Billy Mills
@billymills.bsky.social
Irish poet, cricket fan, book reviews, Bob Dylan.
See my blog: https://ellipticalmovements
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"I give as examples Billy Mills, Susan Howe and J.H. Prynne, although the assumption that they write for themselves is entirely my own" J.C.C. Mays
See my blog: https://ellipticalmovements
#speirgorm
"I give as examples Billy Mills, Susan Howe and J.H. Prynne, although the assumption that they write for themselves is entirely my own" J.C.C. Mays
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Two More Anthologies: A Review
NOON: An Anthology of Short Poems (Volume 2), ed. Philip Rowland, Isobar Press, 2025, ISBN 978-4-907359-52-2, £12.00 Fog Bells: 8 Contemporary Turkish Poets, ed. Neil P. Doherty, Dedalus Pres…
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What's this? Another review already? Well, yes, I believe it is.
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I've been remis in sharing @davebonta.bsky.social and his Pepys erasure poems recently. This one's a cracker:
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Canker
a rose in the heart having no sun must need tending who knows what kind of night began as a cell
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February 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I've been remis in sharing @davebonta.bsky.social and his Pepys erasure poems recently. This one's a cracker:
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Most of the Time (Alternate Version from 'Oh Mercy' sessions)
YouTube video by Bob Dylan - Topic
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February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Untitled
Swarms of large, amalgamated snowflakes fly past the porch well into mid-morning. When the wind drops for a few seconds, they hover nearly motionless, as if awaiting orders.
Swarms of large, amalgamated snowflakes fly past the porch well into mid-morning. When the wind drops for a few seconds, they hover nearly motionless, as if awaiting orders.
Untitled
Swarms of large, amalgamated snowflakes fly past the porch well into mid-morning. When the wind drops for a few seconds, they hover nearly motionless, as if awaiting orders.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Untitled
Swarms of large, amalgamated snowflakes fly past the porch well into mid-morning. When the wind drops for a few seconds, they hover nearly motionless, as if awaiting orders.
Swarms of large, amalgamated snowflakes fly past the porch well into mid-morning. When the wind drops for a few seconds, they hover nearly motionless, as if awaiting orders.
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Not in my opinion. I agree with Alberich: www.alberich-crosswords.com/even-more-ar...
Cheating? - Alberich Crosswords
Cheating?
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February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Not in my opinion. I agree with Alberich: www.alberich-crosswords.com/even-more-ar...
Some of us are working past 70. Just saying,
Why more people are working beyond 65 and what the new rules will mean for them
Why more people are working beyond 65 and what the new rules will mean for them
The Workplace Relations Commission is working on guidelines on how new legislation on working to the age of 66 will be interpreted
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February 12, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Some of us are working past 70. Just saying,
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Great poems are often born of discomfort. When Matsuo Basho was journeying to the province of Dewa, he had to take shelter in a humble gatekeeper's house while it rained for three days. He wrote:
fleas and lice in my bed
a horse is taking a piss
right by my pillow
fleas and lice in my bed
a horse is taking a piss
right by my pillow
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Great poems are often born of discomfort. When Matsuo Basho was journeying to the province of Dewa, he had to take shelter in a humble gatekeeper's house while it rained for three days. He wrote:
fleas and lice in my bed
a horse is taking a piss
right by my pillow
fleas and lice in my bed
a horse is taking a piss
right by my pillow
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What's this? Another review already? Well, yes, I believe it is.
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Two More Anthologies: A Review
NOON: An Anthology of Short Poems (Volume 2), ed. Philip Rowland, Isobar Press, 2025, ISBN 978-4-907359-52-2, £12.00 Fog Bells: 8 Contemporary Turkish Poets, ed. Neil P. Doherty, Dedalus Pres…
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February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
What's this? Another review already? Well, yes, I believe it is.
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@billymills.bsky.social - Allen Ginsberg's Magic Logo of Three Fish with One Head - allenginsberg.org/2020/02/t-f-...
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - Allen Ginsberg's Magic Logo of Three Fish with One Head - allenginsberg.org/2020/02/t-f-...
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Ah well son of a gun I’m right smack dab in the middle of the indie literary circle, no surprise there I guess
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Ah well son of a gun I’m right smack dab in the middle of the indie literary circle, no surprise there I guess
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Now available: @ianseedauthor.bsky.social’s
Forgetfulness, from Shearsman Books.
In its tragicomic navigation of different forms of loss, Forgetfulness moves from the allegorical to the abstract lyric, through to the surreal-absurd, & finally to a series of splintered memories….
Forgetfulness, from Shearsman Books.
In its tragicomic navigation of different forms of loss, Forgetfulness moves from the allegorical to the abstract lyric, through to the surreal-absurd, & finally to a series of splintered memories….
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Now available: @ianseedauthor.bsky.social’s
Forgetfulness, from Shearsman Books.
In its tragicomic navigation of different forms of loss, Forgetfulness moves from the allegorical to the abstract lyric, through to the surreal-absurd, & finally to a series of splintered memories….
Forgetfulness, from Shearsman Books.
In its tragicomic navigation of different forms of loss, Forgetfulness moves from the allegorical to the abstract lyric, through to the surreal-absurd, & finally to a series of splintered memories….
What's this? Another review already? Well, yes, I believe it is.
ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
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Two More Anthologies: A Review
NOON: An Anthology of Short Poems (Volume 2), ed. Philip Rowland, Isobar Press, 2025, ISBN 978-4-907359-52-2, £12.00 Fog Bells: 8 Contemporary Turkish Poets, ed. Neil P. Doherty, Dedalus Pres…
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February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
What's this? Another review already? Well, yes, I believe it is.
ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
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@billymills.bsky.social - Neal Cassady Centennial continues - Remembering Neal Cassady - "On Neal's Ashes" allenginsberg.org/2019/02/m-f-4/
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - Neal Cassady Centennial continues - Remembering Neal Cassady - "On Neal's Ashes" allenginsberg.org/2019/02/m-f-4/
Always worth a read.
This week in the poetry blogs with @victoriamoul.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @emmalee1.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social @billymills.bsky.social @beckyltuch.bsky.social @kathrynanna.bsky.social @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social 1/3
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Poetry Blog Digest 2026, Week 6
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Always worth a read.
I haven't read the book, and I probably won't, but I may well go to see the film, so forgive this question from a place of ignorance. Does Hamnet acknowledge Joyce's "Scylla and Charybdis" chapter at all?
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I haven't read the book, and I probably won't, but I may well go to see the film, so forgive this question from a place of ignorance. Does Hamnet acknowledge Joyce's "Scylla and Charybdis" chapter at all?
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hello there!
we are open
just me in the bookshop today
the volunteers are away
so i'm selling
the books
and reading
the books
and ordering
the books
we are open
just me in the bookshop today
the volunteers are away
so i'm selling
the books
and reading
the books
and ordering
the books
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
hello there!
we are open
just me in the bookshop today
the volunteers are away
so i'm selling
the books
and reading
the books
and ordering
the books
we are open
just me in the bookshop today
the volunteers are away
so i'm selling
the books
and reading
the books
and ordering
the books
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Walt should have joined Leonard Cohen on stage at Isle of Wight
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Walt should have joined Leonard Cohen on stage at Isle of Wight
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@billymills.bsky.social - Eileen Myles on the Allen Ginsberg Project - allenginsberg.org/2026/02/m-f-...
Eileen Myles at Naropa - The Allen Ginsberg Project
Eileen Myles reads tonight as Allen Ginsberg Visiting Fellow at Naropa at The Performing Arts Center on the Arapahoe Campus. The reading will begin at 7 p.m. MST “The Allen Ginsberg Visiting Fellowshi...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - Eileen Myles on the Allen Ginsberg Project - allenginsberg.org/2026/02/m-f-...
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@billymills.bsky.social - The Neal Cassady Centennial - allenginsberg.org/.../s-f-8-ne...
Neal Cassady Centennial - The Allen Ginsberg Project
Neal Cassady, New York City, ca 1946, the year he and Allen met. Allen’s note on back reads: “in his first suit, bought in Chinatown.” photo: courtesy Stanford University Libraries/Allen Ginsberg Esta...
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February 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - The Neal Cassady Centennial - allenginsberg.org/.../s-f-8-ne...
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Poem
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February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Poem
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@billymills.bsky.social - Neal Cassady at 100! - Neal Cassady Centennial Weekend - allenginsberg.org/2026/02/s-f-...
Cassady Centennial Weekend - The Allen Ginsberg Project
Neal Cassady, 1966 – photo by Herb Green Neal Cassady at 100! – It’s the Neal Cassady Centennial – his official birthday anniversary is tomorrow but we’re celebrating with a full Neal Cassady weekend...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - Neal Cassady at 100! - Neal Cassady Centennial Weekend - allenginsberg.org/2026/02/s-f-...
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@billymills.bsky.social - Friday Round-Up. - Kerouac Scroll back up for auction - new Kerouac volumes - Ginsberg homage and Cassady Centennial this weekend - allenginsberg.org/2026/02/f-f-...
Friday's Weekly Round-Up - 755 - The Allen Ginsberg Project
So the legendary Kerouac On The Road scroll goes up for sale again – to be auctioned next month at Christie’s – see here. The document, “one of the Beat Generation’s defining artefacts”, will be part ...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - Friday Round-Up. - Kerouac Scroll back up for auction - new Kerouac volumes - Ginsberg homage and Cassady Centennial this weekend - allenginsberg.org/2026/02/f-f-...