David Birch
@davidbirch.bsky.social
Worked in education and mostly taken up with poetry these days: see some of my poems at https://wildfire-words.com/?s=David+Birch and in the latest @thebrokenspine.co.uk collection 'Beautiful Little Fools'. Also editor at https://www.tiptontimes.org.uk/
Great use of the form, Paul, building beautifully to the final couplet
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Great use of the form, Paul, building beautifully to the final couplet
So beautifully sensuous (and not a little disturbing...)
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
So beautifully sensuous (and not a little disturbing...)
Congratulations, Peter!
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Congratulations, Peter!
Yes, that's right, well remembered!
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yes, that's right, well remembered!
Thanks for this, Paul - a welcome 'prompt' in itself to follow great contributors I've somehow missed. Now corrected!
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thanks for this, Paul - a welcome 'prompt' in itself to follow great contributors I've somehow missed. Now corrected!
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This starter pack for the #poetrycommunity of #PoetsonBlueSky associated with #Prompts includes @victoriaspires.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @derickijohnson.bsky.social & many more. Please follow & repost if you can
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This starter pack for the #poetrycommunity of #PoetsonBlueSky associated with #Prompts includes @victoriaspires.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social @rfsmith.bsky.social @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social @derickijohnson.bsky.social & many more. Please follow & repost if you can
The Terry Street poems are great. My favourite is 'A Removal from Terry Street' in which Dunn wishes his departing neighbour 'grass' as a change from a concrete dominated life.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Terry Street poems are great. My favourite is 'A Removal from Terry Street' in which Dunn wishes his departing neighbour 'grass' as a change from a concrete dominated life.
...and every poem like this builds up the store of hope a little more
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
...and every poem like this builds up the store of hope a little more
Thanks, Jan, much appreciated - and the story would not have been told without @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social's lovely prompt
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thanks, Jan, much appreciated - and the story would not have been told without @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social's lovely prompt
Thanks John. No, definitely not a jumper. It was an entirely touching and positive experience
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thanks John. No, definitely not a jumper. It was an entirely touching and positive experience
Thanks Helen, that's very kind!
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thanks Helen, that's very kind!
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A starter pack of #Poets seeking a publisher for their collections. @bethbpoet.bsky.social @pdevonald.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social and many more. Please follow and repost if you can #poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A starter pack of #Poets seeking a publisher for their collections. @bethbpoet.bsky.social @pdevonald.bsky.social @benedictan.bsky.social @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social and many more. Please follow and repost if you can #poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity
You're very welcome, Helen
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
You're very welcome, Helen
Thank you, Sue, very much appreciated! It was a very touching encounter and a reminder that not all young people are school-shaped
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thank you, Sue, very much appreciated! It was a very touching encounter and a reminder that not all young people are school-shaped
Youre welcome, Sue
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Youre welcome, Sue
So well observed and perceptive! I love the way you open and close the poem with optimism, in the face of all the odds
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
So well observed and perceptive! I love the way you open and close the poem with optimism, in the face of all the odds