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Brian BilstonHere’s a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree. It’s called ‘Needles’.
Jocelyn Sordoni@brianbilston hi Brian! May I reprint this poem in my Christmas newsletter, please? (fully attributed of course - in fact if you say yes please let me know you’d like it attributed.
@Josordoni Thanks for asking - and yes, sure. Just mention it’s from Brian Bilston.
@brianbilston thnk you, I'll send you a link to the newsletter when it's out.
Swearygrandma@brianbilston excellent. Thank you..again 🎄
@idontliketories Thank you!
Supermouse The Rodent@brianbilston I love it! I laughed.
This would make a beautiful card, just saying.
@Supermouse I keep meaning to do something about this every year.
@brianbilston I can so completely identify with that.
Carole BellSo clever!!
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Andrew Smith@brianbilston: What a gloriously needless poem 😀
Inge@brianbilston This is so clever, thank you, made me laugh!
@Inge Thank you, Inge. Very glad to have done so.
Cheerios de Bergerac@brianbilston this is very cool
Steve @ardalis Smith 
@brianbilston this is why I’ve gone to making my poems in the shape of plastic trees… 🤣
elena 🌃@brianbilston love the caption
ARandomPotato@brianbilston I saw this a few years ago but it was shared without credit. So glad to finally know who the genius was!
@ARandomPotato ah yes, it does the rounds at this time of year so I thought I’d better send out the ‘official’ version
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Jill Dominguez@brianbilston Brilliant!
Teaceratops/GameDev Mum@brianbilston this is exactly what has happened to our tree this year, and I am so tempted to print this out, and put it in place of the now-very-dead tree.
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anamuk@AltlandaJuristo @brianbilston Dankon, ĝi estas mirinda.
D Philosopher (he/him)@brianbilston Wonderful poem.
calligram like( 🌲 )a tree skirt
Eevf@brianbilston i love it 😍
Jean-Philippe 
@brianbilston haha! I asked ChatGPT to do the same, but it came up with this instead:
@JeanPhilippe Not sure that ChatGPT will be winning many prizes.
Suzie@brianbilston 👍 I like it :) Merry Christmas!🎄
@WapWap Thanks, Susie. Merry Christmas!
@brianbilston Many thanks Brian☺️🤝🎄🌬️☃️
JAMdrops@brianbilston I love that the alt text is still in the shape of the tree!
@JAMdrops I know! Wasn’t sure that would hold.
Miragee@brianbilston I love it! 🌲
Raving_Sanity@brianbilston This will become a classic! Love it!
juma@brianbilston wonderful 🌲and an inspiring writing prompt ✒️ thank you
@brianbilston Ha, a vendor apparently sent my team little living Christmas trees, mailed to the office. I've been out sick and my boss suggests I come in to retrieve the now-very-probably-dead tree...
Bruce Felt.Buzz@brianbilston one of my favourites. Makes me smile every time. Thanks for brightening our world Brian.
@feltbuzz Ah, thanks for your kind words.
@brianbilston I've bought your book. Are there other ways to support you (patron or other?). We get free entertainment from you every day, I'd like to pay you for it!
@feltbuzz That is very kind of you, Bruce. What a generous thing to say! But no, thank you, it’s enough that you’ve bought my book for which I’m very grateful. There are far more deserving causes of your generosity than me but thanks so much.
David Reynolds@brianbilston That's brilliant! My Mam would have loved that.
Lorian Taylor@brianbilston
That's so cute!! I love it!!
That's so cute!! I love it!!
Luke@brianbilston DE-lightful!
Author’s Notes ✍🏻@brianbilston brilliant!
Ricard Pardell@brianbilston love this visual poem. Anybody knows about Joan Brossa? He was a great Catalan visual poet.
@RicardPardell I don’t but thanks, I’ll check his work out.
LynnieP@brianbilston love it!!
Pilot Pirx@brianbilston Picture of a poem in shape of a Christmas tree.
The Poem has the following words:
Needles
I wrote a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree but then forgot to water it and only a few
days later there were words all over the carpet
Bilston Brian
!B
#Bildbeschreibung
#Bibesch
The Poem has the following words:
Needles
I wrote a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree but then forgot to water it and only a few
days later there were words all over the carpet
Bilston Brian
!B
#Bildbeschreibung
#Bibesch
enistello@brianbilston your poem made me smile!
@enistello I’m very happy that it did so.
It's Just Jenn 🏳️⚧️@brianbilston Wow, I actually love this! Reminds me of the poems of William Carlos Williams or E.E.Cummings (as in the playing with format and structure).