Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.

My sense of Minnesota today is that there’s less tear gas and the same amount of unlawful detention, destruction of families, loss of livelihood, people in hiding. There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.

Rays of Darkness - the lives & imaginations of two writers interweave in this lyrical, autobiographical drama by Gwyneth Lewis, former National Poet of Wales. Stars Eiry Thomas, Sharon Morgan & Clare Corbett as Margiad Evans 2.15pm Weds 11 Feb @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Scripted stuff, made with care, time, and imagination. Is brilliant and coincidentally wins awards and viewing figures. The BBC at its superb core*, not to get too emotional about things. *plus all else: radio, world service, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, will defend with life, NO ADS, it's more than news

I have started. It is perfect. Carry on everybody.

Small Prophets: two episodes in, and it might just be the best thing I’ve seen in years.

"I became a historian because I wanted to share the knowledge with people outside of academia. But never in my life did I think that Bad Bunny would help my scholarship reach such broad audiences, using the biggest platform in the world." Interview w/ @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social , author of 1/💙📚 🗃

Really loved this film. I’d like to tie anyone who glorifies war to a chair and make them watch it.

Terence Davies’ last film ‘Benediction’ (2022) about Siegfried Sassoon is on BBC iPlayer. Utterly beautiful. #SiegfriedSassoon #TerenceDavies

I'm delighted to have edited the first publication for a new press. "Poems Beautiful and Useful" is a pamphlet of verse from the 16th and 17th century -- a taste of the kind of thing that was most read at the time, some in print for the first time. www.headlesspoet.com/shop/p/poems...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... This evidence has been available for some time and yet the popularity of wood burners seems to be growing

I’ve started by re-reading ‘Millions’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce with this beautiful snippet about Francis which I’ll be taking into school

Please send me your links, facts, poems, pics, ideas about St Francis! I’m returning to working in a school (10-11yo, Year 6 UK) & we’re doing a project for his Jubilee year (800 years since death). #SaintFrancis Thank you!

Regardless of his faults. I don’t get why Starmer is to blame because he was lied to.

Wouldn’t it be something if Royal Lodge, Windsor, could become a retreat / shelter for victim survivors of #sexualabuse and #sexualassault? #survivorsvoices #CSA #rapecrisis #survivor #SA #DV #MeToo

Please send me your links, facts, poems, pics, ideas about St Francis! I’m returning to working in a school (10-11yo, Year 6 UK) & we’re doing a project for his Jubilee year (800 years since death). #SaintFrancis Thank you!

Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza and patient crossings at Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say

Speaking in Brussels, UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini highlighted the continued humanitarian catastrophe in #Gaza and the critical importance of sustained EU political and financial support for UNRWA and #Palestine Refugees. Full remarks: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...

Thinking about literary “hype,” I shared some practical tips for writers publishing a first book. But the most important advice is this. garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/some-thoug...

Democracy Dies When Amazon Buys It

Today in my class we watched Vicuña’s Que es para usted la poesía? and then tried it ourselves. I went outside and asked the first person I saw, a builder doing construction on campus. He told me he was a stonemason and that when he gets the brickwork just right, that’s poetry to him. A+ all around

#Februllage Day 3. Today’s prompt is #ballet. In this #collage I’ve used stems of dog rose, snippets of borage & leaves from a vigorous climbing plant (name unknown to me). I’ve used scissors to cut things to my required shape (to suggest a leaping ballerina) and arranged them on my page.

Day 3 #Februllage #Februllage2026 and the prompt is #ballet. I’ve used leaves and stems from my garden to make today’s #collage.

Day 2 #februllage #februllage2026 The prompt is ‘toast’. #collage #mixedmaterials #foundmaterials

I’m going to make a thread of my collages here. All of my #collages are #analogue and mostly made from recycled/upcycled/found materials. Day 1 ‘Boom’

For Day 2 of #Februllage the prompt is ‘toast’. #Februllage2026

Poet friends (UK) which is the most prestigious, do you think, to be published in The Telegraph or in Mislexia?

We have over 500 people already planning to join us for the Natalie Diaz Annual Reading later this month. But we booked the big (technically "Great") Hall, so don't worry, we have room for more. Book your place now. We can't wait to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bpi-annual...

Disney warns of hit to US theme parks as foreign tourist numbers fall ft.trib.al/fs3u1qP

Israeli bulldozers begin demolishing a number of Palestinian homes in the town of Tarqumiya, the occupied West Bank, forcibly displacing its owners.

Februllage Day 1 | "Boom" (2026) Februllage is here again :) Excited to be a part once more of this wonderful time of the year! #februllage2026 #februllage #collage #analogcollage #collageartist

Hello! I’m Rocketfalls :) Brazilian visual artist based in the Netherlands, working with analog collage, mixed media, and creating synesthetic artworks. Glad to be here at Bluesky ;)

BOOM #februllage

Anyone participating in Februllage this year?

For Day 2 of #Februllage the prompt is ‘toast’. #Februllage2026

Here’s my little collage for #Februllage Day 1 - the prompt is ‘boom’. I’ve used a picture from last year’s calendar and my own handwritten text. #februllage2026 #collage #collagepoem #textandimage #upcycle #boom #spring #february #snowdrop

Since a “ceasefire” was declared in Gaza on October 10, Israel has carried out near-daily attacks on the enclave, killing hundreds of Palestinians and injuring at least 1,443 others. 🔗: aje.io/nt2f3u | AJ Labs | #Infograph

#februllage2026 thread

#februllage 1: boom Hmnaja. Dabeisein ist alles, ne.

the abstract portrait disaster area · schönheit und zerstörung · phasen weise @februllage : boom #markokoeppe #art #kunst #analogart #handmade #collage #abstract #outsiderart #collageart #contemporary #paperart #mixedmedia #minimal #home #house #blueskycollage #cutandpaste #the_truth_is_dead

If anyone fancies taking part in Februllage, here is the prompt list in English. The idea is to make a collage (analogue or digital) and post it with the hashtag #Februllage. This is an annual creative challenge by @edincollagecoll.bsky.social @rhedfawell.bsky.social & Scandinavian Collage Museum

If anyone fancies taking part in Februllage, here is the prompt list in English. The idea is to make a collage (analogue or digital) and post it with the hashtag #Februllage. This is an annual creative challenge by @edincollagecoll.bsky.social @rhedfawell.bsky.social & Scandinavian Collage Museum

Off to a smooth start. #februllage Tag 1: 💥 BOOM

Anyone anywhere in the world doing #Februllage this year? Would be great to find more people in my time zone. #Februllage2026 #Februllage26

#februllage prompt one: BOOM! I'm challenging myself to try more mixed media animations for februllage as I work out my workflow for a larger project. Hand animated and collaged frame by frame. Edited in Davinci Resolve. #collage #mixedmedia #animation

Februllage 2026 Day 1 - Boom. Analog Collage. #Februllage #Februllage2026 #FebrullageBoom

Here’s my little collage for #Februllage Day 1 - the prompt is ‘boom’. I’ve used a picture from last year’s calendar and my own handwritten text. #februllage2026 #collage #collagepoem #textandimage #upcycle #boom #spring #february #snowdrop

#Poetry Rilke's poems and Paul Farley, Kate Fox, Griot Gabriel The Verb @R4TheVerb Sunday 17:10 BBC Radio 4 @imcmillan.bsky.social explores Rainer Maria Rilke's life advice, and is joined by Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social & Ulrich Baer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Anyone anywhere in the world doing #Februllage this year? Would be great to find more people in my time zone. #Februllage2026 #Februllage26

Estoy por ponerme a hacer un reto creativo de collage todo febrero #februllage y no sé si va a valer la pena todo ese esfuerzo. Es un collage por día, más allá de que muy difícilmente lo logre, siempre febrero me ha dado satisfacción por sentir que hago cosas. Les ha pasado sentir "para qué?" tanto?