Delighted to see my poem 'Ithaka', which won first prize in the Indigo Spring Poetry Prize, published in the latest issue of Reach Poetry @indigodreamspub.bsky.social with very kind comments from competition judge @vickygwriter.bsky.social π
               
            
            
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            Very well deserved, an excellent poem π
               
            
            
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            Congratulations @csmithpoet.bsky.social !!
               
            
            
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            Hope you enjoy  π
               
            
            
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            Absolutely loved The Hawthorn Bride by the wonderful @vickygwriter.bsky.social! Itβs a beautiful collection which weaves folklore with landscape and wildlife. It has made my little ecopoet heart sing, and Iβm always a sucker for a mushroom poem! π
               
            
            
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            Congratulations, a wonderful poem !
               
            
            
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            Congrats to all our rosette-wearing poets who all have some treat money to spend now! We'll be posting the winning poems on our website this week.  Enticing you with Judge's comments & listings for now. @indigodreamspub.bsky.social @vickygwriter.bsky.social #poetrycompetition #poetry #IndigoPoets
               
            
            
                01.06.2025 11:34 β π 9    π 2    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Congratulations,  such a beautiful poem !
               
            
            
                29.05.2025 21:16 β π 3    π 1    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Congratulations Kerry on your wonderful poem!
               
            
            
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            It was a privilege to judge this competition. Many congratulationsto the winners and to the Commended and Highly Commended poets. Thank you to everyone who entered, it was a joy to read your work!
               
            
            
                29.05.2025 16:21 β π 7    π 2    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Congratulations and can't wait to read at the launch of this wonderful new collection!!!
               
            
            
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                                            Flyer for book launch in Doncaster on 7 June.
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Four weeks till this ππΌ
@vickygwriter.bsky.social 
All welcome! Free!
               
            
            
                10.05.2025 14:05 β π 6    π 2    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Congratulations Matthew,  can't wait to read your new collection!
               
            
            
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            Beautiful
               
            
            
                05.05.2025 09:59 β π 2    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Thrilled to have a rosebay willowherb poem included in 'Ten Poems about Weeds' one of three gorgeous new pamphlets from @candlestickpress.bsky.social
               
            
            
                02.05.2025 15:44 β π 7    π 1    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Keep those wonderful poems coming in! I can't wait to read your work !
               
            
            
                28.04.2025 08:03 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Closing soon...get those perfect poetry pearls to us licketysplit. Looking forward to passing them on to Vicky Gatehouse who'll be choosing the top of the crop!
@indigodreamspub.bsky.social 
@vickygwriter.bsky.social 
@ronniegoodyer.bsky.social 
#poetrycompetition #poetry
               
            
            
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            Grateful for a wonderful review of The Hawthorn Bride in Orbis magazine, which is a great read as always with its mix of poems and reviews! #indigopoets @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social
               
            
            
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            My copy has arrived! Wonderfully funny and inventive stories for middle-graders! Absolute joy! Warmest congratulations to @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social 
@reenamakwana.bsky.social
@theemmapress.bsky.social
               
            
            
                20.03.2025 11:13 β π 5    π 1    π¬ 1    π 1                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Love it!
               
            
            
                20.03.2025 09:54 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Gorgeous photos !!
               
            
            
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            Congratulations to the wonderful childrens poet @attielime.bsky.social on the publication of her fantastic debut Blue Jelly and Strawberries from @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social 
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                08.03.2025 06:59 β π 4    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Congratulations on the birthingof this fabulous collection β€οΈπ
               
            
            
                06.03.2025 09:36 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Fantastic opportunity for childrens poets to respond some amazing artwork @littlethoughtspress.com Time for an Elphrasis Adventure π #kidlit #childrenspoetry #poetrysubmissions
               
            
            
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            Love this  bright and cheery haiku, I am also a fan of dandelions!
               
            
            
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            Congratulations
               
            
            
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            Congratulations π  π β€οΈ
               
            
            
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                                            Cumbrian. Poet. Latest collections: Jardiniere. River Talk - HedgehogPress.β¨οΈ
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Shortlisted for Ted Hughes Award for βThe Immigration Handbookβ(Seren). Refugee caseworker. Lives in Wembley. βBycatchβ published by Nine Arches Press Oct 2025. Hawthornden Fellow 2025. CarolineSmithpoet.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Children's author and poet | 'Pandora and the Story Forge' pub by Rocket Bird Books | @scbwi | Based in NE Scotland
https://gaynorandrews.online/
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Unique βInstead of a cardβ poetry (and prose) pamphlets supplied in eco pack with envelope and bookmark. Publisher/editor @dislaney.bsky.social
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Former teacher, children's author, writing tutor and founder of #BooksThatHelp
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            We're the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society. Nobody else in the world does exactly what we do. We've been championing writers and making sure they get paid for secondary uses of their work since 1977
www.alcs.co.uk
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Illustrator 
reenamakwana.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                    
                            
                    
                    
                                            Canada's Poetry Magazine, founded in 1978. Arc Poetry #107 is available to order now. Subscribe today at arcpoetry.ca!
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            The magazine of new Scottish and international writing
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            A refuge for creative expression. Header by Nawze Design. π
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Poetry Scotland is published twice-yearly as an A4 broadsheet, showcasing new poetry in English, Scots and Gaelic from Scotland and all around the globe. 
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            The UK's oldest literary journal: a review of literature and the arts, est. 1732, published bi-monthly.
thelondonmagazine.org
https://linktr.ee/thelondonmagazine
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                    
                            
                    
                    
                                    
                            
                    
                    
                                            Roundhouse Poetry Slam Champion 2024
Host of The Big Gay Poetry Night
bradleytaylorpoet.com
IG: @bradleytaylorpoet
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Yorkshire woman with her heart in the southwest & Kassiopi. Wears a rescue collie & a poet, occasionally puts words on pages, always wants to walk in the wavelace at sunset.
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Poetry publishers rural Devon UK indigodreamspublishing.com Most Innovative Publisher Award 2017 & 2021. Publication, Competitions, Magazines Dawntreader quarterly, Reach Poetry monthly. Editors @ronniegoodyer.bsky.social / @wavelace.bsky.social     
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Carrie Karnes-Fannin is a #kidlit writer who loves picture books, photography, bouldering, and re-reading the works of comedic genius Douglas Adams. #InkedVoices #12x12 #SCBWI www.carriekarnesfannin.com
                                     
                            
                    
                    
                                            Author & academic, Cambridge
Writing for a green future & proud LGBTQIA+ present.
www.catherineolver.co.uk
Poetry for kids, YA & adults in magazines. Sapphic fantasy fan & aspiring author.
PhD in kidlit, Uni of Cambridge. New article 'Nature's Puzzles'.