Maria Taylor
@mariadtaylor.bsky.social
Poet, reader, lecturer, sometime reviewer. 'Dressing for the Afterlife' out with Nine Arches Press. Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes. Lover of jam and clouds.
Four posts in a minute, I think I shall have a cup of tea...
September 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Four posts in a minute, I think I shall have a cup of tea...
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I’m judging the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social poetry competition this year. up to 14 lines. Send me your short poems! great prizes including the chance to see your poems around Guernsey and read at the festival poemsonthemove.com
Guernsey
International
Poetry
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September 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
I’m judging the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social poetry competition this year. up to 14 lines. Send me your short poems! great prizes including the chance to see your poems around Guernsey and read at the festival poemsonthemove.com
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www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s... << RIP to one of the ones who woke us up
Wendell Berry, US author, farmer and environmentalist, dies aged 92
Author and Kentucky native, who celebrated the farming world of his home state and warned of the excesses of industrial society, died at home
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s... << RIP to one of the ones who woke us up
'...the last page of Summer.' For those of us in a state of denial about the coming autumn, this excellent poem is by Vanessa Lampert, from the collection 'Say it With Me'. @serenbooks.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 10:37 AM
'...the last page of Summer.' For those of us in a state of denial about the coming autumn, this excellent poem is by Vanessa Lampert, from the collection 'Say it With Me'. @serenbooks.bsky.social
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Have a poem in the new issue of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about the quiet life of a house gecko, known as a Mişaron in Cypriot dialect. I'm very affectionate towards these little ones. Thank you, Dust Poetry! www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/mi%C5%9...
August 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Have a poem in the new issue of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about the quiet life of a house gecko, known as a Mişaron in Cypriot dialect. I'm very affectionate towards these little ones. Thank you, Dust Poetry! www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/mi%C5%9...
Tinkering with the ordering of a new possible manuscript. This time (my 3rd) is definitely the hardest.
August 24, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Tinkering with the ordering of a new possible manuscript. This time (my 3rd) is definitely the hardest.
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Poets, get on this ...
I'm the Guest Poetry Editor for the October issue of The Madrid Review. Subs are now open and I look forward to reading your poems...!
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Submissions for the October edition are open!
Please spread the message far and wide and we'd love to read your work from wherever you are in the world!
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August 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Poets, get on this ...
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And once more, we are connected by the ancient art of skywatching.🌔 🙄 🌞
August 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
And once more, we are connected by the ancient art of skywatching.🌔 🙄 🌞
Today’s poem is ‘The Swing’ by Jemma Borg. A gorgeous poem alive (2022)with summer. From ‘Wilder’ (@pavilionpoetry.bsky.social
August 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Today’s poem is ‘The Swing’ by Jemma Borg. A gorgeous poem alive (2022)with summer. From ‘Wilder’ (@pavilionpoetry.bsky.social
No eclipse glasses for love or money. Funny expression a) love really doesn’t need to come into it and b) no more than 2 quid I reckon.
August 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
No eclipse glasses for love or money. Funny expression a) love really doesn’t need to come into it and b) no more than 2 quid I reckon.
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Here's an ace poem by Matt Merritt. It might seem a bit of fun at first, but it packs a real punch...
August 12, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Here's an ace poem by Matt Merritt. It might seem a bit of fun at first, but it packs a real punch...
Have a poem in the new issue of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about the quiet life of a house gecko, known as a Mişaron in Cypriot dialect. I'm very affectionate towards these little ones. Thank you, Dust Poetry! www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/mi%C5%9...
August 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Have a poem in the new issue of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about the quiet life of a house gecko, known as a Mişaron in Cypriot dialect. I'm very affectionate towards these little ones. Thank you, Dust Poetry! www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/mi%C5%9...
Always great to read Helena Nelson's thoughts on poeting.
August 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Always great to read Helena Nelson's thoughts on poeting.
Really enjoying this collection; 'Bycatch' by Caroline Smith. What dementia does and what it leaves behind. @ninearchespress.bsky.social
August 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Really enjoying this collection; 'Bycatch' by Caroline Smith. What dementia does and what it leaves behind. @ninearchespress.bsky.social
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Maria Taylor is an ace poet from the U.K. who's just joined Bluesky. She'll be well worth a follow... mariadtaylor.bsky.social
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August 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Maria Taylor is an ace poet from the U.K. who's just joined Bluesky. She'll be well worth a follow... mariadtaylor.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky, I'm just moving in. My virtual hallway is full of cardboard boxes. Bear with me as I unpack. I'm hoping this one will be like the olden days Twitter.
August 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Hello Bluesky, I'm just moving in. My virtual hallway is full of cardboard boxes. Bear with me as I unpack. I'm hoping this one will be like the olden days Twitter.