Dawn Mclachlan

Would you like to host the #7syllablesentence? Whether you have before or not. You come up with 7 prompt words as seen below by @451degrees.bsky.social (The Owl) and people write a sentence made up of 7 syllables including the word you have chosen for the day. Then you like/share/comment on posts.

Rather than piracy in publishing, this was my big concern even before genAI. It's murder trying to get your book noticed when it first comes out. The swamp of low-effort, low quality self-published stuff dilutes the impact of every new book. Now genAI has turned that swamp into a tidal wave of slop.

#AcrosticOctober beautifully stark day, birds swathed in drizzle trying to find shelter Your prompt #SHELTER

SHELTER Standing beside me when skies turn grey Holding my hand when I lose my way Everything you do helps keep me strong Love given freely all along Tenderly calming my worries and fear Every act of kindness draws you near Reminding me you'll always be my shelter

Halloween week. Obviously we weren't going to behave. Next up: #Haunted. Ghosts, if you like. But also old rooms. Dead friendships. Living people. Mistakes with excellent memories. New theme begins Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout. Read. Repost. Reply.

#haibun #storm #poetsofdoom @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social

For this week's #PoemsAbout #Hollow, I'm thinking about how much strength it takes just to stand still. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #creativewriting

My last #NamingSorrow poem for @janpsolivagant.bsky.social excellent #PromptCombo. #Poetry

Today's offering for @thebrokenspine.co.uk, my favourite prompt to do every week 😊 #poemsabout #hollow @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky #poetry #poem

@janpsolivagant.bsky.social I am still #NamingSorrow #PromptCombo #Poetry #Grief

Hullo #poetry #poetsofbluesky #storm

A #fridaypoem for the #poemsabout #poetryprompt from @thebrokenspine.co.uk On the #hollow feeling of returning to a childhood home. This poem is in my book #junesomewhere Link in bio #poetrycommunity #poets #poetry #poetsofbluesky #poemsaboutlife #alttext #poemAltText

A new poem which may fit #PoemsAbout and #PromptCombo themes this week. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky

This is my entry for #PoemsAbout #Hollow I haven't posted in a while so please bear with me. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk Hello, Sir Malice. Are you satisfied? #vss365 #BlueSkyPoets #Inkmine #writingprompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

#PoemsAbout #Hollow

It is #PoemsAbout day once again, and after a very long and stressful month, I am definitely feeling a little #Hollow. I hope everyone else is faring better and bounding into the weekend with joy 😊 @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk #Poetry #Pumpkin

Big shout out to@thebrokenspine.co.uk and @alanparrywriter.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #Hollow here's mine will enjoy seeing everyone else's take on the prompt

Been a busy few weeks so pleased to have found the time to write something new for #poemsabout #hollow. 'Mo chraobhan' (the trees) is Gàidhlig but I was thinking of the old Welsh saying 'to return to my trees' (dod yn ol at fy nghoed)... @thebrokenspine.co.uk #poetry #poetrycommunity

I'll try to get back later. Here' one for #PoemsAbout #Hollow @thebrokenspine.co.uk

@thebrokenspine.co.uk Hey @alanparrywriter.co.uk Thanks for keeping this going. Hope you’re doing OK. For #PoemsAbout #Hollow this came to mind so apologies to Elliot fans (and Elliot I suppose) Away from home and tied up so will dip in when I can to read. #poetrycommunity #poetry #poems #WIP

#Hollow #BrokenSpine #abecedarian #PoemsAbout @thebrokenspine.co.uk

Thanks to @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the prompt of #Hollow for this week's #PoemsAbout. I really enjoyed writing this one while on the bus home yesterday. #PoetryCommunity #Poetry

@sonnetsmith.bsky.social this is one I have been working on for a while. Not sure its finished yet, but posting it anyway 💚 #WildWalkPrompt #River #Poetry

I love a good hare day. #drypoint The etching plates for these hares was once a plastic covid face shield from 2020. The paper was a 100 year old book celebrating fox hunting and hare coursing. They both felt important to repurpose. #upcycling #art #printmaking

A #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence for @lifelovelily22.bsky.social #prompt #Pile I stand on a deep carpet Curling my toes in the pile Thinking about John McClane #christmasmovies #7syllablepoetry #poetrycommunity #IYKYN

Hi I'm Lily your host until 24th October. Today's prompt is 'Pile'. Loving the responses. Please use the hashtags. Everyone's welcome to write a #7SyllableSentence. A challenge - Can you use @msfulofgrace.bsky.social 's prompt and mine in a sentence? #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Pile

Something for #tankathursday and @evecastle.bsky.social #poetryprompt #vote #poetrycommunity #tanka #haiku #poems #poetsofbluesky #PoemAltText #UseAltText #AltText

For #TankaThursday #Vote tanka weekly #poetry challenge 10/22 — VOTE write a tanka using prompt & hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry with much thanks to @evecastle.bsky.social

Fantastic line up at the Berkhamsted Book Festival one dayer - tickets here berkofest.com 1st November

An acrostic reframed as a triolet #Hatch #Sky #Triolet #TrioletJam #Wildwalkprompt thanks to prompters @trioletjam.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

#PoemsAbout #Hollow starts Friday. Write the empty centre. The abandoned room. The promise with nothing behind it. The body carrying an absence. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag #PoemsAbout. Use Alt Text.

For this week's #PoemsAbout #Possessed, I'm thinking about the difference between having language and being had by it. @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #prompt #poetry #blueskypoetry #writesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poets #creativewriting

Hi I'm Lily your host until 24th October. Today's prompt is 'Paste'. Loving the responses. Please use the hashtags. Everyone's welcome to write a #7SyllableSentence. A challenge - Can you use @msfulofgrace.bsky.social 's prompt and mine in a sentence? #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Paste

Hullo #poetry #hospitals #aging

Hullo #poetry #poetsofbluesky #rain

Today I will be mostly working on hares.

Well that explains everything… #fortunecookie

Many thanks to @jenthorne.bsky.social for her superb #PromptCombo last week This week's theme is #NamingSorrow Hosted by me @janpsolivagant.bsky.social From wistful poems to poems of longing, ennui, spleen, doldrums, depression, melancholy etc. #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Just when a Friday couldn’t get much better - a second Pushcart Prize nomination came in! This one is from Like a Blot From the Blue for my poem For Those Who Passed, Thank You. Thank you Fin Hall! Congratulations to all on the list. 👏🥳 #poetry #Writing #pushcartprize

Something for the #AmpersandAfterDark #poetryprompt - “pennies beneath her tongue” Thank you @madp03t.bsky.social #poetrycommunity #poems #poetsofbluesky #poets #useAltText #PoemAltText #AltText

What are the worst jobs you’ve had to do to get by?

Hi I'm Lily your host until 24th October. This week's theme is the letter 'P'. Today's prompt is 'Push' Loving all the responses. Please use #7SyllableSentence in your posts. If I miss stuff please shout. Everyone's welcome to write a #7SyllableSentence. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Push

Next up: #Hollow. Trees. Promises. Victories. People. Places where something used to live. New theme begins Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout. Read. Repost. Reply.

Hi I'm Lily your host until 24th October. Today's prompt is 'Random' Loving all the responses. Please use #7SyllableSentence in your posts or quote posts. If I miss stuff please let me know. Everyone is welcome to write a #7SyllableSentence. #7SyllableSquad #7SyllableSentence #Random