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For TopTweetTuesday Sue Ibrahim this week a craak of a poem. Crow A shifting slick black diesel, a bundle of dark matter. Its beak, a litter picking maul.

Robert Frost:

Life, success, love, happiness is not a linear path. Sometimes you’ll be going around corners or through the dark wood and won’t be able to see the other side. But you’ll get there. As Robert Frost said: The best way out is always through.

Life, friends, is boring - John Berryman, Dream Songs Well I’m glad someone has finally said it

‘How easy it is to make a ghost’ 🔥

Not many better places to be than Embleton beach overlooked by Dunstanburgh Castle

Join us this Sunday for the launch of ‘Hame’ by Julie-Ann Rowell. Online (Zoom, 18:30) free tickets as always from Nine Pens website. Retweets appreciated. See you there! 💚

Throwback to the lockdown waterfalls thread in the North Pennines CascadeCumbria

Bit late today Julian Cason TopTweetTuesday The fog has hung in the field all day Like a sodden sheet. It hides the trees In its opaque folds. It blocks all advancement Except the singularity of my blank stare, And the materialising apparition Of something over there.

Coming soon the brilliant new pamphlet 'Blame Yourself' from the incomparable @PhilipJEMiller - more information on release day and launch events on its way!

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Really pleased to have been a part of Tyne Rivers Trust 20 year anniversary celebrations today and to share some work written about the river. They do such vital work in caring for the environment and boosting the profile of the Rivers.

‘One Step Backwards Taken’ by Robert Frost. Going through one of these ‘universal crisis’ at the minute and this poem always reminds me to ground myself.

Do join us this Sunday at 18:30 (Zoom) for the launch of ‘Blame Yourself’ by @PhilipJEMiller - free tickets 🎫 from our website - see you there!! 👁️

‘Blame Yourself’ @PhilipJEMiller new pamphlet has arrived at Nine Pens HQ. Join us this Sunday at 18:30pm (Zoom) for the launch of- free tickets from our site 👁️

Hope you’ve enjoyed #NationalPoetryDay today. Here is a little teaser from @PhilipJEMiller new pamphlet ‘Blame Yourself’ - the launch is this Sunday at 18:30 on Zoom - do join us if you can (free tickets on our website)

In the mood for some #poetry this evening? Then come along to the launch of @PhilipJEMiller new pamphlet ‘Blame Yourself’ 18:30 on Zoom eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-launc… See you there!

Apologies everyone if you’ve emailed over the past couple of months. Had a tough time with various things and needed to regroup. Slowly getting back to things again so I will get in touch soon. Sorry if it’s caused any issues.

Best part of being poet in residence at the Trust is getting to write about the beautiful River Tynes.