Gram
@gramjd.bsky.social
Poetry, counselling and psychotherapy, photography, tabletop gaming, breathwork, nature and exploration, mindful inquiry, electronica/IDM
He/him/they/them | UK
He/him/they/them | UK
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Gram
@gramjd.bsky.social
· Dec 3
In 2023, my second collection "Not Enough Rage" was released. My first was "Bolt Down This Earth"in 2017. Both are published by V. Press. You can DM me for copies too.
#poetry #poetryBooks #amPublishing #poetryCommunity #poetsOfBluesky
#poetry #poetryBooks #amPublishing #poetryCommunity #poetsOfBluesky
Couple of cold shots from Ayr last January. Expecting Arran to look that way again before much longer. It is good to live in a town beside the sea. Especially with views of the island.
#photo #scotland #ayr #southAyrshire #arran #isleOfArran
#photo #scotland #ayr #southAyrshire #arran #isleOfArran
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Couple of cold shots from Ayr last January. Expecting Arran to look that way again before much longer. It is good to live in a town beside the sea. Especially with views of the island.
#photo #scotland #ayr #southAyrshire #arran #isleOfArran
#photo #scotland #ayr #southAyrshire #arran #isleOfArran
This is good. Somehow missed the pub-date if Feb but really glad to read this now - having a poem among so many other fine poems. A sheer, austere and sincere anthology, here
#highRise #BrutalistPoetry #LiftToTheSky @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#highRise #BrutalistPoetry #LiftToTheSky @thebrokenspine.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is good. Somehow missed the pub-date if Feb but really glad to read this now - having a poem among so many other fine poems. A sheer, austere and sincere anthology, here
#highRise #BrutalistPoetry #LiftToTheSky @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#highRise #BrutalistPoetry #LiftToTheSky @thebrokenspine.co.uk
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“This is something healthy and sustainable that I can keep up forever,” she added. “If I play my cards right, my sister might even let me come to her hen do! We just can’t do predrinks in my attic, for obvious reasons.”
Autistic woman masks flawlessly as portrait in her attic grows increasingly haggard
An autistic woman is reportedly so good at masking she is frequently mistaken for a neurotypical – while the monstrous portrait in her attic withers and decays at an alarming rate. Mary Walker, 33, no...
thedailytism.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“This is something healthy and sustainable that I can keep up forever,” she added. “If I play my cards right, my sister might even let me come to her hen do! We just can’t do predrinks in my attic, for obvious reasons.”
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“If the rest of the story is anything to go by, the account of her conception is going to be both graphic and disturbing.”
Amazing! Autistic woman’s life story somehow longer than actual life
An autistic woman who started telling her life story 45 minutes ago has only just got to the moment of her conception, sources have said. Pippa Durham, 28, was attending a comedy night when the comedi...
thedailytism.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“If the rest of the story is anything to go by, the account of her conception is going to be both graphic and disturbing.”
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Happy to have a poem in this collection from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social which just came out!
#HighRise #BrutalistPoetry
#HighRise #BrutalistPoetry
February 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Happy to have a poem in this collection from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social which just came out!
#HighRise #BrutalistPoetry
#HighRise #BrutalistPoetry
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High Rise, a new anthology from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social, out now. Honoured to have a poem in this mesmeric collection
#poetry #brutalistpoetry
www.amazon.co.uk/High-Rise-Brutalist-Thematic-Slimline-Anthologies/dp/B0DX27Y5Y5
#poetry #brutalistpoetry
www.amazon.co.uk/High-Rise-Brutalist-Thematic-Slimline-Anthologies/dp/B0DX27Y5Y5
February 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
High Rise, a new anthology from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social, out now. Honoured to have a poem in this mesmeric collection
#poetry #brutalistpoetry
www.amazon.co.uk/High-Rise-Brutalist-Thematic-Slimline-Anthologies/dp/B0DX27Y5Y5
#poetry #brutalistpoetry
www.amazon.co.uk/High-Rise-Brutalist-Thematic-Slimline-Anthologies/dp/B0DX27Y5Y5
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Ever read a #poem & not know why it drew you in? Did its casual tone make you the observer who wouldn't otherwise pay attention to this scene, or did the end leave you both curious & quite satisfied with "I don't know"? Simply wonderful! #ClarkPascoe #LiftToTheSky
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Ever read a #poem & not know why it drew you in? Did its casual tone make you the observer who wouldn't otherwise pay attention to this scene, or did the end leave you both curious & quite satisfied with "I don't know"? Simply wonderful! #ClarkPascoe #LiftToTheSky
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
Upgraded my yoga mat bag. The nice middle class people will be in for a treat at class.
#allyship
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#allyship
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Upgraded my yoga mat bag. The nice middle class people will be in for a treat at class.
#allyship
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#allyship
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"... fjord's skin" 🤩
ahhh yes norway
where the mountains are
under the fiord’s skin
where the mountains are
under the fiord’s skin
May 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"... fjord's skin" 🤩
Thanks to Poetry Wales for sharing this poem of mine from their archive. This was back when Nia Davies edited the journal. I have really admired her as a poet and editor for a long time.
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A poem for you: 'Subject of Light' by Gram Joel Davies
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May 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thanks to Poetry Wales for sharing this poem of mine from their archive. This was back when Nia Davies edited the journal. I have really admired her as a poet and editor for a long time.
mailchi.mp/poetrywales/...
mailchi.mp/poetrywales/...
I'm enjoying learning French with Duolingo but I must say, the concept of a gendered language makes no more sense to me now than when I was a child. And I don't just mean it's weird to gender objects, it is really odd to speak differently to two kinds people!
May 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm enjoying learning French with Duolingo but I must say, the concept of a gendered language makes no more sense to me now than when I was a child. And I don't just mean it's weird to gender objects, it is really odd to speak differently to two kinds people!
Is there dignity in work? This, from Paulo Freire:
May 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Is there dignity in work? This, from Paulo Freire:
Helping @GoodLawProject challenge the High Court ruling at the ECHR .https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4
May 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Helping @GoodLawProject challenge the High Court ruling at the ECHR .https://goodlawproject.org/s/851fc4
"Without faith in people, dialogue is a farce which inevitably degenerates into paternalistic manipulation"
- Paulo Freire
- Paulo Freire
April 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Without faith in people, dialogue is a farce which inevitably degenerates into paternalistic manipulation"
- Paulo Freire
- Paulo Freire
Block Trump from speaking in parliament during his state visit. Sign the petition to stop this national embarrassment: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/ban-trum...
Block Trump from addressing Parliament
I've just signed 38 Degrees' petition calling on Trump to be banned from addressing the UK Parliament during his state visit later this year. Will you join me and add your name too?
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April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Block Trump from speaking in parliament during his state visit. Sign the petition to stop this national embarrassment: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/ban-trum...
I have been awarded 4th place for my poem in the Plaza Prize. Thanks! And well done to the other winners and shortlistees!
#poetry #poetsOfBluesky #poetryBluesky #poets #writingPoetry
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
#poetry #poetsOfBluesky #poetryBluesky #poets #writingPoetry
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
#
A new venture offering digital submissions, audio stories and literary works.
theplazaprizes.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I have been awarded 4th place for my poem in the Plaza Prize. Thanks! And well done to the other winners and shortlistees!
#poetry #poetsOfBluesky #poetryBluesky #poets #writingPoetry
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
#poetry #poetsOfBluesky #poetryBluesky #poets #writingPoetry
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
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We have over 800 signatures in just 70 hours!
Our coalition — clinicians, researchers, carers, and most importantly, disabled people — will help the public and Parliament see how dangerous these cuts would be.
Every signature adds weight. Thank you so much.
✍️ Please sign: tinyurl.com/yw8bzmxr
Our coalition — clinicians, researchers, carers, and most importantly, disabled people — will help the public and Parliament see how dangerous these cuts would be.
Every signature adds weight. Thank you so much.
✍️ Please sign: tinyurl.com/yw8bzmxr
Disability Benefits Cuts
Open Letter: Disability Benefits Cuts Are Creating a Public Health Emergency
To: Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and Me...
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April 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We have over 800 signatures in just 70 hours!
Our coalition — clinicians, researchers, carers, and most importantly, disabled people — will help the public and Parliament see how dangerous these cuts would be.
Every signature adds weight. Thank you so much.
✍️ Please sign: tinyurl.com/yw8bzmxr
Our coalition — clinicians, researchers, carers, and most importantly, disabled people — will help the public and Parliament see how dangerous these cuts would be.
Every signature adds weight. Thank you so much.
✍️ Please sign: tinyurl.com/yw8bzmxr
🚨 Clinicians:
The government plans to cut billions from disability benefits.
We’re already seeing the consequences — patients in anguish, carers pushed to the edge.
Please sign + share this open letter. Our voices carry real weight — let’s use them.
tinyurl.com/4vav3vnv
#WelfareNotWarfare
The government plans to cut billions from disability benefits.
We’re already seeing the consequences — patients in anguish, carers pushed to the edge.
Please sign + share this open letter. Our voices carry real weight — let’s use them.
tinyurl.com/4vav3vnv
#WelfareNotWarfare
Disability Benefits Cuts
Open Letter: Disability Benefits Cuts Are Creating a Public Health Emergency
To: Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and Me...
tinyurl.com
April 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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“Unlike the control group, those receiving a basic income were more likely to change jobs or enrol in further education.
They reported greater satisfaction in their working life – and were ‘significantly’ more satisfied with their income.”
They reported greater satisfaction in their working life – and were ‘significantly’ more satisfied with their income.”
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Unlike the control group, those receiving a basic income were more likely to change jobs or enrol in further education.
They reported greater satisfaction in their working life – and were ‘significantly’ more satisfied with their income.”
They reported greater satisfaction in their working life – and were ‘significantly’ more satisfied with their income.”
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
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The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
Studie: Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen macht zufrieden und mental gesund | MDR.DE
Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen – ohne reduzierte Arbeitszeit – steigert Zufriedenheit und mentale Gesundheit. Das geht aus der ersten Langzeitstudie zum Grundeinkommen hervor.
www.mdr.de
April 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
Congrats to longlistees
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
#
A new venture offering digital submissions, audio stories and literary works.
theplazaprizes.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Congrats to longlistees
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
theplazaprizes.com/the-plaza-po...
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