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Just got home from a fantastic evening at #melbwritersfest opening night. Went with my sister, and a dear friend. Now we're super pumped to read more, write more!

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On my way to Chin Chin for a quick dinner. Then to the Athaneum for the opening night of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Lane way graffiti #Melbourne #Melbournewritersfestival

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Poetry Challenge - Day 4. My Nature Most days I’m calm, open palms, great the sky Some days I scream, thunder, throw, slam, Screech like a banshee and I look like a horror On other days water drips from my eyes A few droplets for joy, puddles for sorrow. #poetry #writingchallenge #naturepoems

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Forest witches

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Poetry Challenge - Day 3. Amitermes Meridionalis (Magnetic Ants) Intuitive architects, no plans, no compass Eusociality, superior to humanity Constructing perfectly oriented Temperature controlled eco-castles A safe abode for one-million commune inhabitants. #poetry #writingchallenge #naturepoems

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Twenty One Hundred (spoken word poem) - commissioned by Surrey Hills National Landscape, this poem was based on 160 postcard responses to the question: What do you think Surrey Hills should be like at the end of this century?

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Quick question - Has anyone (or do you know anyone) who has studied MA Creative Writing at Manchester Met University @manmetuni.bsky.social? Specifically as an online international student? I'd love to hear your thoughts...

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Poetry Challenge - Day 2. 5 lines, something about nature Whipping up leaves, teasing to dance Frenzied, no choice but to surrender This formidable, invisible force Wind can be kind, we welcome the breeze Wind can uproot and destroy at his pleasure. #poetry #writingchallenge #naturepoems

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Poetry Challenge: Day 1 Vines reach outward, intertwined from the green heart of our Earth connecting all life with each beat nourished, nurtured, inhale and hold exhale, my breath to yours. #poetry #writingchallenge #naturepoems

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Poetry Challenge: 7 Days Rules - Write a 5 line poem, topic - Nature/Environment Why? I've set this for myself to push my skills, and develop better habits. I invite anyone to join in and add their 5 line poems on this topic too. #poetry #writingchallenge #naturepoems

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Have you noticed - every moment you look, you see something different / differently? No matter if it's out the window, or in the mirror... Here's a poem about these thoughts. #poetry

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Theodore Ell 1984- Published. Shared. #poetry #poems #poet #auslit #busdriver

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I drove down to beautiful seaside Sorrento this morning for the Sorrento Writers' Festival. Really enjoyed My New Book session 1, with Laura McCluskey, Theodore Ell, Raeden Richardson, and Tim Byrne. #sorrentowritersfestival

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“Well, syntax is the thing that allows for manipulation in a sentence, in a way that grammar doesn't […] To me this is very erotic. It's like seeing someone across the room and deciding you want him.” Carl Phillips, Paris Review #Syntax

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Very excited indeed! My first copy of @islandmag.bsky.social arrived today. A Tasmanian based publication featuring poetry, stories and art by Australian and international creatives. Support independent publications folks! #poetry #creativewriting

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Yay! My @austbookreview.bsky.social mag arrived today. Can't wait to read Phillip Deery's review of Shiela Fitzpatrick' book about Baltic DPs. I'm a first gen Australian, as my Baltic parents and grandparents came here as WWII refugees.

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This stunning street-art mural, opposite Mordialloc train station, was created by artist Sam Bates, as part of last weekend's local Wall To Wall festival. The detail in this work is simply superb. #streetart

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#vss365 #distance #prompt #poem

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What an incredible opportunity to work with a skilled mentor and get your work into tip-top shape.

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Does anyone else out there live with trigeminal neuralgia? If yes, I'd love to know how you manage it, and how you cope when it's going ballistic. Medication? Meditation? Surgery?

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Temporality - a poem about Time, who stops for no-one. As I hang on to these last remnants of 59, I am aghast at home quickly the decades have flown by...... #poetry

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This poem was inspired by the true story of Tahlequah, an Orca mother, who carried her dead baby for 17 days, for thousands of miles... evidence that animals do experience #grief. Shared today for #twentyforecopoetry Published in 'ELEMENTAL'. #poetry #Orca #Blueskypoets #poetsofBlueky #SkyPoets

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I felt compelled to write this poem as a response to the shocking number of intimate partner homicides that occur in Australia, specifically in relation to First Nations women. It’s a distressing topic - Yes. But we must bring it to light, because it’s not ok, EVER. #poetry

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Books

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To celebrate #WorldPoetryDay here's Scotland's Makar, Peter Mackay, reading 'Apple' (English language version)

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What an exciting day. I checked the mailbox and the latest @mslexia.bsky.social magazine was waiting for me. It has travelled far across the oceans to reach me - and what a timely and wonderful surprise.

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I'm very excited to have been featured in Black Coffee Poetry's latest collection, titled Vivid Memory. My poem is titled Justice Poetique blackcoffeepoetry.substack.com/i/159116591/... #poetry

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Some days ideas, and words, seem to flow. Other days, like today, nothing seems to stimulate the cogs. I've been for a long walk, read the paper, meditated, but zilch. Here's to a far more productive tomorrow.

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SUBMISSIONS are 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! 🌷

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