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Luke Bradford

@lukebradford.bsky.social

Experimental poet, passionate about the use of constraint to explore voice. Photo by Galen Rowell (National Geographic) http://lukebradford.xyz

62 Followers  |  25 Following  |  15 Posts  |  Joined: 11.09.2023  |  1.6897

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β€œBees”

29.06.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œA Labyrinth Is a Narrow Hell”

28.06.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Perhaps I
demand an
ideal foe
with whom
war seems
so lovely
a project

Perhaps I demand an ideal foe with whom war seems so lovely a project

β€œAntagony”

14.06.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HERMIT CRAB

a maritime chimaera;
a barterer, beach bather, armchair architect,
each chamber a rebirth

07.06.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If
we
do
go
on,
we
go
on
as
if
it
is
OK.

01.06.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scaling the Mountain of Winter - Luke Bradford β€” Penteract Press Paperback, 105x148mm, monochrome, 28pp A strict erasure of the article β€œScaling the World’s Most Lethal Mountain, in the Dead of Winter,” by Michael Powell, originally published in the online edition...

My poem β€œScaling the Mountain of Winter” is available from Penteract Press: penteractpress.com/store/scalin...

The poem is a strict erasure of an article about K2 by Michael Powell.

If you'd like to read my poem for free, you can find a PDF on my website: lukebradford.xyz/Scaling%20th...

07.03.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Atomic Masquerade - Clara Etherin β€” Penteract Press Full Colour, Paperback, 210 x 148mm, 40pp Atomic Masquerade presents a collection of visual poems, including 2D and 3D calligrams, glyphic poems, palimpsests, and collages. Many of the pieces are rei...

Today is the official launch day of my visual poetry book "Atomic Masquerade". I am so proud of how it turned out - you need to see it for yourself!
penteractpress.com/store/atomic...

15.02.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ALPHABET: that palpable, palatable palette; that telltale β€˜blah blah blah’…

22.02.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TIDE POOL (LOOP EDIT)

But as tides are erased, it's a tub.

#palindrome

16.02.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œA Snow Mouse”

#ambigram

08.02.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Luke Bradford, "Past Midnight" YouTube video by Phillip Ernest

My poem β€œPast Midnight,” read by Phillip Ernest: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

01.02.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zoolalia - Luke Bradford β€” Penteract Press Monochrome, Perfect-bound Paperback, 210 x 148mm, 56pp Zoolalia explores the vast and wild diversity of animal life on Earth in language under strict constraint. Each species emerges from a unique pa...

My most recent collection, β€œZoolalia,” is available to order from Penteract Press: penteractpress.com/store/zoolal...

You can find a free PDF of this collection (and of all the rest of my published work!) at lukebradford.xyz: lukebradford.xyz/Zoolalia.pdf

25.01.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œOne Path,” originally published as a leaflet by Paper View Books

18.01.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Steve!

23.11.2024 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPast Midnight”

24.09.2023 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Barn”

12.09.2023 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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