Black Bough Poetry
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Welsh poetry press based in Swansea with a focus on imagist poetry. Edited by Matthew M C Smith
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‘These poems do not terrify though…’
George Sandifer-Smith on Polly Oliver’s ‘Edges of Our Days’, a #poetry book for the summer and for 2026.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
#swansea #Gower #poetry #poetic #Mumbles @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social
George Sandifer-Smith on Polly Oliver’s ‘Edges of Our Days’, a #poetry book for the summer and for 2026.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
#swansea #Gower #poetry #poetic #Mumbles @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social
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Two poems for #TopTweetTuesday inspired by the act of writing about love and hate. Thank you to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
September 22, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Two poems for #TopTweetTuesday inspired by the act of writing about love and hate. Thank you to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
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Good morning to
@leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
& all you top Tuesday tweeters here's a little #love related #diptych to brighten your day 😊 😘
#toptweettuesday
#poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity
@leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
& all you top Tuesday tweeters here's a little #love related #diptych to brighten your day 😊 😘
#toptweettuesday
#poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity
September 22, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Good morning to
@leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
& all you top Tuesday tweeters here's a little #love related #diptych to brighten your day 😊 😘
#toptweettuesday
#poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity
@leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
& all you top Tuesday tweeters here's a little #love related #diptych to brighten your day 😊 😘
#toptweettuesday
#poetrycommunity
#writingcommunity
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I’m touched to share that a poem, written in memory of a dear trans friend who has passed away, has been accepted for publication. This piece is a tribute to their life and sass. I think Paula would be delighted for mini (skirt) immortalisation. Out in Nov.
September 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m touched to share that a poem, written in memory of a dear trans friend who has passed away, has been accepted for publication. This piece is a tribute to their life and sass. I think Paula would be delighted for mini (skirt) immortalisation. Out in Nov.
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September 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Past contributor, @literaryvegan.bsky.social, has a lovely feature on the @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social website.
'The ground is apple-sauce-snow, mid-pink and honey-leaf are drying'
From @literaryvegan.bsky.social 's #Silverbranch #poetry feature. Check it out!
shorturl.at/u72X7
From @literaryvegan.bsky.social 's #Silverbranch #poetry feature. Check it out!
shorturl.at/u72X7
September 20, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Past contributor, @literaryvegan.bsky.social, has a lovely feature on the @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social website.
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Delighted to have made the cut!! Thanks, @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social 🤍
A flush of acceptances for the Christmas and Winter anthology no 7 with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - excellent submissions and a tricky project.
Snow Day
ALT: Snow Day
static.klipy.com
September 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Delighted to have made the cut!! Thanks, @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social 🤍
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A flush of acceptances for the Christmas and Winter anthology no 7 with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - excellent submissions and a tricky project.
Snow Day
ALT: Snow Day
static.klipy.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A flush of acceptances for the Christmas and Winter anthology no 7 with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - excellent submissions and a tricky project.
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September 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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A mini reminder that you can still buy my last collection of poetry here. Or review it if you already have it. 👇
'there is a true sense of hope vibrantly alive in these necessary poems'
@louloumach.bsky.social on @racheldeering.bsky.social's #poetry collection 'In the Shadow of Gods'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
@louloumach.bsky.social on @racheldeering.bsky.social's #poetry collection 'In the Shadow of Gods'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
September 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
A mini reminder that you can still buy my last collection of poetry here. Or review it if you already have it. 👇
September 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
September 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Joint 3rd 🥉 #fragmentsfriday Ian Richardson #poetry 🔥
September 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Joint 3rd 🥉 #fragmentsfriday Ian Richardson #poetry 🔥
September 19, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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I'm poet of the month for the @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Silver Branch series isn't that amazing? This feature by @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social includes new work by me and a note on my writing. Link is here
shorturl.at/DMRXC
shorturl.at/DMRXC
September 19, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I'm poet of the month for the @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Silver Branch series isn't that amazing? This feature by @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social includes new work by me and a note on my writing. Link is here
shorturl.at/DMRXC
shorturl.at/DMRXC
Next week’s challenge on TopTweetTuesday, only on Twitter, is up to two poems, max 50 words each.
Prompts: Love, hate, apathy, ennui.
Or your own theme.
Imagist, free verse, please.
Prompts: Love, hate, apathy, ennui.
Or your own theme.
Imagist, free verse, please.
September 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Next week’s challenge on TopTweetTuesday, only on Twitter, is up to two poems, max 50 words each.
Prompts: Love, hate, apathy, ennui.
Or your own theme.
Imagist, free verse, please.
Prompts: Love, hate, apathy, ennui.
Or your own theme.
Imagist, free verse, please.
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I so enjoyed writing an endorsement for @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social 's debut collection with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social – because I got to read it and savour it ❤️
'There is much to love in the insistence of these poems...'
(@victoriaspires.bsky.social ) on @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social's 'Edges of Our Days' an unmissable debut #poetry collection.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
(@victoriaspires.bsky.social ) on @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social's 'Edges of Our Days' an unmissable debut #poetry collection.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
September 18, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I so enjoyed writing an endorsement for @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social 's debut collection with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social – because I got to read it and savour it ❤️
Poets - are you drifting and directionless? Sign up for our 3 hour, focused workshop where you are supported with writing goals and your own plan!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafting-y...
#poetry #learning #coaching #workshops
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#poetry #learning #coaching #workshops
September 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Poets - are you drifting and directionless? Sign up for our 3 hour, focused workshop where you are supported with writing goals and your own plan!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafting-y...
#poetry #learning #coaching #workshops
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crafting-y...
#poetry #learning #coaching #workshops
'Her voicing of what she sees is both tender and acute, and her imagery deft. Sincerity is a keynote.'
Angela Graham on Sarah Connor's #poetry collection 'The Poet Spells Her Name'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...
@angelagraham.bsky.social
Angela Graham on Sarah Connor's #poetry collection 'The Poet Spells Her Name'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...
@angelagraham.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
'Her voicing of what she sees is both tender and acute, and her imagery deft. Sincerity is a keynote.'
Angela Graham on Sarah Connor's #poetry collection 'The Poet Spells Her Name'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...
@angelagraham.bsky.social
Angela Graham on Sarah Connor's #poetry collection 'The Poet Spells Her Name'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...
@angelagraham.bsky.social
'there is a true sense of hope vibrantly alive in these necessary poems'
@louloumach.bsky.social on @racheldeering.bsky.social's #poetry collection 'In the Shadow of Gods'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
@louloumach.bsky.social on @racheldeering.bsky.social's #poetry collection 'In the Shadow of Gods'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
September 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
'there is a true sense of hope vibrantly alive in these necessary poems'
@louloumach.bsky.social on @racheldeering.bsky.social's #poetry collection 'In the Shadow of Gods'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
@louloumach.bsky.social on @racheldeering.bsky.social's #poetry collection 'In the Shadow of Gods'
www.blackboughpoetry.com/rachel-deering
'There is much to love in the insistence of these poems...'
(@victoriaspires.bsky.social ) on @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social's 'Edges of Our Days' an unmissable debut #poetry collection.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
(@victoriaspires.bsky.social ) on @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social's 'Edges of Our Days' an unmissable debut #poetry collection.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
September 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
'There is much to love in the insistence of these poems...'
(@victoriaspires.bsky.social ) on @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social's 'Edges of Our Days' an unmissable debut #poetry collection.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
(@victoriaspires.bsky.social ) on @pollyoliverwales.bsky.social's 'Edges of Our Days' an unmissable debut #poetry collection.
www.blackboughpoetry.com/polly-oliver...
'The ground is apple-sauce-snow, mid-pink and honey-leaf are drying'
From @literaryvegan.bsky.social 's #Silverbranch #poetry feature. Check it out!
shorturl.at/u72X7
From @literaryvegan.bsky.social 's #Silverbranch #poetry feature. Check it out!
shorturl.at/u72X7
September 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
'The ground is apple-sauce-snow, mid-pink and honey-leaf are drying'
From @literaryvegan.bsky.social 's #Silverbranch #poetry feature. Check it out!
shorturl.at/u72X7
From @literaryvegan.bsky.social 's #Silverbranch #poetry feature. Check it out!
shorturl.at/u72X7
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Today’s #FragmentsFriday is heading North for peace, scope, and a bit of wild.
With thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social of @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for hosting.
#Poetry #Photography #Rocks #PoetryPrompts
With thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social of @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for hosting.
#Poetry #Photography #Rocks #PoetryPrompts
September 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Today’s #FragmentsFriday is heading North for peace, scope, and a bit of wild.
With thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social of @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for hosting.
#Poetry #Photography #Rocks #PoetryPrompts
With thanks to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social of @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for hosting.
#Poetry #Photography #Rocks #PoetryPrompts
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September 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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My bit for #fragmentsfriday @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #micropoetry | #poem 261.1
One waning moon, mourning
Where once a million stars ruled.
Nothing lost. Nothing gained.
Moving words. Moving on.
▪️▪️▪️
One waning moon, mourning
Where once a million stars ruled.
Nothing lost. Nothing gained.
Moving words. Moving on.
▪️▪️▪️
Post an impactful original #poem of 18 words max tomorrow and tag in #fragmentsfriday - we’ll choose our favourite top 3!!!
September 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
My bit for #fragmentsfriday @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social #micropoetry | #poem 261.1
One waning moon, mourning
Where once a million stars ruled.
Nothing lost. Nothing gained.
Moving words. Moving on.
▪️▪️▪️
One waning moon, mourning
Where once a million stars ruled.
Nothing lost. Nothing gained.
Moving words. Moving on.
▪️▪️▪️
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For #FragmentsFriday
a #waterfordrhyme
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Some information about Gleann na nGealt https: www.megalithicireland.com/Glannagalt%20Valley%20Holy%20Wells,%20Kerry.html
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
#waterfordrhyme
@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social
a #waterfordrhyme
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Some information about Gleann na nGealt https: www.megalithicireland.com/Glannagalt%20Valley%20Holy%20Wells,%20Kerry.html
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
#waterfordrhyme
@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 11:38 AM
For #FragmentsFriday
a #waterfordrhyme
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Some information about Gleann na nGealt https: www.megalithicireland.com/Glannagalt%20Valley%20Holy%20Wells,%20Kerry.html
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
#waterfordrhyme
@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social
a #waterfordrhyme
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
Some information about Gleann na nGealt https: www.megalithicireland.com/Glannagalt%20Valley%20Holy%20Wells,%20Kerry.html
@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
#waterfordrhyme
@waterfordrhyme.bsky.social