Barb Milne
@barbmilne.bsky.social
More left than right. I like looking at gaps, poetry, philosophy.
grit sparkle, glint, shine,
crunch under foot, ice splinters.
Pub windows heart re(a)d…
#Valentines 🌹❤️
crunch under foot, ice splinters.
Pub windows heart re(a)d…
#Valentines 🌹❤️
February 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
grit sparkle, glint, shine,
crunch under foot, ice splinters.
Pub windows heart re(a)d…
#Valentines 🌹❤️
crunch under foot, ice splinters.
Pub windows heart re(a)d…
#Valentines 🌹❤️
Gwen John ( 1876 - 1939 ) notes, via & thanks Harriet Baker @financialtimes.com Weekend Magazine #poetry
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Gwen John ( 1876 - 1939 ) notes, via & thanks Harriet Baker @financialtimes.com Weekend Magazine #poetry
‘The novelist, essayist and critic Julian Barnes talks to John Wilson about his career and formative cultural influences’ #Departures
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This Cultural Life - Julian Barnes - BBC Sounds
Award-winning writer Julian Barnes discusses his career and formative cultural influences.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
‘The novelist, essayist and critic Julian Barnes talks to John Wilson about his career and formative cultural influences’ #Departures
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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‘How shall I paint thee?’ (William Wordsworth’). A brilliant talk by @chrisroutledge.bsky.social
this evening on the evolving landscape of the Lake District and how we can explore and tell its layered and complex history through photography and art🍃
this evening on the evolving landscape of the Lake District and how we can explore and tell its layered and complex history through photography and art🍃
February 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
‘How shall I paint thee?’ (William Wordsworth’). A brilliant talk by @chrisroutledge.bsky.social
this evening on the evolving landscape of the Lake District and how we can explore and tell its layered and complex history through photography and art🍃
this evening on the evolving landscape of the Lake District and how we can explore and tell its layered and complex history through photography and art🍃
‘Overture’ composed by Hugh Brun and Rob Simonsen.
#MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
#FournierBeaudry #Cizeron ❄️⛸️⛸️⛸️⛸️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLr-...
#MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
#FournierBeaudry #Cizeron ❄️⛸️⛸️⛸️⛸️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLr-...
Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON 2025-2026 FD Music
YouTube video by J's Figure Skating Music
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February 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
‘Overture’ composed by Hugh Brun and Rob Simonsen.
#MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
#FournierBeaudry #Cizeron ❄️⛸️⛸️⛸️⛸️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLr-...
#MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
#FournierBeaudry #Cizeron ❄️⛸️⛸️⛸️⛸️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLr-...
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It feels & looks like Spring! First trip of the year to the garden center. #Spring #bloomscrolling 🌱 #gardening #flowers
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
It feels & looks like Spring! First trip of the year to the garden center. #Spring #bloomscrolling 🌱 #gardening #flowers
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Three large model sperm whales hanging from the nave ceiling of Rochester Cathedral, Kent made by Tessa Campbell from recyclable materials.👇
BBC News - Cathedral hosts show of sperm whale sculptures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Cathedral hosts show of sperm whale sculptures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rochester Cathedral hosts exhibition of near life-size whales
The exhibition features three models of sperm whales hanging from the roof of the nave.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Three large model sperm whales hanging from the nave ceiling of Rochester Cathedral, Kent made by Tessa Campbell from recyclable materials.👇
BBC News - Cathedral hosts show of sperm whale sculptures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Cathedral hosts show of sperm whale sculptures
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Poetry round-up @financialtimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
#Poetry round-up @financialtimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
To Wystan Auden' Geoffrey Grigson
'You were our fixture, our rhythm,
Speaker, bestower, of love for us all
And forgiving, not condemning, extending
To all who would read or would hear
Your endowment of words.'
Published in London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974.
@oxfamgb
#poetry
@oxfamgb.bsky.social
'You were our fixture, our rhythm,
Speaker, bestower, of love for us all
And forgiving, not condemning, extending
To all who would read or would hear
Your endowment of words.'
Published in London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974.
@oxfamgb
#poetry
@oxfamgb.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
To Wystan Auden' Geoffrey Grigson
'You were our fixture, our rhythm,
Speaker, bestower, of love for us all
And forgiving, not condemning, extending
To all who would read or would hear
Your endowment of words.'
Published in London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974.
@oxfamgb
#poetry
@oxfamgb.bsky.social
'You were our fixture, our rhythm,
Speaker, bestower, of love for us all
And forgiving, not condemning, extending
To all who would read or would hear
Your endowment of words.'
Published in London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974.
@oxfamgb
#poetry
@oxfamgb.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
This evening at 17:10 there’s a lot going on @imcmillan.bsky.social ‘explores Rainer Maria Rilke's life advice, and is joined by Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, Kate Fox and Ulrich Baer.’ #TheVerb #poetry 📻
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Rilke's life-changing poems and Paul Farley, Kate Fox, Griot Gabriel
Ian McMillan with Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, Kate Fox and Ulrich Baer
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This evening at 17:10 there’s a lot going on @imcmillan.bsky.social ‘explores Rainer Maria Rilke's life advice, and is joined by Paul Farley, Griot Gabriel, Kate Fox and Ulrich Baer.’ #TheVerb #poetry 📻
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BLOG TOUR: The Missing Wife by Donna Gowland. Mary Shelley turns sleuth in this cosy historical mystery that blends have and fiction reimagining Shelley's early life and travels. 💙📚⚡️ #BookSky
BLOG TOUR REVIEW: The Missing Wife by Donna Gowland
Mary Shelley: Philosopher. Writer. Sleuth? In 1814, 16 year old Mary Godwin escapes London to be with the love of her life, Percy Bysshe Shelley, with her step sister Jane tagging along for the adventure. They head to France, following in the footsteps of Mary’s mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, but it doesn’t take long for the reality to set in, in this beautifully written blend of fact and fiction.
thecosymoose.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:32 AM
BLOG TOUR: The Missing Wife by Donna Gowland. Mary Shelley turns sleuth in this cosy historical mystery that blends have and fiction reimagining Shelley's early life and travels. 💙📚⚡️ #BookSky
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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I'll be in York on March 10th giving a lecture on 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Yorkshire Museum, 2.30pm. Non-members £5. Book due out Feb 26th, available for preorder. www.ypsyork.org/events/these...
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I'll be in York on March 10th giving a lecture on 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Yorkshire Museum, 2.30pm. Non-members £5. Book due out Feb 26th, available for preorder. www.ypsyork.org/events/these...
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Save the date for #YorkOpenStudios. 18-19 and 25-26 April 2026.
#York #NorthYorkshire #Printmaking #Linocut
#York #NorthYorkshire #Printmaking #Linocut
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Save the date for #YorkOpenStudios. 18-19 and 25-26 April 2026.
#York #NorthYorkshire #Printmaking #Linocut
#York #NorthYorkshire #Printmaking #Linocut
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Thanks all for joining #GardensHour this week - I appreciate it’s a quiet time of year for many while it’s cold and wet, but it’s still worth popping along to share your joys and efforts!
Next week it’s FEBRUARY! A turning point for some? See you then to talk the month ahead 👋
Next week it’s FEBRUARY! A turning point for some? See you then to talk the month ahead 👋
January 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Thanks all for joining #GardensHour this week - I appreciate it’s a quiet time of year for many while it’s cold and wet, but it’s still worth popping along to share your joys and efforts!
Next week it’s FEBRUARY! A turning point for some? See you then to talk the month ahead 👋
Next week it’s FEBRUARY! A turning point for some? See you then to talk the month ahead 👋
January 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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Poems on the Underground in the Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Poems on the Underground in the Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Our next online event will be our February launch reading with Polly Clark, Cathy Galvin and Penelope Shuttle!
Watch live (or later) on our YouTube channel on Tues 24 February, 7pm.
More details here: www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...
@cathygalvin.bsky.social
Watch live (or later) on our YouTube channel on Tues 24 February, 7pm.
More details here: www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...
@cathygalvin.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Our next online event will be our February launch reading with Polly Clark, Cathy Galvin and Penelope Shuttle!
Watch live (or later) on our YouTube channel on Tues 24 February, 7pm.
More details here: www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...
@cathygalvin.bsky.social
Watch live (or later) on our YouTube channel on Tues 24 February, 7pm.
More details here: www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...
@cathygalvin.bsky.social