Well Met
October 2025
‘Male Peacock Spider’, by Jürgen Otto​​
Happy October, everyone, and spidery salutations! Here we are at issue no. 7 of Well Met, and as Halloween season is approaching it seems apt to pop a spider on our front cover. He is waving enthusiastically to you all!
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As spooky season was fairly far off while we were putting this issue together, we didn‘t aim for an entirely Halloween-inspired issue. There are just a few frights to enjoy on the way through, from Mike, Martin, and Word-Bird. If you find your appetite for aaarrrgh! has been whetted, you could certainly head to The HyperTexts, where Editor Mike Burch has included a very cool collection of Halloween poems in the October issue! The little peacock spider turns up there too. And a Halloween issue of New Verse Review is also well on the way.
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This month we‘re honoured to feature returning poets Melissa, Mike, Martin, John, Susan, Gail, and Word-Bird, alongside newcomers Steven Kent and the excellent Pulsebeat‘s editor David Stephenson. Thanks to you all!
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Thanks for reading!
Fliss
