Uplifting vibe from Cymru and bae Ceredigion ba this afternoon

JUST IN! 'Obsessed With You (The Early Years)' by X-Ray Spex Demos collection from the first wave punks gathering raw versions of tracks which would become 'Germ Free Adolescents’. www.normanrecords.com/records/2151...

You may never have seen a more scrappy and ‘freestyle’ blanket stitch, 🪡🧵😂 but the importance here is that, for someone who hasn’t sewed since school-age, I’m starting to repair rather than re-buy.

This whole thing of the entire global economy now being based solely on gullible fascists selling each other magic beans would be much funnier if the global economy wasn't how I feed, clothe, and house myself.

in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic

Adrienne Rich was born on this day in 1929. Here’s "In Those Years", written in 1991, where she reflects on the aberration that was so-called "confessional" poetry. #poetry

A stunning #Roman amber flask, found in Aquileia, dating 1st/2nd c. AD. Aquileia's position at the end of a main amber trade route resulted in its becoming a centre for the carving and distribution of Baltic amber across the Roman Empire. 📷 Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Aquileia 🏺

Thrilled that the opening Keynote of #Awwe2026 is Gwyneth Lewis: former poet laureate of Wales, novelist, memoirist and now editor of the new and much-needed bilingual Penguin Book of Poetry from Wales. She begs for suggestions for what needs to go in (and money).

Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

Preston Singletary, Tlingit (1963- ), Raven Steals the Sun, blown, cast, and sandblasted glass, 19 x6x6 in, wood mold for the Sun by David Franklin, American (1972- ), private collection

incredible and shameful there isn’t international condemnation of the united states for collective punishment of 10 million people

Pup gets the best seat in the house. I know my place.

RELEASED TODAY: 'Far East New Rock Invention 1969-1975' by Various Deep dive into the innovative sounds displayed across the Japanese rock underground, focusing on psychedelic rock/heavy psych, garage rock, prog, and jazz-rock/fusion styles. www.normanrecords.com/records/2149...

Life Writing judge for the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize @jencalleja.bsky.social shares the inspiring roadmap that led to the creation of her memoir, FAIR: THE LIFE-ART OF TRANSLATION. The 2026 New Writing Prize is open for submissions until 30 June. buff.ly/CltmAxL

Ready for the market tomorrow. Printed out my collages. no AI only life time.

Making shapes in the art world. £25 .. do we have £25? For Indian elephants and Ra’s drain cover! Going once… Made these collages around 2018, it’s time they found a home in Wales with my neighbours ♥️

Framing up my digital collages for sale at our lovely community farmers’ market tomorrow. I’m a farmer of word and images, clearly. 😂 (No AI was used)

In a historic moment, I was interviewed by fellow Black woman particle physicist Dr. Katrina Miller. Few people can understand my journey the way she does. We talked about my new book, why poetry matters, and yes, how the *fact* of non-trinary neutrinos challenges anti-trans rhetoric. #GiftLink

Jaw dropping journalism. On looted artefacts from Egypt.

Etonnante "vue verticale" d'un homme en train de nager ! (notez les vêtements enlevés avant d'aller faire un plouf...). Dans un manuscrit du Traité de chasse avec des oiseaux écrit par Frédéric II (d'où le faucon grignotant un canard en haut) Bnf, MS Français 12400, f. 115v

Morning Star https://www.wikiart.org/en/agnes-martin/morning-star-1962

ZN: Do you ever feel constricted by the weight of this writing about the past? BUM: No, not at all. I still read these books today [] I like to quote James Baldwin, who once said: ‘You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.’

Today! #BuyAStrangerABook day is today 😁

Want to stop some vandals? Sign this petition. c.org/qpWLqNByRB

My ‘shout out’ for the finish of Wales 10k: (in June, entered today) “Here comes Caz of team Borth Bullets. Slow but sure. She was cross country champion of north Wales aged 14, and has been slowing down ever since.”

A Greek terracotta aryballos, a vessel used for holding oil, in the shape of a #hare hanging by its front paws, from Rhodes, circa 550 BC. On display at Antikensammlung München. 📷 me

@blakesociety.bsky.social - Ginsberg this week - Ginsberg on Blake continues - allenginsberg.org/2026/05/m-m-... & allenginsberg.org/2026/05/t-m-...

@globalblake.bsky.social - Ginsberg this week - Ginsberg on Blake continues - allenginsberg.org/2026/05/m-m-... & allenginsberg.org/2026/05/t-m-...

Daytime today 🥰

Mysterious sunset. The Llŷn Peninsula, many miles away looks so close, including the ‘isle of 1000 saints’ the dot of Ynys Enlli.

Feedback from a student today. I helped him edit 6 poems in a beautiful Lit Institute on an Estuary. ❤️ "You are such an amazing generous inspiring teacher Caroline. I’ve learnt so much from you and about to cut up a poem and put it in my cauldron of maturation to brew. Once again thank you."

Get up and dance. 🥳 tidal.com/track/218185...

54 artists in the international exhibition and 16 national pavilion teams have issued their withdrawal from awards consideration in solidarity with the jury’s resignation. A complete list of artists, duos, and collectives that withdrew is included at the end of this article.

Overwhelmed by end of term marking, I almost missed #WorldCollageDay. But here, at the 11th hour, is an untitled work by Pauline Boty from 1960 to mark the occasion. But wait there's more: +

Wow, R.S. that’s a belter. ♥️

Get the fuck away from Chrome if you can www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

Lulu after a beach run. 🤩

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon.

Emerging poets interested in upping your publishing game? Join me for this online workshop: thewritingschool.co.uk/read-the-room. Please share!

some wisdom from james wilson, framer. "The truth is that, in our governments, the supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power remains in the people."

“As usual, ordinary people are ahead of their leaders…”

the absolute impunity so far

A single supporter has been carrying this campaign for about a month, which is deeply unfair to them and not sustainable. Forget the goal here; what we’d really love is to get a weekly/monthly pledge of a 5 *at most.* Pledges cover 11% of Spark’s energy costs per week. Fantastic, imo.

Again this should inspire wall-to-wall media coverage for months. The crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement is dead. Black people just lost all of their remaining political power in the South. This is a monumental moment in American history that simply isn't being treated as such.

PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️ to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features" it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)

Melville on the meaning of life: