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Fiona Halliday

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Teacher, preacher, poet, wife, mother, friend!

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Thank you very much, Julie! 😊

07.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Carmella! Copies are available from me, please dm for details. More information regarding an official zoom launch to come! This book was written for children from around 7-11, but has poems that may be enjoyed by those of other age groups!

06.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Carmella! πŸ˜ŠπŸ’•

07.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Julie! 😊

07.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reposting, Ian @ianbrownlie.bsky.social !

07.02.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Shaun! πŸ˜ŠπŸ“š

07.02.2026 08:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been quiet here, here’s why! Thank you to Liz Stirk (Insta lizstirkart) for all your amazing illustrations, time and support. β€˜A Promise of Poems’ will be available soon!

07.02.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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SHARE AWAY!!! Announcing a new project - a platform each Friday.

#FRAGMENTSFRIDAY’ - 18 words or less
- a startling, inventive poem.

Tag in #fragmentsfriday and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social & share one startling fragment of your own poetry.

No A.I. generated poetry!

06.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy Anniversary! And congratulations! πŸ₯³ 🌟

01.02.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After... Poems inspired by other art Read a new 'after' or ekphrastic poem here every new and full moon from Jan 2nd 2022.

Feels rather fitting that on the day my first journal (@iamb.uk) celebrates its sixth anniversary, my second journal (@afterpoetry.com) is publishing its next #ekphrastic poem.

You can read @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social's 'Paper tiger: a zuihitsu' for free from 9pm GMT.

afterpoetry.com

01.02.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Claire, it looks great!

24.01.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel The Day My Head Fell Off... A communal poem written on twitter. Try something similar with a classroom of children. (Copyright of all poem...

Poetry prompt: The Day My Head Fell Off. Create a class poem with everyone contributing brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/05/on-n...

22.01.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you’re ok, Claire. Sending best wishes.

22.01.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are the 13 marvelous BlueSky versions of my 1/17/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku.

19.01.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜planted you a boat/ a pyre’ πŸ”₯

@marcellenewbold.bsky.social from the Christmas and winter anthology.

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15.01.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel WORDS ON AIR Lost Kite Β Our kite was a magic bird and the wind took it into the sky, above our heads, above the trees, flying way up high. B...

January 14th is #InternationalKiteDay so here is a poem about a lost kite. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/08/word...

13.01.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sixth Form Reading List Book Recommendations Sixth Form reading list - recommended books for year 12 and year 13 students.

Recommended Books for Year 13 including titles by Qais Akbar Omar, Zadie Smith, Wole Soyinka, Tom Pollock, Richard Feynman, Alastair Campbell & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/secondary-ks... #YA

10.01.2026 10:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are the 7 phenomenal BlueSky versions of my 1/3/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday so more people can join in if they wish to do so.

03.01.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Forest Girl (and Happy Cat)

Forest Girl (and Happy Cat)

Thoroughly enjoyed 'Forest Girl' by @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social (and so did Bugsy 🐱)

#poetry #books #cats

04.01.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Two headless snowmenβ€” glove-craft: sculpted stone and swan-ice’ ⛄️ ⛄️ πŸͺ“

@vespertine4.bsky.social from our Christmas-Winter anthology. 🦒 🧊

blackboughpoetry.com/news

03.01.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8
Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8 Here's our list of 40 recommended reading books for 7-8-year-olds in Year 3 classes in Key Stage 2 of UK primary schools. For more information on each of the...

40 great books for children in year 3 aged 7-8, including modern and classic titles by Lara Hawthorne, John Steptoe, Roald Dahl, Zanib Mian, Dick King-Smith, Derek Keilty, Jon Scieszka, Helen Cresswell & more.

#kidlit #teachertwitter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Zf...

03.01.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for all you’ve done in 2025 and I hope you have a great 2026 too!

01.01.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy New Year! πŸ˜ŠπŸŒ…

01.01.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the bare branches simile, β€˜blackened fireworks
burst with sunset’ is a great image!

01.01.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜New Year’s Eve’ by Ruth Higgins.

β€˜the moor’s a wave about to crest’

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31.12.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More poetry for children! Happy New Year! πŸ₯³ πŸ“š

01.01.2026 08:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This looks great! Sorry I can’t make it this time, but I hope to do more this year. Best wishes to all for 2026! 😊πŸ₯³πŸŒŸ

30.12.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel A Mini Anthology of Nonsense verse, with illustrations by Β Colin West I’m delighted to be back on Brian’s blog, this time with something a l...

A splendid anthology of nonsense verse chosen & illustrated by Colin West. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-mi...

30.12.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@fhalliday.bsky.social at our Christmas - Winter anthology launch last Sunday.

www.blackboughpoetry.com/news

19.12.2025 06:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Matthew! It was a lovely evening. It was great to see and hear the poets reading their poems. Have a Merry Christmas! πŸŽ„

19.12.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0