The Bulletin Board Issue #1
What's happening in Substack's world of poetry?
Welcome to the first issue of The Bulletin Board!
This monthly newsletter will share news, announcements and highlights from the world of Poetry on Substack, the current site I use to send out this newsletter. I hope you will enjoy hearing the exciting updates from other poets, and perhaps even discover your next favourite poet!
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Everything shared here was either sent through by the poets or found byIvy-Rose Opal. The next issue will be released on Friday 3rd February, so please send through your news, achievements, releases, etc to ivyroseopalsubstack@gmail.com to be included. Please do gather in the comments or on Notes to support each other and let us build a community together.
5 Poems To Enjoy:
Publications:
- has released her poetry book Mining the Bright Birds - Poems of Longing for Home. The poems reflect on the circular, upward journey of change and growth, and invite you to discover and lean into your deepest longings - Purchase here
- had her Incarnation Hymn featured in ’s second issue of - Read Incarnation Hymn ¦ Read Vol.1, Issue 2 Praying with the Prophecies
- has released her poetry collection The Shape I Take with Bottlecap Press. These poems capture the emotionally dynamic, physically dramatic and spiritually charged days that surrounds the birth of a child. They capture the realities of the anticipation, desperation and trepidation that come with bringing a baby into the world: milk-drenched sheets and all - Purchase here
- has had 3 poems, Egg of Light, Mary II and Moonset, published with Vessels of Light. She has also published her first free verse collection, Beautiful Glimpse. Inspired by children’s books, nature, art, the Bible and the beauty in ordinary days, this collection of poems will delight your senses, deepen your love for the natural word and feed you some food for thought. Read Egg of Light ¦ Read Mary II ¦ Read Moonset ¦ Purchase Beautiful Glimpse
Community:
Episode 2 of
’s Salon Du Monde, Fremont includes ’s poem Non Fungible Tchotchkes - Watch here- and are looking for spoken word performance poets for something special they are planning. If you’d like to get involved, please let them know on Kat’s Note:
Conversation:
What resolutions or goals have you set in place for your poetry this year/month?
Personally, I am making use of the scheduling feature, something I started to do last year, but not as much as I should.
I also want to commit to improving my craft, attending workshops where financially feasible, learn to dissect poems I enjoy to understand why, and regularly practising.
Finally I want to be more involved in the poetry community, whether that is here on Substack or in my local poetry scene.
Let me know what poetry resolutions you have in the comments or by responding to this email.
Thank you for reading this month’s Bulletin Board. Please get in touch if you want to be included in February’s newsletter, and share this month’s newsletters with friends and family who may be interested in discovering more poetry.
Ivy-Rose, first of all, thanks for including a mention of my book--much appreciated!
My goals? I've pitched two podcasts to appear on and will follow up on those.
Also pitching a Making Friends with Poetry workshop idea for teens and youth.
Posting poems and reflections twice a week here on Substack.
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The world needs more poetry--thanks for spreading the word!
Thank you so much for the mention, and I look forward to making some new poetry friends here. My poetry intention for this year is to write one poem every day for a year, even if it's a terrible one!