Brian Davey
@brianmdavey.bsky.social
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Writing & reviews in The Dublin Review, Stinging Fly and CIRCA Art Mag.
i really enjoyed this
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the woke left have gone too far
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the woke left have gone too far
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"Eileen Myles quotes Joe Brainard on his deathbed: âWell, one good thing about dying, you donât have to go to any more poetry readings.ââ
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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When the Rents Were Low | Joe Dunthorne
An oral history of the New York School Poets suggests how its successive cohorts have changed over the years.
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/06/25/when-the-rents-were-low-new-york-school-poets/
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why is everyone afraid of COLOUR
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Chris Power
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It was a personal joy to interview M John Harrison for the
@theguardian.com
. I value his writing and him so highly, & it feels like his books - those strange maps of ourselves - are finally spreading beyond the hardcore & people are realising what we have in him.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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M John Harrison: âIf we met a real alien weâd have no clue what they thoughtâ
At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/21/m-john-harrison-if-we-met-a-real-alien-wed-have-no-clue-what-they-thought
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Keir is BRAT
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writers of personal essays who have to position themselves as obsessives when writing about a topic ("I was obsessed with the perfect cacio e pepe recipe", "I was obsessed with my uncle's disappearance")... what's that about
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Toy Story casting session: -So who do kids love? -Outspoken socialist Wallace Shawn, obviously. And convicted cocaine trafficker, Tim Allen. -And for the soundtrack? -Okay are you familiar with the song 'Rednecks'?
6 months ago
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Irish Gen Z speaking with an American accent... complete cultural victory for the great satan
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"It seems to me that in reality what you do with a disaster is to get used to it...We no longer talk about changing things [or] avoiding the consequences. We talk about learning to live with it" Good interview w/ arguably one of England's greatest living writers
minorliteratures.com/2026/06/18/t...
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â[W]hat you do with a disaster is to get used to itâŚWe no longer talk about changing things. We no longer talk about avoiding the consequencesâ: An Interview with M. John Harrison â Cristina Politano
In M. John Harrisonâs most recently published novel, The End of Everything (Serpentâs Tail, 2026), the reader encounters a narrative that is as chaotic and combative as its title suggesâŚ
https://minorliteratures.com/2026/06/18/the-older-i-get-the-more-i-distrust-discourse-an-interview-with-m-john-harrison-cristina-politano/
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Lars Iyer
14 days ago
New interview with me concerning the influence of Thomas Bernhard on my work:
larsiyer.co.uk/2026/06/18/l...
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Bernhardâs Counterword
Interview with Lars Iyer This is a full-length version of a written interview conducted by Lisa Akhila Plakolm and Juliane Werner of the GlobalBernhard project team, based in the Department of CompâŚ
https://larsiyer.co.uk/2026/06/18/literary-transvaluation-bernhards-counterword/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSg8B9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevOB31C4p8PiWhTDjtGfN6Z2uddpBQ2gk8WFd7LgDmruQRqkjFthYAZzRGTM_aem_FBE0BRD-VD1bhvz0oQHKEA
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Today we remember a seminal work of art that takes place over the course of a single day. That's right, Kevin Smith's CLERKS
16 days ago
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BREAKING: Local oaf picks the wrong sized lid for his coffee yet again
22 days ago
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I once got the greatest YouTube ad which was someone showing off something object that I can only describe as a homemade contraption. It's function was unclear and there was no narration. I never got the ad again.
24 days ago
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wonderful comment under a pasta bake recipe on the BBC website
27 days ago
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"Itâs difficult to be a punk in California, because the sun is there. Even if your head is shaved, youâll end up with a perfect tan". Great interview with Jean-Pierre Gorin here:
www.screenslate.com/articles/aga...
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Against the Idiom: A Conversation with Jean-Pierre Gorin
This weekâs impressive multi-venue retrospective âWhy? Because⌠with Jean-Pierre Gorinâ is one of those series that is at once divinely inspired and something of a no-brainer, long overdue in this mov...
https://www.screenslate.com/articles/against-idiom-conversation-jean-pierre-gorin
28 days ago
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I think I'd be ok in the Backrooms as long as I could look at my phone
29 days ago
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In this country, Civil Servants who actually do some work get brought before judges! smh
#howirelandworks
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
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Civil servant accused of leaking data to foreign agency
A Dublin civil servant has been accused of leaking confidential government information to a foreign intelligence service.
https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0530/1576047-yevgen-mckeeffe-court/
about 1 month ago
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Group chat with the lads: boss won't give me the day off for the Boards of Canada album drop. fuck my chungus life Group chat with the family: Here's a link to that NY Times Strait of Hormuz article Tesco Customer Care chat: i ate yourr expired salad cream & now i can move small objects w my mindd
about 1 month ago
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Searke
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reading a hyped up literary debut and it is not good
about 1 month ago
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Pope.... please do an encyclical about people using their phones in the cinema. Thank you. Amen.
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Two professions that seem to encourage longevity are jazz musician or French academic. Because every time I read an obituary about a famous saxophonist or a French philosopher, I swear they're always 90-something years old.
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It's times like this I'm glad I have an AI-proof job (stealing catalytic converters)
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Dan Sinykin
about 2 months ago
Who voted for MANSFIELD PARK?? Sickos!
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Dan Sinykin
about 2 months ago
NO GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
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List is grand, the individual choices much more interesting. Whole thing feels engineered to generate "Why isn't X author on this list?" type responses
www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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The 100 best novels of all time
The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
jesus christ, you think you're a socialist?
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why am I getting ads with Ben Lerner in them
about 2 months ago
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Keir is BRAT
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"Itâs true that these have been bad times recently and I keep going because poetry is the truth of life and it is a duty for us to keep the window open".
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Gabriel Flynn
about 2 months ago
My novel is coming out in paperback soon with this handsome new cover! If you've been thinking of picking up a copy, please do me a solid and consider putting in a preorder for ÂŁ10.44, which I understand is roughly the price of a pint in London. Thank you!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/poor...
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If nothing else, Ted Turner was part of the inspiration for "Daniel Clamp", the cable network owner in Gremlins 2
about 2 months ago
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Highlights of The Odyssey trailer:
about 2 months ago
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It's May the 4th! So you know what that means movie fans: Time to rewatch Salò
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You're absolutely correct to say that the old world is dying! -Would you like me to suggest some ways that we can mitigate monsters?
5 months ago
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Topics that should be banned from "braided essays": -Walser's final photo in the snow -Anything to do with Yves Klein Blue -ANYTHING to do with Wittgenstein
2 months ago
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Which way western man?
2 months ago
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This is what every Dimes Square novel sounds like to me
2 months ago
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Hi to all my new followers âşď¸ đ A few things about me: - I'm a full time cat dad đ - I'm a landlord đ - Now that enough time has passed since the court settlement, I can also reveal that I'm the reason why Silica Gel sachets say 'Do Not Eat' đ
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"I heard that Prynne was of the opinion that the only two countries with well-formed poetic traditions were England and China, though Chinaâs was far better established, and that Prynne considered American poetry to be rudimentary and infantile in comparison".
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-11/ess...
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That Room in Cambridge | Emily Witt
Practical criticism, as the document explained, was invented by a Cambridge professor named I. A. Richards in the 1920s, when English literature was trying to gain space for itself in the university a...
https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-11/essays/that-room-in-cambridge/
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J. H. Prynne wrote a guide to reading works of literature for Cambridge students. This was the postscript:
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If there's one poet English journalists love to quote, it's Philip Larkin
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"Had she seen âHamnetâ? âI cannot imagine anything more ignominious than watching âHamnet,ââ Ms. Riley said".
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/s...
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Resist Assuming Her Life Is Like Her Books
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/style/gwendoline-riley-palm-house-nyrb.html
3 months ago
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Bluesky quickly becoming the perfect social media platform: no notifications, no feed, no users
3 months ago
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> Welcome to the Internet! > Would you like to read 1,000 think pieces about the band Geese? (y/n)
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Steve Mitchelmore
3 months ago
I'm very pleased to see that Rosalind Belben's novel Is Beauty Good (there is no question mark) from 1989 is being reissued in July by
@andotherstories.bsky.social
www.andotherstories.org/is-beauty-go...
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Is Beauty Good | And Other Stories
âThat the music may be polyphonic is no grounds for not listening,â scribbles a man for his stone-deaf friend. In [âŚ]
https://www.andotherstories.org/is-beauty-good/
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yeah I'm monitoring the situation alright
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