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bethosmond.bsky.social
Poet and Neonatologist. Pushcart nominated. Work in IS&T, After…, Atrium, The Alchemy Spoon, Dust poetry, Intima, Black Bough and Hippocrates Anthologies.
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@hogriverpress.bsky.social have published my poem about mothers in nicu ! Read the full journal here indd.adobe.com/view/5b71376...

Delighted to share this fantastic #poetry film made by @macromarius.bsky.social featuring poetry written & read by @tomsastry.bsky.social taken from Tom's upcoming book, Life expectancy begins to fall.

@hogriverpress.bsky.social have published my poem about mothers in nicu ! Read the full journal here indd.adobe.com/view/5b71376...

Delighted to have a poem in the new @hogriverpress.bsky.social About mothers in the nicu indd.adobe.com/view/5b71376...

The Hog very strongly recommends you stop reading this, and immediately go read something truly beautiful like @ahlaamisms full poem, either in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home . End of public service announcement.

SUBMISSIONS are now OPEN until the end of March. This issue has no theme and will be out in June. For subs guidance: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/submissions We can’t wait to read your poems! 🤩

Rachel and her colleagues are doing such important work in Ukraine - do consider donating if you can afford it Direct link to the donation page: www.hospiceukraine.com/take-action

Sneak peek for Tuesday 4th when @annabav.bsky.social and I are discussing A Beginner’s Guide to Dying by Simon Boas. This is an incredibly good book and I loved exploring it with Anna.

Yorkshire Times Poem of the Week: 'To Be Mindful (Type A+)' by Emily Cotterill @serenbooks.bsky.social @emilycotterill.bsky.social www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem...

Excited to be featuring in this lovely journal with a poem about mothers in the neonatal unit. Can’t wait to read everyone’s work ❤️

Treat yourself to new #ekphrastic poem 'Red Hills with Flowers' by @corinnaboard.bsky.social – her first publication of 2025, and her @afterpoetry.com debut. 'There are no flowers on Mars. Flowers like sunsets or sunrises, freshly cut, red as wounds.' afterpoetry.com/poem/feb-28-...

Beautiful poem by @minorroarr.bsky.social in the latest issue of @badlilies.bsky.social www.badlilies.uk/vasiliki-alb...

Issue twenty: 'Side A/Side B'. OUT NOW at badlilies.uk

A few pics from the Hog Issue Two. Take a look at those contents pages. We have some incredible treats ahead of us!

Well, #poem I think…a golden shovel no less!

A lovely journal is opening for submissions!

SUBMISSIONS for our next issue (unthemed, out in June) will OPEN 1st - 31st of March. We can’t wait to read your poems! 🤩 Please note that poems sent before March will not be read. Thank you! ✨

For #LifttotheSky today @brokenspinearts.bsky.social Elizabeth Parker's fab book from @serenbooks.bsky.social Cormorant - just look at that cover!

Thanks so much to @dustpoetry.bsky.social for nominating my poem 'Daughter' for the Best Single Poem - Written category in the 2025 Forward Prizes for Poetry. I'm so thrilled! Huge congratulations to fellow nominees @elcurwen.bsky.social and @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social ❤️🥳

For #smallpoemsunday My favourite poem about having a small child and those years that go so quickly (in retrospect).

Me again! ☺️ A couple of folks have asked if I might re-run my 5-week email course... and I would be very happy to! So, if you want to receive inspirational and generative workshop materials in your inbox every Sunday in March, please have a look at the attached and drop me a message! 🗓️💡📝

Poets deserve real recognition, not pay-to-play competitions. That’s why I’m launching #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward. But without £5,000, it won’t happen. Help fund a fee-free award with real prizes. Donate & share. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo

This is a vital review. We will be talking about it for years to come. There are some big decisions to be made about postgraduate medical training in the UK. It’s important we don’t view training in isolation though, what happens before & after is also vital. www.england.nhs.uk/postgraduate...

Today’s poem from the new issue is You are more of a poet at five than I will ever be by Victoria Spires. @jitterbugwrites.bsky.social Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/you-are...

Today’s poem from the new issue is Portrait of my mother at the kitchen sink by Jeanette Burton. Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/portrai...

I’m so excited about the podcasts I’m releasing over the next 6 weeks. What a selection of books and I had some wonderful guests too. Which are you most looking forward to hearing about?

‘Tonight I lingered over your name’ -Naomi Shihab Nye

As a poet and a neonatologist I was once proud to have a poem published in a medical journal!

HELP, POETRY! Good morning everyone. We have raised £2,117 and could really do with a push. £1, £3, £5 - or pre-order a copy of the mag with Hugo Williams, Pascale Petit as well as new voices. AFTER TRAUMA THERE IS STILL #POETRY www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aftershock...

Thanks to The New Statesman for publishing a brand new shiny poem www.newstatesman.com/culture/poet...

Over 150 calls for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, non-fiction, art, photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in February 2025. Best of luck & pls share! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Here’s a poem of mine published by The Alchemy Spoon last year