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Maria Taylor is an ace poet from the U.K. who's just joined Bluesky. She'll be well worth a follow... mariadtaylor.bsky.social

Sometimes poetry has no interest in being enjoyable. Sometimes it sets out to capture rage or despair. This gut-wrenching poem by Gwen Harwood is one such example...

I'm the Guest Poetry Editor for the October issue of The Madrid Review. Subs are now open and I look forward to reading your poems...! themadridreview.substack.com/p/submission...

Submissions for the October edition are open!Please spread the message far and wide and we'd love to read your work from wherever you are in the world!themadridreview.substack.com

Our grape harvest is starting on Monday...!

I note that Poetry Wales hit their cap of 550 submissions (i.e. about 1750 poems) in the first 24 hours after opening their window. Yet sales of poetry collections and print-based mags have plummeted over the past few years....

Steven Blyth was a significant name on the U.K. poetry scene back in the 1990s. These days, his star seems to have faded, maybe due to trends and fashions having changed, but I still enjoy his poems. Here's an example of his writing...

Dan Wyke is a fine poet, though his trajectory has been badly affected by his severe M.E.. This is the title poem from his first full collection..