Black Bough Poetry / Barddoniaeth Y Gangen Ddu
@blackboughpoems
We publish vivid, imagistic poems of atmosphere & precision in print & digital format. We oppose hatred 🏴 http://ko-fi.com/matthewmcsmith…
How the ‘Crafting Your Year in Poetry’ workshop went this evening. Get in touch for more details about planning your next 12 months as a poet-creative.
It’s going to be another #sharingsaturday. Poetry dropping on the @blackboughpoems platform. Feel free to repost, like, comment and do your own boosts!
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@blackboughpoems Yessss...this poetic journey is going to be so rewarding. Thankyou for trusting in my work. Here's to Gift of Venus 💗✍️📖 in all it's depth, physicality and unpredictability! Can't wait to share it! #poetry #published #POEMS #ambition #creative
📣ANNOUNCING! ✨ “Written with powerful narrative and imagery that sparkles.” Poet Guinevere Clark’s 'Gift of Venus' arrives in 2026 with Black Bough Poetry. @guinevere_baubo 🔥 Raw, intimate, fearless – a profound exploration of motherhood, body & place.
I cannot thank you all enough for the tide of support for my books, Mountains that See in the Dark, pub. @blackboughpoems and Oxidized Pennies (Alien Buddha). Your joy in my words is a dream come true. Here is a spot of desert for you…💚🤎💚
Going to be an absolute banger 🎆 @guinevere_baubo 🎇 #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #books
@blackboughpoems Yessss...this poetic journey is going to be so rewarding. Thankyou for trusting in my work. Here's to Gift of Venus 💗✍️📖 in all it's depth, physicality and unpredictability! Can't wait to share it! #poetry #published #POEMS #ambition #creative
✨🌳✨ Explore @blackboughpoems fantastic #SilverBranch series showcasing the extraordinary work of poets from round the world. Recent sparklers on the Bough include @oormilaprahlad✨ @VWC_Writes✨ @frede_kenter ✨ #Review week @TopTweetTuesday ✨🌳✨ 👉tinyurl.com/3rsp2nhp
It’s poetry boosting day on @TopTweetTuesday Charge up the poets. Boost their poems, blogs, books, platforms! You know the score.
It’s a reviews and poetry boosting week this coming Tuesday! Post your poetry pics, promote others’ poetry sites and books. Make a fuss of the poets!
Also here’s my review of @LouLouMach I Am Not Light published by @blackboughpoems ‘draws you in to a swell of emotion’ paulwritespoems.com/2025/06/15/the…
‘from static we make our slow Rosetta’ ‘Cosmology’ from The Keeper of Aeons ✨ #poetry #stars #cosmology #astrononomy #WritingCommunity
📣 COVER REVEAL 🤩 @SaraswatiNagpal’s ‘Drench Me in Silver’ - coming soon!! #books #poetry #coverreveal #coverart #poetic #books
Luminous art by Swapna Maini (@swapnamaini on IG) for poetry of the heart. Can’t thank you enough for this tender, romantic cover… How lucky am I? How talented is she! Coming soon with @blackboughpoems #DrenchMeInSilver
‘The rivers sweat from the melting hills’ ‘the drunken wrestling of the blossom’ #TedHughes #poetry #writingcommunity
In the #poetrycommunity there really is no need to shade or diss other presses or types of poetry, or contests, or other creatives. We can all just do our thing without making a song and dance. Too much of it going on. Chill pill needed.
Coming SOON @SaraswatiNagpal’s ‘Drench Me In Silver with Black Bough. #poetry #WritingCommunity #writing #poem #poet #readers #books
On #sharingsaturday @MarkAntonyOwen’s ‘Conkers’ from his #SilverBranch feature. blackboughpoetry.com/mark-antony-ow…
‘The forest is unshaven land’ Julian Cason @hool415 from his #SilverBranch series feature on #sharingsaturday blackboughpoetry.com/february-2025-…
On #sharingsaturday ‘Shadows’ by @IvorDaniel from his #SilverBranch feature. Rest in poetry, Ivor. ♥️ blackboughpoetry.com/ivor-daniel-ma…
On #sharingsaturday ‘Your nectared throat a quickening’ @VWC_Writes from her #SilverBranch series feature. blackboughpoetry.com/about-1-1
