May 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Names are for the dead,
Engraved in stone, while we breathe,
Living statistics.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Engraved in stone, while we breathe,
Living statistics.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
May 8, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Names are for the dead,
Engraved in stone, while we breathe,
Living statistics.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Engraved in stone, while we breathe,
Living statistics.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#poemsabout #namesnotnumbers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
I wrote two this week. Just thought I'd put the other one up too as it'll get lost in my drafts otherwise.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
I wrote two this week. Just thought I'd put the other one up too as it'll get lost in my drafts otherwise.
May 8, 2026 at 9:50 AM
#poemsabout #namesnotnumbers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
I wrote two this week. Just thought I'd put the other one up too as it'll get lost in my drafts otherwise.
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
I wrote two this week. Just thought I'd put the other one up too as it'll get lost in my drafts otherwise.
Another week and more thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
May 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Another week and more thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
"The Prisoner".
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #concretepoem #concretepoetry #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #concretepoem #concretepoetry #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
May 3, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Have you been still
enough, to see faces of
collateral dead?
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poetry
enough, to see faces of
collateral dead?
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poetry
May 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Have you been still
enough, to see faces of
collateral dead?
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poetry
enough, to see faces of
collateral dead?
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers #haiku #senryu #poetry
For @alanparrywriter.co.uk at #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers
Not been here for a while. Nice to be back.
Not been here for a while. Nice to be back.
May 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
For @alanparrywriter.co.uk at #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers
Not been here for a while. Nice to be back.
Not been here for a while. Nice to be back.
May 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
#PoemsAbout #namesnotnumbers
As ever, gratitude to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity
As ever, gratitude to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity
May 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Reply with a name and a number.
The system will return what survives.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
The system will return what survives.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
May 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Reply with a name and a number.
The system will return what survives.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
The system will return what survives.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
@alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
"The Prisoner".
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #concretepoem #concretepoetry #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #concretepoem #concretepoetry #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
August 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
"The Prisoner".
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #concretepoem #concretepoetry #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #concretepoem #concretepoetry #poemsabout #namesnotnumbers #contactlight #alienbuddhapress
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
June 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers starts Friday. Be specific.
Detail over distance. Reality over rhetoric.
Detail over distance. Reality over rhetoric.
May 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers starts Friday. Be specific.
Detail over distance. Reality over rhetoric.
Detail over distance. Reality over rhetoric.
A second one for #PoemsAbout #namesnotnumbers. I wanted to use this prompt for a piece about imposter syndrome.
Thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity
Thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity
May 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
A second one for #PoemsAbout #namesnotnumbers. I wanted to use this prompt for a piece about imposter syndrome.
Thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity
Thanks to host @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetrycommunity #poetry #poem #poems #skypoets #blueskypoets #blueskypoetry #poetsofbluesky #skypoet #writingcommunity
I've done a second #PoemsAbout, because at the very least the man deserves a #Haiku
One hundred. Yes, but
Nature needs no numbers, just
David Attenborough
#NamesNotNumbers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#DavidAttenborough
#Attenborough
One hundred. Yes, but
Nature needs no numbers, just
David Attenborough
#NamesNotNumbers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#DavidAttenborough
#Attenborough
May 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I've done a second #PoemsAbout, because at the very least the man deserves a #Haiku
One hundred. Yes, but
Nature needs no numbers, just
David Attenborough
#NamesNotNumbers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#DavidAttenborough
#Attenborough
One hundred. Yes, but
Nature needs no numbers, just
David Attenborough
#NamesNotNumbers
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#DavidAttenborough
#Attenborough
the archive retrieves
@pvcannon.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
PVC_57
initials stamped
into pipework
behind the walls
water traveling
in darkness
all night
the strange loneliness
of carrying life
without ever
being seen
@pvcannon.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
PVC_57
initials stamped
into pipework
behind the walls
water traveling
in darkness
all night
the strange loneliness
of carrying life
without ever
being seen
PVC 57
May 14, 2026 at 1:24 AM
the archive retrieves
@pvcannon.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
PVC_57
initials stamped
into pipework
behind the walls
water traveling
in darkness
all night
the strange loneliness
of carrying life
without ever
being seen
@pvcannon.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
PVC_57
initials stamped
into pipework
behind the walls
water traveling
in darkness
all night
the strange loneliness
of carrying life
without ever
being seen
now then Friday how’s it hanging
It’s been good here we’ve got a new black rug. So here’s why I’m here
with my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry #writingcommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone enjoy
It’s been good here we’ve got a new black rug. So here’s why I’m here
with my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry #writingcommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone enjoy
May 8, 2026 at 5:25 AM
now then Friday how’s it hanging
It’s been good here we’ve got a new black rug. So here’s why I’m here
with my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry #writingcommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone enjoy
It’s been good here we’ve got a new black rug. So here’s why I’m here
with my little “throwaway” poem
for #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
and thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poems #poetry #writingcommunity
enjoy your weekend everyone enjoy
For #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
With much thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
Context: I grew up in domestic violence. I am horrified that little progress has been made, despite the seminars and glossy reports. One woman murdered every 11 days in Australia.
With much thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
Context: I grew up in domestic violence. I am horrified that little progress has been made, despite the seminars and glossy reports. One woman murdered every 11 days in Australia.
May 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
For #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
With much thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
Context: I grew up in domestic violence. I am horrified that little progress has been made, despite the seminars and glossy reports. One woman murdered every 11 days in Australia.
With much thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
Context: I grew up in domestic violence. I am horrified that little progress has been made, despite the seminars and glossy reports. One woman murdered every 11 days in Australia.
A name carries weight a number can’t.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers — write the person, not the count.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers — write the person, not the count.
May 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
A name carries weight a number can’t.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers — write the person, not the count.
#PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers — write the person, not the count.
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
STEVE_24
signal received
through rainlight
through distance
through the long breathing
of the sea
the archive keeps
a hand resting
briefly
against another hand
as if hope
were something carried
carefully
while crossing
dark water
STEVE_24
signal received
through rainlight
through distance
through the long breathing
of the sea
the archive keeps
a hand resting
briefly
against another hand
as if hope
were something carried
carefully
while crossing
dark water
STEVE 24
May 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NamesNotNumbers
STEVE_24
signal received
through rainlight
through distance
through the long breathing
of the sea
the archive keeps
a hand resting
briefly
against another hand
as if hope
were something carried
carefully
while crossing
dark water
STEVE_24
signal received
through rainlight
through distance
through the long breathing
of the sea
the archive keeps
a hand resting
briefly
against another hand
as if hope
were something carried
carefully
while crossing
dark water
@zoomburst.substack.com #NamesNotNumbers #PoemsAbout
TVC15
a voice arriving
through static
through distance
through the blue glow
of another room
the archive retrieves
someone young
listening carefully
for proof
that being strange
did not mean
being alone
#poetry #poem #writing
TVC15
a voice arriving
through static
through distance
through the blue glow
of another room
the archive retrieves
someone young
listening carefully
for proof
that being strange
did not mean
being alone
#poetry #poem #writing
TVC15
May 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
@zoomburst.substack.com #NamesNotNumbers #PoemsAbout
TVC15
a voice arriving
through static
through distance
through the blue glow
of another room
the archive retrieves
someone young
listening carefully
for proof
that being strange
did not mean
being alone
#poetry #poem #writing
TVC15
a voice arriving
through static
through distance
through the blue glow
of another room
the archive retrieves
someone young
listening carefully
for proof
that being strange
did not mean
being alone
#poetry #poem #writing
May 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#NamesNotNumbers #Tanka #PoemsAbout
Dehumanizing—
Reporting only numbers—
Deportating migrants
looking for a better life—
Treated like they have no name.
Dehumanizing—
Reporting only numbers—
Deportating migrants
looking for a better life—
Treated like they have no name.
May 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
#NamesNotNumbers #Tanka #PoemsAbout
Dehumanizing—
Reporting only numbers—
Deportating migrants
looking for a better life—
Treated like they have no name.
Dehumanizing—
Reporting only numbers—
Deportating migrants
looking for a better life—
Treated like they have no name.