Marian Christie
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Learner, listener, poet.
https://marianchristiepoetry.net/
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My collection of essays on mathematical poetry, From Fibs to Fractals, can now be freely downloaded in pdf form from my website. Enjoy!
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From Fibs to Fractals: exploring mathematical forms in poetry
A few years ago I was contacted out of the blue by Michelle Moloney King, the founder of Beir Bua Press. She had read some of my blog posts on mathematical forms in poetry, and offered to publish tā¦
https://marianchristiepoetry.net/from-fibs-to-fractals-exploring-mathematical-forms-in-poetry/
about 1 year ago
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Map Reading by
@philvernon.bsky.social
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Map reading, a poem
This poem was first published in the wonderful Irish magazine Abridged Map reading What, then, is time? If no-one asks me, I know; if I wish to explain it to he who asks, I do not know.- St. Augustā¦
https://philvernon.net/2026/02/02/map-reading-a-poem/
2 months ago
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#rumramruf
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
3 months ago
Watch "Aftermath (St. Jude's Dress) by Canadian
#trans
#artist/poet
activist Shannon Quinn. A prayer
#performance
#video
as part of our PROCESS /MARGINALIA /OTHERWOR(L)(D)S project now running at our website. Don't forget to subscribe for free on our home page.
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Aftermath (St. Judeās Dress). A Video Poem Performance ā Shannon Quinn
AFTERMATH (St. Judeās Dress) ā Shannon Quinn Author Note: For this piece I collected 75 prayers from participants. ParametersĀ I observed were that I would not read the prayers and ā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2026/01/16/aftermath-st-judes-dress-a-video-poem-performance-shannon-quinn/
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
3 months ago
New at PROCESS series a sound work & prose poem by
#canadian
#poet
#artist
Nathanael Jones!
#montreal
ambient sounds...documentation...meaning outside semantics...body...language...struggle. Subscribe to our press on line series at bottom of our homepage! Free!
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āField Notes +1ā ā A Sound Work & Prose Poem by Nathanael Jones
Field Notes: A Sound Work by Nathanael Jones +1 (A Prose Poem) You realize you are nostalgic for the way we used to market the present moment back to ourselves for profit. This statement is graftedā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2026/01/14/field-notes-1-a-sound-work-prose-poem-by-nathanael-jones/
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3 months ago
Snowdrops are starting to emerge, so I thought I'd dust this poem off. 'Spring terror'.
philvernon.net/2026/01/12/s...
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Spring terror
This poem was included in my first poetry collection, Poetry After Auschwitz. Snowdrops are starting to emerge again in our garden, so this seemed a suitable time to dust it off. Spring terrorSnowdā¦
https://philvernon.net/2026/01/12/spring-terror/
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Anthony Etherin
3 months ago
New Podcast! FATE OF THE ARTS, Episode 1 I had a great time chatting with my friend
janeespenson.bsky.social
about the ways new media and streaming have changed TV writing ā and the innovations set to shape the future of television. Listen here:
anthonyetherin.substack.com/p/fate-of-th...
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Fate of the Arts, with Anthony Etherin. Episode 1: Jane Espenson
On the Present and Future of Television...
https://anthonyetherin.substack.com/p/fate-of-the-arts-with-anthony-etherin
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I loved collaborating on these hybrid pieces with my friend Samantha Vazhure and her musically gifted son Quinten. Thank you to
@vikkicwrites.bsky.social
and
@rfredekenter.bsky.social
for giving our work such a beautiful home in
@icefloepress.bsky.social
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Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira ā Collaborations by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure, Marian Christie & Quinten Vazhure: Art, Poetry, Photography, Music.
PALINDROME ā A Collaboration. Painting: Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure, Ekphrastic Poem: Marian Christie Palindrome ā the Process Samantha: This piece grew from a meditation on lifeās cyclical naā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/palindrome-houses-of-stone-mbira-collaborations-by-samantha-rumbidzai-vazhure-marian-christie-quinten-vazhure-art-poetry-photography-music/
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Today at Process, Ice Floe presents a stunning collaboration by
@marianchristie.bsky.social
, Samantha Vazhure and Quinten Vazhure ā Art, poetry, photography and music segue to explore life cycles, cosmic resonance and ancestry. Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira š„
icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/palā¦
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
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Our 2nd piece in PROCESS/MARGINALIA/ OTHERWOR(L)D(S) project now live at our website. We are honored to present this collaborative interweave of voices: Marian Christie
@marianchristie.bsky.social
& Samantha Rumbidzai & Quinten Vazuhre. UK/Zimbabwe poets/artists.š¹šØš
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Palindrome, Houses of Stone, Mbira ā Collaborations by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure, Marian Christie & Quinten Vazhure: Art, Poetry, Photography, Music.
PALINDROME ā A Collaboration. Painting: Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure, Ekphrastic Poem: Marian Christie Palindrome ā the Process Samantha: This piece grew from a meditation on lifeās cyclical naā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2026/01/07/palindrome-houses-of-stone-mbira-collaborations-by-samantha-rumbidzai-vazhure-marian-christie-quinten-vazhure-art-poetry-photography-music/
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
3 months ago
Announcing New Series: PROCESS/MARGINALIA/OTHERWOR(L)(D)S. Curated by Robert Frede Kenter & Vikki C. Each piece available via our New Works Blog email and on-line through January & into February 2026. Subscribe to our site for free email features! An exciting line-up of international contributors:
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
3 months ago
divine/ divination (2025/6) an eco poem for the new year (c)
@rfredekenter.bsky.social
#art
#vispo
#collage
#ecologies
#ecopoetry
#numinous
#artofbluesky
#hybrid
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Farewell, 2025. May 2026 be a better year for all.
3 months ago
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4 months ago
It's my brand-new December
#Scrabblegram
š¦š š· Happy Holidays and New Year to all! šā®ļøš
#Rudolph
#Santa
#Christmas
#HappyHolidays
#Scrabble
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Aswirl
@aswirl.bsky.social
is tiny and beautiful and always full of good things. I really enjoyed your poem in this latest edition, Mike. š
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4 months ago
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Thank you Beaton, I really enjoyed reading this!
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4 months ago
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Anthony Etherin
4 months ago
2025 has been a very busy year for me. With it nearly over, I'd like to share my most significant publications of the last 12 months.
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Dave's daily poetry posts and weekly Poetry Blog Digests are always a pleasure to read. Thank you for including me this time round, Dave.
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4 months ago
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
4 months ago
Our New Works Series is live again. Running all month: poems, visual poetics, video, sound pieces, prose, an interview.... lots on the horizon. Subscribe at our blog: bottom of the page and we send you all new work for free! Help support & keep eyes/mind/voice alive
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NEW WORKS DECEMBER
Starting Tomorrow Dec. 8th 2025 A series of new works by international writers and artists curated by Robert Frede Kenter w/ Vikki C. and Moira J. Saucer to end 2025 Ice Floe projects. We conclude ā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2025/12/07/new-works-december-2/
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Anthony Etherin
4 months ago
My main publications of new work in 2025: a poetry chapbook and six EPs. (All available here:
www.anthonyetherin.com
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Very happy to have three experimental pieces included in the SpaceByi pavilion at The Wrong Biennale, curated by Radoslav Rochallyi. Do enter and explore ā brilliant mathematical poetry and artwork on display, by
@poitevin.bsky.social
and many others.
thewrong.org/SpaceByi
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SpaceByi ā TheWrongBiennale
Before You Interact. Space BYI is an experimental digital platform at the intersection of mathematics, geometry, and artistic expression. It grows from two active...
https://thewrong.org/SpaceByi
4 months ago
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Thank you! Enjoy!
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5 months ago
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Via
@billymills.bsky.social
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10 months ago
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Some notes on Desolation Row and The Waste Land
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Some notes on Desolation Row and The Waste Land
Not intended as a coherent essay, just some interconnected thoughts. For a more coherent discussion of Eliot and Dylan, you could do worse than read the āDylan and the Literary Traditionā chapter iā¦
https://ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/some-notes-on-desolation-row-and-the-waste-land/
10 months ago
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Dave Bonta's weekly selections from the poetry blogs are always an interesting and enjoyable read. Thank you, Dave, for including my tribute to Penteract Press this time round.
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Immensely proud of my HCU hero grandson Nico and his family. š Read Nico's story here:
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https://hcunetworkamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/June-2025-HCU-Herald.pdf
10 months ago
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about 1 year ago
My poem āScaling the Mountain of Winterā is available from Penteract Press:
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The poem is a strict erasure of an article about K2 by Michael Powell. If you'd like to read my poem for free, you can find a PDF on my website:
lukebradford.xyz/Scaling%20th...
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Scaling the Mountain of Winter - Luke Bradford ā Penteract Press
Paperback, 105x148mm, monochrome, 28pp A strict erasure of the article āScaling the Worldās Most Lethal Mountain, in the Dead of Winter,ā by Michael Powell, originally published in the online edition...
https://penteractpress.com/store/scaling-the-mountain-of-winter
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Anthony Etherin
11 months ago
Penteract Press is having a sale! Get 30% off everything, using the code SALE2025 at checkout. Buy these beautiful books of constrained, visual, and formal poetry...
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Store ā Penteract Press
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11 months ago
MATHEMATICS OF A FROZEN LAKE (Palindrome-Haiku) Slam ice, dynamic. A bad loch: Cold abaci ā Many decimals.
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And the good news is, Penteract Press is currently having a sale! Get 30% off everything, using the code SALE2025 at checkout
penteractpress.com/store
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11 months ago
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New blog post: A celebration of Penteract Press!
@anthonyetherin.bsky.social
@claraetherin.bsky.social
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A Paean to Penteract Press
In early spring a book arrived that I had been eagerly anticipating.Ā Atomic MasqueradeĀ by Clara Etherin did not disappoint. Witty, exuberant, layered and innovative, this visual poetry coā¦
https://marianchristiepoetry.net/a-paean-to-penteract-press/
11 months ago
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And the good news is, Penteract Press is currently having a sale! Get 30% off everything, using the code SALE2025 at checkout
penteractpress.com/store
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11 months ago
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New blog post: A celebration of Penteract Press!
@anthonyetherin.bsky.social
@claraetherin.bsky.social
marianchristiepoetry.net/a-paean-to-p...
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A Paean to Penteract Press
In early spring a book arrived that I had been eagerly anticipating.Ā Atomic MasqueradeĀ by Clara Etherin did not disappoint. Witty, exuberant, layered and innovative, this visual poetry coā¦
https://marianchristiepoetry.net/a-paean-to-penteract-press/
11 months ago
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A Book of Sounds by
@billymills.bsky.social
reviewed by
@keithjebb.bsky.social
in Tears in The Fence:
tearsinthefence.com/2025/05/17/a...
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A Book of Sounds by Billy Mills (Shearsman Books)
ā⦠the drag Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā of syntax Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā each waā¦
https://tearsinthefence.com/2025/05/17/a-book-of-sounds-by-billy-mills-shearsman-books/
11 months ago
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The First Cricket Match Report: Goldwin's In Certamen Pilae
WILLIAM GOLDWIN Cricket 1700-style.
https://antigonejournal.com/2022/09/certamen-pilae-cricket/
12 months ago
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Sunset rhythms
about 1 year ago
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A full stop.
about 1 year ago
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MJ Saucer.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
Thanks to your generosity, weāve raised $7,024ānearly 60% of the goal! I still urgently need $4,976 to cover expenses related to fittings, adjustments, and travel. ā $50 from 100 people would get me there. ā Even $25/$10/$5 makes a big difference.
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Donate to Moira J. Saucer needs dental work to end pain & eat normally, organized by Robert Kenter
Our friend, Moira J. Saucer, a brilliant writer, editor, and ⦠Robert Kenter needs your support for Moira J. Saucer needs dental work to end pain & eat normally
https://gofund.me/d602a52e
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Anthony Etherin
about 1 year ago
FALL OF MAN (Anagram-Snowball) A., as sad, said ideas raised despair. Paradise, appraised, disappears.
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Billy Mills
about 1 year ago
Another gem form
@davebonta.bsky.social
www.vianegativa.us/2025/03/on-a...
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On a tear
rummaging and tearing sorting the night into moth or wisp a mad first visit
https://www.vianegativa.us/2025/03/on-a-tear/
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RƩmi Forte
about 1 year ago
Do you have any good theoretical books to recommend on the history of combinatory literature? Iām coming up empty! (I read English and French)
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
about 1 year ago
Happy International Women's Day
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Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday
We like sausage and maple syrupso we had pancakes for supper yesterday, which was Shrove Tuesday. I didnāt have a miniature plaster figureof a baby to buryin a pan of king cake, but I said whā¦
https://www.vianegativa.us/2025/03/ash-wednesday-4/
about 1 year ago
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Kazmier MaÅlanka
about 1 year ago
Here is a mathematical visual poem of mine titled "Delusions of Control" It uses a similar triangles poem structure - There is a interesting review of this piece on my substack feed.
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Look at this beautiful book from Carnelian Heart Publishing
carnelianheartpublishing.co.uk
š„° Nominated for the
#NAMA
National Arts Merits Award for fiction n Zimbabwe, and deservedly so! Thank you, Samantha Vazhure, can't wait to read!
about 1 year ago
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Moonbeams
about 1 year ago
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David L O'Nan (Fevers of the Mind)
about 1 year ago
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Free PDF: Before the Bridges Fell by David L OāNan
This is my poetry book influenced by art & music, lifeās highest highs and lowest lows. Read by many wonderful poets, musicians & artists. Iāve received high praises and nominatā¦
https://feversofthemind.com/2024/11/27/free-pdf-before-the-bridges-fell-by-david-l-onan/
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Honoured to have my hybrid visual poetry sequence āAll is Numberā featured in the Ice Floe New Work series šš
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Delighted and honoured to have my hybrid visual poetry sequence āAll is Numberā featured at the wonderful
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All is Number ā Hybrid Visual Poems and Texts by Marian Christie
ĻάνĻα Ļį½° į½Ī½Ļα į¼Ļιθμοὶ καὶ į¼Ī¾ į¼Ļιθμῶν āAll things are numbers and are from numbersā. Ā Aristotle, De Caelo 303a4 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā All is Number (a Fibonacci poem) words shells floā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2025/02/10/all-is-number-hybrid-visual-poems-and-texts-by-marian-christie/
about 1 year ago
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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)
about 1 year ago
Starting today! NEW WORKS FEB from Ice Floe Press. 20+ contributors will roll out throughout the month. SUBSCRIBE to receive the work in your email inbox -- No charge to receive the charge of international work -- elegant, thoughtful, experimental, incisive -
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NEW WORKS FEBRUARY 2025
NEW WORKS INCLUDING PIECES BY: Su Zi Marian Christie Elisabeth Horan Saāada Isa Yahaya Monty Reid David LāO Nan Rose Knapp Robert Frede Kenter & a dozen others! UNROLLING as the MONā¦
https://icefloepress.net/2025/02/03/new-works-february-2025/
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