Sarah O
Mainly poetry (Butcher's Dog,The Madrigal, Broken Spine, BlackBough, W Moon & counting), art, glass & (theatre) people playing. Allotment life. York with Glasgow links. UK. Not every act of kindness is part of a plan.
Website :www.sarahowriter.com
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- Reposted by Sarah ODavid Bates (American, b. 1952). Full Moon (1992, woodblock).
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- Reposted by Sarah OHe kneels at her feet – Fokkina McDonnell atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/06/h...
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- Reposted by Sarah OOur train services are now so bad in Yorkshire that we have to factor in huge delays and begin our journeys as fish so we will have evolved into human beings by the time we get to Manchester
- Reposted by Sarah OEarly stroll. The breeze’s deep breathing. Grey bins, full of the reforgotten. I pause to briefly become Rodin’s The Shoelace Tier. Old footprints in old concrete. The tiny poem of a ROAD CLOSED AHEAD sign.
- Reposted by Sarah OHi Laura, @gonelawn.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social - Ghosts, Fables, Fairytales opens Feb 16th @natflashfictionday.bsky.social - various @flash500.bsky.social Get writing! xx
- I'm so out of the loop at the moment. Any suggestions for anywhere open for a bit of flash fiction? #flashfiction
- Reposted by Sarah OHere you can order a paperback of my new collection: amzn.eu/d/0eShe3YJ
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- Reposted by Sarah OEarly stroll. Mist’s mistiness. That tree is almost all shadow. I imagine a harpist playing that metal fence. The hill/bike interface. An upturned bucket of birdsong.
- Reposted by Sarah OWord of the Day - Metonymy Substituting the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, straight for heterosexual, clown for politician.
- Reposted by Sarah OMore #SixtyOdd #poetry from Sheffield. Heres Andrew Stott, with a collection which spans both comedy and tragedy. (incidentally submissions for sixty Odd Poets are currently open)
- Reposted by Sarah OEdward Wadsworth was commissioned by the British chemical company ICI to produce public information posters during WW2, including this one 'Straight from the Tap,' (1944) warning the public to boil water before drinking it.
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- Reposted by Sarah OI’m delighted to be February’s featured poet on Paul Short’s site, The Book Bag: Poetic Voices. I’m touched by Paul’s kind appreciation. Two poems are featured here, Late Summer Walk & Graduation, with a couple more later this month #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky @paulwritespoems.bsky.social
- It's here!!! The return of The Book Bag: Poetic Voices series brings us a wonderful poet with an exceptional vigour and gravitas while performing their work. Meet this month's Poetic Voice #poetry #featuredpoet
- Reposted by Sarah OWishing all a merry Février and blessings for Imbolc. 🖼️ Grasset
- Reposted by Sarah OAbsolutely delighted with this review of my memoir, The Ghost Lake, in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk . Thanks to John Barron for taking the time with it.
- Chart for 51°. North. Here in #York we're 53° North.. almost daffodil time on our City Walls.
- A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about… Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring. This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
- Reposted by Sarah O“When we see the hazel catkins turn yellow, we know that spring is not far off” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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- Reposted by Sarah OFor St Brigid’s day, this piece is a meditation on quiet resistance, collective care, and the sacredness of making space. It sees Brigid not as a symbol of purity, but as a force of shelter and stubborn hope
- Slowly filling studio window with my shoddy hobby. #stainedglass
- Reposted by Sarah OReminds me of "Mother and Child", Maurice Lambert, 1959. Stands in Basildon town centre, another new town.
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- Reposted by Sarah OTwo poets. Many paths. One shared landscape. Crossing Paths — Reading Tour 2026 Jean Atkin & Richard Skinner journey between place, nomenclature & nature, @jmatkin.bsky.social @richardnskinner.bsky.social 📍 UK dates from February–September 🖤 Join them on the road. #CrossingPaths #PoetryTour
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- Reposted by Sarah OThis #PoemsAbout #BlackVeils is inspired by a modern take on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil. Many thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
- Reposted by Sarah OHome is where the food is – Finola Scott atriumpoetry.com/2026/01/30/h...
- Reposted by Sarah OThe Book Bag is a busy one on Sunday. 8am - My thoughts on @louisepoetical.bsky.social The How in the Worlds Noon - the return of The Book Bag: Poetic Voices…
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- Reposted by Sarah OGoodnight. 🖼️ Owl on a Bare Tree, Caspar David Friedrich, 1834. The Owl ~ Edward Thomas ‘All of the night was quite barred out except An owl’s cry, a most melancholy cry Shaken out long and clear upon the hill, No merry note, nor cause of merriment, But one telling me plain what I escaped…’ 🦉
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- Reposted by Sarah OIf you're looking for a musical world to escape into for a while, times being what they are, I highly recommend Night Tracks. BBC can only be accessed live outside of the UK, but it's on now
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- Reposted by Sarah OGlaswegian attracts a puzzled gaze by taking his haggis for a walk on Robert Burns' birthday, 25th January 1967 (photo: Keystone).
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