Poet. Only in it for the money. Also at @harriettruscott.bsky.social
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He and the earth he made were never closer,
Divinity and dust come face to face.
We flinch back from his via dolorosa,
He sets his face like flint and takes our place,
Good Friday: the first 12 Stations of the Cross malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2…
I am VERY sceptical that Gertrude Stein said “Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping” as the @AshmoleanMuseum exhibition claims. She wrote a lot about money and consumerism - but this…? Can anyone prove me wrong?
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The new issue of #14magazine is now available at just £7 incl. UK p&p. Featuring brand new work by:
Details of how to purchase your copy:
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Poems on the Underground Poem of the Week August 24th Everything Changes by Cicely Herbert poemsontheunderground.org/ev…
I searched Abe Books for “First Steps in Letterpress: a beginner’s guide.” Abe Books suggested “Micropenis.”
I have just sent four gloriously deranged poems off to @zoebrigley at @poetrywales for their Innovative Poetry call. Hooray for fun in poetry!
My ex-boss Laura James is looking for new employment. She will take tech organisations that don’t work and make them work. Also she will listen to would-be poets moan and give them helpful advice.
I’m looking for work.
My experience doesn't fit standard job titles or sectors - the closest might be ‘empathetic interdisciplinary engineering leader’ developing new or complex things.
Read about what I can do, & what I'd like to do next:
lbj20.blogspot.com/2024/08/h… &get in touch
Me, struggling to write a verse novel, met a friend struggling to edit a creative non-fiction work. We were both in a cafe which was maybe where we were going wrong.
Today I tried the fresh approach of writing while drinking tea rather than red wine. The downside is that I can immediately see the flaws in my writing.
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PapaHem Method
Drink lots of wine
the whites cooled in a stream
the reds in pain (or Italy)
keep the music of the type
writer rat a tat tatting
(edit sober)
Continuing the new strategy of ‘finish the half-finished novel by writing while drunk’ today. Halfway through the first glass I did have the inspirational realisation of “come on, just write it, how hard can it be?”
Second class of wine. Some number of words written. Can’t be bothered to check how many. Not entirely sure about this new approach to writing a novel.
Stuck on a half-written novel. I asked a friend of mine for writing advice and she told me that she wrote her PhD by drinking a lot of red wine at lunchtime and then writing all afternoon. So I am going to attempt this today.
If you’ve reached the time of life when you reluctantly recognise the need for varifocals, this poem by @niaandthepoems might cheer you. Maybe it needs to accompany every prescription?
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Delighted that the wonderful Professor Catherine Pickstock @pickstockc @CamDivinity has agreed to give this year's Gore Lecture, 'The Poetics of Life: Life as Poetry' as part of our autumn season exploring poetry. 18th Sept, 6.30. Come and join us! ⬇️
westminster-abbey.org/abbey-…
Train journey through the dawn dark of Spain. The fog is hugging the stone houses and green fields close. Through tunnel after tunnel we are heading fast away from the Atlantic and towards Madrid.
Calling poets who create poetry film - there’s a call for international poets for this Spanish festival. (Must be subtitled in Spanish.) @helen_dewbery
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