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

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/40945-2/

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

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/antony-dunn/

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

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/kate-bailey/

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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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
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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November 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Tristan Moss' 'Faith' captures hope as a precipice which must be walked mindfully. @tristan-moss.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tristan-moss...

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February 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Anna Bowles' 'Bus Station' recounts the unrelenting assault which litters the existence of routine affairs during war. @annabowles.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/steve-komarn...

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January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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
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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January 26, 2026 at 10:21 AM
On the Fifth Day of Christmas we bring you @greeningpoet.bsky.social, Finola Scott, Philip Dunkerley.

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-fifth...

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December 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
December 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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December 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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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November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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January 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Today's featured poem is Mark G. Pennington's haunting and surreal depiction of 'The sea organ city'.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/mark-g-penni...

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February 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM
For the second day of Christmas we bring you Lucy A Kulwieć, Adam Elms, and Maurice Devitt

Read their work here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-secon...

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December 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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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December 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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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January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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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December 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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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January 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Alex Scarborough's 'Hiking' considers alternative ways of mapping space, time and our relationships to others. @ascarborough.bsky.social

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/alex-scarbor...

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January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM