Ruth Taaffe

English teacher, poet, Author of ‘Unearthed’.

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

Very good of you to catch it in your net. Thank you @clapping_one

[Guinness GB @GuinnessGB]

Ice cream, but make it GuinnessIce cream, but make it GuinnessIce cream, but make it Guinness…

[Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology @HaggardHawks]

Repeating one word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences, and a different word or phrase at the end—as in ‘For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost...’—is called SYMPLOCE.

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@CARUSOEUGENIA Looks great. And will be if you’re in it! 💐xx

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@beetrootmarge @iambapoet @SoundCloud Thanks Bee ❤️

[iamb ~ poetry seen and heard @iamb_uk]

Whatever else you read this summer, be sure to read all 45 poems by the 15 poets of @iambapoet's tenth wave – or let them read their words to you. There's even a @SoundCloud playlist (ideal for stretching out, eyes shut, in the sun).
#iamb #waveten #poetry
https://t.co/SR2QgaIcrm

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@SeanArnett10 Don’t give up, Sean! I reckon there’s a lull around, a hiatus. Your stories are ace so keep going🌻

[iamb ~ poetry seen and heard @iamb_uk]

Little over a week left til wave ten of @iambapoet drops ...
#iamb #waveten #poetry

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@CARUSOEUGENIA @iambapoet @penelopeshuttle Thanks Eugenia. Hope you’re well 🌻

[iamb ~ poetry seen and heard @iamb_uk]

With the big reveal of the 14 poets joining @penelopeshuttle in wave ten of @iambapoet just three hours away, it's cheeky game time.

Take a look at this image, and see how many of these poets you can name.

And yes, you CAN shout out your answers!

See you at midnight (BST).

[Anthropocene @anthro_poetry]

free submissions open in 2 weeks

we are open for the month of February

RT's appreciated! 💙💙💙

[Liam Bates 🚪 @liambatespoet]

I love both Tiffany Atkinson poems in the latest Poetry Review.
Imagine writing this opening line.

[Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology @HaggardHawks]

‘A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year’ is an anagram of ‘may many a red wreath carry happiness’.

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@SeanArnett10 @CostaBookAwards @CostaCoffee I have Open Water on my ‘want to read list’ too.😉

[Anna Teresa @AnnaSlater]

Thank you, @haranapoetry ! ❤️ So happy to be part of Issue 9.

#poetrytwitter #poetrylovers #crew902

[Michael Spicer @MrMichaelSpicer]

the room next door - Boris Johnson at the CBI

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@AnnaSlater Brilliant Anna! I’ll have a read. ❤️

[Ruth Taaffe @ruthtaaffe]

@AnnaSlater I wouldn’t have enjoyed it half as much without you, Anna. Thanks for your poems and reading today. ❤️