Rhona Greene

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Thank you- this made my day!!!

the burning
realisation of evil -

and still the sapling
and the heeling-in
the heaped earth
and carried water

#FragmentsFriday
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

📣 Winner and 2nd and 3rd places for #fragmentsfriday

Rob Galpin @robgalpin.bsky.social 1st place 🥇

Eileen Carney Hulme. 🥈

@rhonagreene.bsky.social 3rd place 🥉

Thanks so much, Roger!🥰

Such a gorgeous surprise today to find myself on @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social poetry podium receiving a bronze medal!🥉 😮🎉Thank you @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social🥳🎉🫶 and congratulations to Rob & Eileen on your gold and silvers! 🥇🥈 #fragmentsfriday rocks!
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Very late for #fragmentsfriday
@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social here's 16 words about the Irish language. It's also a nod to Seachtain na Gaeilge/Irish Language Week #snag26 The title Mo Theanga means My Language/My Tongue. Thank you!💚

I thoroughly recommend you do, I have!

2026 KFM Hannah Kelly Interview.mp3 Saving Bees

Thanks to Hannah Kelly at @kfmradio.bsky.social for having us on this week to highlight the tough times we’ve been going through lately.

You can listen in here:
on.soundcloud.com/rMxyCJxOs559...

And help keep us sustainable here:

worldbeesanctuary.org/support-us/b...

#bees

Thanks folks.

The Bee Guy: This rainy season has nearly washed us away A broken tractor, flooded fields and a perfect storm of bad timing left World Bee Sanctuary fighting for survival — until pride gave way to a request for help.

A broken tractor, flooded fields and a perfect storm of bad timing left World Bee Sanctuary fighting for survival — until pride gave way to a request for help. www.thejournal.ie/readme/bee-s...

You can support us here:
gofund.me/16b7de263

#bees #nature #wildlife
#insects #vegan #biodiversity

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMinute
with #nature here on #WorldBeeSanctuary.
Take a moment.

#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
#spring
#health
#wildlife

Can’t wait!!!

Congratulations to Alina Stephanescu, Anthony Etherin, Colin Bancroft, Elizabeth Loudon, Glenn Barker, HLR, Jim Lloyd, Karen Havelin, Lisa J Coates, Louise Machen, Sarah Frideswide, Sarah Raybould, Saraswati Nagpal, Sean Burke and Vanessa Napolitano.

#poetry #iamb #wavetwentyfive

Poster introducing the 15 poets whose work will appear in wave twenty-five of online poetry journal iamb.

Meet the 15 poets whose work you can read (and hear read) from March 15th 2026 as part of wave twenty-five of @iamb.uk.

#poetry #newpoetry

Well hello there, March! 🌬️ ☀️
Thanks @ceruleanlib.bsky.social for the gorgeous calendar full of stunning dawns down by the sea with his best pal, Pippin.
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Our third #fragmentsfriday tomorrow and who will take the crown following @helenlaycock.bsky.social @hool415.bsky.social and @jidebadmus.bsky.social 👑

One of those #poets again or a newbie?

#poetry #writing

Remember for #fragmentsfriday - we are looking for startling, arresting work - only in a Friday. No banality/ blandness unless it’s clever or quirky! Impact!

We’re thrilled to announce our 2026 New Irish Communities series, a range of creative writing sessions for non-native speakers to explore creative writing in English (supported by Dublin City Council).

irishwriterscentre.ie/new-irish-co...

I do poetic impressions and here, for your delectation, is my evocation of the great British poet, #TedHughes 🦊 ❄️

On the eve of our Ted and #SylviaPlath themed TopTweetTuesday on Twitter

‘The Thought-Fox’.

Give it a share, if you will.

#poetry #spokenword

Tremendous week on TTT inspired by the writing of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

Next week, post a video of you reading a new poem of yours, 60 words max and include a text version. No text version without the video clip. Imagistic, metaphorical, no AI.

No tedious intros!

Sounds really wonderful, look forward to reading this.

from THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS – Beatriz Hausner & Rik Lina THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS MOVING IN The house had remained empty for what seemed like several eternities, despite its prominent location in the centre of Paris. It was as if the walls had signed a …

This week Ice Floe Process series begins w/ extraordinary feature from 2 leading contemporary surrealists in collaboration: Chilean/Canadian #poet Beatriz Hausner & influential Dutch surrealist #painter Rik Lina.
Enjoy these evocations of interior alternative worlds
icefloepress.net/2026/02/23/f...

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Terrific! 👏👏👏

Our joint winners after much deliberation of this week’s #fragmentsfriday following @helenlaycock.bsky.social last week 🔥

Jide Badmus @jidebadmus.bsky.social 🇳🇬

Julian Cason @hool415.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#poetry #writingcommunity #poet #writing #poetic #writingprompt

The Book Bag: Poetic Voices – February 2026 Welcome to the first poetic voice of 2026. February is a special month as I celebrate my birthday AND i get to share work from an incredible poet and man. I first encountered this Poetic Voice shar…

Been keeping up to date with the wonderful @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social Poetic Voice feature from The Book Bag?

A final poem has been added.

Link here: shorturl.at/jfrAk

Thanks Paul for allowing me to share your work.

This Friday, the multi-platform event #fragmentsfriday - post your own #micropoem of 18 words or less. No AI. Just your own genius. Fridays only.

#poetry #poetic

Published by @thesepagessing.bsky.social ‘A Canvas of Dimming Light’ based on #KyffinWilliams ‘Shepherd and Sheepdogs’

The shepherd is not happy with the artist! #Wales #poetry #art