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· Oct 28
Corbyn was in Hastings. Packed meeting. Great atmosphere. This is the short video, full one to follow. Please like and share.
youtu.be/1hpKc_9i71A
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Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party @ Hastings SHORT
YouTube video by Hastings People's Party
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Corbyn came to Hastings. Short video filmed and edited by yours truly. Please like and share.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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My first poetry chapbook, "Talking to Irwin," should be published in 2026 by Kelsay Books. I will be posting about the publication date when available, where the book can be purchased, times and dates for a release event and (hopefully) readings in Louisville, Pittsburgh, and other venues.
December 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My first poetry chapbook, "Talking to Irwin," should be published in 2026 by Kelsay Books. I will be posting about the publication date when available, where the book can be purchased, times and dates for a release event and (hopefully) readings in Louisville, Pittsburgh, and other venues.
"I see literature as activist, particularly the epic forms of literature. It’s great to have lyric poetry that explores the self and identity, but the voice you choose gives you what you see, and if your voice is private, your vision will be private." Alice Oswald in the Paris Review
resonates.
resonates.
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.”
www.theparisreview.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I see literature as activist, particularly the epic forms of literature. It’s great to have lyric poetry that explores the self and identity, but the voice you choose gives you what you see, and if your voice is private, your vision will be private." Alice Oswald in the Paris Review
resonates.
resonates.
Why not read it online? www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
December 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Why not read it online? www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
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Surely one of you has a subscription to the Paris Review and can shoot me a copy of this: Alice Oswald, The Art of Poetry No. 119. Please? Pretty please?
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Surely one of you has a subscription to the Paris Review and can shoot me a copy of this: Alice Oswald, The Art of Poetry No. 119. Please? Pretty please?
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Starmer’s government is letting the hunger strikers die.
December 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Starmer’s government is letting the hunger strikers die.
Make the mag - print, fold, read.
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Make the mag - print, fold, read.
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Excited to share that two new poems of mine are now published in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social!
Read them both here:
www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-fores...
Read them both here:
www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-fores...
December 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Excited to share that two new poems of mine are now published in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social!
Read them both here:
www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-fores...
Read them both here:
www.darkwinterlit.com/post/a-fores...
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Over the moon that my poem “Two Headless Snowmen” is in @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social's Winter Anthology! ❄️ Grateful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for my first-ever Pushcart Prize nomination! 🏆
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Over the moon that my poem “Two Headless Snowmen” is in @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social's Winter Anthology! ❄️ Grateful to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for my first-ever Pushcart Prize nomination! 🏆
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Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Money
The pressure to perform in pounds.
Write the things we buy to feel wanted.
Post from Friday. Tag it. Use Alt Text. Prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
The pressure to perform in pounds.
Write the things we buy to feel wanted.
Post from Friday. Tag it. Use Alt Text. Prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Money
The pressure to perform in pounds.
Write the things we buy to feel wanted.
Post from Friday. Tag it. Use Alt Text. Prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
The pressure to perform in pounds.
Write the things we buy to feel wanted.
Post from Friday. Tag it. Use Alt Text. Prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A
I suppose the shortest day / longest night is a thing, a slight end of a dip towards 'getting colder and darker' and the start of 'getting longer and warmer', albeit in the UK we then go through a period of more wet and cold, but ignoring that.
December 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I suppose the shortest day / longest night is a thing, a slight end of a dip towards 'getting colder and darker' and the start of 'getting longer and warmer', albeit in the UK we then go through a period of more wet and cold, but ignoring that.
Great concise advice from @dodgingtherain.bsky.social 's Neil Slevin dodgingtherain.com/2016/12/01/_...
Neil Slevin, How to Get Your Work Published
Writers need journals to accept their work to generate momentum. Here are eight steps to take when submitting your writing for publication. 1: Research opportunities Start by researching which publ…
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December 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Great concise advice from @dodgingtherain.bsky.social 's Neil Slevin dodgingtherain.com/2016/12/01/_...
'A Tissue of Lies' portrays a speaker grappling with hypervigilance from past trauma, juxtaposed against global fragility exposed by Gaza's conflict. An exploration of life's fragility, the personal and the global. Published in Mobius Magazine. mobiusmagazine.com/poetry/tissu...
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
'A Tissue of Lies' portrays a speaker grappling with hypervigilance from past trauma, juxtaposed against global fragility exposed by Gaza's conflict. An exploration of life's fragility, the personal and the global. Published in Mobius Magazine. mobiusmagazine.com/poetry/tissu...
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Join Our Independent Press Directory - The Broken Spine
At The Broken Spine, collaboration and community have always been at the heart of what we do. We believe in uplifting fellow independent presses, writers, and
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December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Visibility that makes a difference: For £3/month, promote your open calls, workshops, and competitions—while supporting our £5000 #BrokenSpineAward Fundraiser.
The wonders at @thebrokenspine.co.uk have released their Autumn 25 anthology, including a poem of mine - 'A Goring of Butchers' about a life-in-the-day of a younger self who worked in a well-known supermarket. The anthology is available as a free PDF download thebrokenspine.co.uk/product/sele...
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 - Eds. David Hanlon & Katie Jenkins (Digital) - The Broken Spine
Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 (Digital Edition) Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 brings together bold, contemporary voices from across the globe. Edited by David Hanlon and Katie Jenkins, this downloadable...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The wonders at @thebrokenspine.co.uk have released their Autumn 25 anthology, including a poem of mine - 'A Goring of Butchers' about a life-in-the-day of a younger self who worked in a well-known supermarket. The anthology is available as a free PDF download thebrokenspine.co.uk/product/sele...
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Dear Israel,
Yes, YOU are the baddies.
Love, the entire world.
Yes, YOU are the baddies.
Love, the entire world.
Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg
The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it - surely?
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it - surely?
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg
The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it
www.thecanary.co
October 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Dear Israel,
Yes, YOU are the baddies.
Love, the entire world.
Yes, YOU are the baddies.
Love, the entire world.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
Tommy Robinson takes legal action against Nigel Farage over 'defamatory claims'
A far-right fall-out, you say? Tommy Robinson is pursuing a legal settlement from Nigel Farage following comments made in January.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
Grifter.
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Grifter.
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I expect nothing less from the BBC. It has been a conduit for the Israeli propaganda machine since its compromised Panorama reporting of Corbyn's supposed "antisemitic" Labour. Nothing will change until Robbie Gibb, his editorial plants & wider leadership are excised from it. Starmer's govt too.
I think what the BBC must have meant to say is that Netanyahu ordered another breach of the cease fire. There is no peace under his rule.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel targets senior Hamas official in deadly Gaza strike
The strike killed Raed Saad, a senior commander in Hamas' Qassam Brigades, the Israeli military said.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I expect nothing less from the BBC. It has been a conduit for the Israeli propaganda machine since its compromised Panorama reporting of Corbyn's supposed "antisemitic" Labour. Nothing will change until Robbie Gibb, his editorial plants & wider leadership are excised from it. Starmer's govt too.
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This Friday meeting for all Your Party members in Hastings. Free but sign up:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
Your Party in Hastings
Meeting of Your Party members in Hastings
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December 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This Friday meeting for all Your Party members in Hastings. Free but sign up:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-party...
Aw, lovely present for the beginning of December. Highlighting my poem 'Ringing the Changes'
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December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Aw, lovely present for the beginning of December. Highlighting my poem 'Ringing the Changes'
theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/11/07/r...
theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/11/07/r...
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Came home to a flyer featuring Nigel Farage offering to "save Britain"
No thanks.
If I wanted to see that grifting racist's face I'd turn on BBC news.
No thanks.
If I wanted to see that grifting racist's face I'd turn on BBC news.
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Came home to a flyer featuring Nigel Farage offering to "save Britain"
No thanks.
If I wanted to see that grifting racist's face I'd turn on BBC news.
No thanks.
If I wanted to see that grifting racist's face I'd turn on BBC news.
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I literally do not care if Nigel Farage was a racist as a teenager, because it’s much more important that he’s a racist now.
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I literally do not care if Nigel Farage was a racist as a teenager, because it’s much more important that he’s a racist now.
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I remember when people used to say "oh, Jeremy Corbyn" without it being followed by a facepalm
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I remember when people used to say "oh, Jeremy Corbyn" without it being followed by a facepalm