Jean Atkin
@jmatkin.bsky.social
British, mostly Scottish, poet in education + community projects / The Poetry Wire online courses / 3rd collection HIGH NOWHERE from IDP / out walking / plagued by the cat / www.jeanatkin.com
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Jean Atkin
@jmatkin.bsky.social
· Feb 1
I had a wonderful opportunity recently to share a poem with Shrewsbury-based sound artist Chris Renshaw, who has made a marvellous soundscape around it. Here's 'Real at Last' (about adventuring by bicycle with a woman friend back when we were 20). Thank you!
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Rock crystal and gold from the 9th century.
Gold jar from Galloway Hoard on display for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gold jar from Galloway Hoard on display in Kirkcudbright
It resembles a perfume bottle and a Latin inscription on it suggests it had a religious function.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Rock crystal and gold from the 9th century.
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This accidentally turned into a short thread. Bit of a rage-thread I'm afraid. Please read to the end if you can. Thanks
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
This accidentally turned into a short thread. Bit of a rage-thread I'm afraid. Please read to the end if you can. Thanks
A marvellous moment of light on a bend in the lane, in Shropshire, in November.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A marvellous moment of light on a bend in the lane, in Shropshire, in November.
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I am delighted to be teaching Fidelity and Betrayal: Linguistic Translation. The course will enable you to explore your writing and the ethics of the necesary untruths of poetry. It is not simply about translation nor for translators but for anyone who wants to develop their poetry.
Our Spring Term is now live & we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors & poetry courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Our handy Quick Course Guide is linked in bio, where you’ll find everything you’ll need to know…
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
poetryschool.com/new-courses/... 🪻🌜
Spring 2026 – Quick Course Guide • Poetry School
Check out our Quick Course Guide for the Spring 2026 term which will help you pick a course to take at the Poetry School.
poetryschool.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I am delighted to be teaching Fidelity and Betrayal: Linguistic Translation. The course will enable you to explore your writing and the ethics of the necesary untruths of poetry. It is not simply about translation nor for translators but for anyone who wants to develop their poetry.
What a fantastic poem.
'It is smell that forgets us last' by Stephen Komarnyckyj / @komarnyckyj.bsky.social is a breathtaking meditation on grief, love, and the echoes of those we've lost.
Read now!
inksweatandtears.co.uk/stephen-koma...
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #Poetry
Read now!
inksweatandtears.co.uk/stephen-koma...
#InkSweatandTears #Submission #Poetry
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
What a fantastic poem.
Exploring today around Wentnor, one of those places at the back of the north wind. Sadly we couldn't act on the advice on the wall, the Crown was shut till later on.
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Exploring today around Wentnor, one of those places at the back of the north wind. Sadly we couldn't act on the advice on the wall, the Crown was shut till later on.
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Martha Rich, a commercial and fine artist based in Philadelphia #WomensArt
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Martha Rich, a commercial and fine artist based in Philadelphia #WomensArt
Yesterday Jill Impey and Andrew Howe and me wrestled the Hey! Earthlings! Cabinet down from @shrewsburylibrary.bsky.social to Shropshire Archives - thanks all the helpful staff at both ends! The Archives is open every Thursday and the Cabinet is there till 5 Dec!
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Yesterday Jill Impey and Andrew Howe and me wrestled the Hey! Earthlings! Cabinet down from @shrewsburylibrary.bsky.social to Shropshire Archives - thanks all the helpful staff at both ends! The Archives is open every Thursday and the Cabinet is there till 5 Dec!
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@ronniegoodyer.bsky.social NEWS! November brings the first of our Flash Sales. Select from 5 titles, £6 each inc P&P, UK only. Please share if you'd like to help spread the word. indigodreamspublishing.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@ronniegoodyer.bsky.social NEWS! November brings the first of our Flash Sales. Select from 5 titles, £6 each inc P&P, UK only. Please share if you'd like to help spread the word. indigodreamspublishing.com
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My one-day ‘Spiritual Landscapes’ poetry course @sarumcollege.bsky.social in March is now open for bookings.
www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...
www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...
Spiritual Landscapes - Sarum College
Spirituality, landscape & the environment. Is there anything more vital to write about today?
www.sarum.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My one-day ‘Spiritual Landscapes’ poetry course @sarumcollege.bsky.social in March is now open for bookings.
www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...
www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...
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Tree shadows
Franco Da Rocha, SP, Brasil
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadows
#fotografia #photography #streetphotography #cityscape #fotografiaderua #metropolis #suburbs #periferia #city #skyline
Franco Da Rocha, SP, Brasil
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadows
#fotografia #photography #streetphotography #cityscape #fotografiaderua #metropolis #suburbs #periferia #city #skyline
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Tree shadows
Franco Da Rocha, SP, Brasil
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadows
#fotografia #photography #streetphotography #cityscape #fotografiaderua #metropolis #suburbs #periferia #city #skyline
Franco Da Rocha, SP, Brasil
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekSforShadows
#fotografia #photography #streetphotography #cityscape #fotografiaderua #metropolis #suburbs #periferia #city #skyline
The Hey! Earthlings! Cabinet is still in Shrewsbury Library tomorrow - but next week it moves to Shropshire Archives, which is open on Thursdays. It'll be in the Archives until 5 December.
Hey! Earthlings! has been working since May to share Shropshire with people who have moved across borders.
Hey! Earthlings! has been working since May to share Shropshire with people who have moved across borders.
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Hey! Earthlings! Cabinet is still in Shrewsbury Library tomorrow - but next week it moves to Shropshire Archives, which is open on Thursdays. It'll be in the Archives until 5 December.
Hey! Earthlings! has been working since May to share Shropshire with people who have moved across borders.
Hey! Earthlings! has been working since May to share Shropshire with people who have moved across borders.
The cold clay face of Hallowe'en.
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The cold clay face of Hallowe'en.
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Hey Keir Starmer, get the memo?
We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans!
People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.
We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans!
People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Hey Keir Starmer, get the memo?
We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans!
People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.
We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans!
People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.
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Garden of Earthly Delights
October 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Garden of Earthly Delights
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Shrewsbury Abbey is set to host a live celebration of the music of Pink Floyd this November, to celebrate 50 years of the band’s album Wish You Were Here.
Unique Pink Floyd live experience coming to Shrewsbury Abbey this November
Shrewsbury Abbey is set to host a live celebration of the music of Pink Floyd this November, to celebrate 50 years of the band’s album Wish You Were Here.
www.shropshirelive.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shrewsbury Abbey is set to host a live celebration of the music of Pink Floyd this November, to celebrate 50 years of the band’s album Wish You Were Here.
Boosts to local public transport, including extra times and a night-time bus service, will prove “just the ticket to young and old alike”, according to MP for Shrewsbury Julia Buckley.
Rail and bus upgrades will prove “just the ticket for young and old alike”, says MP Julia Buckley
Boosts to local public transport, including extra times and a night-time bus service, will prove “just the ticket to young and old alike”, according to MP for Shrewsbury Julia Buckley.
www.shropshirelive.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Lovely to see this here. I have Pamela's work on my walls.
Pamela Grace, artist and printmaker based in south western Scotland #WomensArt
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Lovely to see this here. I have Pamela's work on my walls.
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Tove Jansson’s mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson's self portrait, 1910 had a huge influence on her daughter’s career, showing her the often underrated work of women. She also taught Tove how to draw #WomensArt
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Tove Jansson’s mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson's self portrait, 1910 had a huge influence on her daughter’s career, showing her the often underrated work of women. She also taught Tove how to draw #WomensArt
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Artist of Iraqi heritage Toba Khedoori, Untitled (buildings), 1994 #womensart
October 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Artist of Iraqi heritage Toba Khedoori, Untitled (buildings), 1994 #womensart
Chandeliers and cherubs. In rain, shop window, Hay on Wye.
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Chandeliers and cherubs. In rain, shop window, Hay on Wye.
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One of three new collaborations that Essence Press will be launching @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair this coming Friday and Saturday 24-25 October.
#smallpublishersfair25
cobble
by J.R. Carpenter @jrcarpenter.bsky.social
www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...
#smallpublishersfair25
cobble
by J.R. Carpenter @jrcarpenter.bsky.social
www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One of three new collaborations that Essence Press will be launching @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair this coming Friday and Saturday 24-25 October.
#smallpublishersfair25
cobble
by J.R. Carpenter @jrcarpenter.bsky.social
www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...
#smallpublishersfair25
cobble
by J.R. Carpenter @jrcarpenter.bsky.social
www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...
Medieval tiles, pre-Norman font and a castellated tower. Once, they could light a beacon fire up there. Old Radnor on the border.
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Medieval tiles, pre-Norman font and a castellated tower. Once, they could light a beacon fire up there. Old Radnor on the border.
My poem on @inksweatandtears.co.uk yesterday - thank you kind editors!
This is one in a series of poems I wrote in Latvia last year, wanting to give voice to the brave and resourceful Celia Fiennes, whose own work remained unpublished for 200+ years.
This is one in a series of poems I wrote in Latvia last year, wanting to give voice to the brave and resourceful Celia Fiennes, whose own work remained unpublished for 200+ years.
October 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
My poem on @inksweatandtears.co.uk yesterday - thank you kind editors!
This is one in a series of poems I wrote in Latvia last year, wanting to give voice to the brave and resourceful Celia Fiennes, whose own work remained unpublished for 200+ years.
This is one in a series of poems I wrote in Latvia last year, wanting to give voice to the brave and resourceful Celia Fiennes, whose own work remained unpublished for 200+ years.