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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 34m

I wish I could see blue sky. It seems to have been endless grey here for days.

@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
#BlueSkyPoetry
#BSPP45
#poetry
#poetrycommunity
#blueskypoets

Angels in the Snow

I ride the sledge down the frozen hill,
a mountain to that child
wrapped in a woollen coat
and snowball-soggy sheepskin mittens.

I must be going a million miles an hour,
hurtling toward
the outstretched arms of my father,
who catches me
just before I fly off into space.

We tumble to the marshmallow ground,
a constellation of limbs beneath the tree.
And we lie there, hearts racing,
laughing angels pressed into snow.

I look through frosted branches, brittle as bone.
Vampire-toothed filigree
cuts against the winter-blue sky.

And I remember the willows
on the plates in my mother’s kitchen,
where everything is delicious,
and nothing is broken.

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 1h

It's a truly excellent collection. Treat yourself, and get a copy. Available from Offa's Press website and good bookshops.

Heather Wastie @heatherwastie.bsky.social · 9d

Thoroughly enjoyed reading @emmapurshouse.bsky.social new #poetry collection which includes this prizewinning piece vimeo.com/695494894 I love Emma’s performance of it. The book cover artwork by Keith Turley is stunning too. @poetrysociety.org.uk

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 5h

"Do not go gentle in to that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

On Dylan Thomas's birthday, hear a rare recording of the poet himself reading his masterpiece, plus the real-life story surrounding the iconic poem www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/24/d...

The Story Behind Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and the Poet’s Own Stirring Reading of His Masterpiece

“Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”

www.themarginalian.org

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 17h

Thanks to everyone who showed up last week. This Friday we bleed: #PoemsAbout #Blood. Lineage. Damage. Survival. Start posting from Friday. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be seen. Want sharper prompts? Sign up here: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 18h

It is hard to find anything good in the darkness, but if anyone can it it you.

Wishing you strength and gentleness as you find your way back 🖤

Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 20h

The brief was to create a sexy Orc. I think I did it

(He's a bit washed out because my banner isn't very good!)

#artwork #illustration #painting #artistsonbluesky
#D&D #DnD #TTRPG #Orcs

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Ash & Ink @bundtkake.bsky.social · 22h

#vss365 #heliacal #poetry

Skyline

Crack my chest
Open to the sun
Ribs a jagged skyline
Heart glistening
Wet and exposed

The courage is in the act
The vulnerability a side effect
A quick look to see
What makes me..me

Hand on heart
Feels different
When it's
Warm to the touch

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 1d

An excellent prompt today that got the brain working! Thanks @bofferson.bsky.social

#vss365 #prompt #heliacal
#blueskypoets #poetry

A poem about falling in love:

Heliacal Rising

I saw you once,
as the world stirred from its slumber.
A fleeting shimmer in the pale hush of morning.
A cipher the sky whispered only to me.
You vanished before the sun could notice,
but the echo of your light stayed behind.

The next day, I searched the horizon again.
You were there.
Lingering longer this time.
your glow brushing the edges of my waking mind.
You didn’t speak, but your presence
was a language I suddenly understood,
a warmth settling into my quiet corners.

Each morning after, you rose higher,
pulling me gently from the shadows.
A constant in a transient sky.
A brilliance that grew with every shared breath.

I wondered how I had walked this earth
without ever lifting my gaze to find you.

You, the axis of my heavens,
the fire that burns through every clouded thought.
I no longer search the sky for signs.
You are the sign.
The light that guides me.
The star that never fades.

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poets and prattlers @pandemonialists.bsky.social · 3d

Next Sunday, Yes We Cant is back at the Great Western. Expect great poetry from Emilie Lauren Jones and @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social, cheese & onion cobs the size of a small house, and a fantastic atmosphere! Get in touch for a) an open mic spot, or b) if you want to join us on Zoom. 😊

A pink and yellow poster. Text reads: Top-notch spoken word. Yes We Cant. Emilie Lauren Jones, 7.30pm Sunday 2nd November 2025. 'Alf Ender Martin Kennedy Yates. A pay-as-you-feel event

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 1d

Such a gorgeous cat. Black cats are the best!

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 1d

“If spells are actions / let us pack up our things / and get the fuck out of here.” (Threshold Prayer)
Poetry that refuses obedience.
Trilogy Wife Widow Witch by @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social is out Halloween.
#Trilogy #ComingSoon #WifeWidowWitch

Rows of vintage glass apothecary jars with gold labels, some filled with powders and liquids, displayed on white shelves.

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 1d

230 years ago today, in 1795, the Committee of Public Safety was dissolved, ending the Reign of Terror, the most violent phase of the French Revolution.

#vss365 #prompt #terror
#blueskypoets #poetry #revolution #history

$Poem: La Terreur I was there when reason dressed in terror, a scaffold crowned with whetted steel. The sky looked on, a pale and silent judge, while justice danced in a cloak of crimson. I witnessed the fall of monarchs and the raising of their heads. My blade, a tongue that whispered final truths, each drop a salute to fractured liberty. The crowd a chorus, wild and raw, their chanting breath the wind that honed my sharpened face. History chose my shadowed mantle to be the hinge on which revolution turned. Death given with the finality of a God, Robespierre, priest at my stained altar, his power burning without remorse. Feeding me names until I knew them all, and at last, I claimed his crown.$

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 1d

Your cat is absolutely gorgeous, and I am so impressed with the details in the photo. When I take a picture of my cat, she always ends up looking like a black hole with eyes!

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 2d

Mindy is getting into the Halloween spirit 🖤

#cats #cats #catlovers
#halloween #halloweencat #blackcats #caturday #spooky

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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I thought she did an amazing job as Judy.

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 3d

#PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera is live. Post from today through Thursday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché. Engage—don’t ghost. Read 3+, repost, reply. Sign up for prompt packs: shorturl.at/0Xm7A