Billy Mills
@billymills.bsky.social
Irish poet, cricket fan, book reviews, Bob Dylan.
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
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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Mary Mackey - Sugar Zone → PEN Literary Award
Award-winning poet Mary Mackey discusses her book of poetry, Sugar Zone, and her honor in winning the PEN Literary Award for the book.
youtu.be/54_li8otKaw
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
Award-winning poet Mary Mackey discusses her book of poetry, Sugar Zone, and her honor in winning the PEN Literary Award for the book.
youtu.be/54_li8otKaw
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mary Mackey - Sugar Zone → PEN Literary Award
Award-winning poet Mary Mackey discusses her book of poetry, Sugar Zone, and her honor in winning the PEN Literary Award for the book.
youtu.be/54_li8otKaw
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
Award-winning poet Mary Mackey discusses her book of poetry, Sugar Zone, and her honor in winning the PEN Literary Award for the book.
youtu.be/54_li8otKaw
#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky
The picture quality is crap, but it's the best thing you'll watch today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0c...
Bob Dylan Recording The Man In Me - 1970 - LOST FOOTAGE
YouTube video by VIDEO BAZAAR
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February 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The picture quality is crap, but it's the best thing you'll watch today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0c...
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OTD 1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash began 2 days of recording duets in Nashville for Dylan's Nashville Skyline. I love this studio clip of them (not sure which day) of em doing One Too Many Mornings. You get to see Dylan in his Full Crooner voice & watch em cut each other up.
youtu.be/LVdlF3Eih28?...
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RARE Johnny Cash with Bob dylan - one too many mornings
YouTube video by Petrol Beard
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February 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
OTD 1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash began 2 days of recording duets in Nashville for Dylan's Nashville Skyline. I love this studio clip of them (not sure which day) of em doing One Too Many Mornings. You get to see Dylan in his Full Crooner voice & watch em cut each other up.
youtu.be/LVdlF3Eih28?...
youtu.be/LVdlF3Eih28?...
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Happy Lunar New Year, and Losar Tashi Delek to all who are celebrating. 🎉
With the arrival of the Year of the Horse 🐎 and a new year across different traditions, may this time bring renewal, clarity, and a deepening of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings.
With the arrival of the Year of the Horse 🐎 and a new year across different traditions, may this time bring renewal, clarity, and a deepening of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings.
February 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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This week in the poetry blogs with @alinaetc.bsky.social @emmalee1.bsky.social @wendypratt.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social @billymills.bsky.social @beckyltuch.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social @victoriamoul.bsky.social
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Poetry Blog Digest 2026, Week 7
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
www.vianegativa.us
February 17, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Derek Walcott,
from Epitaph for the Young:
XII Cantos
(I remembered that Peter Matthiessen
& Derek Walcott were friends)
from Epitaph for the Young:
XII Cantos
(I remembered that Peter Matthiessen
& Derek Walcott were friends)
February 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Derek Walcott,
from Epitaph for the Young:
XII Cantos
(I remembered that Peter Matthiessen
& Derek Walcott were friends)
from Epitaph for the Young:
XII Cantos
(I remembered that Peter Matthiessen
& Derek Walcott were friends)
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can confirm
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
can confirm
The Secret History of the Love Tester
From serious-seeming science to penny-arcade amusements.
www.atlasobscura.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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@billymills.bsky.social - LesterYoung on President's Day - allenginsberg.org/2011/08/lest... allenginsberg.org/2014/08/lest...
February 16, 2026 at 3:27 AM
@billymills.bsky.social - LesterYoung on President's Day - allenginsberg.org/2011/08/lest... allenginsberg.org/2014/08/lest...
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Ht @billymills.bsky.social wow wow wow …
February 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Ht @billymills.bsky.social wow wow wow …
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You know it makes sense.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
You know it makes sense.
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@billymills.bsky.social - Valentine's Day on the Allen Ginsberg Project - "The weight of the world..." - allenginsberg.org/2015/02/vale...
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - Valentine's Day on the Allen Ginsberg Project - "The weight of the world..." - allenginsberg.org/2015/02/vale...
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Hello. Still without necessary IT and health issues mean I may have to leave the county long before I would wish. However, I am still filling notebooks and hope to be able to restart an intermittent service at some point soon. I am also discussing how best to make Hookland permanently available.
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Hello. Still without necessary IT and health issues mean I may have to leave the county long before I would wish. However, I am still filling notebooks and hope to be able to restart an intermittent service at some point soon. I am also discussing how best to make Hookland permanently available.
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@billymills.bsky.social - John Giorno in Bologna, Thato Kämmerer's theater production of Howl premieres in Jena, Weimar, Germany & more in our weekly roundup.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
@billymills.bsky.social - John Giorno in Bologna, Thato Kämmerer's theater production of Howl premieres in Jena, Weimar, Germany & more in our weekly roundup.
allenginsberg.org/2026/02/f-f-...
allenginsberg.org/2026/02/f-f-...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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OK #SpeirGorm this is a big one. The public consultation for "Grow College Green" is open from now until March 11. Have your say! This will radically reshape the heart of Dublin City and this is our once-in-a-generation chance to make it great for everyone!
engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
Citizen engagement platform
engage.dublincity.ie
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
OK #SpeirGorm this is a big one. The public consultation for "Grow College Green" is open from now until March 11. Have your say! This will radically reshape the heart of Dublin City and this is our once-in-a-generation chance to make it great for everyone!
engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
engage.dublincity.ie/en-IE/projec...
I've been remis in sharing @davebonta.bsky.social and his Pepys erasure poems recently. This one's a cracker:
www.vianegativa.us/2026/02/cank...
www.vianegativa.us/2026/02/cank...
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:
www.vianegativa.us/2026/02/cank...
www.vianegativa.us/2026/02/cank...
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.
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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.
morningporch.com
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?
www.alberich-crosswords.com
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
www.irishtimes.com
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.
ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
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…
ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com
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...
ellipticalmovements.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/t...
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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-...