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September 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Claustrophobic and ominous, today's featured poem is 'Location of Incident' by David Hanlon / @vespertine4.bsky.social

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November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Antony Dunn's 'Plainsong' melds the past with future as its speaker wryly considers their death.

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January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Kate Bailey's 'Us and Them' satirises a contemporary hostility to our neighbours.

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Image of a wire fence with a hole in it. Us and Them who break in and sit on the grass Kate Bailey copyright
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Gail Webb's 'Something Missing' explores how the experience of medical intervention, even when engaged with under informed consent, can leave scars on our sense of self.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/gail-webb-2/

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February 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Ash Bowden's 'Composting' introduces magic and conspiracy to the ordinary scene of a compost bin. @ashbowpoet.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/ash-bowden

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Photograph of purple and pink worms. Text overlayed over photograph reads: stinking and silent as an ancient earthen vat. Top left text reads: Composting. Bottom right text reads: Ash Bowden (c)
November 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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On the Seventh Day of Christmas we bring you @pennyblackburn.bsky.social , @fionalarkin.bsky.social, @ruthhiggins.bsky.social.

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Seventh Day of Christmas. What the Woodcutter Knows About Midwinter Penny Blackburn The Approach of the Cailleach Fiona Larkin At the year’s midnight Ruth Higgins
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Tristan Moss' 'Faith' captures hope as a precipice which must be walked mindfully. @tristan-moss.bsky.social

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A square stairwell shot from above. Text over photo reads: I try not to think about my daughter’s condition. Title reads: Faith. Bottom text reads: Tristan Moss (c)
February 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Anna Bowles' 'Bus Station' recounts the unrelenting assault which litters the existence of routine affairs during war. @annabowles.bsky.social

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A bus station at night. Text over photo reads: a glide bomb kissing the ticket office-- Title reads: Bus Station. Bottom text reads: Anna Bowles (C)
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Steven Taylor's 'SPORTS NEWS' tackles the idea of worthiness which is projected onto both working class communities and victims of tragic disasters.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/steven-taylor/

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December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Annie Wright's 'Wight Sirens' is a sonically accomplished imagining of the sea bed, remembering colonial conquest and the hubris of men.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/annie-wright/

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Sunken ship on seabed. Text overlaying photo reads: Claremont and Comorant we soused you in rum. Title reads: Wight Sirens. Bottom text reads: Annie Wright (C)
January 26, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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On the Fifth Day of Christmas we bring you @greeningpoet.bsky.social, Finola Scott, Philip Dunkerley.

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Fifth Day of Christmas. Parable John Greening Nae Xmas presents this year fir wee Jesus Finola Scott Haiku Philip Dunkerley
December 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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For the first day of Christmas, we bring you @sarahmnatzaganian.bsky.social , @rgethin.bsky.social and Jenni Thorne.

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The First Day of Christmas. Ten weeks to Christmas Sarah Mnatzaganian Towards the Solstice Rebecca Gethin The Shortest Day Jenni Thorne
December 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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On the Tenth Day of Christmas we bring you Rupert Loydell, @ruthaylett.bsky.social and Eithne Cullen.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/41210-2/

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Tenth Day of Christmas. List Poem Between Christmas And New Year Rupert Loydell New Year’s Eve in Brissac Ruth Aylett Belonging Eithne Cullen
December 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Hedy Hume's 'Manchester Piccadilly -> Wolverhampton' laments over a moment of alienation on public transport.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/hedy-hume/

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Photograph of a blue and yellow train, overlayed with text which reads: In the darkness of the tunnel we stare at nothing. Top left corner reads: Manchester Piccadilly -> Wolverhampton. Bottom right corner reads: Hedy Hume (c)
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Bel Wallace's 'Interior' catalogues the futile attempt to clean the evidence another has shared our life with us after they have left.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/bel-wallace-5/

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Photograph of cloud of dust on a black background. Text overlayed on photograph reads: I scoured your dense coffee from my cups. You broke one. Top left text reads Interior. Bottom right text reads (c) Bel Wallace
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Today's featured poem is Mark G. Pennington's haunting and surreal depiction of 'The sea organ city'.

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Branches of an olive tree against a pale blue sky. Text overlayed on photo reads: the nightjars roost on ram-tarmacked roads. Title reads: The sea organ city Bottom text reads: Mark G. Pennington (c)
February 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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For the second day of Christmas we bring you Lucy A Kulwieć, Adam Elms, and Maurice Devitt

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Second Day of Christmas Mother of Pearl Lucy A Kulwieć Singing Carols On The Dementia Ward Adam Elms Some Days Before Christmas Maurice Devitt
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Ibrar Sami's 'Return' explores the theme of resurgence in both its destructive and constructive iterations.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/ibrar-sami

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Photograph of warm yellow sunlight filtered through mist in the mountains. Text overlayed on photograph reads: inside the chest of the proletariat the collapsing mist of darkness. Text in top left corner reads: Return. Text in bottom left corner reads: Ibrar Sami (c)
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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On the Ninth Day of Christmas we bring you @markconnors.bsky.social, @michelleadiaz.bsky.social, and @suefinch.bsky.social.

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Ninth Day of Christmas. Little voice Mark Connors Love Song for Snow Michelle Diaz Evensong Sue Finch
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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On the Fourth Day of Christmas we bring you Adam Strickson, @rebeccaji.bsky.social and Pat Edwards.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/41189-2/ or via the link in bio to our homepage

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Burgundy background with a night sky running down the centre. Fir boughs decorated with red and gold ribbons, berries and bows adorn the corners. Text overlaying the night sky reads: On The Fourth Day of Christmas. Madonna del Parto Adam Strickson A Visitation Rebecca Johnson Bista Annunciation twenty-first century style Pat Edwards
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Samantha Carr's 'Unexploded Bombs' tackles the intersection of medical anxiety and medical gaslighting. @samc4rr.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/samantha-carr/

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Photograph of two capped vials of dark blood on a pale green background. Text overlayed on photo reads: You peeked through an aperture window at your liquid, viscous nature. Top left text reads: Unexploded Bombs. Bottom right text reads: Samantha Carr (c)
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Jon Wesick's 'A Fistful of Cake' is a playful reimagining of the Western, which preserves the genre's melodrama. @wesickjon.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jon-wesick/

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Photograph of three horses riding out of a cloud of dust, one mounted by a cowboy. Text overlayed on photograph reads: the camera narrows on cakeslingers' squints. Top left text reads: A fistful of cake. Bottom left text reads: Jon Wesick (C)
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Jenny Robb's 'Strange Brew' evokes a menacing presence within a family embodied through the mysterious character of Anne. @jirobb.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jenny-robb-6/

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Photograph of three burnt matchsticks on a white background. Text overlayed on photo reads: My books become hers, my dolls answer only to her. Top left text reads: Strange Brew. Bottom right text reads: Jenny Robb (C)
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Alex Scarborough's 'Hiking' considers alternative ways of mapping space, time and our relationships to others. @ascarborough.bsky.social

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Photograph of a forested mountain ridge with a monarch butterfly in the foreground. Text overlayed on photo reads: I want to ask in the ridges in your face would soften. Top left text reads: Hiking. Bottom right text reads: Alex Scarborough ©
January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM