Commonplaces
@commonplaces.bsky.social
A project about commonplacing: a practice of collecting, recording and extracting meaningful fragments and keeping them in a book, which thinks about materiality, time and living resistant lives.
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@commonplaces.bsky.social
· Sep 15
As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
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Study of a Plant with Red-Purple Flowers (which she labelled: 'Sebestena Africana purprurea ulmi folio. Elegantissimo flore' Maria Moninckx
Done #otd 14 Oct 1695 (Met Museum)
Done #otd 14 Oct 1695 (Met Museum)
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Study of a Plant with Red-Purple Flowers (which she labelled: 'Sebestena Africana purprurea ulmi folio. Elegantissimo flore' Maria Moninckx
Done #otd 14 Oct 1695 (Met Museum)
Done #otd 14 Oct 1695 (Met Museum)
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Card from the autumn "suit" of the Astronomia playing card deck, 1829.
Featuring 3 other seasonal suits the pack was used to play two games — Conjunction and Combination — which were trumps-based, similar to Whist. More images of the cards here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/a... #autumn
Featuring 3 other seasonal suits the pack was used to play two games — Conjunction and Combination — which were trumps-based, similar to Whist. More images of the cards here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/a... #autumn
September 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Card from the autumn "suit" of the Astronomia playing card deck, 1829.
Featuring 3 other seasonal suits the pack was used to play two games — Conjunction and Combination — which were trumps-based, similar to Whist. More images of the cards here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/a... #autumn
Featuring 3 other seasonal suits the pack was used to play two games — Conjunction and Combination — which were trumps-based, similar to Whist. More images of the cards here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/a... #autumn
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"How do I write a poem about resilience—
how many times will I be asked to write a poem,
a song, a prayer, a sermon,
a land acknowledgment, an obituary—
about resilience?"
—Danielle Emerson
alocasia.org/2025/08/15/d...
how many times will I be asked to write a poem,
a song, a prayer, a sermon,
a land acknowledgment, an obituary—
about resilience?"
—Danielle Emerson
alocasia.org/2025/08/15/d...
Danielle Emerson :: “For the common sunflowers along the Upper Fruitland, NM ditch” – ALOCASIA
a journal of queer plant-based writing
alocasia.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"How do I write a poem about resilience—
how many times will I be asked to write a poem,
a song, a prayer, a sermon,
a land acknowledgment, an obituary—
about resilience?"
—Danielle Emerson
alocasia.org/2025/08/15/d...
how many times will I be asked to write a poem,
a song, a prayer, a sermon,
a land acknowledgment, an obituary—
about resilience?"
—Danielle Emerson
alocasia.org/2025/08/15/d...
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Loved doing this recently, looking forward to more opportunities to #commonplace
As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Loved doing this recently, looking forward to more opportunities to #commonplace
Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.
As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social
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"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference!
@commonplaces.bsky.social
@commonplaces.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference!
@commonplaces.bsky.social
@commonplaces.bsky.social
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A plan for knocking your sprawling manuscript into shape - @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social & @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/s... #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writingtips #memoir #storytelling #skywriters
Worth the Climb: Self-Editing Secrets That Actually Work
By Allison K Williams Perhaps you’re staring at your manuscript, thinking, This is either brilliant or a dumpster fire, and I genuinely cannot tell which. Congratulations! You’ve reached the sacred…
brevity.wordpress.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
A plan for knocking your sprawling manuscript into shape - @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social & @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/s... #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #writingtips #memoir #storytelling #skywriters
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We are delighted to announce the shortlisted authors for The Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) Prize, sponsored by Arts Council England, ALCS, Professional Writing Academy and Drusilla Harvey Memorial Fund
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May 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We are delighted to announce the shortlisted authors for The Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) Prize, sponsored by Arts Council England, ALCS, Professional Writing Academy and Drusilla Harvey Memorial Fund
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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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March 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 Independent presses! Amplify your submission calls monthly through our directory. A small admin fee (£3) supports our community hub. Get featured here:
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
@imaginebelfast.bsky.social event 'Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous' with @lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social is starting in just a few minutes @crescentarts.bsky.social... Can't wait to meet our participants! #ImagineBelfast
March 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@imaginebelfast.bsky.social event 'Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous' with @lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social is starting in just a few minutes @crescentarts.bsky.social... Can't wait to meet our participants! #ImagineBelfast
Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast
Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast
Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.
imaginebelfast.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast
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In celebration of International Women's Day, Imagine! is proud to feature events that highlight women's voices and experiences. Join us from 24-30 March to celebrate and support women's contributions to society. Explore the full festival lineup: IMAGINEBELFAST.COM
#ImagineBelfast #IWD2025
#ImagineBelfast #IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In celebration of International Women's Day, Imagine! is proud to feature events that highlight women's voices and experiences. Join us from 24-30 March to celebrate and support women's contributions to society. Explore the full festival lineup: IMAGINEBELFAST.COM
#ImagineBelfast #IWD2025
#ImagineBelfast #IWD2025
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Inua Ellams will be appearing as part of this year's Imagine Festival with his solo show Search Party, at the Crescent Arts Centre on Friday 28 March. Don't miss out! Get your tickets at imaginebelfast.com/event/inua-e...
March 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Inua Ellams will be appearing as part of this year's Imagine Festival with his solo show Search Party, at the Crescent Arts Centre on Friday 28 March. Don't miss out! Get your tickets at imaginebelfast.com/event/inua-e...
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‘Having a linguistic superpower on the doorstep helped to form a uniquely English set of linguistic neuroses, but over the last century the situation has reversed.’
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on the influence of French on medieval English: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on the influence of French on medieval English: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Gallagher · What a spalage! Mis languages est bons
With contemporary English including more than eighty thousand terms of French origin, Georges Clemenceau might have had...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
‘Having a linguistic superpower on the doorstep helped to form a uniquely English set of linguistic neuroses, but over the last century the situation has reversed.’
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on the influence of French on medieval English: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on the influence of French on medieval English: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Look at what has landed in Belfast - the wait is almost over!
This week, we unveil the programme for our 2025 edition - 7 days and over 120 events to help you make sense of a crazy world. #ImagineBelfast
This week, we unveil the programme for our 2025 edition - 7 days and over 120 events to help you make sense of a crazy world. #ImagineBelfast
February 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Look at what has landed in Belfast - the wait is almost over!
This week, we unveil the programme for our 2025 edition - 7 days and over 120 events to help you make sense of a crazy world. #ImagineBelfast
This week, we unveil the programme for our 2025 edition - 7 days and over 120 events to help you make sense of a crazy world. #ImagineBelfast
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‘It’s in the technology of writing that we’ve preserved our boldest, most original thought, our best jokes and most generous comfort. To fail to do everything we can to help children hear that song is a cruelty.’
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
‘It’s in the technology of writing that we’ve preserved our boldest, most original thought, our best jokes and most generous comfort. To fail to do everything we can to help children hear that song is a cruelty.’
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell on children’s literature
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Hello Bluesky! 📢The Imagine Festival is BACK! 🎉 Get ready for a week of talks, inspiring performances, and thought-provoking discussions from 24-30 March. Follow us here for the latest updates on our 2025 events. Let's imagine a better future, together! #ImagineBelfast #Imagine25
February 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hello Bluesky! 📢The Imagine Festival is BACK! 🎉 Get ready for a week of talks, inspiring performances, and thought-provoking discussions from 24-30 March. Follow us here for the latest updates on our 2025 events. Let's imagine a better future, together! #ImagineBelfast #Imagine25
So, today went well - many small, simply constructed booklets were produced. Next time we'll be hearing from @lizajthompson.bsky.social about different ways of understanding this fragmentary form.
January 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
So, today went well - many small, simply constructed booklets were produced. Next time we'll be hearing from @lizajthompson.bsky.social about different ways of understanding this fragmentary form.
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the
ideas – so jagged &
hard to make out, fall – until
it’s just voices, two
voices, you’d think you
cld see them so
sharp is their
muttering, so eager their
articulation of right of
wrong
‘The Falling’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
ideas – so jagged &
hard to make out, fall – until
it’s just voices, two
voices, you’d think you
cld see them so
sharp is their
muttering, so eager their
articulation of right of
wrong
‘The Falling’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘The Falling’
www.lrb.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
the
ideas – so jagged &
hard to make out, fall – until
it’s just voices, two
voices, you’d think you
cld see them so
sharp is their
muttering, so eager their
articulation of right of
wrong
‘The Falling’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
ideas – so jagged &
hard to make out, fall – until
it’s just voices, two
voices, you’d think you
cld see them so
sharp is their
muttering, so eager their
articulation of right of
wrong
‘The Falling’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Getting ready to practice our commonplace book-making skills ahead of our #ImagineBelfast festival workshop @ Crescent Arts at the end of March. Check out the programme: imaginebelfast.com/about-the-fe...
January 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Getting ready to practice our commonplace book-making skills ahead of our #ImagineBelfast festival workshop @ Crescent Arts at the end of March. Check out the programme: imaginebelfast.com/about-the-fe...
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We’re prepping our next exhibition about Cornish gardens & gardening - ‘What will summer bring?’. Includes items from the collections, like work by artists inspired by gardens, stories of plant hunters & designs from an early landscape gardener! Opens 25 January! kresenkernow.org/event/what-w...
January 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We’re prepping our next exhibition about Cornish gardens & gardening - ‘What will summer bring?’. Includes items from the collections, like work by artists inspired by gardens, stories of plant hunters & designs from an early landscape gardener! Opens 25 January! kresenkernow.org/event/what-w...
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‘Locke’s show arrives at a cultural moment very different from 1985 or 2011. Where Paolozzi and Perry celebrated magic and the mystical, Locke seeks to demystify.’
Esther Chadwick on a response to empire at the British Museum: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Esther Chadwick on a response to empire at the British Museum: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Esther Chadwick · At the British Museum: ‘what have we here?’
Hew Locke asks us to consider imperial power as a grim yet alluring excess of the symbolic, not just as the exercise of...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
‘Locke’s show arrives at a cultural moment very different from 1985 or 2011. Where Paolozzi and Perry celebrated magic and the mystical, Locke seeks to demystify.’
Esther Chadwick on a response to empire at the British Museum: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Esther Chadwick on a response to empire at the British Museum: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Models of everyday life were deposited in #Egyptian tombs. They were supposed to support the deceased in the afterlife. One of the most charming examples is the model of a #cow giving birth.
Carved in wood, painted.
Probably from Meir, #Egypt, dating c. 2040-1985 BC
📷 @romtoronto.bsky.social
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Carved in wood, painted.
Probably from Meir, #Egypt, dating c. 2040-1985 BC
📷 @romtoronto.bsky.social
🏺
January 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Models of everyday life were deposited in #Egyptian tombs. They were supposed to support the deceased in the afterlife. One of the most charming examples is the model of a #cow giving birth.
Carved in wood, painted.
Probably from Meir, #Egypt, dating c. 2040-1985 BC
📷 @romtoronto.bsky.social
🏺
Carved in wood, painted.
Probably from Meir, #Egypt, dating c. 2040-1985 BC
📷 @romtoronto.bsky.social
🏺
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Love stitch repairs in manuscripts. This is one of ours from the 1560s, although not nearly as impressive as @uoyborthwick.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Love stitch repairs in manuscripts. This is one of ours from the 1560s, although not nearly as impressive as @uoyborthwick.bsky.social