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#SONGTODAY This Irish song was orginally recorded by Kate Bush for the album Common Ground – Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996), the words were written by Irish poet Peadar Ó Doirnín (1700–1769) youtu.be/WGnOdFBUbnI?...
Mná na hÉireann
YouTube video by Kate Bush - Topic
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February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
#SONGTODAY This Irish song was orginally recorded by Kate Bush for the album Common Ground – Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996), the words were written by Irish poet Peadar Ó Doirnín (1700–1769) youtu.be/WGnOdFBUbnI?...
#POEMTODAY In plotting the history of the African (and therefore, human) race, Angolan poet João Melo expounds the tragedy of being unable to learn from the past brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/02/afri...
Africans - João Melo
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
#POEMTODAY In plotting the history of the African (and therefore, human) race, Angolan poet João Melo expounds the tragedy of being unable to learn from the past brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/02/afri...
#SONGTODAY A duet by Noel Robinson & Philippa Hanna - and if you live near Hadfield, Derbyshire you can see Philippa live on 26 April (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philippa-h...) youtu.be/lwpuEjWuDLs?...
PHILIPPA HANNA - 'Til The Whole World Knows' Tour 2026
Join us for an unforgettable night of music and stories with Philippa Hanna live in person!
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February 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#SONGTODAY A duet by Noel Robinson & Philippa Hanna - and if you live near Hadfield, Derbyshire you can see Philippa live on 26 April (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philippa-h...) youtu.be/lwpuEjWuDLs?...
#POEMTODAY Here's a hymn in praise of Christ by 9th century German Carolingian poet-theologian Rabanus Maurus who also wrote extensive biblical commentaries and other works brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/02/thee...
Thee, O Christ, the Father’s splendor - Rabanus Maurus
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
#POEMTODAY Here's a hymn in praise of Christ by 9th century German Carolingian poet-theologian Rabanus Maurus who also wrote extensive biblical commentaries and other works brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/02/thee...
#SONGTODAY Bruce Springsteen's Minneapolis protest song may be getting the headlines (rightly) but Billy Braggs' song is equally angry and hard hitting youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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January 31, 2026 at 11:36 AM
#SONGTODAY Bruce Springsteen's Minneapolis protest song may be getting the headlines (rightly) but Billy Braggs' song is equally angry and hard hitting youtu.be/IKOW2ZikGW8?...
#POEMTODAY An anguished poem about loneliness by Micronesian poet Toyo Mori brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/who-...
Who will listen to me - Toyo Mori
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM
#POEMTODAY An anguished poem about loneliness by Micronesian poet Toyo Mori brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/who-...
#SONGTODAY From the 2019 tribute album to Tom Waits by various women musicians, here's Aimee Mann's cover of Hold On youtu.be/Hx0Y3fj4r7Y?...
Hold On
YouTube video by Aimee Mann - Topic
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January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
#SONGTODAY From the 2019 tribute album to Tom Waits by various women musicians, here's Aimee Mann's cover of Hold On youtu.be/Hx0Y3fj4r7Y?...
#POEMTODAY A sombre poem from Ukrainian poet and film-maker Iryna Tsilyk brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/lots...
Lot's wife - Iryna Tsilyk
A collection of poems from around the world
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January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
#POEMTODAY A sombre poem from Ukrainian poet and film-maker Iryna Tsilyk brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/lots...
#SONGTODAY Bruce Springsteen's new song, in prostest of the Minneapolis atrocities youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
#SONGTODAY Bruce Springsteen's new song, in prostest of the Minneapolis atrocities youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
#POEMTODAY Poltu, a Seychelles poet, writes here humourously, but with a serious message, about the labels we give each other brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/word...
Words of Woe - Poltu
A collection of poems from around the world
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January 29, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#POEMTODAY Poltu, a Seychelles poet, writes here humourously, but with a serious message, about the labels we give each other brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/word...
#SONGTODAY Neil Young's career spans nearly 6 decades - here's one of his earliest songs (from 1968). Good on him for withdrawing his music from Amazon and gving it free to Greenlanders youtu.be/q0mKgUtDgXM?...
Expecting to Fly (Live - Canterbury House 1968)
YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic
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January 28, 2026 at 10:51 AM
#SONGTODAY Neil Young's career spans nearly 6 decades - here's one of his earliest songs (from 1968). Good on him for withdrawing his music from Amazon and gving it free to Greenlanders youtu.be/q0mKgUtDgXM?...
#POEMTODAY This poem is about family relationships, from Qatari poet Haya Alhajri brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/root...
Roots and Rain - Haya Alhajri
A collection of poems from around the world
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January 28, 2026 at 10:34 AM
#POEMTODAY This poem is about family relationships, from Qatari poet Haya Alhajri brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/root...
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Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
www.carbonbrief.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Reposted by BruceTheSheep
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
#SONGTODAY She released only two albums and died tragically young, but her work lives on - Judee Sill playing her song The Kiss on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973 youtu.be/0feFedDW_iQ?...
Judee Sill - The Kiss
YouTube video by donmussell12
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January 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM
#SONGTODAY She released only two albums and died tragically young, but her work lives on - Judee Sill playing her song The Kiss on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973 youtu.be/0feFedDW_iQ?...
#POEMTODAY Uzbeki poet Rafiq O’zturk writes fondly of his father's expectations in this poem brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ph...
A phone-call - Rafiq O’zturk
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 AM
#POEMTODAY Uzbeki poet Rafiq O’zturk writes fondly of his father's expectations in this poem brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ph...
#SONGTODAY A new song from Paul Field is something always worth celebrating! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9B...
One More Song To Write
YouTube video by Paul Field
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January 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM
#SONGTODAY A new song from Paul Field is something always worth celebrating! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9B...
#POEMTODAY Here's a poem by Peruvian poet Odi Gonzales that describes his reaction to sights and sounds (I think) brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/qesi...
Q’esintuu - Odi Gonzales
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#POEMTODAY Here's a poem by Peruvian poet Odi Gonzales that describes his reaction to sights and sounds (I think) brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/qesi...
#SONGTODAY A great worship song from Matt Maher (written by Daniel Carson, Kristian Stanfill, Christy Nockels, Matt Maher and Jesse Reeves in 2013) much covered by other musicians, but here's his orginal youtu.be/LuvfMDhTyMA?...
Matt Maher - Lord, I Need You (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by mattmaherVEVO
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January 25, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#SONGTODAY A great worship song from Matt Maher (written by Daniel Carson, Kristian Stanfill, Christy Nockels, Matt Maher and Jesse Reeves in 2013) much covered by other musicians, but here's his orginal youtu.be/LuvfMDhTyMA?...
#POEMTODAY 19th century Swiss Lutheran pastor César Malan writes here of the saving power of the Holy Spirit brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/o-ho...
O Holy Spirit, blessed Comforter - César Malan
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 PM
#POEMTODAY 19th century Swiss Lutheran pastor César Malan writes here of the saving power of the Holy Spirit brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/o-ho...
#SONGTODAY From Kate and Anna McGarrigle, here's Kate's (Talk to me of) Mendocino youtu.be/tXOMSD1jpYs?...
Kate & Anna McGarrigle Talk To Me Of Mendocino
YouTube video by patjay1000
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January 24, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#SONGTODAY From Kate and Anna McGarrigle, here's Kate's (Talk to me of) Mendocino youtu.be/tXOMSD1jpYs?...
POEM FOR TODAY Here's a poem about realtionship perceptions and changes from Cameroon poet Yefon Isabelle brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/dusk...
Dusk - Yefon Isabelle
A collection of poems from around the world
brucespoems.blogspot.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
POEM FOR TODAY Here's a poem about realtionship perceptions and changes from Cameroon poet Yefon Isabelle brucespoems.blogspot.com/2026/01/dusk...
#SONGTODAY A beautiful but sad new song from American indioe band Manchester Orchestra youtu.be/7-OfACE4ASQ?...
Manchester Orchestra - The Silence - Union Chapel, London, England
YouTube video by Manchester Orchestra
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January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
#SONGTODAY A beautiful but sad new song from American indioe band Manchester Orchestra youtu.be/7-OfACE4ASQ?...