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The Dirigible Balloon will be uploading more poems next week as part of their summer flight. Whereas this time the amount is half that of the massive number floated in October 2024, the quality and diversity of poems will still be something to celebrate. JH #PoetryForChildren 🎈

EDITION 16 IS HERE! Happy publication day to all of our writers, the first of our two back to back editions is now available for your reading perusal. For the first time too, we have articles by our editors, Ralph Dartford, Jonny Syer and nick jones!

“Trains and I have an intimate and powerful relationship with each other.” Read Ralph Dartford thoughts on railway poetry here, and don’t forget to check out our fantastic new poetry courtesy of Edition 16 of Northern Gravy, out now. northerngravy.com/the-poem-and-t…

"If I were submitting to Northern Gravy, chances are it’d be the piece I chose as one of my favourites." Read what nick jones thinks of Hilary Elder's "The Wrong Bones", and check out the stunning fiction in Edition 16 of Northern Gravy, out now. northerngravy.com/why-i-chose-ni…

Two of my favourite poets! 😊 I’ve just had a happy half hour reading my first ever class’ (1998) take on A Prayer Before Birth by Louis MacNeice!

Very happy to have my poem, 'Dream Flight' being read by Rebecca Leek on Suffolk Sound Radio tomorrow.... first published on the fabulous The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 #poems4kids #poetrycommunity #poetry

As it’s poetry Saturday, our editor Ralph Dartford is ‘Poem of the Week’ in the Yorkshire Times. A cracker it is too! You can buy his books everywhere but also at northerngravy.com where a percentage of the income helps to pay you, our writers. mail.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem-O…

For personal reasons, this weekend I needed to write a poem that took me away from reality. So inspired by The Toy - Submissions open word of the week, I escaped the world and revelled in nonsense making more sense than life: Life is a Potato #nonsensepoetry #potato #metaphor #LifeIsAPotato

Summer time, and the reading is easy – as Gershwin might've written. The listening, too: all 45 poems in wave twenty-two of iamb ~ poetry seen and heard are, as always, read by their authors. So pour from that pitcher of Pimms, tell the fish to stop jumping, and dive in ... iambapoet.com/twenty-two

Found out yesterday that I was nominated for the Pushcart and Best Small Fictions in January! So that was a splendid #nationalflashfictionday! 😂 Better write something now.

What an absolute joy it was to weave this treasure into a show all about hummingbirds, eagles, falling, spires and the fact that the path of life can never be straight entirely. 🦅⛪☁️↩️ #poemaday #pauseforpoetry Mark Bird (DreamBeastPoems) The Klangaroo Out Now! The Dirigible Balloon 🎈

Thank you so much for your beautiful reading of 'Dream Flight' Rebecca Leek You can hear Rebecca give my poem wings below. Thanks to Jonathan Humble 🎈 at The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 for publishing it. #poems4kids Otter-Barry Books Troika Books #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

Such a great teaching resource - and so many wonderful poems!

So happy to be flying with lots of friends and my #poetryforkids in The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 Thanks Ed! Jonathan Humble 🎈 dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Brush 🎈

For folks who are wondering where their poems are (re. uploading to the DB website) please don't worry. I am two thirds through the list and the process will continue into Wednesday when all the poets who've received e-mails will have their work up and out there. JH🎈

Here's one of my children's poems that's just gone up on The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 website. A good one for waking up and starting your day, whoever you are, wherever you are? Maybe for sharing with your classes? dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Starting-…

instagram.com/p/DLCN2k9N9T3/ Another upload of fantastic poems written for children. Free to access and free from pop-up advertisements. Thanks for all the support. JH 🙂 #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon 🎈

It’s that time of year again. Congratulations everyone, such fine poems!

Perhaps the happiest poetic space that exists on the planet?!🔆🌞🌈 It's a joy to fly with all you Dirigible Balloonists again with 3 new poems. Tiny Tamarin,This is my Playground & Sleeptime Gifts. THANK YOU Jonathan Humble 🎈 for the flight!🤍 The Dirigible Balloon 🎈 dirigibleballoon.org/writer/carmell…