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❄️ ✨ the magic in the little things that is available to you when you grow up with very little, is something I never want to lose. . . . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #spilledink #heartofpoets #councilhouse #socialhousing #magic #snow https://www.instagram.com/p/CPWHf-_lPRc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I haven’t been writing lately, as I’m unwell. So I decided to edit and share a poem I wrote in March after the delightful @theunpoeticpoet gave me the prompt “the colour of memories” and I wrote about one of my few memories of my sister. . . . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #spilledink #heartofpoets #loss #grief #bereavement #instapoet #poetrylovers #poema https://www.instagram.com/p/COfnN-uFL4O/?igshid=1ph7amv17ay86

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🏆 The World Cup of Slam is approaching! 🏆   ✨ My round (on May 12th, at 8pm UK time) will involve:  Jéssica Campos @jejeh_campos (Brésil) Lucerna Do Moco  @lucerna_do_moco (Portugal) Anna Russ (Russie) Madame Adèle @madame.adele (France) Kathryn O’Driscoll @yellowleatherjacketpoet / @kathrynodriscoll (Angleterre) We all get to do three poems each so it’ll be a delightful poetic spread! I would love to see you there for support! 🇬🇧 and don’t forget that Jenny (Scotland) will be performing in the round BEFORE. Same day, at 6.30pm. So go cheer for her too! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿  💜Programme : https://grandpoetryslam.com/programme-2021/ 💙Site internet : http://grandpoetryslam.com/ 💚Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/grandpoetryslam/ 💛 TikTok : @grandslamnational and @slamproduction ✨  All of the competitors in the World Cup Nervno Fils de Plume @nervno_fils_de_plume (Haiti)   RAQ @abderrazak.amouzoune (Morocco) Kimi Ishiwata @kimihideishiwata (Japan) The Surgeon of Words @le_chirurgien_des_mots (Ivory Coast) João Baptista Nguenha @joao.nguenha89 (Mozambique) Aslak Lima Braut  @alibraut (Norway) Lemuel De Graav  @ldgraav (Holland) Ninja (Mauritius) Olza Olzeta (Spain) Louiz Fasa (Madagascar) Smutny Tuńczyk @smutnytunczyk (Poland) Leary Barr @learybarr (Israel)  Giuliano Logos @useyourlogos (Italy) Jenny Foulds @jennywithwords  (Scotland) Jéssica Campos @jejeh_campos(Brésil) Lucerna Do Moco  @lucerna_do_moco (Portugal) Anna Russ (Russie) Madame Adèle @madame.adele (France) Kathryn O’Driscoll @yellowleatherjacketpoet / @kathrynodriscoll (Angleterre) ✨ Boring hashtag bit:  #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #poetry #performancepoetry #slamchampion #slampoetry #worldslamchampionships #poet  ✨ My World Cup bio:  Kathryn O'Driscoll est une poétesse, écrivaine et militante du spoken word de Bath, en Angleterre. Elle parle ouvertement des handicaps, de la santé mentale, des problèmes et des joies de la communauté LGBTQIA+ et de la politique de genre dans ses nombreux poèmes. https://www.instagram.com/p/COORKwpFQKY/?igshid=kcypovv5zotj

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A little portrait of my fiancees face in poem form. That’s all. ❤️ . . . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #spilledink #heartofpoets #poetryzines #wlw #lesbian #gay #lgbtqia https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvBVtRF2uT/?igshid=u95ogupk595l

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Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet on here, losing our dog Laika really knocked my mental health back to rock bottom and I’m slowly rebuilding one grain of sand at a time. . . This poem references a line from another poem of mine called ‘What If the Moon Loved You?’ which I adore but I am saving for my debut collection (out next year!) so you will have to wait to put all the pieces together then! 🌙 . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #moon #moonlovers #depression #mentalhealth #spilledink https://www.instagram.com/p/CK2Obd1Fz9Q/?igshid=77zh6epsclv7

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A #poetryreview of ‘Brave Faces & Other Smiles’ by Beth Calverley (@poetrymachine) from @verve.publisherofpoetry. . . I just posted this review on Amazon and GoodReads (as part of a New Years resolution to support other poets in these small helpful ways!) and thought I’d share it on social media too. . . Buy this book here: https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/beth-calverley-brave-faces-other-smiles-pre-order-free-uk-pp/?v=79cba1185463 . . . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #poetryreview #review #bookreview #bookstagram #reviewer #bookstagrammer #readthis https://www.instagram.com/p/CJuBacNlqJJ/?igshid=7g3l5f590f0g

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New Year’s Resolutions. (1/2021). . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #spilledink #poetic #newyear #newyearnewme https://www.instagram.com/p/CJgWPxtF9DN/?igshid=1jwjgvrz7tpvi

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“All truth, no facts” as the amazing Caroline Bird says. This poem is about donating my dogs toys to an animal shelter today after we lost him suddenly on Dec 3rd. . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #loss #grief #grieving #bereaved #bereavement #movingforward https://www.instagram.com/p/CJY0gLtlScn/?igshid=12dwndmbx00ww

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A body of grief. . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #grief #grieving #bereavement #bereaved #loss https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJ2PKxF5vP/?igshid=nuvhqept7ndw

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An excerpt from a new poem about chronic loneliness. I think I’ll be saving the rest of the poem for my collection so I hope you enjoy this sneak peek! . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #writers #loneliness #lockdown #lonely https://www.instagram.com/p/CJFZeBkFRnd/?igshid=1qin05s668txx

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Easily lost. . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #grief #grieving #bereavement #bereaved #loss #death #time https://www.instagram.com/p/CIy5MG3lTjy/?igshid=19b1z32zidvwl

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I’m sorry for my absence. My emotional support dog Laika (@laikamercer If you wanna see more of his pics and videos) died. My partner and I are distraught. He was only three and a half. TRIGGER WARNING #dogdeath #dog #death https://www.instagram.com/p/CIoWF5MlYsK/?igshid=1o4rmiqi0nghx

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♻️ Just a thought about the horror of climate change. . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting #moon #earth #recycle #climatechange #climate #environment #eco #ecopoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CIam81wFR65/?igshid=1mzphc554vu1v

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⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: pain and suffering, death and disability. If you are related to me please do not read this poem. It is distressing. Warning ⚠️. . . This is my entry for round 1 of this months @poetrybattles! The first rounds theme is pain and suffering. I am attempting over the three rounds to write three different portraits of pain. . . . This portrait is of my sister, Laura, who was severely disabled and passed away when I was a child. The title refers both to her silent calls for help, and my pain in realising she was suffering and I didn’t realise. #PB21ItHurts . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #writingcommunity #poetsofig #writerscommunity #writersofig #poetsofinstagram #wordporn #poetrycommunity #poet #poem #writersofinstagram #writing #writer #poetry #poems #amwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLqpIZlSJ5/?igshid=1dyeb0rxct8nj

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Depression as a facial expression. 😔😞😭 . . . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Ugw0UFvEy/?igshid=f7vlqnu8pl0q

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😞. . 🧥🖋💕 Copyright Kathryn O’Driscoll. . Follow PoetryOD on Twitter and Facebook. . . . . . . . . Boring hashtag bit: . #poems #poetry #instapoetry #instapoets #instapoem #igpoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/B4aMCOslntL/?igshid=1f8kx9wahmwn

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