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Politically progressive poetry on current events every day since 2005. Ed. @JamesPenha.bsky.social Guidelines for writers on site: https://newversenews.blogspot.com Substack version: http://thenewversenews.substack.com
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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 23h
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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 3d
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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
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Freya Pickard @freyapickard.bsky.social · 2h
Encircling – 5-7-5 syllabic haiku

Pure Haiku is OPEN to submissions of 5-7-5 syllabic haiku on the theme of Encircling. The deadline is 31st October 2025 2359 UK time. Thank you to everyone who has already sent in their haiku on the theme of Encircling. If you're still composing your haiku, please…
Encircling – 5-7-5 syllabic haiku
Pure Haiku is OPEN to submissions of 5-7-5 syllabic haiku on the theme of Encircling. The deadline is 31st October 2025 2359 UK time. Thank you to everyone who has already sent in their haiku on the theme of Encircling. If you're still composing your haiku, please remember to check the guidelines, so that your entry isn't automatically rejected. What makes a haiku, a haiku?
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 2h
NVN Wednesday at Substack: Shirin Jabalameli’s #newspoem “The Back Alley” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-wednes...
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NVN Wednesday: THE BACK ALLEY
by Shirin Jabalameli
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 5h
Iranian poet Shirin Jabalameli writes in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem of “The Back Alley” now. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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THE BACK ALLEY
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 1d
NVN Tuesday at Substack: Ron Riekki’s @rriekki.bsky.social #newspoem “Mass Shooting #7” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-tuesda...
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NVN Tuesday: MASS SHOOTING #7
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 1d
Ron Riekki @rriekki.bsky.social reports on the Oct 4 mass shooting at a Speedway in Saginaw, MI. Ron’s 7th @newversenews.bsky.social #poem in a continuing NVN series. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/mass... @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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MASS SHOOTING #7
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 2d
NVN Monday at Substack: Cecil Morris’s #newspoem “Please, America, Don’t Turn Your Back On Me.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: PLEASE, AMERICA, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME
by Cecil Morris
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 2d
Cecil Morris begs, in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, “Please, America, Don’t Turn Your Back On Me.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/plea...
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PLEASE, AMERICA, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 3d
NVN Sunday at Substack: Susan Vespoli’s #newspoem “2025” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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NVN Sunday: 2025
by Susan VespoliIt was the year the garden wouldn’t grow.
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 3d
Susan Vespoli looks at “2025” thus far in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/2025...
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2025
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 4d
NVN Saturday at Substack: Raymond Nat Turner’s #newspoem “Enemy Within” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 4d
Raymond Nat Turner points with his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem to the real “Enemy Within.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/enem...
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ENEMY WITHIN
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 5d
NVN Friday at Substack: Paul A. Freeman’s #newspoem “End Game” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday...
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NVN Friday: END GAME
by Paul A.
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 6d
NVN Thursday at Substack: Dick Altman’s #newspoem “Chaco Canyon / Sculpture of Silence” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd...
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NVN Thursday: CHACO CANYON / SCULPTURE OF SILENCE
by Dick Altman
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 6d
Dick Altman writes in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem of “Chaco Canyon / Sculpture of Silence” now threatened by Drill, Baby, Drill noise. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/chac...
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CHACO CANYON / SCULPTURE OF SILENCE
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 7d
NVN Wednesday at Substack: John Wesick’s #newspoem “Wo Ist Mutter” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-wednes...
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NVN Wednesday: WO IST MUTTER
by Jon Wesick
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 7d
Jon Wesick listens back and forth between fascist governments in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem and hears, “Wo Ist Mutter.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/wo-i...
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WO IST MUTTER
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 8d
NVN Tuesday at Substack: Terri Kirby Erickson’s #newspoem “Jane” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-tuesda...
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NVN Tuesday: JANE
by Terri Kirby Erickson
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 8d
Terri Kirby Erickson’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem in honor of “Jane.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/jane...
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JANE
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 9d
NVN Monday at Substack: Tammy Smith’s #newspoem “Government Shutdown” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
by Tammy Smith
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 10d
NVN Sunday at Substack: Matt WItt’s #newspoem “Publicity Stunt” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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NVN Sunday: PUBLCITY STUNT
By Matt Witt
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 10d
Greta Thunberg’s flotilla. Just a Publicity Stunt”? Matt Witt’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/publ...
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PUBLICITY STUNT
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 11d
NVN Saturday at Substack: Indran Amirthanayagam #newspoem “Cannibal” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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NVN Saturday: CANNIBAL
by Indran Amirthanayagam
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 11d
In his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Indran Amirthanayagam writes of the “Cannibal” in our midst. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/cann...
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CANNIBAL
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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 12d
NVN Friday at Substack: Donna Katzin’s #newspoem “The War WIthin” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday...
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NVN Friday: THE WAR WITHIN
by Donna Katzin
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