Cathy Symes
@cathysymes.bsky.social
Socialist, feminist, poet and eco worrier. All views my own but I may change my mind or just sober up.
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of #MichaelLongley, one of Ireland’s greatest poets. Our condolences to his family, friends and all who cherished him.
IMAGE: ‘Ceasefire’ by Michael Longley, 2020. The illustration is by Sarah Longley. Published by Fine Press Poetry.
IMAGE: ‘Ceasefire’ by Michael Longley, 2020. The illustration is by Sarah Longley. Published by Fine Press Poetry.
January 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of #MichaelLongley, one of Ireland’s greatest poets. Our condolences to his family, friends and all who cherished him.
IMAGE: ‘Ceasefire’ by Michael Longley, 2020. The illustration is by Sarah Longley. Published by Fine Press Poetry.
IMAGE: ‘Ceasefire’ by Michael Longley, 2020. The illustration is by Sarah Longley. Published by Fine Press Poetry.
Leanne is great - so I’m sure this will be - highly recommend this as a start to 2025
December 30, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Leanne is great - so I’m sure this will be - highly recommend this as a start to 2025
What can we do? What is anyone doing? - state decreed denial of healthcare - a death sentence for women.
The Taliban’s new ban on women in medicine is a direct denial of healthcare access for Afghan women. Under Taliban law, women are legally prohibited from speaking to men who aren’t relatives, let alone visiting a male gynecologist, and now they’re banned from studying medicine.
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
What can we do? What is anyone doing? - state decreed denial of healthcare - a death sentence for women.
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Great review of the best Panto around - @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social always delivers the goods & the Panto has gone from strength to strength since Adam Penford took over. Enjoy it this Xmas.
Jack and the Beanstalk review – dancing chickens meet the mother of all dames
Jack and the Beanstalk review – dancing chickens meet the mother of all dames
Nottingham Playhouse
This uplifting production feels both improvised and polished, with John Elkington’s Dame Daisy camping it up to perfection as Jack’s mother
It’s not often that a latecomer to the stalls is heckled by a pantomime dame – and a…
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Great review of the best Panto around - @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social always delivers the goods & the Panto has gone from strength to strength since Adam Penford took over. Enjoy it this Xmas.
Love this podcast and great episode - helps me think about how and when I write - good fun chat with great people
November 30, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Love this podcast and great episode - helps me think about how and when I write - good fun chat with great people
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Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.
The Gold From The Stone Foundation
www.goldfromthestone.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.
That looks lovely
November 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
That looks lovely
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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Went to the Opera and wrote a review leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
Theatre Review: Opera North - Ruddigore
Opera North nail a witty Gilbert & Sullivan classic
leftlion.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Went to the Opera and wrote a review leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
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PREORDER (31.12.2024):
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2024, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction, and fiction.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2024, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction, and fiction.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 AM
PREORDER (31.12.2024):
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2024, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction, and fiction.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2024, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction, and fiction.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Snow settling on Nottingham City peaks (aka Mapperley) ☃️
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Snow settling on Nottingham City peaks (aka Mapperley) ☃️
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Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws
The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches
The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches
Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws
The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws
The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches
The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches
This will be brilliant- so upset I can’t make it. If you in are in Nottingham go and if you’re not pay us a visit. Lovely people and lovely poems.
November 17, 2024 at 7:49 PM
This will be brilliant- so upset I can’t make it. If you in are in Nottingham go and if you’re not pay us a visit. Lovely people and lovely poems.
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oPt: UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war #Refugees
UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war - occupied Palestinian territory
News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Food and Nutrition and Protection and Human Rights; published on 14 Nov 2024 by OHCHR
reliefweb.int
November 16, 2024 at 11:23 PM
oPt: UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war #Refugees
Don’t mean to go early but Tis the season to make chilli oil
November 16, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Don’t mean to go early but Tis the season to make chilli oil
Friday at the allotment with the perpetually accusatory dog
November 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Friday at the allotment with the perpetually accusatory dog
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Channel: Three more bodies found on French beaches #Refugees
Channel: Three more bodies found on French beaches
www.infomigrants.net
November 14, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Channel: Three more bodies found on French beaches #Refugees
Really pleased to have poems published in the Winter Anthology, now available from @bigwhiteshed Featuring poems from 20 poets who’ve previously worked with the Shed. bigwhiteshed.co.uk/winter
WINTER | bigwhiteshed
poetry
bigwhiteshed.co.uk
November 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Really pleased to have poems published in the Winter Anthology, now available from @bigwhiteshed Featuring poems from 20 poets who’ve previously worked with the Shed. bigwhiteshed.co.uk/winter