Rue Collinge
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Rue Collinge
@thewordtinker.bsky.social
Disabled poet & community artist. North East. Writing about hope with dragons in it, and hEDS. Pre-order debut pamphlet with Verve Poetry Press! linktr.ee/thewordtinker
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Can’t believe I don’t have to stay quiet anymore - I’m winner of the Disabled Poets Prize 2025 for my pamphlet ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, which will be published with @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social soon! Breathless and buzzing! Congratulations to Oli Isaac for their poem and all those shortlisted.
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HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to #RueCollinge whose #DisabledPoetsPrize winning pamphlet #HowToTrainYourDragon is out today! Such a wonderful and rewarding work. You can get yours at our website here: vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page...
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Publishing day! My pamphlet ‘How to train your Dragon’ is out now with @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social - awarded the @disabledpoets.bsky.social for 2025 by the fantastic @jamierhale.bsky.social , @pollyrowena.bsky.social and @mailbykite.bsky.social . Today’s dragon is a heavy one but my heart is full.
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Today I went for a walk without my dog, which I forget is allowed! Not taking her meant I could use the bus, which meant I could go somewhere beautiful, and sit on a stone in the sun, and breathe in the spring, which is rushing headlong into blossom. Awaken, little soul.
March 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Can’t believe I don’t have to stay quiet anymore - I’m winner of the Disabled Poets Prize 2025 for my pamphlet ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, which will be published with @vervepoetrypress.bsky.social soon! Breathless and buzzing! Congratulations to Oli Isaac for their poem and all those shortlisted.
March 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Absolutely over the moon to announce that my pamphlet ‘How to train your Dragon’ has been shortlisted for the #DisabledPoetsPrize 2025!
Spread the Word and @cripticarts.bsky.social are delighted to share the long and shortlist for the 2025 #DisabledPoetsPrize.

✨The prize aims to nurture, encourage and celebrate the talents and successes of deaf & disabled poets✨

Read the announcement 👉 www.spreadtheword.org.uk/announcing-t...
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM