Helen Laycock, Writer ✍

Time for a ✨new pin ✨ to include my latest #poetry collection, plus a reminder that I also write #childrensfiction and #shortstories for adults, all of which are showcased on my banner.🔼 Love to all #readers and members of the wonderful #writingcommunity 💖 Helen JULY 2024

Shock like that snatches you from equilibrium, spins you into a #vortex. Hollow cheeked, it sucks in sunshine and wheat fields, stirs them with ditchwater, drills you down to where blood runs cold and dark and the sides are too slippery to climb back up. #vss365

There are so many harrowing stories of what the children of Gaza are having to deal with. I was moved to write this poem from the point of view of a child. Originally called 'LANA'S WISH', I changed it to 'VALUATION'; at times like these, we realise what's important. #poetry

Thanks so much, Phil @gphydeauthor, for sharing this wonderful #poetry #review of 'Frame'. Delighted that you enjoyed it. amazon.co.uk/Frame-Helen-La…

If you're searching for your next #poetry read, do have a look at 'The Book Bag', the website of poet @PaulWritesPoems where Paul reads and reviews collections. Delighted that he chose to feature one of my books, 'Elemental' and gave such wonderful feedback. 💖

The thrill of seeing one of my books in another poet's house never loses its shine; 'BREATHE' is a collection of #poetry plucked from the sky, the oceans and the earth... and what marvellous company to be in! Thank you, @CarolynTho14847 💖 amazon.co.uk/Breathe-Helen-…

And we simply can't let a @TopTweetTuesday #review week go by without a hearty fist bump to our fabulous host, brilliant poet, @MatthewMCSmith 🌟 Here's my review of 'Paviland: Ice and Fire', a fascinating poetic excursion into history and its implications for contemporary life.

A third review today @TopTweetTuesday for Laura Cooney's 'Motherbunnet' @lozzawriting

Here's my review this @TopTweetTuesday of Champion of Poets Paul Brookes' @PaulDragonwolf1 moving collection 'Ever Striding Edge'.

A quick dip into @TopTweetTuesday on #reviews week with a shoutout to fabulous desert poet @RegineEbner. Here's my review for her latest book, 'Mountains that See in the Dark' amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYDQM7B5#… And below is my review of her earlier collection 'Oxidized Pennies'.

What a brilliant evening of poetry from Louise Machen @LouLouMach, organised by the fabulous @MatthewMCSmith and supported by a host of fantastic poets! 🌟🌟🌟 C’est moi! ⬇️

If you haven’t yet come across Louise Machen’s poetry, do take advantage of this FREE opportunity this evening on Zoom. @LouLouMach will be sharing poems from ‘I Am Not Light’. 🖤 A host of guest poets too!

Delighted to have read and reviewed @LouLouMac's fantastic #poetry collection 'I Am Not Light' ahead of the online launch with @blackboughpoems this Saturday.🖤 NB: Reviews are like Baby Bio to writers; without them, they wither. If you like someone's work, do spread the word!

The girl in the #prism is a hummingbird, in love with the world’s ultraviolet. Her words powderfall, pollinating their eyes with tiny lights so they may see too. When cracked, she is sealed golden, still reflecting what is beautiful so no one will know her sorrow. #vss365

A lovely challenge of 42 words on the theme of 'Silence' set by our fab host @soopoftheday for @TopTweetTuesday. Here's my poem 'WATERQUELL'. Have a great, but quiet day, Sue! 🤫 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

She lies in the velvet #moment between sleep and wakefulness, her compass readjusting, finding her shape on the bed, hands still curled like a baby's. As a glimmer of dawn seeps around the window, the colours of poetry stir in her mind. #vss365

I have so many lovely friends in the #WritingCommunity here, including @RegineEbner, a fabulous member of the #poetrycommunity. ❤️

Last chance saloon! ✍️

Interesting #poetry challenge this week @TopTweetTuesday For version A - 60 - 80 words: 'PUNGENT' For version B - 12 words or fewer: 'UNTETHERED AT EIGHT' A true story about a dreadful car accident I was involved in as a child. Thank you to @marcellenewbold for hosting!