Ink Sweat & Tears

Raluca David provokes our thoughts on the crosses we bare in her poem, 'Here is a cross'. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/raluca-david/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'The Bee and the Lemon Tree' by Tony D'Arpino is one of those simple, lovely poems that simply needs to be shared. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tony-darpino/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'After a Stillbirth' by Sam Szanto is an absolutely devastating poem that is worth the read, but proceed with caution... @samszanto.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sam-szanto-3/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #ChildLoss

'Fish and Chips' by Tess Jolly is a delicious narrative poem for you to sink your teeth into Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tess-jolly-2/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Jenny Mitchell's 'Poison Takes the Place of Food' dwells in this eerie reality the title promises, but you'll have to read on from there... @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/jenny-mitche... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Sarah James/Leavesley has written a poem for those of us who have rolled the phrase 'a mouthful of stones' around in our heads... or is that just me? @sarahleavesley.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/sarah-james-... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

The shortlist for IS&T's September 2026 Pick of the Month is up. Will you vote for Sharon Black, @annabowles.bsky.social, Emma Dandy, Betty Doyle, Claire Lynn or Rhian Thomas? Details at inksweatandtears.co.uk/september-20...

'The Miller's Tale' by Mark Wyatt is a stunningly created word & image piece made even better by its narrative. We invite you to get lost in its twists and turns. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/mark-wyatt-3/ #InkSweatandTears #WordandImage

'Cine Reels' by Andy Humphrey explores a father son relationship through the lens of a lens. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/andy-humphre... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'My Story Will Be Perfect' by Nigel Pugh is a gripping piece of prose you won't want to miss. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/nigel-pugh/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

The sun rises again and again and again in 'Some of This Is True' by Chrissy Banks and maybe this is true, maybe the lover is also true. It's up to you. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/chrissy-bank... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Monocle' by mulika ojikutu-harnett /@mulika.bsky.social is a wonderful poem feeling its way through a relationship in textures that feel like a dream. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/mulika-ojiku... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Flintinge' by L.B. Jørgensen digs into the land and excavates memories. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/l-b-jorgensen/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Girlhood and fragility play beautifully against each other in Mel Joy's 'Minding Eggs'. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/mel-joy/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Judith Taylor's 'My Dead' is the perfect poem to get into the season, it'll really make you feel that chill in the air. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/judith-taylo... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Magic Pennies' by Anne Symons casts a spell of nostalgia over the reader. Read it here:https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/anne-symons-5/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Shared Attic' by Regina Weinert is a poem that dwells in the liminal space of its namesake. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/regina-weinert… #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Grandfather/ Grandson' by Dave Wakely is a poem that shifts through a relationship with a deft hand and long lines. @davewakely.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/dave-wakely/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Samaras' by David Lukens is an eerier reflection on nature but no less enchanting. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/david-lukens/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Marnie Cockrill brings a sharp medical eye to her poem, 'Clerking notes'. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/marnie-cockr... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Cited many times by the young editing interns we work with and an absolute legend! 🎊🎊🎊

'Salvage' by Ashley Mangtani is a prose breath of fresh air... @writerash.bsky.social Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/ashley-mangt... #InkSweatandTears #FlashFiction

The dark/ink almost feels like a drowning in Salil Chaturvedi's 'torn lantern' for @poetrydayuk.bsky.social. Peer into its depths and #Wonder on inksweatandtears.co.uk/wonder-salil... ‎ Thank-you for following our weeklong feature! #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #WordandImage

Our wonderful features are wiggling to an end; today's final flourish begins with Helen Anderson's 'I Wish This Phone Had a Better Camera' and 'Written by Candlelight in March' by @suejohns.bsky.social. Here at: inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-seven-of... #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #Wonder

#Wonder is winding down, but while there's still more sand in the hourglass, please enjoy 'Prolonged Panic Attack II' by Martin McKenna and 'Do you know how your mum and dad met?' by Emma Dandy Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-six-of-w... #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #Poetry

'Carry no metal as you walk onto the wooden bridge built without nails.' Thanks @inksweatandtears.co.uk inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-three-of...

Day Three of Wonder, celebrated by @inksweatandtears.co.uk Poems by myself, by @jmatkin.bsky.social (really marvellous) and by @katenoakes.bsky.social (also truly marvellous). And see their other days of celebration on site (4 so far) #PoetrySky inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-three-of...

Delighted to have my poem 'The Plough' included here. Especially since it was written for #NationalPoetryDay AND it's a love poem!

Today's poems meditating on the expansive theme of #Wonder are 'Incarnation' by Shanta Acharya, 'The Plough' by @suefinch.bsky.social and 'I create little worlds' by @miriamo77@bsky.social. inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-five-of-... #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #Poetry

I'm so delighted to have my word and image poem "Deliverance" published with @inksweatandtears.co.uk today! 🩷 Do check it out below. Poem reads: It's valuable vulnerable work telling the truth in all its beautiful horror. #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #deliverance

Truth in all its 'beautiful horror'. 'Deliverance' from Nina Nazir for IS&T's weeklong National Poetry Day feature. inksweatandtears.co.uk/wonder-nina-... @ninanazir.bsky.social #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #Wonder

🎶 on the fourth day of #Wonder, IS&T gave to me...🎶 'Memory and Sky' by Rupert Loydell, 'Inventing the Wheel' by Nick Cooke and 'Does it rain diamonds on Saturn?' by Dave Hubble. Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-four-of-... #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay #Poetry

Day 3 of our NPD celebrations brings you 'Numinous' by @mathjones.bsky.social, 'The Folklore of Bridges' by @jmatkin.bsky.social and 'The forager’s spell' by @katenoakes.bsky.social Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-three-of... #InkSweatsndTears #Wonder #NationalPoetryDay #Poetry

#Wonder continues ! Today brings you 'egg' by Geraldine Stoneham, 'Matryoshka' by Guinevere Clark / @guinevereclarkpoet.bsky.social and 'Hale-Bopp' by Annette Skade. Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-two-of-w... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #NationalPoetryDay

From the archives for @poetrydayuk.bsky.social: a filmpoem by Moira McPartlin / @moiramcpartlin.bsky.social for the late Spike Walker. It is 'Magnificence' and full of #Wonder. inksweatandtears.co.uk/wonder-moira... #InkSweatandTears #NationalPoetryDay

Texts placed inside a crate to create 'Poem Under Construction'. Photos of the finished collage become #WordandImage: 'Wondering: Poem Under Construction'. These are #Wonder (ful). @createdtoread.bsky.social for #NationalPoetryDay on inksweatandtears.co.uk/wonder-rache... #InkSweatandTears

We're kicking off our celebrations of National Poetry Day strong. Our first day of #Wonder brings you poems from Philippa Greasley, Cindy Botha and Niklas Pettersson. Read them here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/day-one-of-w... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #NationalPoetryDay

My inbox is open again and I'm excited to read more. This time around I'm looking for filmpoems on the theme of 'transit'. I am also accepting submissions of poetry, flash, word & image and reviews. Email me at interns@inksweatandtears.com. --Sabine inksweatandtears.co.uk/submissions/

Emma Dandy's 'I found it particularly hard as a dad' bites at a broken system in a formidable prose poem that will lay on your heart. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/emma-dandy/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Sometimes you only need a little poem to capture a big moment. Ken Cockburn illustrates this in his poem, 'Duomo' Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/ken-cockburn/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

Satya Bosman reviews 'The Lives We Had Before' by Vanessa Napolitano / @moette.bsky.social and is strongly drawn to this 'remarkable' collection: Part of our 'In Praise of...' series. inksweatandtears.co.uk/satya-bosman... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #Review

'Balancing' by Tim Dwyer asks a question that will consume your thoughts: 'do corvids feel pride?' Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/tim-dwyer-5/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'When we die, do we' by Genna Gardini is a poem that zooms out further and further until we are just tiny, wonderful specks. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/genna-gardini/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'Sunflowers' by Fran Hayden is the little pick-me-up you need, we promise. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/fran-hayden/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

'At Sea' by Betty Doyle might leave you feeling slightly adrift, but in a sea of your own longing if you've lost somebody... Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/betty-doyle/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry

The images of Mark Rutter's 'Well' will remain long after it has been read (or burned down). Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/mark-rutter/ #Poetry #InkSweatandTears

So excited once again to be supporting the Jhalak Poetry Prize. Start submitting those pamphlets, collections and anthologies (or nudge your publishers to do so!) Thank you for the opportunity @profsunnysingh.bsky.social and the Jhalak team!

Congratulations to Viv Fogel! Thanks to everyone who voted!

'Relevant, brave and urgently important' Huge congratulations to Viv Fogel whose poem 'At the End of the Class' is the IS&T #PickoftheMonth for August 2026. Revisit the poem and see more voters' comments at inksweatandtears.co.uk/august-2026-... #InkSweatandTears #Poetry #PoetryCommunity

Gráinne Daly reflects on where her body belongs in spite of where it was made in 'Not for me Glasnevin'. Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/grainne-daly/ #InkSweatandTears #Poetry