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Lawrence Moore

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Poet. Pushcart, Forward nominated. This Joyful Interlude out now with @janes-studio.bsky.social πŸ•ŠοΈ UK link: amazon.co.uk/dp/1068432330 Vegan, BLM

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Sure πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ah I can't pm you πŸ™‚
lawrencemoore1978(at)yahoo.co.uk

07.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know how good I am at the old critiquing business, but I'll pm you my email address, in case you ever feel you need a second opinion on a poem.

07.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You can sort of pick it up as you go along.
This is the first sale I've done.

Don't put too much pressure on yourself x

07.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Julie πŸ™‚

06.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I checked with Amazon Kindle Direct and my sales perked up a fair bit over the last week, so maybe those kindle countdown events work pretty well πŸ™‚
I'm minded to do another one around the end of July / beginning of August to tie in with the #SealeyChallenge

#poetry

06.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing ❀️

06.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday Caroline! πŸ™‚

05.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As much as I come & go from here (a few weeks on, a few weeks off to recharge) there are poets whose work I greatly admire & am so glad to have found. This is one of them. He's brilliant, as many know from his compelling #PoemsAbout everything under the sun.

A subversive mid-week #LifttotheSky ✨

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Leaning Tower' from 'Why It’s Better To Be Struggling Half-way Up A High Hill On Your Own: A Poetry Collection' published by @janes-studio.bsky.social

#nature #ageing #poetry #poem

Join me, Jane & other for a Zoom launch on Sunday March 15th 2026 at 7.30pm:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/its-better...

04.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

im doing a crazy thing and starting a tiny press that wants your poetry, maybe a follow, maybe a repost, definitely your submission

03.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am thrilled to see submissions coming in! Thank you to all who submitted on our first ever open submission day! Submissions will be open until midnight on Saturday 7, March, so get your poems in! I can't wait to start reading! athousandshadesofgreen.com/submissions/

04.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats y'all β€οΈπŸ‘

03.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you too, I'm very lucky poet! 🌞

03.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would think long and hard before going down this road. We all deserve love and I believe company nurtures the soul, to the benefit of your work.

03.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So humbled and honored to have won the Mukoli Contest (Nonfiction category). My winning piece β€œA Mind Invalid by Riots” has been published in issue 5 (Winter 2026) of @mukolimagazine.bsky.social (USA). Warm thanks to the honorable judges and the fabulous team!

mukoli.net/issue-5/sree...

01.03.2026 12:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This Joyful Interlude, a full-length poetry collection by Lawrence Moore. Cover illustration by Jane Cornwell

This Joyful Interlude, a full-length poetry collection by Lawrence Moore. Cover illustration by Jane Cornwell

Here's the beautiful cover for The Joyful Interlude (by my talented publisher @janes-studio.bsky.social), plus more book links ✨

CA amazon.ca/dp/B0FWKQBX77
FR amazon.fr/dp/B0FWKQBX77
DE amazon.de/dp/B0FWKQBX77
AU amazon.com.au/dp/B0FWKQBX77

Signed copies also available via pm.

#poems #poetry
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03.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The World Smiles Back

Was drowning neath the sea of small concerns,
fixated on the fears that weighed me down,
ignoring every lifebuoy thrown to me.

I’m not quite sure what happened in between
(perhaps it was the moon as people say),
but something caused reversal of the tides,

for here, instead of strain, short bitten nails,
suspicion such a world would suss me out,
I shine before reluctance has a chance

and everything seems new and brash and brave
and everything runs crude and coarse and free,
but nothing shall dissuade me now. You’ll see.

Somewhere, beneath Orion gazing proud,
where mermaids sing and pirates rule the waves,
you smile upon the world, the world smiles back.

The World Smiles Back Was drowning neath the sea of small concerns, fixated on the fears that weighed me down, ignoring every lifebuoy thrown to me. I’m not quite sure what happened in between (perhaps it was the moon as people say), but something caused reversal of the tides, for here, instead of strain, short bitten nails, suspicion such a world would suss me out, I shine before reluctance has a chance and everything seems new and brash and brave and everything runs crude and coarse and free, but nothing shall dissuade me now. You’ll see. Somewhere, beneath Orion gazing proud, where mermaids sing and pirates rule the waves, you smile upon the world, the world smiles back.

For two more days, the eBook version of This Joyful Interlude is only 99p / 99’! ✨

Here’s β€˜The World Smiles Back’, a pushcart nominated poem from the book, previously published in @feversof.bsky.social

Book links:

UK amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWKQBX77
US amazon.com/dp/B0FWKQBX77

#poem #poems #poetry
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03.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Honored by this kind post from the talented @janecornwell.bsky.social , who has designed/published FOUR gorgeous #poetry #books for me...most recently, of course...For, On, or After! ❀️

#poetrylovers
#booklovers
#poetrycommunity

23.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My latest poetry collection, Dawn's Incision, from @icefloepress.bsky.social - available hereπŸ‘‡

20.02.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Issue 1 2026, Full House Literary. John Adlam, Noble Alobu, Khayelihle Benghu, Alex Carrigan, Jordyn Damato, Meredith MacLeod Davidson, Peter Devonald, Malina Douglas, Jeremy Giles, Race Harish, Andrew Hilmes, GP Hyde, Emily Jaster, Frances Klein, Neethu Krishnan, Helen Laycock, Christian Hanz Lozada, Ash Maielle, Louise Mather, Patrick McEvoy, Chinyere Obasi, Oumayma Oueghlani, Tammy Pieterson, Ren Pike, Kait Quinn, Tiziana Rasile, Christine C. Rivero-Guisinga, Edward Michael Supranowicz, River Vetter, Anna Wayne.

Issue 1 2026, Full House Literary. John Adlam, Noble Alobu, Khayelihle Benghu, Alex Carrigan, Jordyn Damato, Meredith MacLeod Davidson, Peter Devonald, Malina Douglas, Jeremy Giles, Race Harish, Andrew Hilmes, GP Hyde, Emily Jaster, Frances Klein, Neethu Krishnan, Helen Laycock, Christian Hanz Lozada, Ash Maielle, Louise Mather, Patrick McEvoy, Chinyere Obasi, Oumayma Oueghlani, Tammy Pieterson, Ren Pike, Kait Quinn, Tiziana Rasile, Christine C. Rivero-Guisinga, Edward Michael Supranowicz, River Vetter, Anna Wayne.

It's issue day! This issue is full of incredibly creative, raw, and vivid pieces.

A huge thanks to everyone who sent in work this window, and a super huge thank you to all the contributors!

Cover image: Edward Michael Supranowicz

You can check it out here: www.fullhouseliterary.com/issue-1-2026

01.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
The cover of MOUNTEBANK by Tom Snarsky, out March 31st from Broken Sleep Books.

The cover of MOUNTEBANK by Tom Snarsky, out March 31st from Broken Sleep Books.

hello everyone! today is #smallpoemsunday and it’s also the first day of March, the month at the end of which my new book MOUNTEBANK will be out from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social :)

each day in March I’m planning to share a #soapboxpoem, a small series of poems(/etc.) named for the origin of the…

01.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely work, David πŸ‘

01.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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POEM 314: "Winter on My Feet" by David Hanlon (@vespertine4.bsky.social)

"Yes, I’m in my head all day again.
It’s cold in hereβ€”arctic, even.
Every inward road looks identical,
erased beneath unbroken ice.

That’s why I’m shaking."

stonecirclereview.com/winter-on/

#Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity

01.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Welcome back! 🌞

01.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Joe and I are busy getting ready for submissions for our Sunday Poetry Series, and I can't wait to read your poems!!!! Submissions will open on Tuesday 3, March and close at midnight on Saturday 7, March. Links to our guidelines and submission form will be posted early next week.

27.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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XRAY Submissions XRAY Literary Magazine submissions are open for fiction and creative nonfiction up to 7500 words. Pitch interviews & essays.

we're gonna open 4 subs tomorrow at 12 noon, texas time

xraylitmag.com/submissions/

28.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Susan, have a lovely weekend! β€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’œ

28.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is an Amazing deal for a truly Glorious collection!

28.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0