A. E. Stallings
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Dipping a toe in here... Oxford Professor of Poetry
More galleys coming in today (am always surprised to have written something--somehow it feels I never am, and then proofs come in?), plus work on article, translation. Coffee!
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From poet Jane Clark Scharl:
www.plough.com/en/topics/li...
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My Childhood Friend, Renee Good
Long before a federal agent shot her and she became a headline and a symbol, Renee was the best singer – and listener – in my church youth group.
https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/relationships/my-childhood-friend-renee-good
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Καλό Μήνα!
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"I require a tug"
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Light
9 days ago
Sad news today. XJ "Joe" Kennedy—a giant of poetry and great friend to Light—has died at 96. We’ll share more about him and his work soon. For now, here’s one of our favorites of his:
#XJKennedy
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phillip crymble
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X.J. Kennedy, RIP
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The wonderful poet X.J. Kennedy has died. Here is his perfect "Little Elegy":
www.poemtree.com/poems/Little...
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"Little Elegy" by X.J. Kennedy
https://www.poemtree.com/poems/LittleElegy.htm
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Good morning, flocks of snowdrops, plashy-footed moorhens, Mr and Mrs Mallard. Good morning Kingfisher, your Azure Highness.
11 days ago
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OK, off for short walk by canal, then timing the lecture (and making appropriate cuts). Coffee!
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Bruce Springsteen
11 days ago
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=7ciYwNLv34RrdD1p
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New pome:
www.the-tls.com/literature/o...
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Good Friday Letter
I sit here at the table looking outOver the island on Good FridayAs the pine tree heaves into my view,And the sea speaks its synonyms for blue, And below, the little churchWhere later we will follow t...
https://www.the-tls.com/literature/original-poems-literature/good-friday-letter-a-e-stallings
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It's that time!:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44470/...
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The Eve of St. Agnes
Full of this whim was thoughtful Madeline: The music, yearning like a God in pain, She scarcely heard: her maiden eyes divine, Fix'd on the floor, saw many a sweeping train Pass by—she heeded not at a...
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44470/the-eve-of-st-agnes
19 days ago
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford
20 days ago
Join us for A.E. Stallings' next Professor of
#Poetry
lecture on 29 January at 5.30pm at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. 'People Poems: Portraits in Verse' All welcome! Tickets are free, but booking is required via Eventbrite.
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People Poems: Portraits in Verse (Professor of Poetry lecture)
Join us for A.E. Stallings' next Professor of Poetry lecture on 29 January at 5.30pm in the Theatre at the Schwarzman Centre.
https://people-poems-portraits-in-verse.eventbrite.co.uk
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I had fun talking to the Lucretius seminar yesterday. Today, have a lunch meeting, and need to make tracks on lecture. Coffee!
20 days ago
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Good morning, bashful snowdrops. Good morning, plashy-footed moor hen. Good morning, electric-blue kingfisher zipping along the river bank.
21 days ago
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OK, today will make tracks on one of the commissioned poems, and on one of the talks, and on admin. Will not get tripped up by doom scrolls! Coffee.
23 days ago
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"Catalectic" is too a word,
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27 days ago
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Sign for tonight's vigil:
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John McCafferty
29 days ago
Mary reads abed, Joseph minds the baby Jesus. (Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge)
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Well, finally got up gumption and sent new poetry manuscript to editor. Fingers crossed!
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Aliki Chapple
about 1 month ago
If you are a U.S. citizen in Greece, or know any, please spread awareness of this silent vigil on Sunday evening. For those not in Athens, or if you want to take part virtually for any reason, light a candle in her memory and post a photo of it.
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www.scmp.com/news/world/u...
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Mother of 3 killed by ICE was a devout Christian and poet
An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her car shortly after she dropped off her 6-year-old son at school.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339143/mother-3-killed-ice-minneapolis-was-devout-christian-and-poet
about 1 month ago
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What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn?
about 1 month ago
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First swim of 2026:
about 1 month ago
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From our January 1st mountain walk:
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Dag.
about 1 month ago
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
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Good heavens:
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about 1 month ago
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Wishing you all a happy and blessed 2026!
about 1 month ago
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Michael Hunter
about 1 month ago
This. Celebrate what you heard and liked…
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Lots of New Year's Eve Kalenda (Carol) singers out and about this morning!
about 1 month ago
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Venerable old
#Tortoise
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about 1 month ago
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A friend got me some fancy stitch-markers last year, and I am enjoying working on my blinged-out knitting project:
about 1 month ago
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An Anthony Hecht poem, for
#Childermas
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www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49087/...
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“It Out-Herods Herod. Pray You, Avoid It.”
The giant and witch are set To bust out of the clink When my children have gone to bed.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49087/it-out-herods-herod-pray-you-avoid-it
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Leila Belkora PhD, astrophysics
about 1 month ago
I really enjoyed “Frieze Frame” by
@aestallings.bsky.social
. A multifaceted account of “the Marbles” of the Parthenon and other sites, told through short, lively chapters on different aspects of their history and nature.
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"The Oxen," by Thomas Hardy:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53215/...
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The Oxen
We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they were kneeling then.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53215/the-oxen-56d232503c32d
about 2 months ago
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We actually got some Calenda singers this morning! (In Greece, on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and Epiphany Eve, kids go around with triangles singing a special carol, and are given money. Seems like a positive sign, somehow!
about 2 months ago
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John T Psaropoulos
about 2 months ago
2025 was a turning point when solar and wind power began to elbow fossil fuels out of the electricity market after 23 years of record growth, and electricity is fast elbowing fossil fuels out of transport, heating and cooling.
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The good news for the environment in 2025
Yes, there are marginally worsening emissions and a still-warming planet, but structural changes are underway that may check our death march
https://open.substack.com/pub/johntpsaropoulos/p/the-good-news-for-the-environment?r=17bt7m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Timothy Burke
about 2 months ago
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Elefsina Caryatid and I, for scale. (Her kidnapped sister is at the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge, little noticed.) Photo credit: John Psaropoulos
about 2 months ago
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Doing this soon!:
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Apollo
about 2 months ago
This year is the 400th anniversary of the death of Sofonisba, but ‘it seems that not a single exhibition is being held to mark the occasion. So, if you want to see Sofonisba’s paintings, you will have to do a good deal of travelling and pick them off one by one.’ Nick Trend provides an itinerary
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In search of Sofonisba
The 400th anniversary of the death of an artist who was hugely acclaimed in her lifetime is going mainly unmarked by museums – which means that devotees have their work cut out to see her paintings…
https://buff.ly/3XqxfSc
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍
about 2 months ago
Lichens are some of the most amazing organisms on Earth: symbioses of fungi and algae. One provides structure, the other food via photosynthesis. They're also *incredibly* resilient, thriving in deserts, tundras, even space, withstanding intense cold, heat, drought, and radiation.
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OK, today teaching at Melissa, meeting friend for lunch, holiday shopping. Minimal doom scrolling. Coffee!
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Eric T. Racher
about 2 months ago
I am terribly pleased to announce that my book of sonnets, Glosses and Ligatures, will be published by Sagging Meniscus Press in the autumn of 2027.
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The Delicious Legacy Podcast
about 2 months ago
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Greek tragedy: the rare seals hiding in caves to escape tourists
Greece is hoping that protected areas will help keep daytrippers away and allow vulnerable monk seals to return to their island habitats
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/17/seals-caves-tourists-experiences-greece-marine-protected-areas-endangered-monk-seals
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This Edwin Morgan poem ("The Computer's First Christmas Card") is from 1968, but seems wittily to anticipate AI, and slop:https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/computers-first-christmas-card/
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Leeanne Quinn
about 2 months ago
My third collection, Landscape with Question, will be published in June 2026 with
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. It started out as a biography in verse of Nano Reid, then became something else entirely. 🌔🌊🏙️🌱
www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017561...
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Hunter Walker
about 2 months ago
This man was shot twice during this incredible, selfless act of courage. We can stand up for each other. We can care for each other. We can be neighbors.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
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Alex Karp is a card-carrying fascist. Holy cow:
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about 2 months ago
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This is bonkers and disturbing:
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