Russell Cunningham
@russellcunningham.bsky.social
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poet | editor | brighton
Rest in peace, Richard Meier ❤️ | via spring Poetry London
1 day ago
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It’s always the brightest day when a new track arrives from
@alabasterdeplume.bsky.social
🙏
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It's Only Now Once (Elbit Systems Windowpane)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4DSGJITbn0YkYrx9zqVu74?si=jcSk2SSSTxe8oVoi5Jz6ww
3 days ago
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Don’t you dare get any podcast ideas…
4 days ago
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I’m Not In Love: still immeasurably satisfying thru headphones 😎
8 days ago
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This, a thousand times this … bravo
@jonathanliew.bsky.social
and
@todayinfocus.bsky.social
🙏
youtu.be/CfjYlNuA5Yw
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Ratcliffe backlash: outrage over Manchester United boss comments | The Latest
YouTube video by Today in Focus
https://youtu.be/CfjYlNuA5Yw
8 days ago
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“It is 3:30 in the afternoon of my life. Things aren’t black and white anymore…” 🔥
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10 days ago
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“Landing back in London brought weeks of disorientation, laced with gratitude, sleeplessness, isolation, and a sense of urgency to love more fully – without entirely knowing how to execute such an ambitious dream.” Sanah Ashan
12 days ago
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One for the weather, via
@parisreview.bsky.social
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15 days ago
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Beautiful, sad and sweet, by
@chenchenwrites.bsky.social
in
@yalereview.bsky.social
🫐
yalereview.org/article/chen...
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16 days ago
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“This is not a time for fence-sitters.” Extraordinary account from the heart of Minneapolis |
@rachelleingang.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang
I’m reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I live
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/trump-minnesota-ice-immigration
16 days ago
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I’ve just read about OpenClaw. Now I feel unusual.
17 days ago
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Jane Yeh
18 days ago
Many thanks to Teresa (& Thalamus magazine) for interviewing me & translating 4 of my old poems into Spanish! ❤️❤️
www.thalamusmagazine.com/2026/01/27/j...
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JANE YEH •
Entrevista y traducción: Teresa Soto Tafalla @tteresa_inverba /
[email protected]
Edición: Equipo Thalamus @thalamusmagazine /
[email protected]
London – Madrid […]
https://www.thalamusmagazine.com/2026/01/27/jane-yeh/
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How’s your poet voice?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/a...
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What’s With That Voice People Use When Reciting Poetry?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/arts/poet-voice-when-reciting-poetry.html?smid=url-share
18 days ago
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I distrust classical crossover.
19 days ago
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Archaic Torso of Apollo…
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life
We are living longer and longer, but many of us are unprepared for the challenges age brings, says the novelist and psychotherapist Frank Tallis
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/01/adjustments-live-well-after-mid-life-psychotherapist-frank-tallis?CMP=share_btn_url
19 days ago
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A. E. Stallings
19 days ago
From poet Jane Clark Scharl:
www.plough.com/en/topics/li...
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My Childhood Friend, Renee Good
Long before a federal agent shot her and she became a headline and a symbol, Renee was the best singer – and listener – in my church youth group.
https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/relationships/my-childhood-friend-renee-good
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“Whatever happens goes on behind words.” Fine work by
@mrjohnmccullough.bsky.social
in the winter Poetry Review 😎
24 days ago
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The modern condition.
25 days ago
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“You’re always up against it, as an air guitar player.” Bill Nighy
26 days ago
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The Moth Magazine
27 days ago
This
#SharingSaturday
, we'd love to see your favourite poems for the month of January in the comments. We'll start first, with one we like from Alex Dimitrov.
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Maya C. Popa
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David Wheatley
29 days ago
There is a bathroom decorator in Aberdeen called Bonnie Tiler.
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Good to see England have got over the Ashes 🤭
29 days ago
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I find Robert Smith’s all-caps mode curiously reassuring 🤷♂️
29 days ago
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A reminder that persecution of journalists is real and raw | by
@tessairini.bsky.social
👍
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘A grenade under her pillow?’: the Filipino journalist jailed for six years without trial
The arrest of Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been described as a ‘travesty of justice’. On Thursday a court will deliver its verdict, potentially sentencing her to 40 years in prison for alleged terrorism
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/21/frenchie-mae-cumpio-filipino-journalist-jailed-six-years-without-trial-court-verdict-due
about 1 month ago
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Poems on the Underground
about 1 month ago
Poems on the Underground in the Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Poems on the Underground at 40: public art to be proud of | Editorial
Editorial: This simple idea has travelled around the world, bringing hope and inspiration to millions
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/the-guardian-view-on-poems-on-the-underground-at-40-public-art-to-be-proud-of
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Sun’s getting higher ☀️ x
about 1 month ago
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As mentioned 🎧 x
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Laura Barton's Notes on Music - Episode 2: Bells - BBC Sounds
The music writer presents a series of meditations on different aspects of music.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001g8rt?partner=uk.co.bbc
about 1 month ago
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Think it was a pod episode by
@ladymissbarton.bsky.social
that introduced me to Virginia Astley, it’s lovely, and it’s just popped back in my head. Thought I’d share a bit x
youtu.be/DFfo49r5-KY
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Virginia Astley - From Gardens Where We Feel Secure
YouTube video by Listen To This
https://youtu.be/DFfo49r5-KY
about 1 month ago
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Feeling very Everlong.
about 1 month ago
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The curry, the risotto, reheated, is better.
about 1 month ago
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Meghan O'Rourke
about 1 month ago
Thrilled to share my poem “Changing Table” which is out in this week The New Yorker (Jan 19, 2026). It’s the first poem I’ve sent out in a while. Grateful to Kevin Young and
@newyorker.com
for publishing it!
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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“Changing Table”
“The thing about children is: / they disappear.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/changing-table-meghan-orourke-poem
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Slightly diminish a band. Radionose
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about 1 month ago
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Lucy Mercer
2 months ago
two of our very best; Rachael Allen interviews Alice Oswald for Paris Review 💖
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
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Alice Oswald, The Art of Poetry No. 119
“You come at poetry with the momentum of having failed. It’s only when other communication is absolutely impossible that a poem has to exist.”
https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8456/the-art-of-poetry-no-119-alice-oswald
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Sarah Doyle
3 months ago
I have invented the Poetry Peace Prize and given it to myself.
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I get Geese.
3 months ago
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“Knowing within myself the manner in which this Poem has been produced, it is not without a feeling of regret that I make it public.” John Keats
3 months ago
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They won’t wait till May.
3 months ago
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So it begins…
www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-int...
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The 100 greatest men’s Ashes cricketers of all time: 100-71
Sport’s famous rivalry began in 1877 and since then 853 men have featured in Australia v England Tests. But who are the best of them? Our four-day countdown starts here with Nos 100-71
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2025/nov/11/100-greatest-mens-ashes-cricketers
3 months ago
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Split Enz are reuniting again, and middle-aged antipodeans everywhere are giddy with yet more nostalgia (😬) … here’s somefing wot I rote a life ago.
www.theguardian.com/music/2011/n...
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Old music: Split Enz – Message to My Girl
A latter-day classic from Split Enz is the missing link between I Got You and Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/07/old-music-split-enz-message
3 months ago
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Love this 😎
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4 months ago
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Starting to ref Emily D like bible bits … “The reading today is Dickinson 254:1-4”, etc 🐦⬛
4 months ago
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Bryan Ferry is 80 today 😵💫
5 months ago
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Jen Calleja
5 months ago
I’m running to be elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors! Voting closes 22 October! 🗳️ 📖
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Levi Stahl
5 months ago
R. S. Thomas, from “Lore.”
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Jane Yeh
5 months ago
Thanks to the Best American Poetry blog for reprinting my poem 'Self-Portrait as Psychology' as their Pick of the Week! (It originally appeared in the NYRB.) Thanks also to the wonderful artist Soheila Sokhanvari, whose paintings initially inspired it.
blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_ame...
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
5 months ago
James Tomlinson spends most his spare time birding & 'sometimes gets wow moments.' This was one of them at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve - Kingfishers relocating back for winter.
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Those who know me know of my love for the art of Brett Whiteley. This is a good pod 🎨
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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Art, life and the other thing
Arts Podcast · Updated daily · 'Art, life and the other thing' is the controversial self-portrait that won artist Brett Whiteley the Archibald Prize in 1978. In this six-part series, acclaimed arts pr...
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/art-life-and-the-other-thing/id1586265453
6 months ago
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Kaveh Akbar though 🔥
6 months ago
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