The Importance of the First Poem - Looking at "Swell" by Maria Ferguson
By Kim Moore
I've been thinking about first poems in collections again - featuring a poem by the brilliant Maria Ferguson, from her new book "Swell" over on Substack..
open.substack.com/pub/kimmoore...
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Six Haiku Book Reviews
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It gave me the pip.
Disappointed - I had such
Great Expectations.
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II
Dystopian tale.
Neon leg warmers and Wham!
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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A group of lions
struggle to find acceptance.
Pride and Prejudice.
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IV
.well aged hasnβt it
:Button Benjamin of Case
Curious The Read
V
Woolly yarn about
the history of tank tops.
A Farewell to Arms.
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VI
Pop group clones itself.
It all ends in tragedy.
The Thirty-Nine Steps.
Brian Bilston
Happy World Book Day. Here are six haiku book reviews in celebration.
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This #worldbookday my daughter chose to be Bunny from @jamiesmart.bsky.social Bunny vs Monkey. Can't believe we only have two years of celebrating this in school!
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That's so lovely to read, thank you!!
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Unbelievably excited to have a poem included here!
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Ah thanks this helped me find two poets I follow elsewhere!
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Love this! 5 poets I know on Bluesky:
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@wendycaitlin.bsky.social
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@poetbex.bsky.social
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@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social βs debut poetry collection βConsolamentum is available at β¦
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You can mainly expect poetry posts, pictures of trees, thoughts on books, and random asides from me. What's the last book you read?
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Right, let's give this place a try!
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