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@lauratheis.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:15 PM

Huge congratulations to Anne Carson!! Like all #poetsonbluesky I'm incredibly excited for her!!!

@annestgwilym.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:47 AM

'Poppies in October', by Sylvia Plath. I only wish I could write like this.

#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetsonbluesky #blueskypoets #october #sylviaplath #poemsaboutoctober

Poppies in October by Sylvia Plath

Even the sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts.
Nor the woman in the ambulance
Whose red heart blooms through her coat so astoundingly —

A gift, a love gift
Utterly unasked for
By a sky

Palely and flamily
Igniting its carbon monoxides, by eyes
Dulled to a halt under bowlers.

O my God, what am I
That these late mouths should cry open
In a forest of frost, in a dawn of cornflowers.

Image of poppies in a field, blue sky and clouds.

@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:06 PM

Every #Wednesday we'll share a #waterford. Respond with your own (4 lines; 8, 4, 4, 8 syllables; ABBA rhyming scheme). These are slices of feel-good art so keep them positive!

#waterfordrhyme #poetrysky #poetry #poetrycommunity #PoetsOnBluesky #skypoets #writingcommunity #spéirghorm #micropoetry

Image of a waterford printed in black on a white brick background.

Dé hAoine by Mary Gillen

Ticking hands on the office clock.
The sun shining,
sweet birds flying -
an bhfuil cead agam dul amach?

This week's waterford is a winner of the 2026 annual waterford competition, as chosen by Molly Twomey. It appears in "Duanaire - collected waterfords", the world's first poetry collection of waterfords which is edited by Kevin MacAlan, and features over 300 poems written by more than 90 poets from all over the globe. Copies of the anthology are available now: waterfordrhyme.com/#buyduanaire

@annestgwilym.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:31 AM

Yipee, I've just found out that Contemplation of Roses has been made Book of the Month for October at the Poetry Kit - wonderful news since apparently the competition was stiff (scroll down below):

#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #poetsonbluesky

www.poetrykit.org

@cathdrake.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:00 AM

Tomorrow - 1place left. 'Poems to Love' looking at one of my all time favs CK Williams-the fabulous momentum of sinuous long lines of close observation of human bevhaviour &our wish for connection www.tickettailor.com/events/cathd... #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOnBluesky #WritersOnBluesky

@annestgwilym.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:53 AM

A poem from my new book Contemplation of Roses about #October
Art by Vincent van Gogh.
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetsonbluesky #blueskypoets #autumn

@fridayam.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 PM

fridayam.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/m... A #poem from the #archive about #imagination and #strong #drink #poetry #poetsonbluesky

@yalebooks.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:47 AM

It's #NationalPoetryDay!

To celebrate, here's five things to know about haiku from Robert Crawford, author of Haiku: How the modern world came to fall in love with small poems from Japan.

yalebooks.co.uk/blog/what-is...

#poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky

@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 4:35 PM

Every #Wednesday we'll share a #waterford. Respond with your own (4 lines; 8, 4, 4, 8 syllables; ABBA rhyming scheme). These are slices of feel-good art so keep them positive!

#waterfordrhyme #poetrysky #poetry #poetrycommunity #PoetsOnBluesky #skypoets #writingcommunity #spéirghorm #micropoetry

Image of a waterford printed in black on a white brick background.

Gluais Dán by Bernadette Gallagher

Bhí mé ag siúl síos an cosán
mé ag smaoineadh
ar dán caoineadh.
Ansin chuala mé ceol canrán.

This week's waterford is a winner of the 2026 annual waterford competition, as chosen by Molly Twomey. It appears in "Duanaire - collected waterfords", the world's first poetry collection of waterfords which is edited by Kevin MacAlan, and features over 300 poems written by more than 90 poets from all over the globe. Copies of the anthology are available now: waterfordrhyme.com/#buyduanaire

@cathdrake.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 AM

Tomorrow! - a couple of tickets left! And you can also buy a recording before tomorrow if you can't make the date. #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOnBluesky #WriterCommunity #AuthorArtist #WritersOnBluesky

@mayrayadir.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:54 PM

🌎🖤 what I (wish I didn’t) see 🙏🏾

#Poetry #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOnBluesky #WriterCommunity #AuthorArtist #WritersOnBluesky

@sinnaluvva.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:26 AM

Midwinter Trees
#poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #poetsonBluesky #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonBlueSky #skypoets #bskyart #blueskypoets

@sinnaluvva.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:20 AM

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #poetsonBluesky #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonBlueSky #skypoets #bskyart #blueskypoets How Short is Time!

@sinnaluvva.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:13 AM

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #poetsonBluesky #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonBlueSky #skypoets #bskyart #blueskypoets Coniston Water - Langdale Pikes 2 poems by Malcolm Evison

@cathdrake.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 9:33 AM

#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky calling nature poets!

@cathdrake.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 9:33 AM

#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky

@cathdrake.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 9:32 AM

#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky

@jnmcmanus.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 11:44 AM

A SUNDAY HAIKU
俳句サンデー
`flawed realities`

Cracks in the mirror —
fragments of reality
glimpses of a true self

— J N M
27 September 2026

Art Credits ™a Mind's Eye
`flawed realities`
Sumi Art
Digitally Enhanced
Year: 2026

#Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #BlueskyPoetry #SkyPoet #PoetsOnBluesky

@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 4:04 PM

Every #Wednesday we'll share a #waterford. Respond with your own (4 lines; 8, 4, 4, 8 syllables; ABBA rhyming scheme). These are slices of feel-good art so keep them positive!

#waterfordrhyme #poetrysky #poetry #poetrycommunity #PoetsOnBluesky #skypoets #writingcommunity #spéirghorm #micropoetry

Image of a waterford printed in black on a white brick background.

The Dream by Kathleen Fahey

To reach for your hand in the rain,
step on a bus,
that waits for us,
discover each other again.

This week's waterford is a winner of the 2026 annual waterford competition, as chosen by Molly Twomey. It appears in "Duanaire - collected waterfords", the world's first poetry collection of waterfords which is edited by Kevin MacAlan, and features over 300 poems written by more than 90 poets from all over the globe. Copies of the anthology are available now: waterfordrhyme.com/#buyduanaire

@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 3:55 PM

A lovely #waterford for #FragmentsFriday from @shivpotter.bsky.social - well done Siobhan!

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