The October issue of The HyperTexts is out today, with a frightening feast of Halloween poetry; 'Poem in Focus' feat. Robert Mezey; poetry by Janet Kelly, Gail White, Bob Zisk, and me 🕷 🎃👍 www.thehypertexts.com/Current_and_...

Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.

#libdems #EdDavey news.sky.com/story/sir-ed...

Love’s Lexis She told me that being in love and asking what it means is like picking up a dictionary and looking up the word ‘dictionary'.

Just a reminder, today is the last day to submit to NVR's Halloween issue!

Very pleased to have two poems published this week in the latest Lapidus Magazine – Issue Six: From the writing for wellbeing community for the writing for wellbeing community. Huge thanks to Lapidus International #lapidus

huge thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for hosting #PoemsAbout #SilentPlanets heres my little offering this week look forward as always to all the other work shared

Hello World

I Am (Just a Story Written by Other People) Longlisted in the New Writers Poetry Competition 2025 from 700 entries (25 longlisted) newwriters.org.uk/competitions...

The one Downing Street resident you can always count on (Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

the director’s advice imagine a moon that is both illuminated then darkened by dots lines shapes and signs that appear as if at random across its surface a moon known and unknown in shifting ways

The PM must urgently appoint a new ambassador who will stand up to Trump, not cosy up to him and his cronies. He also can't keep dodging questions about why Lord Mandelson was appointed in the first place, and the extent of what was already known about his links with Epstein.

SHINE Quarterly Issue 4 has arrived! If you missed it, you can watch the launch video here: includes a wonderful reading of one of my poems youtu.be/WgZ2H8QIL0c?...

the cat sleeping with his tail over his eyes

A walk home 🧶

Due to illness I've been submitting less lately, but here's a sonnet in Amethyst Review yesterday 🕊️ Thanks to the editor, Sarah Law, for her customary kindness; and to my dear friend John Isbell for his encouragement and support 🥰 amethystmagazine.org/2025/09/06/w...

The excellent Haus-a-rest is live! Contains new and old poems by me, wonderful writing by fellow Resident Michaela Hall and stunning poets Do look around the site - art is always off the scale impressive www.haus-a-rest.com/issue-64-wri... #poetrycommunity #poetry #hausarest @hausarest.bsky.social

Pittville Park's George Swan, around mid-July, when we were between heatwaves here. George is looking thoughtfully at the dry brown bank. The photo was taken by Graham, my older brother 😎👍

Something for the weekend - just published in the Manchester Post, Stockport Post and all the Post Newspapers! Huge thanks to the @postcommunitynews.bsky.social and all the wonderful poets

Bernie's enjoying the walk

New Verse Review is now open to submissions to its Halloween mini-issue! Submit through our @duosuma.com platform 👇. The submission window closes on September 19. Many thanks to Paul Millan for the uncanny photograph!

1/2. It's an honour to feature Mark in the September issue of a poetry showcase I started on 1st April this year. Back then, it was just me and my dear friend John Isbell, but as the year has progressed we've branched out a little...

Taking a break due to illness. Take care 👋☺️

Today marks 50 years the war we call American War (Vietnam War) ended. Miilions of people died for the meaningless purposes. It should not be forgotten.

Welcome to bluesky, @blacknorereview.bsky.social :-)

Voters in England have the chance to send a similar message on Thursday, by electing Liberal Democrat local champions to stand up for their communities against the hate-fuelled politics of Donald Trump and his bootlicker Nigel Farage.

Well done Canada 👏👏👏 The Liberals win the election, and the Trump-loving Conservatives FAFO. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

Laying down some tracks today at The Beats Bus in Hull, a brilliant project helping young people find new opportunities. 🎧🎶

Well-deserved dismal Tesla status: lite.cnn.com/2025/04/28/b...

Lovely morning to deliver letters in Park #Cheltenham for Lib Dem candidate @glenn-andrews.bsky.social Soundtrack is Simple Minds new 'Live in the City of Diamonds' album, which kicks off with 'Waterfront' to get me fired up for the day.

The Wolds

Listening to the homily delivered just now at Pope Francis' funeral, and his plain wooden coffin, I wondered what Trump felt to be reminded of how Francis had said mass on the Mexico-US border. I was moved that he'd describe the Church is a hospital for the wounded of this world.

Spent the morning delivering leaflets in Wymans Brook #Cheltenham for incredibly hard-working @libdems.org.uk candidate Richard Lawler. Richard is standing in the new Gloucestershire County Council Division of Swindon Village & Prestbury. Soundtrack by @laurenlaverne.bsky.social on BBC 6Music.

A photo I took on Easter Sunday afternoon, of a few of the apple trees in my parents' little orchard. Travelling to see them was quite difficult this year due to ill health, but I enjoyed being in the garden again, and taking tea later 🤗☕

In the same week Trump has attacked President Zelensky for upholding Ukrainian sovereignty, he can only bring himself to describe Putin's deadly missile strikes as "bad timing." This tells you everything you need to know.

Turns out that Trump's strategy is asking Putin nicely to stop invading Ukraine. Amazing this hasn't already resulted in peace.

Happy St George's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

URGENT action by 7pm tonight for all trans people/ trans allies: A letter anyone can co-sign to try to put pressure on the UK govt NOT to accept more draconian applications of the Supreme Court ruling on transpeople. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Just a little picture I like to share this time of year. It was taken by my Dad, during a trip to the Cotswold Farm Park in March 2014. I'm holding the chick, who was very soft and fluffy 🐥

Pope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 – latest updates

Happy Easter!

“Joy comes to us in ordinary moments. We risk missing out when we get too busy chasing the extraordinary.” Brené Brown You don’t have to do it all. You don’t have to be it all. A little pause can be everything. 🧡 #kindness #positivity #pause Picture by PositivelyPresent

Easter bunnies #UCBunnies

Water citizens

The convergence of anemones and bluebells in Hagwood, near York.

And so it begins.

I have an ever-growing list of #poets if anyone is interested: bsky.app/profile/did:...