Rachael Clyne

I'm delighted to be part of this anthology of groundbreaking poetry on trauma. Congratulations @maxwallis.bsky.social
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What Does it All Mean? Making Sense in a Hostile World

What Does it All Mean?
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October's the month of domestic violence awareness, so here's one from my collection, You'll Never Be Anyone Else. The trauma is aways there waiting to be triggered.

Delighted to be part of @candlestickpress.bsky.social celebrating Somerset and its landscape.Their anthologies are always beautiful and very popular

I had a book of Mum's, 'Like Mama Used To Make', recipes from a Jewish women' group. I turned it into an altar to recipes at a conference and asked women to pin family recipes to it. A friend & I produced a new collection from them. If I can find a suitable photo, I'll post it here. xxx

Thank you so much

Thank you to those who voted, so many good poems. And thank you ‪@inksweatandtears.co.uk‬ I want this poem to be heard 🙏 ♥️

Thank you so much @inksweatandtears.co.uk for shortlisting 'Homeland', a poem close to my heart. Please do vote, some ace poems. Votes close July 23rd.

Posting my poem again, about exile and many associated current issues as well as past

YouTube video by NBC Chicago Andrea Gibson + Megan Falley | It's Ok to Ask Questions (S3:E1)

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So sad to hear that Andrea Gibson has gone. I'm grateful their words are abundant and will be around for a long time
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One of my all time favourite books and book titles. Read his book, Back to One also brill.

Thank you @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social

Thank you @khuangwrites.bsky.social

Thank you Anne-Marie, very kind of you.

Thanks so much to
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I could hear the music last night from my house, or at least the rhythm side. So loud

excellent work 😜

Thank you x

Writer's Block, Part Three – The Loyal Soldier Following on from my previous articles, I was faced with how to process what was at the root of my writer’s block.

Here's the last of my 3 articles on writer's block, hope you find it useful. #PoetsOnBluesky #PoetryCommunity
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Very grateful to Helen Ivory for publishing this poem that means a lot to me.

Thank you Carmella that’s kind of you to say. True alchemy

You’ll Never Be Anyone Else - Seren “Rich, cinematic and sensuous.” – Joelle Taylor Rachael Clyne’s You’ll Never Be Anyone Else presents a direct and assured voice, demanding that we think carefully about what it takes to reconcile bein...

Seren have a half-price sale, including my collection. If you missed out, here's your chance for a bargain, or two
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Writer's Block, Part 2 – What is it Teaching Me? My recent article on writer’s block is about perceiving resistance as a message that something in me needs attention, rather than a simple need to rest the creative cells.

Writer's Block, Part 2 – What is it Teaching Me?
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Writer’s Block… How Long Will It Last? Or Is It Something Else? I’ve been struggling with writer’s block for several months.

My latest Substack:
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Home | Wells Festival of Literature Welcome To Our Festival Save the date 17-25 October 2025 Welcome to the Wells Festival of Literature, set up in 1992 to celebrate the written word and to encourage the...

Competitions open April 1st: Poetry (Adults, Young People), Short Story, Children's Book. Details, via this link.

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Finding the best place to sub your poetry, especially a body of work, is so tricky. Online forms vary widely. You keep reading the rules, tweak every detail, then get stuck at the final checkout because of a password loop, or press send and find you forgot a vital detail. Anyone else? 🤬😩

Last laugh, then.

Such an honest poem that expresses your mixed feelings and emails of his body in death. I always loved your father poems.