

Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation.

Sean Hewitt in conversation with Noreen Masud, Friday 25th April, 7pm at Mr B’s Emporium

I’ll be in conversation with Seán Hewitt about his new novel OPEN, HEAVEN - this Friday 25th April at 7pm at @mrbsemporium.bsky.social. Tickets still available! mrbsemporium.com/events/2025/...

["Earthrise" from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders 12/24/1968]

Like the terrestrial
crust of the earth
which is proportionately
ten times thinner
than an eggshell,
the skin of the soul
is a miracle of mutual
pressures.

-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red

["Earthrise" from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders 12/24/1968] #EarthDay #everynightapoem

Signed.
Trans Rights are Human Rights.

Beautiful 🤩

The fabulous Pascale Petit is launching Beast tonight!

Eleven things I’d tell myself as a young writer The advice our writers would give to their younger selves

Eleven things I’d tell myself as a young writer
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Apple blossoms at The Newt, Somerset.

Bright pink Camellia

Red quince blossom

Purple wisteria climbing over a bay window with white shutters and a pretty, ornate and cream bench underneath

Some Spring colour for you!

Vonnegut on a carnival ride smoking a cigarette very chicly

Remembering the great Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away on April 11, 2007. Photo by Peter Yang.

Since April is autumn in Patagonia here is this month’s photo from our farm’s calendar. This shot was actually taken last year. The deep bands of color on Tres Monjas are still a week away. Our llamas & ‘pacas are currently negotiating photo rights for the 2025 shoot, which will appear in 2026 😂.

A black and white photo of Tania Hershman in the top left hand corner, and to the right the text, in multicoloured and different fonts: “Unbox Your Words! Give yourself permission to play.” Underneath is the text “Unbox 1-Hour Writing Muscle Workout May 2025” and below that a cartoon of a sloth hanging from a branch and lifting a hand weight, with the caption “Image designed by Freepik.”

Announcing 2 new Zoom workshops in May/June: Workouts for your Writing Muscle! Whatever you write, fiction/poetry/hybrids, join me for 3 writing exercises in 60 mins. Booking here, including free & pay-what-you-can, all participants get the recording afterwards! www.tickettailor.com/events/tania...

Apple TV+ debuts trailer for “Murderbot,” premiering May 16 Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for “Murderbot,” the comedic thriller series starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård.

And lo, the trailer did drop: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2... #murderbot

Issue Six of And Other Poems, out on Wednesday 16th.

We can't wait for you to read these poems.

Prompt 55

Do Not use the prompt words in your piece. Please use #SenseWrds so I can find your writing, and include the prompt number. Also remember that I ask for no combo prompts here. Feel free to message if you have more questions on how this prompt works. Happy writing! ~M 🙏🏻

Competition time! Please send your poems by 28th April. It’s not the National but it supports a decent little festival and the judge is the mighty fine Helen Mort!
welshpoolpoetryfestival.org.uk

A man in dark shirt and shorts walks through a parking lot. He is framed against two trees with new spring leaves and a graffiti wall. A bright blue sky and the glare of almost noon sun lights the picture.

#rightnow #viewoutmywindow The shorts are still out in UK #bathcity

Light grey stone cathedral against a blue sky with small wisps of cloud.

A budding magnolia tree, with pink blooms - the grey stone cathedral behind it.

Magnolia tree with pink blooms against a deep blue sky.

A beautiful sunshine day in Exeter.

Four seagulls in the shade - one above the others on a grey stone urn. To the left of it rises the spire of St John’s Church lit by evening sun.

Stayed up to see blood moon and the sky was clear until 5am (best time for spotting) then a huge bank of cloud came and covered it! So here are some sulky seagulls.