Bluesky · Hashtag

#poemoftheday

172
posts · 30d
18
users
6
posts / day
9.6
posts / user
+ 36% vs last week

#poemoftheday is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 18 people shared 172 posts with it — around 6 a day. Activity is up 36% versus the previous week, peaking on Oct 19 with 11 posts.

#poemoftheday posts per day (last 30 days)

Posts with #poemoftheday

David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
2 days ago
How often have you heard someone ask ‘where are you from? For the question to be followed with ‘where are you really from?’   Jackie Kay’s short poem addresses this toxic notion of identity & belonging without flinching.  I can hear her say this    #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth
Poem - 'In My Country' by Jackie Kay
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David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
about 9 hours ago
The title in Mahogany Browne's poem is very unsettling The idea that the hands are a chorus that keeps repeating The matter of fact recounting of inter-generation abuse, without blame or excuse, is unsettling too hands sliced through the air like a switch #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth
Poem - 'A Chorus of Hands' by Mahogany Browne
2 7 44
David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
1 day ago
Last night I was at a #blackhistorymonth event & speaking were Anthony Walker’s mother & sister They spoke so eloquently about how they have turned their pain into purpose This poem begins with a list of flower names and ends with young men who lost their lives to violence #poetry #poemoftheday
Poem - 'The Tradition' by Jericho Brown
0 6 34
David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
3 days ago
This 'almost' abecedarian poem personifies hurricane names into a meteorological family, a litany of dark humour Until you get to the end a realise a letter has been missed Then the twist. Then read the poem again. It’s much darker and not quite so funny #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth
Poem - 'Siblings' by Patricia Smith
2 6 48
David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
4 days ago
Roger Robinson speaks of survival, and hope The refrain of ‘and if’ shows life’s challenges are many, but the grandmother’s wisdom becomes a metaphor for memory & cultural knowledge. We aren’t moving towards paradise, we have it within ourselves #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth
Poem - 'A Portable Paradise' by Roger Robinson
2 7 31
David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social
5 days ago
I love how he uses the great rivers of four nations to convey the history & spirit of African people. He describes a history that stretches back to the dawn of civilisation In the final line his soul takes on the spirit & endurance of these great rivers #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth
Poem - 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' by Langston Hughes
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