What would David Lammy in opposition have said about secretary of Justice refusing to meet with hunger strikers? or what would former human rights lawyer Sir Kier Starmer have thought then? beliefs before power and after power, just not when in power . www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

"Mineral Garden". #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

"Shell" (acrylics on paper, digitally played around with) #painting #art #acrylics #digitalart

A reminder of May: medlar blossom (Mespilus germanica) and broom flowers (Cytisus). (I've discovered a Bristol garden centre using another of my photos of the broom on its Web site... a compliment, I suppose.) #photo #photography #flowers #botany #churchill #oxfordshire #garden

"Atmospherics after Dark". (from "Trickling Grains of a Life: an unauthorised autobiography") #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity#poemsabout #static

Four letters from a haiku alphabet. #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku

Acrylics on paper. #painting #art #acrylics

Flaming June in 2022: paeony, loosestrife, and fox-and-cubs. #photo #photography #garden #botany #flowers #paeony #loosestrife #foxandcubs #yellow #orange

Breaking: The Israeli terrorist forces have just bombed a house in al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE TERRORIST STRIKE.

"[This bloom...]" (1977) #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #drawing #ink

Acrylics on paper. #painting #art #acrylics

Ligerz, Switzerland. #photo #photography #townscape #ligerz #switzerland

" How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli attacks have killed at least 424 Palestinians and injured 1,199. Read for more 👉 aje.io/nt2f3u "

The Starbeck Orion issue #14 Not Advent Anthology Day 14 of 25 featuring the poetry of @rock-rex.bsky.social Peter J King: the880.substack.com/p/the-starbe...

Κατερίνα Παπαδοπούλου - «Κάλαντα Φώτων Καππαδοκίας» Katerina Papadopoulou - "Epiphany Song of Cappodocia" #song #greeksong #epiphania #phota #theophania #kalanda

Στέφανος Πελεκανής - «Κάλαντα Φώτων Πάτμου» Stephanos Pelekanis - "Epiphany Song of Patmos" #song #greeksong #epiphania #phota #theophania #kalanda

"Fir Not Fowl" (I've lost the details of the photographer; if anyone knows, please let me know) #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Acrylics on paper. #painting #art #acrylics

Banbury, Oxfordshire. #photo #photography #banbury #oldsigns

solidarity with Birzeit colleagues

Devina Nigam - GheiChand Makarand #song #indiansong #marathi

"The Cheshire Cat?" from my sequence "Alice's Adventures through the Wonderground" #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #alice #lewiscarroll #tenniel

"Savoyard" (acrylics on paper) #painting #art #acrylics

From and of the pier, Southwold, Suffolk. #photo #photography #seascape #southwold #suffolk

The Starbeck Orion issue #14 Not Advent Anthology Day 12 of 25 featuring the poetry and artwork of Carl Scharwath the880.substack.com/p/the-starbe...

"That Moment". #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #sfpoem #contactlight #alienbuddhapress #promptcombo #nightfall @dragonslayerma.bsky.social @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social @markknight63.bsky.social

What will it take, Prime Minister? What territory does Trump have to take by force before you stir yourself? Greenland? Shetland? The Isle of Wight...? www.lbc.co.uk/article/star...

Amazing. A US serviceman deemed a “national security threat” (to the US!) for not supporting Israel.

"And there was light" #poetry #poem #visualpoetry #visualpoem #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Untitled (acrylics on paper). #painting #art #acrylics

A dragonfly emerges -- a Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea). My pond produces a surprising number every year - the nymphs may be the reason that frogs don't do well (though newts flourish). #photo #photography #entomology #odonata #dragonfly

Νένα Βενετσάνου - «Σάρα» Nena Venetsanou - "Sara" Μουσική: Νένα Βενετσάνου /Music: Nena Venetsanou Στίχοι: Νίνα Ναχμία/Lyrics: Nina Nachmia #song #greeksong #venetsanou #nachmia

"Drifting Asleep". #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #osiris

Acrylics on black paper. #painting #art #acrylics

Fog on the village green, Churchill, Oxfordshire. #photo #photography #fog #landscape #churchill #oxfordshire

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"Minor Roads". #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

Acrylics on paper. #painting #art #acrylics

Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.

From this morning's windows, Churchill, Oxfordshire. #photo #photography #snow #snowscape #winter #churchill #oxfordshire

European Union 's "good ally" #Israel: 'Families in Nablus were forced out of their homes in the middle of the night by the Israeli army: "We grabbed the children&left... We’re not allowed to use the car, so we have to walk... we still don’t know where we’re going..."' youtube.com/shorts/l3b1Q...

"Recollections of a Byzantine Official". (after Kavafis) #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #AmsterdamQuarterly

"Fancy Fish" (acrylics on paper) #painting #art #acrylics

The Old Forge, Compton Abbas, Dorset. We've stayed a few times in the cottage converted from the forge itself. #photo #photography #dorset #comptonabbas #theoldforge #holidaycottage

Ένας συγκλονιστικός πίνακας του Konstantin Korobov 'ο αμνός ' , όπου αμνός , ο καθένας βάζει ότι πιστεύει , τον απόβλητο , τον αδύναμο , τον στιγματισμένο , τον ανυπεράσπιστο , τον αθώο

For a government that is led by a former human rights lawyer, the treatment of these hunger strikers is truly debased