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Poet of the Month, April: Lorraine Carey The Lonely Crowd will feature new work by a different poet each month throughout 2026. For April, we are delighted to publish three new works by Lorraine Carey. The first of these, ‘A Year of…

‘The mountain light’s a beautiful bruise.
Ling, bell and cross leaved heath brush hills
burgundy and damson. Snow cloud pillows

fill sky with slate, marl and gunmetal
slush…’

Lorraine Carey is our #poetofthemonth. Read A Year of Mountain in full here:

thelonelycrowd.org/2026/04/06/p...

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‘The Dish’ by Amanda Rackstraw I broke a dish today, a little blue dish just large enough to hold in the cupped palm of my hand.   The colour, soft aqua blue. A good colour, cool yet warm to receive yoghurt, soup, all kinds…

The second new poem by our #poetofthemonth is ‘The Dish’

thelonelycrowd.org/2026/02/13/t...

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‘Bombarded City 3’ by Angela Graham The air has changed. It shrinks from us when we emerge – the sun a shrivelled leaf, the air thinning. Even the ants limp and the cats are eating their own paws. Buildings lean on one another like e…

The third & final poem by our January #PoetoftheMonth is now online.

See the site tomorrow for an essay by @angelagraham.bsky.social on her poems for this series.

thelonelycrowd.org/2026/01/25/b...

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‘Campaigners for Voter Registration, Mississippi’ by Angela Graham A crucifixion but the cross is a threatened man. A bleeding victim clings to him. In the foreground another sprawls, nearly dead, trying to rise. The painter positions us face on to them in the fin…

A crucifixion
but the cross is a threatened man.
A bleeding victim clings to him.
In the foreground another sprawls,
nearly dead, trying to rise.

Read @angelagraham.bsky.social, our #PoetoftheMonth

thelonelycrowd.org/2026/01/11/c...

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#scribaland DO YOU HAVE A LUCKY STAR TO SHARE HUH? You are the lucky one, so,don’t forget to thank your lucky star! #scribaland1 #luckystar #lucky #star #dailyquote #dailyquotes #poemoftheday #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #kindle #poetoftheyear #word

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Poet of the Month, October: Michelle Penn The Lonely Crowd will feature new work by a different poet each month throughout 2025. For October, we are delighted to publish three new works by Michelle Penn. The first of these, ‘I’m arra…

Our October #PoetoftheMonth is Michelle Penn.

Michelle’s new collection, Retablo for a door, is forthcoming from Shearsman in Jan 2026. Her other works are Paper Crusade (Arachne Press, 2022) & Self-portrait as a diviner, failing (Paper Swans Press, 2018).

thelonelycrowd.org/2025/10/12/p...

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mornings, I wake and worry about what lasts / Michelle Penn someone pumped the rooms full of cement obliterating tassel lamps, wood floors, sinks   (the rings of Saturn are disappearing, the rings — )   kitchen, bedrooms, lounge, bath everything s…

‘someone pumped the rooms full

of cement

obliterating tassel lamps, wood floors, sinks…’

Read a new poem by our #PoetoftheMonth, Michelle Penn:

thelonelycrowd.org/2025/10/18/m...

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‘Come With Me To The Casbah’ by Chrissie Gittins When a new teacher took a different approach to algebra it began to make sense. Rain dribbled down the high windows, their panes rattled in the wind.   At break, a compass point became a gouge…

The final piece from @chrissiegittins.bsky.social, our September #poetofthemonth, is ‘Come With Me To The Casbah’

thelonelycrowd.org/2025/09/26/c...

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‘Crusts’ by Chrissie Gittins (In 1938 a group of hunger marchers entered the Palm Court at the Ritz Hotel.) I was at a loss. I’d just given a couple celebrating their silver wedding a silver teapot of Oolong.

‘I was at a loss.

I’d just given a couple celebrating their silver wedding

a silver teapot of Oolong…’

Read a new poem by @chrissiegittins.bsky.social, our #PoetoftheMonth

thelonelycrowd.org/2025/09/15/c...

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#scribaland HEARTBREAK
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#scribaland WHEN PIGEONS CHANGE A LIFE
Great moment of intense loneliness,because of facetious pigeons and their droppings! #scribaland1 #pigeons #whenpigeonschangealife #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #poetoftheyear #authors #read #art

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#scribaland BROKEN HEARTS CEMETERY
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#scribaland ASSET
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#scribaland FEMALE BISHOP
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#scribaland ANGER IS NOT HATE
#even #though anger can turn to hate! #cribaland1 #anger #hate #angerisnothate #readingaddict #readinglovers #readinglove #readstories #booktok #bookstok #booktube #booktuber #booktubers #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks #booksinsta #poetofthemonth

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#scribaland A DAY IN NIAGARA FALLS
After Victoria Falls, another wonderful day in Niagara Falls, dreamland! #scribaland1 #niagara #niagarafalls #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #poemofthemonth #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poetryoftheyear #poetoftheyear #postapoem #postpoem #lecture

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#scribaland DESTINY
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#scribaland LOVE YOURSELF
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#scribaland SHINE AT EVERY CORNER
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#scribaland BABY SPICES
Baby’s #diet! Baby’s #feeding! #scribaland1 #baby #spices #babyspices #writerlife #writerslife #writerlift #writerslift #writeapoem #writepoem #writtenword #poetsoftheday #poemofthemonth #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #kindle

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#scribaland LOVE TRULY
A small word,so big meaning! Love is the salt of life,why not taste it! Where there's love there is life! #scribaland1 #love #truly #lovetruly #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #art

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#scribaland SECOND LOVE IS ALSO A FOREVER MIRACLE
Another chance? #scribaland1 #poemoftheday #poemsoftheday #poetryoftheday #poetoftheday #poetsoftheday #poemofthemonth #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #netflixbook #art

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#scribaland IT’S DIFFICULT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Before us, so many have tried, sometimes unsuccessfully!
#scribaland1 #difficult #difference #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #poetrysoftheyear #poetoftheyear #postapoem #postpoem #postpoems #read #haiku

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#scribaland FAMILY, I HATE YOU, A LITTLE, A LOT, PASSIONATELY, MADLY #familiesundertherapy... at the core of #afamilycloseddoor that can go sour! #scribaland1 #family #therapy #families #familyIhateyou #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear

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#scribaland LOOK LIKE A CAPTAIN FUTURE
So,who's called when you have no #hope, huh? Is #hope only a #vagueaspiration for an #easierlife? #scribaland1 #captainfuture #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #poetrysoftheyear #nft

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#scribaland HUMAN COMPLEXITY
Humans are complex! #scribaland1 #human #complexity #humancomplexity #humansarecomplex #humans #complex #dailypost #dailyposts #dailywrite #dailywriter #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #literacy #art #arts

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#scribaland FAME’S COST
Are you ready to pay the bill, and still pursue it at any cost? #scribaland1 #fame #cost #famescost #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #poetrysoftheyear #poetoftheyear #poetsoftheyear #poemforeveryday #word #read

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#scribaland JEALOUSY
Are you a #jealousperson? #insecure? Envious? #shameful? #scribaland1 #jealousy #poemofthemonth #poemsofthemonth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #poetrysoftheyear #poetoftheyear #text #nft #poetries

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#scribaland CONTEMPORARY CAIN AND ABEL VIBES
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#scribaland COPYING OR PLAGIARIZING
Form of laziness or theft? #scribaland1 #copying #plagiarizing #laziness #copyingorplagiarizing #poetrycommunity #poetryofthemonth #poetofthemonth #poetsofthemonth #poemoftheyear #poemsoftheyear #unknowntheseries #chatgpt #nft #write #writer #writing #word #kindle

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