Hilary Otto
@hilaryotto.bsky.social
Devon poet in Barcelona, technical editor, shapeshifter. Winner: Hastings Book Festival Poetry Comp 2022. Pamphlet: Zoetrope (Hedgehog, 2023).
My 14 yr old son 'Mum, does this look good?'
Me 'Yes, you always look good, my dear'
Him 'That's why I don't usually ask you'
Me 'Yes, you always look good, my dear'
Him 'That's why I don't usually ask you'
February 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My 14 yr old son 'Mum, does this look good?'
Me 'Yes, you always look good, my dear'
Him 'That's why I don't usually ask you'
Me 'Yes, you always look good, my dear'
Him 'That's why I don't usually ask you'
It's pretty funny to see OpenAI complaining that DeepSeek used its work without permission. You wouldn't make it up.
January 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It's pretty funny to see OpenAI complaining that DeepSeek used its work without permission. You wouldn't make it up.
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better, i think, when i work on a poem, to believe i have something to learn rather than something to say
January 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
better, i think, when i work on a poem, to believe i have something to learn rather than something to say
Live shot of 2025 getting settled in Barcelona
January 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Live shot of 2025 getting settled in Barcelona
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Do not, under any circumstances, hold 2025’s beer
December 29, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Do not, under any circumstances, hold 2025’s beer
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Hi,
I'm Anthony Etherin, and I write constraint-based poetry. Like this:
VOLCANO (Palindrome)
A vale,
sirenic.
Its alps
a red net’s atlas;
a bared, nude summit,
pure.
Pools loop, erupt.
I’m mused —
Under a basalt
as tender as plasticine,
rise, lava.
I'm Anthony Etherin, and I write constraint-based poetry. Like this:
VOLCANO (Palindrome)
A vale,
sirenic.
Its alps
a red net’s atlas;
a bared, nude summit,
pure.
Pools loop, erupt.
I’m mused —
Under a basalt
as tender as plasticine,
rise, lava.
November 13, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Hi,
I'm Anthony Etherin, and I write constraint-based poetry. Like this:
VOLCANO (Palindrome)
A vale,
sirenic.
Its alps
a red net’s atlas;
a bared, nude summit,
pure.
Pools loop, erupt.
I’m mused —
Under a basalt
as tender as plasticine,
rise, lava.
I'm Anthony Etherin, and I write constraint-based poetry. Like this:
VOLCANO (Palindrome)
A vale,
sirenic.
Its alps
a red net’s atlas;
a bared, nude summit,
pure.
Pools loop, erupt.
I’m mused —
Under a basalt
as tender as plasticine,
rise, lava.
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We're thrilled to announce that submissions are now OPEN for our #SelectedPoetry series—an online-only showcase celebrating boundary-pushing, thought-provoking poetry!
Join us in redefining the poetic landscape. Deadline: December 2024.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2024/11/30/p...
Join us in redefining the poetic landscape. Deadline: December 2024.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2024/11/30/p...
Push the Boundaries: Submit to #SelectedPoetry – Opening December 2025 - The Broken Spine
The Broken Spine is accepting submissions for our #SelectedPoetry series this December 2025. We’re looking for bold, contemporary poetry that pushes
thebrokenspine.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 9:46 AM
We're thrilled to announce that submissions are now OPEN for our #SelectedPoetry series—an online-only showcase celebrating boundary-pushing, thought-provoking poetry!
Join us in redefining the poetic landscape. Deadline: December 2024.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2024/11/30/p...
Join us in redefining the poetic landscape. Deadline: December 2024.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2024/11/30/p...
Keep on keeping on
Merwin: "dark though it is." As my dad would say: Let us pray.
November 28, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Keep on keeping on
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We are so excited to welcome Dzifa Benson to Cheltenham Poetry Festival's December 2nd online lounge. Dzifa will be reading from her long-awaited debut, Monster.
Tickets from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Also reading will be @alicestainer.bsky.social Alice Stainer
Tickets from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Also reading will be @alicestainer.bsky.social Alice Stainer
"Dzifa Benson and Alice Stainer Plus Open Mic" at Online
Tickets are now available for Dzifa Benson and Alice Stainer Plus Open Mic at Online, Online on Monday 2nd December 2024 at 7:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
www.ticketsource.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 7:43 PM
We are so excited to welcome Dzifa Benson to Cheltenham Poetry Festival's December 2nd online lounge. Dzifa will be reading from her long-awaited debut, Monster.
Tickets from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Also reading will be @alicestainer.bsky.social Alice Stainer
Tickets from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...
Also reading will be @alicestainer.bsky.social Alice Stainer
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Might try to make a thread here of my erasure rejections this year.
November 22, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Might try to make a thread here of my erasure rejections this year.
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Wowowow!!! Just found out the @washingtonpost.com listed my book FRENCH GIRL @fieldmousepress.bsky.social as one of The 10 best graphic novels of 2024!!! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
The 10 best graphic novels of 2024
These beautifully designed and illustrated books take readers into forgotten insurrections, the dreamy depths of childhood, a lost Sunday and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Wowowow!!! Just found out the @washingtonpost.com listed my book FRENCH GIRL @fieldmousepress.bsky.social as one of The 10 best graphic novels of 2024!!! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
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It was the Busta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
November 20, 2024 at 4:27 PM
It was the Busta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes
Shoutout to the formidable older ladies at my gym, insulting one another cheerfully and cackling with laughter at 8 in the morning in the changing room after their water fitness class
November 21, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Shoutout to the formidable older ladies at my gym, insulting one another cheerfully and cackling with laughter at 8 in the morning in the changing room after their water fitness class
Been thinking about this poem since I read it a couple of days ago 🔥🔥
November 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Been thinking about this poem since I read it a couple of days ago 🔥🔥
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I don't love you as if you were rare earth metals,
conflict diamonds, or reserves of crude oil that cause
war. I love you as one loves the most vulnerable
species: urgently, between the habitat and its loss.
- Craig Santos Perez
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/154804...
conflict diamonds, or reserves of crude oil that cause
war. I love you as one loves the most vulnerable
species: urgently, between the habitat and its loss.
- Craig Santos Perez
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/154804...
Love in a Time of Climate Change
I love you like this because we'll only survive in the nitrogen rich compost of our embrace, so close that your emissions of carbon are mine, so close that your sea rises with my heat.
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:29 AM
I don't love you as if you were rare earth metals,
conflict diamonds, or reserves of crude oil that cause
war. I love you as one loves the most vulnerable
species: urgently, between the habitat and its loss.
- Craig Santos Perez
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/154804...
conflict diamonds, or reserves of crude oil that cause
war. I love you as one loves the most vulnerable
species: urgently, between the habitat and its loss.
- Craig Santos Perez
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/154804...
A walk in the woods today 🍁🍂🍄🟫
November 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM
A walk in the woods today 🍁🍂🍄🟫
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Not good at self-promo but if, if, if you're into poems about inner states and relationships...
November 15, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Not good at self-promo but if, if, if you're into poems about inner states and relationships...
Lovely to see this place gathering steam! 🤩🦋
November 13, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Lovely to see this place gathering steam! 🤩🦋
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Tomorrow is my #birthday and I have a request: please perform 3 acts of kindness; 1 for yourself and 2 for others you might otherwise NOT take time to bring into your #blessing circle. And I will do the same. #GiftUsAll #November14
November 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Tomorrow is my #birthday and I have a request: please perform 3 acts of kindness; 1 for yourself and 2 for others you might otherwise NOT take time to bring into your #blessing circle. And I will do the same. #GiftUsAll #November14