There will always be an element of Thing 3 inside me, and this t-shirt and wig remind me of the joy of dressing up for World Book Day. Today I am feeling grateful for all the people I've shared World Book Days with over the years, and for everyone who has helped me bring my books into the world.
05.03.2026 10:43
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‘Speechless Under Broken Blue’
A discarded elastic band on the pavement makes the shape of a speech bubble, a broken blue stone adds interest.
#ElasticBandPhotos
03.03.2026 15:53
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If you've got 30 seconds, I've got a poem about a ball bearing...
youtu.be/LzMo3XTBnko
#Poetry #TheBallBearing
03.03.2026 10:56
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Poetry Blog Digest 2026, Week 9
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
This week in the poetry blogs with @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @richardjnewman.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social @kent-nj.bsky.social @danielghinds.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social @suefinch.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social 1/3
www.vianegativa.us/2026/03/poet...
03.03.2026 00:07
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March on the calendars brings:
#LookThere Ronnie jumping for joy at Pershore Abbey.
#ElasticBandPhotos ‘Welwyn Garden City 1’: A discarded elastic band in a stairwell in the shopping centre at Welwyn Garden City.
01.03.2026 15:51
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Today’s joy is daffodils and the fact I took this photo with my nose.
25.02.2026 09:30
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Today’s joy is a telephone conversation, and a book and a snack for later.
20.02.2026 11:22
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Today’s joy is my wife’s patience. Here she is hands outstretched ready to catch Ronnie as he somersaults for a photograph! It was very cold and he wasn’t always in focus…
18.02.2026 14:27
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A woman runs down a path near some picture fetched cottages, chasing a pancake and followed by her seven sons
Photograph from the Internet showing the same such thatched cottages and grass path
Ladybird’s version of ‘The Big Pancake’ (1972)
And here’s the Essex lane they all ran down
Artist: Robert Lumley
17.02.2026 08:21
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Ronnie does Blackpool!
14.02.2026 18:54
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Three Lies And One Truth About A Banana…
A poem for Valentine’s Day with thanks to Henry Normal.
12.02.2026 16:29
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Could be ‘upside down map with my middle in a puddle’…
#ElasticBandPhotos
11.02.2026 18:20
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Today’s joy is finding out that my poetry books are in The Manchester Poetry Library. 🎉🎉🎉
11.02.2026 11:46
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UNDER A BLANKET (Episode 120)
UNDER A BLANKET This morning the air is simply cold. I am unable to detect anything other than cold and fresh. The fres...
Monday is Blog Day where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing. Here’s UNDER A BLANKET...
#SingingAsTheDarknessLifts
soopoftheday-soo.blogspot.com/2026/02/unde...
09.02.2026 08:00
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Today’s joy is ‘Hug’. A discarded elastic band on the ground makes the shape of people hugging.
#ElasticBandPhotos
04.02.2026 10:21
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Submissions are OPEN until midnight UK time on Sunday 8th February.
atriumpoetry.com/submission-g...
01.02.2026 23:58
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