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Tara Wheeler

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Co-Editor at Dust Poetry, writer, researcher, mother of two small people. She/her πŸͺ΄

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We’ll be highlighting a poem every day from Dust’s new issue, starting today

29.11.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Poem A Day from the new issue begins today with I Clean Up by Linda Laino: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/i-clean...

29.11.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Writing to the world today. We’re so proud of the work in this issue! 🧑✨🌱

22.11.2025 11:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That arrived fast! @dustpoetry.bsky.social Dear World issue out tomorrow, with a little breakfast from me...

21.11.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so excited to see this issue go live tomorrow! We have some amazing poems to share with you πŸ’›

21.11.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to have my poem, β€˜Flight’ included in issue 15, Dear World, of Dust Poetry. With thanks to the editors, Tara and Catherine.

22.11.2025 09:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to be in the latest issue of Dust Magazine β€” risking life & limb exposing a national treasure…

www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/human-b...

22.11.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to have a poem published in the fabulous @dustpoetry.bsky.social check it out #poetrycommunity www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/flowers...

22.11.2025 09:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Daughter is a Gannet by Rachel Burrows My Daughter is a GannetΒ With blue sea-eyesΒ meticulously lined,Β and fixed on the horizon,she soars above us.The sun crowns herflawless feathers -a golden bequeathment.Streamlined and focussed,Β she swoo...

Thank you so much @dustpoetry.bsky.social for publishing my poem My Daughter is a Gannet. It is part of a trilogy of birds - and just for family harmony … my other two fledglings are beautiful too! πŸ˜‚
#poetry #blueskypoets
www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/my-daug...

22.11.2025 09:22 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I really enjoyed this poem Simon- such a clever use of the form

22.11.2025 09:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I loved it! Such beautiful images-/the cliff edge 🌊 / 😍

22.11.2025 09:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is gorgeous Joshua - what an ending! πŸ˜‚ I’m totally with you - it’s a conflict I feel all the time!

22.11.2025 09:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s such a cool poem Alex! ✈️ x

22.11.2025 09:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tiny Nappy by Elizabeth Osmond The Tiny NappyΒ I find it helps to show, so I takeone of the tiny nappies with me.Smaller than the smallest panty liner-you cannot find them in Tescos.I hand them around at lecturesa palm-width slip of...

Thankyou so much to the wonderful editors @dustpoetry.bsky.social for selecting my poem on antenatal counselling and prematurity for the very moving Dear World Issue www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-tin...
#poetsonbluesky
#poemsabout

22.11.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

That is such a lovely poem - so much love in there, congrats! πŸ™Œ

22.11.2025 09:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a touching poem - the fragility you convey is amazing. Your poems always leave me knowing and thinking more! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

22.11.2025 09:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Elizabeth. Gorgeous cover art.

22.11.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The whole thing is gorgeous - congratulations!

22.11.2025 09:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The microplastics in my body unionised by Ross McCleary The microplastics in my body unionisedΒ while I was staring at the ocean;they took matters into their own hands,making pickets in the alcoves ofmy prefrontal cortex, replacingfuzzy void yesterdays with...

Have a Poem published in the latest edition of @dustpoetry.bsky.social about microplastics www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/the-mic...

22.11.2025 09:44 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

MY NAME IS❗A poem I wrote about otherization, has found a home in the beautiful new issue of DUST POETRY. It forms part of a collection of 30 poems entitled DEAR WORLD... 🌍
Thank you to editors Tara Wheeler & Catherine Redford.✌🏼
#DearWorld
#Projection
#Otherization
dustpoetry.co.uk/post/my-name-i…

22.11.2025 09:56 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2

I’m delighted to be included- just finished my first read through (will return often I expect) it’s a thing of beauty! The poems talk to each other in surprising and deep connections and the result is a real temperature-check of our time. Congratulations πŸ™ŒπŸ»

22.11.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After a Stranger Called This a Hobby by Julie Weiss After a Stranger Called This a HobbyΒ In one hour, the clock has ticked off eightwords. The moon yawns. The stars clearΒ their throats, but I need to wrap tonightΒ΄sgrief in a metaphor, all glitter and r...

Thank you to the wonderful editors of @dustpoetry.bsky.social for selecting "After a Stranger Called This a Hobby" for their Dear World Issue! I wrote this poem after a tweet of mine went viral a while back, and not long after my dad passed. www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/after-a...

22.11.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, I feel honoured to be part of the Dust family. 🀍

22.11.2025 10:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Daughter is a Gannet by Rachel Burrows My Daughter is a GannetΒ With blue sea-eyesΒ meticulously lined,Β and fixed on the horizon,she soars above us.The sun crowns herflawless feathers -a golden bequeathment.Streamlined and focussed,Β she swoo...

I read a poem at The Book Bag Open Mic @paulwritespoems.bsky.social called My Owl Child. @helenlaycock.bsky.social This is another one of the trilogy! You said you’d like to read it - I thought I’d wait til it looked like this! πŸ˜‚ @dustpoetry.bsky.social www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/my-daug...

22.11.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Obviously check the rest of the issue here πŸ‘‡ cracking stuff

22.11.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That is a stunning cover by Molly Lemon, love it, can't wait to dive in and spend time with these pieces, the new issue of Dust, out now!

22.11.2025 10:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democracy Dies by R.J. Breathnach Democracy Diesfor all the journalists of PalestineΒ There used to be a qualifieron the end of that phrase.Something to reassurethat democracide only occursin limited circumstances.Β That journalistic su...

You can now read my poem "Democracy Dies" in the latest issue of @dustpoetry.bsky.social! I wrote this poem for the journalists of Gaza, bravely documenting the genocide of the Palestinian people πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity

www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/democra...

22.11.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue 15, Dear World

Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.

You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...

We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧑✨

22.11.2025 08:58 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 10

How gorgeous is that!

19.11.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThey tried to bury us but they didn’t know we were seeds!”

We feel so honoured to feature this work by printmaker Molly Lemon on the cover of Dust Poetry and we can’t wait for you to read its poems!

Out on Saturday! 🧑✨🌱

19.11.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0