Paul

Kate Vanhinsbergh

@leiabutler.bsky.social
@elizafevwrites.bsky.social
@vignettes.bsky.social
@merrildsmith.bsky.social
@ella-b-winters.bsky.social
@coastalpoet.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing humourus, beautiful, poignant and powerful work this evening.

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@jeffcottrill.bsky.social
@thepaulconnolly.bsky.social
@carmellapoetry.bsky.social
@johnadlam.bsky.social
@sarahraybould.bsky.social @secretsoliloquies.bsky.social

That’s very kind of you Paul. Thank you for your patronage and excellent readings. I was very pleased you read Late Summer Walk 🙏

A wonderful, intimate Book Bag Open Open Mic this evening with an incredible array of talent sharing tremendous poetry. I was blown away- thank you 🙏

Thank you for your incredible poetry 🙏

Thank you for the very generous words Paul 🙏

Busy weekend in Book Bag HQ. Draft of Unwhispered Legacy to be finalised and sent to poets for last minute edits/new bio and the Open Mic Sessions returns Sunday evening

Therefore no regular Book Bag.

Why not catch up with @vikkicwrites.bsky.social feature or be in the audience on Sunday evening?

@internetofwords.com did I send you the link for Sunday, can you make it?

Alongside my thanks to @paulwritespoems.bsky.social my huge congratulations to my fellow nominees @vikkicwrites.bsky.social and @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social 🙏🙏🙏

To celebrate its nomination for the Forward Prize, here’s a new recording of Late Summer Walk #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky @paulwritespoems.bsky.social @forwardprizes.bsky.social

It is with great honour I can name the @forwardprizes.bsky.social nominees from The Book Bag: Poetic Voices.

Congratulations 👏

@matthewmcsmith.bsky.social
@thepaulconnolly.bsky.social
@vikkicwrites.bsky.social

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The Book Bag: Poetic Voices – March 2026 It's March already. Spring approaches with pace, clocks are changing this month and I fell like time is something we can't grasp both figuratively or metaphorically. As we slide gently into the (hopefully) warmer months, it's my pleasure to bring you another Poetic Voice. I first encountered this poet on social media and was startled at the beauty and elegance of language used in poems that always include multiple layers and deep emotional connection with readers. I feel very lucky to be able to share original work from this tremendously talented writer.

As we slip gently in to the (hopefully) warmer months, meteorological Spring begins today. The Book Bag: Poetic Voices also has a new featured poet and I feel lucky to be sharing original work from a tremendous talent...

Click to find out who the new Poetic Voice

Cheers Andy 🙏

Thanks Francesca 🙏

Thanks Rachel 🙏

Thanks Ju 🙏

Thanks Debbie 🙏

Thanks John, it’s a coin the reader can flip 🪙

Waste He spent his life pleasing others, spent his money pleasing others, in the end, when only the ending mattered, he spent his last day alone.

After a small break, here is my return piece for #PoemsAbout #Spent.

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Will be catching up later/over weekend

Shoutouts this week include

@thepaulconnolly.bsky.social
@blackcatpress.bsky.social
@louisepoetical.bsky.social
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
@carmellapoetry.bsky.social

The Book Bag: Along The Home Roads by Andy Perrin Welcome back to The Book Bag. I hope you’ve had a poetic week. This week, I joined my new team at work and was welcomed warmly by colleagues. It also meant I said farewell but I’m still within earshot of my previous team. They did gift me a lovely bottle of Hendrick’s Gin. Which I will savour! In allotment news, we’ve cleaned the greenhouse and have started some seedlings off at home and chitted some potatoes for first and second early crops. I dabbed with some watercolour and I'm happy my colour bending for sunset and sunrise is improving.

This week in The Book Bag, we try not to get tangled in spokes as we cycle Along The The Home Roads with Andy Perrin as we heal in nature and live with hope.

A real tonic of a book. And just what I needed this week.

Plus news, opps, shoutouts and of course the playlist, so settle down and take 5.

Yes I think we may have, I’ve attended a few. It’s the attendees who make it, I’m just lucky enough to facilitate great poets and people 🙏

Thanks for booking and whoever recommended me is very kind. I hope you enjoy the experience. It’s a supportive space to share. You can always let me know your preference on the running order e.g in the middle, towards end etc. 🙏

Yes it’s very good and very busy. 🐟🏰

I love a kipper, I only eat Craster Kippers though (the best imo). In fact that’s tomorrows breakfast.

Don’t know if this is a controversial opinion or not but Boiled Egg and Soldiers is an overrated breakfast.

Tickets Available Now.

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I’m immensely grateful to the brilliant Paul Short @paulwritespoems.bsky.social for adding my final poem, Now, to his wonderfully generous showcase of my poetry as February’s Poetic Voice on The Book Bag 👆And here is my recording of the piece 👇 #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky

You are more than welcome 🙏 🤩👏