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Ian Brownlie

@ianbrownlie.bsky.social

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Writer of poetry/fiction for children (Dirigible, Tyger Tyger, Little Thoughts, Nimblewitlit, The Toy) and adults (Shine, Viridine, Underbelly, Rough Diamond) | Pushcart nom '26, Times/CH LL | he/him

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@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:05 PMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan.”

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:29 PM

'ice-tipped teeth of winter' is great, as is the 'clack' that follows it.

@janedougherty47.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:00 AMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

One for #PoemsAbout #Bites @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetsofbluesky

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:26 PM

Very good, though on the minus side you've made me quite hungry!

@thebisylarke.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:02 PMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

something simple sweet and a bit raw for
#PoemsAbout #Bites @thebrokenspine.co.uk

a list in the spirit of anne carson. been really into the simple pleasures of the everyday lately. and longing! can’t forget the longing

small bites with you

char-grilled oysters (down on the bayou) (someday) (soon) 
poetry (notes app) (sent back and forth) 
raw oysters (down the shore) (O the stars i’d sacrifice just to see you stand on jersey soil) 
warmth (full-bodied) (with fuzzy feeling)
playlists (spotify) (sent back and forth) 
bong rips (sputtering) (coughing) (laughing) (falling apart into the phone speaker)
listening (rapt) (leaning in)
talking (too much) (but you tell me it’s fine) (you mean it) (i feel it)
understanding (comes easy) (too easy) (almost feels impossible) (beautiful) (unreal)
love (of you and i and us and us) (and everything else too, babe) (all feels beautiful whenever i’m with you)
long drives (to you) (from you) (anywhere) (with you)
hugs (warm) (so needed) 
char-grilled oysters (soon) (please let it be soon)
@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:19 PM

Love this. And feel it too, as the parent of a SEND child. I was usually on drop-off rather than pick-up, but was told plenty about the various reactions of other parents. Tough.

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:29 PM

Thanks. Hmmm, vampire dating app. The best I can come up with so far is O+Cupid.

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:22 PM

Thank you!

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:21 PM

🤣

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:29 AM

Dating is never easy. #PoemsAbout #Bites

dating

me?
i love to fly
take evening strolls
and going for light bites
i have no taste for garlic
or for wild religious rites

	oh no, you're another vampire, aren't you?

yes
@rburrows.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:58 AMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

This poem is about a brilliant woman and her son. They continue to inspire me. He wasn’t able to remain at his local school which she was devastated about, but described her relief that ‘the walk of shame’ was over. #PoemsAbout #Bites @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 6:15 PM

So pleased to have this story in the fantastic Epistemic Lit!

@drdeanburnett.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 7:36 AMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

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@robinince.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 10:47 PMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

Jeffrey Archer has died - here is the obituary of Monica Coghlan

www.heraldscotland.com/news/1216989...

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 2:13 PM

Indeed! Thank you.

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 8:55 AM

Thanks @thetoypress.bsky.social

#WordOfTheWeek #Horse #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity

Horse

He coughed and neighed and said ‘No, no,
I'm too small for this course!’
She replied, ‘Here, have a throat lozenge. 
you're just a little hoarse.’
@thetoypress.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 9:56 AMReposted by @ianbrownlie.bsky.social

It's #NationalPoetryDay tomorrow, and the theme for this year is WONDER.

To celebrate, here are a few wonder-filled poems from past editions of The Toy!

Happy reading and enjoy poetry day!

#NationalPoetryDay2026
#PoetryCommunity
#Poetryforchildren

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 7:30 PM

Thank you.

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 5:04 PM

Thanks!

@ianbrownlie.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 2:39 PM

Congrats!

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