The Jawbone Collective

Oh my... The cover for the second edition of The Jawbone Journal with a Photograph of Colmers Hill by the fabulous Doug Chalk, a Bridport legend in his own lifetime! Pleased to be publishing 57 writers, mainly SouthWest but from as far afield as Australia, California and New York. #thejawbonejournal

Thanks to @jawbonecollective.bsky.social & TakingThe Mic for a fab first #poetrytour day yesterday.
6 poems & lots of new friends.The West Country is a poetic tour de force! More details here: www.jawbonecollective.org.uk/Madeleine-Wh...
#westcountry #divinefeminine #performancepoetry #healing

Jawbone @ The Poet Laureate in Poundbury. Tuesday 27th of July 2025 - feature set by Lily Redwood

Lily writes about everyday extraordinary, from political to poetical.
'Beautiful... Powerful... Moving…'

Open Mic sign up from 7 pm… 5 minute spots. 
Hosted by Peter Roe @peteroe-poetree

Jawbone @ The Poet Laureate in Poundbury. Tuesday 27th of July 2025 - feature set by Lily Redwood

Lily writes about everyday extraordinary, from political to poetical.
'Beautiful... Powerful... Moving…'

Open Mic sign up from 7 pm… 5 minute spots. 
Hosted by Peter Roe @peteroe-poetree

A fitting finale from our April Showcase Editor @jawbonecollective.bsky.social Peter Roe. He signs off with:
“I invite you all to be human, make mistakes, grow, then share your own stories or poems…” pentoprint.org/showcase-ris...
#writingcommunity #wednesdaymotivation #WriterWednesday #iamwriting

My Third Showcase for National Poetry Month for WriteOn

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@peterroe7.bsky.social ’s fab fourth April Show case includes poems from Estelle Phillips and Madeleine F White and a piece of flash from Caroline Burrows this powerful page gives us lots to think about.
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#writingcommunity #wednesdaymotivation #writerwednesday

The fabulous Charlotte R Faulconbridge who we published in November 2024.

2nd showcase from Peter Roe.Says Peter: “For this Showcase, I’m going to talk about language, culture and the power of words. A fertile ground for misunderstandings in both the real & digital world.”
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#writingcommunity #wednesdaymotivation #writerwednesday #Iamwriting

A fab 1st Showcase from Peter Roe: poet, lead editor &director of The @jawbonecollective.bsky.social Collective. #poetry by Peter himself on #neurodiversity + poetry from Megan Simson + Liam Smith & short story by Lynda Shepherd. pentoprint.org/showcase-per...
#nationalpoetrymonth #writingcommunity

The Jawbone Journal - Full details and Submissions
www.jawbonecollective.org.uk/jawbone_jour...
THEME: "In the beginning, the word was...?"
Now Open until 30th April 2025. Issue 1 restricted to Southwest UK Wordsmiths.
Issue 1 - FREE SUBMISSIONS for SOUTHWEST UK Writers
Issue 2 Submit in Sept '25.

David Thompson & Peter Roe, In Your Words David Thompson, Somerset based poet, in conversation with Peter Roe as David shares some of his poems, talks about his winding route to poetry, publication, praising bees and much more...

An interview with Frome Poet, David Thompson. In conversation with Peter Roe for Jawbone Radio. You can hear the full interview and hear David reading from his two collections on our Substack. Subscription is free.

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Happening TODAY!!!
Beyond Compère - I have known this poet for quite a few years and he is a fantastic supporter of poets and spoken word not just through Taking the Mic in Exeter but also his 'Forsaking the Mic' meet-ups on Zoom started during Covid. A feature set from fantastic poet Tim King...

Today is 1st anniversary for publication of
Verse Cycles, by #CyclePoet Caroline Burrows published by us. Thrilled to put the finishing touches to proofs for a 2nd printing.
Happy Bookday Caroline 🚴‍♂️🎂🎈
@versecycle.bsky.social
#jawbonecollective #versecycles #versecycle #poetry #poetrycollection

Workshop this Saturday...
A couple of places left, still chance to grab all four workshops to get the discount... Details can be found on our website.
www.jawbonecollective.org.uk/workshops

3) David Roe and Peter Roe - North Vs South (feature episode) Sibling rivalry just got real... Slam winning poet David Roe goes head to head with his poet brother Peter Roe in a special episode mediated by Megan Simson.

Sibling Rivalry... Poet brothers go head to head

"The rounds they went quickly and each poet passed
led up to the final… where they might meet at last
The chances were slim that they would fight one another
But it finally happened… it was brother on brother"

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This Tuesday 25th... Larurence Lagrue will be our feature Poet. From monstrous chickens to the problems or getting into lycra several sizes to small, and the many trials of the heart his poems will make you laugh out loud.
#jawbone #jawbonecollective #openmicdorset #thejawbonecollective

TONIGHT

Jawbone - Open Mic on Zoom
Time: Feb 24, 2025 07:15 PM London
Every month on the Last Monday

Join Zoom
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Meeting ID: 829 6366 4090
Passcode: 085479

#thejawbonecollective #jawbonecollective #jawboneonline #southwestpoetry #poetryopenmic #poetryzoom

Books in print from The Jawbone Collective

You can find us at www.jawbonecollective.org.uk