Happy World Poetry Day to all who celebrate. If you’re interested in writing poetry yourself, I hope this poem will be of some use. - ThreadSky

brianbilston.bsky.social • 57 days ago

Happy World Poetry Day to all who celebrate. If you’re interested in writing poetry yourself, I hope this poem will be of some use.

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steve-krikler.bsky.social•57 days ago

As usual you manage to be very clever and very funny in an unassuming way.
Thank you.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you, Steve.

edfreshwater.bsky.social•57 days ago

One day for balance you should write something rubbish, just to give the rest of us some hope.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Oh, I'm frequently writing rubbish.

edfreshwater.bsky.social•57 days ago

I'm printing that and framing it for my office 😄

madmidweeker.bsky.social•57 days ago

In honour of the day I'm watching the BBC's version of Under Milk Wood. It seems appropriate, as I work on the town that Llareggub was based on.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Is that Laugharne or New Quay? I'm coming to the former next weekend for the festival.

madmidweeker.bsky.social•57 days ago

New Quay, where he started writing it. I may go to the Laugharne festival but there's a very very strong risk of running into an ex who lives there and that might be awkward!

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Nice! And yes, that seems like a price not worth paying.

madmidweeker.bsky.social•57 days ago

It's certainly a risk.

Oh, and I have to say, excellent Thomas knowledge!

brianbilston.bsky.social•56 days ago

I used to live in Swansea, and would walk past his childhood home every day and I’d play football in Cwmdonkin Park.

aniebee.bsky.social•57 days ago

Your 'lines written while waiting for a train' is a cautionary tale for my teenager. Thank you

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

For us all, I think.

cathy99.bsky.social•57 days ago

So good. Love it 😊

carmenczachor.bsky.social•57 days ago

I had to stumble several times on point 7.

kasteeltracey.bsky.social•57 days ago

I love your posts!

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you, Tracey.

blutterfy.bsky.social•56 days ago

🤭😂 👏👏👏

pheadgirl.bsky.social•57 days ago

I’m an aspiring poet (more aspiring than poet) and I love this!

kindofnorthern.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you for sharing your words with the world Brian. Like many I discovered them during lockdown and they are still making me smile 5 years on.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you, Elle. What a lovely thing to say.

kipwilliams.bsky.social•57 days ago

My uncle sent a rhyming query letter to a poetry journal that did not accept submissions, and they accepted it.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

That is inspirational devilry of the first order.

kipwilliams.bsky.social•57 days ago

He has always been my favorite uncle.

aletheion.bsky.social•49 days ago

the only poetry I wrote kinda came out of me without asking, I dont think I consciously followed any rules, but thats why I wrote maybe 3 poems , they kinda wanted out of me and didnt really gave me any choice

sccjono.com•57 days ago

Oh my goodness this is just... great. (I need a thesaurus).

clairecopperman.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thanks for making me smile.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Very pleased to have done so.

robinjp.bsky.social•57 days ago

Me to my wife: Hey, listen to Brian Bilston's 10 rules for writing poetry!
My wife: That's alota rules.
Me: .... And number nine Never ever follow rules.
My wife: hmmm... Shoulda been the first.
Me: Skips away. Ready for the day.

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Ha ha! Your wife is probably quite right.

chilari.bsky.social•57 days ago

Me to my husband: I'm going to read you this poem
My husband: is it that guy again?
Me: yes it's that guy again

brianbilston.bsky.social•57 days ago

Your poor husband.

chilari.bsky.social•57 days ago

He enjoyed it.

bacardichrist.bsky.social•57 days ago

Wonderful ❤️

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