Bridget Khursheed
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#poetry
#newpoetry
9 months ago
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Honoured to be included on the
#poetry
longlist for the Scottish National Book Awards with
#ExactColourOfSnow
22 days ago
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Anas Al-Sharif âkilled in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.â What are they hiding? This removal of witnesses wasnât accidental.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City
Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/8/10/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-israeli-attack-in-gaza-city
about 2 months ago
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Dust Poetry
about 2 months ago
SOME NEWS: Dust will open for submissions 20th August - 20th September. This will be for our fifteenth issue which will have the title and theme âDear Worldâ. We canât wait to read your poems đ (Poems sent before 20.08.25 wonât be read)
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Itâs real privilege to be reviewed alongside the much missed
#GerryLoose
& the Leaving Songs of Donald S Murray - you can find all three of us including
#ExactColourOfSnow
critiqued by Lewis poet Ian Stephen in the new & lovely issue of
#northwordsnow
#poetry
www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue46/enti...
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entitled to sing by Ian Stephen | Northwords Now
without title Gerry Loose Shearsman Books (2024) ÂŁ12.95 Exact Colour of Snow Bridget Khurshee...
https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue46/entitled-to-sing
2 months ago
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The Eildon
#hills
and
#trees
2 months ago
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Dust Poetry
2 months ago
âI was going to tell you⊠I saw a fox in the hospital grounds when I was orienteering & that the sky was very blue & fine &â The closing poem of Issue 14 is âI was going to tell youâŠâ by Bridget Khursheed
@khursheb.bsky.social
Read it here:
www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/i-was-g...
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I was going to tell you⊠by Bridget Khursheed
I was going to tell youâŠI saw a fox in the hospital groundswhen I was orienteering & thatthe sky was very blue & fine & I was so glad I found the hole inthe wall where the cut ivy almostblocked the pa...
https://www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/i-was-going-to-tell-you-by-bridget-khursheed
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Thank you for publishing my poem in this beautiful issue
#poetry
@dustpoetry.bsky.social
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2 months ago
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News Eye
2 months ago
NEW: 18,500 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The Washington Post has just published every single known name. A seminal moment.
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Make this a black and white picture and these children could be in Belsen
#CeaseFireNow
& let aid in
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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âWe faced hunger before, but never like thisâ: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/we-faced-hunger-before-but-never-like-this-skeletal-children-fill-hospital-wards-as-starvation-grips-gaza
2 months ago
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Beautiful
#NorthwordsNow
#poetry
out now. It's a great pleasure to have some poems included in such good company - thank you Kenny Taylor! plus a review of
#ExactColourOfSnow
from Ian Stephen. Proud to be reviewed alongside our much missed Gerry Loose đ„
www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue46
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Issue 46 | Summer-Autumn 2025 | Northwords Now
New writing, fresh from Scotland and the wider North
https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/issue46
2 months ago
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A bit of
#turf
#turfgame
#galashiels
#galawater
3 months ago
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Gaza's largest functioning hospital facing disaster, medics warn, as Israel widens offensive
#Ceasefirenow
where is the humanity?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gaza's largest functioning hospital facing disaster, medics warn, as Israel widens offensive
Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx5zeywgrgo
3 months ago
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There are now no functioning hospitals in the north Gaza governate, according to the UN.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says
Dr Marwan Sultan was killed along with several family members in a strike on his home, the health ministry says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gejed7wgeo
3 months ago
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Epic Tour of Britain Women
#ScottishBorders
@tourofbritain.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Delighted to have a poem in the beautiful new issue of Dust poetry - packed with goodies - enjoy!
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4 months ago
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The Guardian
4 months ago
At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials say
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At least 27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials say
Gaza spokesperson says Israel fired with tanks and drones as Israeli military acknowledges troops shot at âsuspectsâ * Middle East crisis â live updates At least 27 people were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food at a distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in Gaza, according to health officials in the strip. It is the third such incident in three days, with Israel admitting for the first time during the recent events that its forces shot at individuals who were moving towards them. The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/03/palestinians-killed-israeli-fire-aid-point-gaza-officials-say?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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The Guardian
4 months ago
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
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Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation More than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies. Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). âThere were many martyrs, including women,â the 40-year-old resident said. âWe were about 300 metres away from the military.â Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/01/palestinians-gunned-down-while-trying-to-reach-food-aid-site-in-gaza-hospital-says?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Tara Wheeler
5 months ago
Issue 14 is shaping up beautifully, and once again a serendipitous theme running through its poems has revealed itself. Itâs such an honour reading your poems and working on these issues. We canât wait to share this one with you! đ
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No water in
#Gaza
stop this now
#ceasefire
ââŠdesalination & hygiene plants are running out of fuel.â Desalination plants are a vital source of water for Gazans.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gazans fear shutdown of water plants as Israel widens offensive
Parents say children are having to drink unsafe and salty water, as fuel shortages threaten desalination and hygiene facilities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced227p84n4o
4 months ago
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Let the aid in now
#ceasefire
#Gaza
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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UN says no aid yet distributed in Gaza as international pressure on Israel mounts
Israel agreed on Sunday to allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza, where global experts have warned of a looming famine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk2264nrn2o
5 months ago
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Bridget Khursheed
Oxfam International
5 months ago
Oxfam's Ghada Alhaddad spoke to News Hour on PBS about the catastrophic conditions she is witnessing and the devastating impacts of Israel's total siege, blocking food, water, medicine, and aid, while trucks filled with live-saving supplies wait at the borders of
#Gaza
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BBC Newsnight
5 months ago
âItâs the worst Iâve ever seen it in Gaza.â British surgeon Dr Victoria Rose tells
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social
about the current situation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, adding: âthere are more patients coming through the door than I have ever witnessed before.â
#Newsnight
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UNICEF
5 months ago
Children pay the highest price in war and violence.
#ForEveryChild
, peace and protection.
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UNICEF
5 months ago
âWith each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death â nothing can justify this.â Full statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the situation for children in the Gaza Strip after two months of aid blockade:
unicef.link/3EBWsS5
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What is the exact colour of snow?
#poetry
#newpoetry
9 months ago
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Bridget Khursheed
Paul Connolly
6 months ago
One of the greatest networks on here is the
#POETRYCOMMUNITY
This thread includes starter packs featuring some terrific POETS and supporters of
#poetry
. Please follow and repost if you can. Here's starter pack one (full). Thank you!
#booksky
#poets
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Peaceful dawn on the
#river
#riverTweed
5 months ago
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Clown chair
5 months ago
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Night walking towards the light
#chain
#bridge
#riverTweed
#river
5 months ago
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The
#portal
#tree
on the walk back from the
#Fairy
Bridge of Glen Creran
5 months ago
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At Kellyâs Pier, Loch Etive
6 months ago
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Ceasefire in Gaza now
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Israeli strikes kill Palestinians in tented area for displaced in Gaza
Witnesses in al-Mawasi told the BBC that people were burned alive as tents were engulfed in flames.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrl891j23o
6 months ago
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Bridget Khursheed
Association for Scottish Literature
6 months ago
âIt appears that this man writes rather good revolutionary poetry [âŠ]. He is a rabid Scottish Nationalist, but is in close touch with the [Communist] Partyâ âBritish Security Service report, 1931 Scott Lyall: Hugh MacDiarmid & the British State
#WyrdWednesday
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2015/06/hugh...
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Any guesses which scene from
#MissBunclesBook
#DEStevenson
#DES
this 1938 image from The Philadelphia Inquirer is illustrating?
@deanstpress.bsky.social
@wedale-bookshop.bsky.social
@suzeclarissa.bsky.social
6 months ago
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Lights over the
#river
#Tweed
6 months ago
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Gordy Stewart
6 months ago
Banks supporting war crimes machinery? The usual suspects figure.
www.ethicalconsumer.org/money-financ...
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Which banks support Israel? | Ethical Consumer
Several banks finance Israeli settlements, weapons, and military, which contributes to human rights abuses in Palestine. In this article Marlous Veldt and Jasmine Owens assess which UK current account...
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/money-finance/israel-deadly-investments?utm_source=ECRA+Weekly+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a93480b9f8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_04_banks-gaza_ns&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a93480b9f8-1410590332
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Bridget Khursheed
Oxfam News Team
6 months ago
"We have to make impossible choices. Everything is needed" -
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
's
#Gaza
response lead speaking on Israel's aid blockade.
www.newarab.com/news/gaza-ba...
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Gaza bakeries could shut down within days under Israeli blockade
Food and medicine is quickly running out in the Gaza Strip as Israelâs blockade continues on the devastated territory, where strikes continue to claim lives
https://www.newarab.com/news/gaza-bakeries-could-shut-down-within-days-under-israeli-blockade
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Researching
#DEStevenson
- overlooked multi-million selling Scottish author - for a talk I am giving this month
6 months ago
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Bridget Khursheed
Rebecca Sharp
6 months ago
Booking is now open for MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE at Culross Abbey, Fife: 17-19 July. A poetic reimagining of Thaney (St Teneu / Enoch) - princess, outcast, legend...
www.rebeccajoysharp.com/maiden-mothe...
Heaven is a group project. đïž
www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mot...
@creativescots.bsky.social
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MAIDEN MOTHER MAGE
A poetic reimagining of 6th century Lothian princess Thaney (St Teneu). A recovery of power, identity and voice.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maiden-mother-mage-tickets-1291275833779
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Bridget Khursheed
Paul Connolly
6 months ago
A real delight on here is the vibrant
#poetrycommunity
I've made a series of three starter packs of members of that community: poetry advocates, journals, competitions & above all
#POETS
. Here's PACK ONE. It's full. Please follow the great people inside & repost the pack if you can
#booksky
#poetry
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#river
#cauld
at
#dusk
6 months ago
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Bridget Khursheed
6 months ago
Saturday April 5th : We host the Scottish Sprint Championships and SOUL 3 at Tweedbank near Galashiels - 2 sprints in one day. You can come by rail (half hourly service from Edinburgh) or by car. Enter by 30/3/25 for guaranteed maps. All the details at
www.roxburghreivers.org.uk
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Bridget Khursheed
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans FrontiÚres (MSF)
7 months ago
We continue to call for a sustained ceasefire in
#Gaza
. People simply cannot afford such violence and devastation to start again. Israel must end its collective punishment of the people in Gaza. Aid and basic goods must be allowed in.
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The Guardian
7 months ago
World leaders express outrage at Israelâs renewed bombing of Gaza civilians
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World leaders express outrage at Israelâs renewed bombing of Gaza civilians
Strikes said to target Hamas killed hundreds within hours including women and children, undermining ceasefire * Middle East crisis â live updates World governments and UN officials have expressed horror and dismay at Israelâs resumption of strikesâŠ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/un-human-rights-chief-voices-horror-at-israel-new-gaza-strikes?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Cyber Police
7 months ago
Trump: You don't hold the cards Zelensky: Were not playing cards Damn right!
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The sweet power of publishing your own
#poetry
& more - seen here with nancyclark shaunbelcher gilesgoodland & more
8 months ago
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I am very much looking forward to reading with
@jrcarpenter.bsky.social
in London - event details below
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8 months ago
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Snow in the Scottish Borders
9 months ago
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Out now
#ExactColourOfSnow
#poetry
#newpoetry
9 months ago
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What is the exact colour of snow?
#poetry
#newpoetry
9 months ago
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