Clare Proctor
@almostasif.bsky.social
Teacher and Poet. Poems rehomed by Shooter, the North, Finished Creatures and Poetry Review among others. First pamphlet - Lilith Speaks - out now with Wayleave/Litfest. https://www.iambapoet.com/wave/7-clare-proctor
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Clare Proctor
@almostasif.bsky.social
· Feb 27
We are not hard set.
Every day, erosion;
Every day, growth.
Every day, erosion;
Every day, growth.
Reposted by Clare Proctor
Recently updated on our site:
Children’s Writing Competitions. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions...
#kidlit
A regularly updated list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions open to school-aged children in the UK, including contests for poetr...
Children’s Writing Competitions. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions...
#kidlit
A regularly updated list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions open to school-aged children in the UK, including contests for poetr...
Children's Writing Competitions
A list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions for children in the UK, including contests for poetry, stories, handwriting & essays.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Recently updated on our site:
Children’s Writing Competitions. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions...
#kidlit
A regularly updated list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions open to school-aged children in the UK, including contests for poetr...
Children’s Writing Competitions. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions...
#kidlit
A regularly updated list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions open to school-aged children in the UK, including contests for poetr...
So excited that this beautiful package has arrived and that this day allows me to get straight to reading it… Thanks @jaxxi.bsky.social
July 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM
So excited that this beautiful package has arrived and that this day allows me to get straight to reading it… Thanks @jaxxi.bsky.social
Reposted by Clare Proctor
Rich fresh wine
of June, we stagger into you smeared
with pollen
🖤
of June, we stagger into you smeared
with pollen
🖤
June 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Rich fresh wine
of June, we stagger into you smeared
with pollen
🖤
of June, we stagger into you smeared
with pollen
🖤
Reposted by Clare Proctor
‘Oh, to be a Moomin and to dance in the waves while the sun gets up! The night was forgotten and a long June day lay before them.’ ~ Tove Jansson. #BookWormSat
June 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
‘Oh, to be a Moomin and to dance in the waves while the sun gets up! The night was forgotten and a long June day lay before them.’ ~ Tove Jansson. #BookWormSat
Reposted by Clare Proctor
The magic wrought by simple poems I will always defend, for their universality is such that you can quite often slot yourself effortlessly into them and find a pocket of unquantifiable freedom waiting for you.
• Sara Teasdale •
• Sara Teasdale •
May 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The magic wrought by simple poems I will always defend, for their universality is such that you can quite often slot yourself effortlessly into them and find a pocket of unquantifiable freedom waiting for you.
• Sara Teasdale •
• Sara Teasdale •
Reposted by Clare Proctor
I am, O Anxious One ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
May 23, 2026 at 7:14 AM
I am, O Anxious One ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Are these yours, @jbrehm.bsky.social ?
So many John Brehm poems are resonating at the moment…
So many John Brehm poems are resonating at the moment…
May 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Are these yours, @jbrehm.bsky.social ?
So many John Brehm poems are resonating at the moment…
So many John Brehm poems are resonating at the moment…
Reposted by Clare Proctor
