On this day in 1924, 'Jelly-Roll Blues' was recorded by American jazz pioneer pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton

Generative TextArt: on this day in 1549, the Book of Common Prayer was adopted by the Church of England

On World Ocean Day, a poem available soon in my latest collection...

ironic too

With my thanks to Blood+Honey ~ www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/a-sto...

Warm rain runs off of naked dancers internationaltimes.it www.internationaltimes.it/archive/inde...

Excellent review of a book I thoroughly recommend: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bris...

AN ATLAS OF GRIEF internationaltimes.it/an-atlas-of-... © Rupert M Loydell

It is World Multiple Sclerosis Day and the theme is 'My MS Diagnosis'

In the vastness of Dreamland internationaltimes.it www.internationaltimes.it/archive/inde...

re-posted today by IT - with thanks - and confirmation that my found poem from 6 years ago has not in any way halted the evil progress of capitalism...

On this day in 1692, William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, authorized a special Court of Oyer and Terminer ("to hear and determine") to administer the Salem witch trials

Three Pamphlets and a Boustrephedon ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/t...

Goodtime Jesus by James Tate open.substack.com/pub/onlypoem...

My thanks to Nick and Rupert for posting - another of my found poems from writers writing about writing

Prompted by an article in today's Observer...

Pleased to have a poem in this week's edition: another in a sequence of found poems from writers on writing...

Sampler: 20th poetic diary entry for a year's writing task, started in the week beginning 1.1.26...

On this day in 1954, Decca Records released Bill Haley & His Comets' hit single "Rock Around the Clock"

I've been writing poems about weak men, combining found text (mostly from Quora digest) and written material. Weak men are apparently more likely to become socialists, apparently, which is what happens if you don't stand up when you shake hands.

Coal Tits and bees mingle at the edge of the house and ground internationaltimes.it www.internationaltimes.it/archive/inde...

I've seen a whole pile of books! robertsheppard.blogspot.com/2026/05/trev.... More soon!

Michel Foucault

Written by good friend Martin Phillips, the launch of his biography about Keith Tippett gets positive support in this review of the event: www.bristol247.com/culture/musi...

A Basket of Barnetts ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/a...

A Warm Huddle of friends internationaltimes.it www.internationaltimes.it/archive/inde...

The latest from Red Ceilings Press, this is a word journey where people and places are observed and described through the physical language of all our senses and the writer's intense, rich use of this. The kennings of 'Our Wanbella' are wonderfully noisy...

Woody Guthrie's guitar

Recommended: ukjazznews.com/martin-phill...

Donovan

A whisper that is clear as the tinkling of a bell internationaltimes.it www.internationaltimes.it/archive/inde...

not the same without Ronnie...

Recommended from Martin Phillips: jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/merch/pre-or...

Sad to hear of Beverley Martyn's passing. Such a distinctive singer.

I've been fiddling around with form again, making little boxes and filling them with various things, found, made, enjoyable jumble.

Celtic Matters ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/c...

A soft touch in the dark can mean many things internationaltimes.it www.internationaltimes.it/archive/inde...

On this day in 1886, Sigmund Freud opened his first neurologist practice at Rathausstrasse 7 in Vienna

With my thanks to Nick and Rupert for posting

Recommended from Martin Phillips: jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/merch/pre-or...

These wonderful poetic songs of lament and praise - ruminations juxtaposed to contradict, sooth, expose, appease within the natural and manufactured world we occupy. Full of lyricism throughout. www.shearsman.com/store/Alan-B...

Prince ~ 'Baby Knows'