Someone amazing just sent £50 so we are now only £266 away! www.gofundme.com/f/bee-afford...

Oh, these pieces by Alina Stefanescu are great ...

Looks great!

❛ For / assuming there is / such a secret, yes / for that / most of all. Denise Levertov, who died #OTD in 1997.

Oh! I must try this ... This is like my dreams (not the wings though - not needed) (nor the halo - ditto)

Looking for a last minute gift you don't have to post? We're hosting a POETRY SPA at Bantock House #Wolverhampton Sat 21 February 2026 With guest @lkiew.bsky.social & host Roz Goddard Ticket includes mindful reading, workshop, #poetry discussion, book & cake! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-spa...

I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Richard Meier, winner of the inaugural Picador Poetry Prize in 2010. He was the author of three collections - his most recent ‘After the Miracle’ came out this year: happenstancepress.com/index.php/co... A fine man and a fine poet. #Poetry

A reminder for everyone getting Christmas presents… stay away from the HP merch!!! uk.news.yahoo.com/j-k-rowling-...?

Here they are as promised! A new batch of prompts for 2025 from me to you with love & gratitude. 🎁 Give 15 minutes a day to your writing during this busy season and start 2026 with 15 fresh drafts or at least some glimmers. Use January to polish and send off. ❤ open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

fun!

Sometimes the images sprayed and spat from aerosol cans onto underpasses are just intended as pretty scenes. Sometimes they represent ghost trees, omenic corvids and fox brides. It's my job know if they are. – Sophie Morley of Woden College's Graffiti Research and Formalisation Team (GRAFT), 1983

The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Join me and sign the petition urging Lords to stop delaying and pass the assisted dying bill. 38d.gs/gq6c

oh, this is fun, beautiful, and altogether illuminating ... substack.com/home/post/p-...

💐The countdown is on! 💐MORE FLOWERS releases with @triohousepress.org in less than 60 days, so thank you in advance for your patience with all my little reminders, and please consider pre-ordering at the link. I am super excited to share these poems! triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/mor...

I’m honored that Ballerini Book Press has today released Fallen Leaves, my new poetry collection, into the world. I hope those leaves drift your way. Thanks to @ballerinibookpress.bsky.social & @amantineb.bsky.social If you’re interested in a copy, order here: ballerinibookpress.ch/product/fall...

Not👇as many weeks away as you think. If you're feeling strung out pause on my photo & delve into the details-research shows yr stress levels levels will decrease & your mood will lift. *whispers* this is the Feb print of my '26 calendar designed to improve mental health: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree: 38d.gs/l_kt

Sorry, sorry, a birch tree ...!

This is such a great piece ...

Can you tell me what this fungus is? Under a beech tree. Moderately large, say 5-6 cm across. Thanks!! #fungi #mycology

A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

This fabulously moving prose poem by @nessalampert.bsky.social www.serenbooks.com/2025/03/frid...

Our book is out ... renardpress.com/books/the-cu...

hremn, m.n: raven. (H’REH-mun / ˈhrɛ-mən) Image: Psalter of Isabelle of France; England (York), 1303-1308; Munich, @bsbmuenchen.bsky.social Cod.gall. 16, f. 52r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

Adore this prose poem by @aniking.bsky.social!!🔥

Political insider in the BBC ... help to remove him ... 38d.gs/w9ae

Quote with your model of masculinity

If you see this please share (i.e. repost, not just like)! The Barbellion Prize is a unique award for writers with disabilities. We need to raise £20k to secure its future, so please make a donation, no matter how large, no matter how small, here: barbellionprize.org/donate/ Thank you!

'We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon' -Walter Scott, Ivanhoe 🎨Jan van Huijsum (detail) #BookWormSat

"Rhymes may be so far apart, you cannot hear them, but they can hear each other .." Wise (and of course poetic) words from her Presto Manifesto, @aestallings.bsky.social

Beautiful writing here ..

'Old Woman and Boy with Candles' Mural by Julien de Casabianca in The Hague, Netherlands #art #streetart

I only wish I had some daughters I could remove from the Brownies ...

23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk

Oh, devastating ..

I love this Frank O'Hara poem - hidden in the alt text behind this not entirely suitable picture. (Van Gogh, 'Rain')

Since a homophobic attack on his niece, his party has introduced multiple anti-LGBTQIA+ policies and the UK has fallen steeply in human rights rankings https://www.wearequeeraf.com/keir-starmer-shocked-his-anti-lgbtqia-rhetoric-is-creating-anti-lgbtqia-sentiment/

Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life. No real consequences. No accountability. Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

Happy St Catherine’s Day! She’s the patron of women students, anyone who works with wheels (e.g., potters), tanners, philosophers, and librarians. She’s also my confirmation saint. I love this painting of her by Caravaggio.

And remember boys and girls, for these holidays, fuck Amazon. So here's a list of my favorite bookstores not in any particular order. (forgive me if I forget to mention yours!)

23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk

Read this and buy a bunch of indy press books. Aplica para todo el mundo.

Looks great!

Very moving article, post Franco Spain, the reluctance of authorities still to face up to the past, and the communities now doing it for themselves ... observer.co.uk/style/featur...

Dismantling the myth that we live in a meritocracy is one of the most urgent changes needed". Poverty inflicted on the masses whilst wealth and power is concentrated in few hands. 50 families have more wealth than half of the UK population. Political system bought by the rich. Tax the rich.

Anyone know a poet Judy Smith - possibly English poet? Judy is a contributor for our Christmas edition but lost her email and bio!

Oh - look at that -

What a build. What a final line. From @victoriachang.bsky.social's book, The Trees Witness Everything: bookshop.org/a/862/9781556596322 #poem #books #writing

The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Beautiful poem ...