Josie Alford
@josiealfordpoet.bsky.social
"Gateway drug to poetry" - stranger at a gig
Debut Collection: Faulty Manufacturing - www.josiealford.com
Check out my YouTube channel for all things poetry. https://www.youtube.com/@JosieAlfordPoet
Debut Collection: Faulty Manufacturing - www.josiealford.com
Check out my YouTube channel for all things poetry. https://www.youtube.com/@JosieAlfordPoet
I cut up and customised our old mosquito net so it could be velcro-ed to the inside of the van doors and asked T to take a picture of me with it like I was a man holding a fish. #crafting
July 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I cut up and customised our old mosquito net so it could be velcro-ed to the inside of the van doors and asked T to take a picture of me with it like I was a man holding a fish. #crafting
Having Chronic Fatigue and prepping for a camping holiday feels so pointless. I'm gonna burn myself out before I even get there 😭 #chronicillness #longcovid
July 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Having Chronic Fatigue and prepping for a camping holiday feels so pointless. I'm gonna burn myself out before I even get there 😭 #chronicillness #longcovid
Creasing at "just whisper hideaway in their ear that usually works." Helena has the best dry humour #loveisland
July 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Creasing at "just whisper hideaway in their ear that usually works." Helena has the best dry humour #loveisland
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Come along to the UK’s first ever AI and Poetry Symposium
www.lyrafest.com#e127080
Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to explore the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.
www.lyrafest.com#e127080
Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to explore the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.
June 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Come along to the UK’s first ever AI and Poetry Symposium
www.lyrafest.com#e127080
Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to explore the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.
www.lyrafest.com#e127080
Lyra’s project ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, funded by Brigstow Institute, has been pairing public poets and technologists together to explore the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time.
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🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟
Bath Spa University was the first university in the UK to run a specialist class in spoken word poetry and 2025 sees its 20th anniversary.
Featuring Shagufta Iqbal, Danny Carlo Pandolfi, Josie Alford Poet and Rebecca Tantony.
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e126671
Bath Spa University was the first university in the UK to run a specialist class in spoken word poetry and 2025 sees its 20th anniversary.
Featuring Shagufta Iqbal, Danny Carlo Pandolfi, Josie Alford Poet and Rebecca Tantony.
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e126671
May 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌟20 Years of Spoken Word at Bath Spa🌟
Bath Spa University was the first university in the UK to run a specialist class in spoken word poetry and 2025 sees its 20th anniversary.
Featuring Shagufta Iqbal, Danny Carlo Pandolfi, Josie Alford Poet and Rebecca Tantony.
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e126671
Bath Spa University was the first university in the UK to run a specialist class in spoken word poetry and 2025 sees its 20th anniversary.
Featuring Shagufta Iqbal, Danny Carlo Pandolfi, Josie Alford Poet and Rebecca Tantony.
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e126671
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Just one week til we kick off this workshop series! Book now: www.eventbrite.com/cc/words-bod...
May 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Just one week til we kick off this workshop series! Book now: www.eventbrite.com/cc/words-bod...
Well... That was the tensest results I've seen in a while #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Well... That was the tensest results I've seen in a while #eurovision
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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One of the finest poets and writers today, Jackie Kay is joining us for not one but TWO POETRY EVENTS!
1. Tomorrow Night at Waterstones Bristol Jackie will be reading from her most recent collection, May Day, with support readings from Abby Oliveira and Ola Majekodunmi. www.lyrafest.com#e124501
1. Tomorrow Night at Waterstones Bristol Jackie will be reading from her most recent collection, May Day, with support readings from Abby Oliveira and Ola Majekodunmi. www.lyrafest.com#e124501
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One of the finest poets and writers today, Jackie Kay is joining us for not one but TWO POETRY EVENTS!
1. Tomorrow Night at Waterstones Bristol Jackie will be reading from her most recent collection, May Day, with support readings from Abby Oliveira and Ola Majekodunmi. www.lyrafest.com#e124501
1. Tomorrow Night at Waterstones Bristol Jackie will be reading from her most recent collection, May Day, with support readings from Abby Oliveira and Ola Majekodunmi. www.lyrafest.com#e124501
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TONIGHT - The South West Showdown at @thewardrobetheatre.bsky.social
Bristol V Weston V Clevedon V Exeter
www.lyrafest.com#e125602
Bristol V Weston V Clevedon V Exeter
www.lyrafest.com#e125602
April 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
TONIGHT - The South West Showdown at @thewardrobetheatre.bsky.social
Bristol V Weston V Clevedon V Exeter
www.lyrafest.com#e125602
Bristol V Weston V Clevedon V Exeter
www.lyrafest.com#e125602
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🌟Lyra Fest at @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social, a thread 🌟
April 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🌟Lyra Fest at @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social, a thread 🌟
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Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival returns to @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social this weekend 🥳 Happy St George's Day
Lyrafest.com for tickets
#poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild
Lyrafest.com for tickets
#poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild
April 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival returns to @stgeorgesbris.bsky.social this weekend 🥳 Happy St George's Day
Lyrafest.com for tickets
#poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild
Lyrafest.com for tickets
#poetry #bristol #spokenword #LyraFestival2025 #Lyra #WeirdAndWild
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Bristol & nearby folk! This Sunday at @lyrafest.com in Watershed, 12.30 - join me & Harry Josephine Giles for some Eco-Weirding.
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/wat...
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/wat...
Eco-Weirding: Harry Josephine Giles + Caleb Parkin at Watershed
✅ Live Streamed (book a ‘Live Stream Ticket’ at checkout)
All Lyra Fest venues are wheelchair accessible. Our full 2025 Access Information Pack is available at www.lyrafest.com.
Date: Sunday 27th A...
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Bristol & nearby folk! This Sunday at @lyrafest.com in Watershed, 12.30 - join me & Harry Josephine Giles for some Eco-Weirding.
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/wat...
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/wat...
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🚨NEW POD SAVE THE UK OUT NOW🚨 It’s time to ditch these fiscal rules!
@mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK. Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK
@mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK. Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK
April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨NEW POD SAVE THE UK OUT NOW🚨 It’s time to ditch these fiscal rules!
@mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK. Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK
@mrnishkumar.bsky.social & @zoegrunewald.bsky.social on the new Pod Save the UK. Listen here: http://go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK
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💐Looking for a last minute Mothers' Day Gift?🎁
Buy her a Lyra 2025 Festival Pass: hdfst.uk/e124705
Also check out our Free Family & Poems on Motherhood Events on Saturday 3rd May.
www.lyrafest.com
#Lyra #LyraFestival2025 #bristol #southwest #Poetry #WeirdAndWild
Buy her a Lyra 2025 Festival Pass: hdfst.uk/e124705
Also check out our Free Family & Poems on Motherhood Events on Saturday 3rd May.
www.lyrafest.com
#Lyra #LyraFestival2025 #bristol #southwest #Poetry #WeirdAndWild
March 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
💐Looking for a last minute Mothers' Day Gift?🎁
Buy her a Lyra 2025 Festival Pass: hdfst.uk/e124705
Also check out our Free Family & Poems on Motherhood Events on Saturday 3rd May.
www.lyrafest.com
#Lyra #LyraFestival2025 #bristol #southwest #Poetry #WeirdAndWild
Buy her a Lyra 2025 Festival Pass: hdfst.uk/e124705
Also check out our Free Family & Poems on Motherhood Events on Saturday 3rd May.
www.lyrafest.com
#Lyra #LyraFestival2025 #bristol #southwest #Poetry #WeirdAndWild
One for my poetry pals who can't make it to Bristol in person
💻Lyra Digital Festival Pass💻
If you don't have the spoons or can't make it to Bristol, you can still have a week full of poetry with our Digital Festival Pass - for just £20 you can access all of our livestreamed events*
Book your pass: hdfst.uk/e124705 we'll see you in the comments 🥰 #poetry
If you don't have the spoons or can't make it to Bristol, you can still have a week full of poetry with our Digital Festival Pass - for just £20 you can access all of our livestreamed events*
Book your pass: hdfst.uk/e124705 we'll see you in the comments 🥰 #poetry
March 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
One for my poetry pals who can't make it to Bristol in person
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Please remember to keep diaries, use ink & paper, they will not believe the 2020's unless we unite in poems, letters, written testimony corroborating it was what it was & we saw what we saw. The past won't believe we repeat it. The future won’t believe we endured. The present hardly believes us now.
March 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Please remember to keep diaries, use ink & paper, they will not believe the 2020's unless we unite in poems, letters, written testimony corroborating it was what it was & we saw what we saw. The past won't believe we repeat it. The future won’t believe we endured. The present hardly believes us now.
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Join us for a TRIPLE ONLINE LAUNCH featuring James McDermott @tomsastry.bsky.social & Laurie Bolger celebrating their fantastic new #poetry books.
We'd love your company:
Tuesday 15th April, 7.30pm BST
Pay What You Can
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...
We'd love your company:
Tuesday 15th April, 7.30pm BST
Pay What You Can
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...
March 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Join us for a TRIPLE ONLINE LAUNCH featuring James McDermott @tomsastry.bsky.social & Laurie Bolger celebrating their fantastic new #poetry books.
We'd love your company:
Tuesday 15th April, 7.30pm BST
Pay What You Can
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...
We'd love your company:
Tuesday 15th April, 7.30pm BST
Pay What You Can
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...
Here's the deal: You celebrate World Poetry Day by buying a book from your fave poet who just got out of hospital. (Me)
I give you 20% off if you order by midnight and I'll throw in a tea bag to enjoy with my words.
josiealford.myshopify.com/products/fau...
Deal?
#worldpoetryday #poetry
I give you 20% off if you order by midnight and I'll throw in a tea bag to enjoy with my words.
josiealford.myshopify.com/products/fau...
Deal?
#worldpoetryday #poetry
March 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Here's the deal: You celebrate World Poetry Day by buying a book from your fave poet who just got out of hospital. (Me)
I give you 20% off if you order by midnight and I'll throw in a tea bag to enjoy with my words.
josiealford.myshopify.com/products/fau...
Deal?
#worldpoetryday #poetry
I give you 20% off if you order by midnight and I'll throw in a tea bag to enjoy with my words.
josiealford.myshopify.com/products/fau...
Deal?
#worldpoetryday #poetry
Listen if I had to type up this 30+ events thread, then y'all should read it.
Here is a thread of all our events for Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival 2025 🧵
www.lyrafest.com #poetry #Lyra #LyraFestival2025 #bristol #southwest #WeirdAndWild
www.lyrafest.com #poetry #Lyra #LyraFestival2025 #bristol #southwest #WeirdAndWild
March 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Listen if I had to type up this 30+ events thread, then y'all should read it.
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God, yes. Thank you Lora Mathis.
March 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
God, yes. Thank you Lora Mathis.
Get your last minute tickets for tonight's workshop hdfst.uk/e121497
(As always, tickets are just a fiver)
Please share 🙏
(As always, tickets are just a fiver)
Please share 🙏
March 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Get your last minute tickets for tonight's workshop hdfst.uk/e121497
(As always, tickets are just a fiver)
Please share 🙏
(As always, tickets are just a fiver)
Please share 🙏
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🌟Romantics, Mystics & Revolutionaries🌟
A storytelling stageshow on Bristol’s radical past, by Pete The Temp & the Vibe Mechanics
Date: Sunday 4th May
Venue: @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e124636
A storytelling stageshow on Bristol’s radical past, by Pete The Temp & the Vibe Mechanics
Date: Sunday 4th May
Venue: @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e124636
March 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🌟Romantics, Mystics & Revolutionaries🌟
A storytelling stageshow on Bristol’s radical past, by Pete The Temp & the Vibe Mechanics
Date: Sunday 4th May
Venue: @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e124636
A storytelling stageshow on Bristol’s radical past, by Pete The Temp & the Vibe Mechanics
Date: Sunday 4th May
Venue: @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social
Tickets: www.lyrafest.com#e124636
Spring is finally here 🙏
I feel hope blooming in all that rebirth. In Thursday's Writing Workshop, we'll explore the potential and excitement that the change in the season brings. Book your spot: josiealford.com/events/
#poetry #spring #writingcommunity
I feel hope blooming in all that rebirth. In Thursday's Writing Workshop, we'll explore the potential and excitement that the change in the season brings. Book your spot: josiealford.com/events/
#poetry #spring #writingcommunity
March 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Spring is finally here 🙏
I feel hope blooming in all that rebirth. In Thursday's Writing Workshop, we'll explore the potential and excitement that the change in the season brings. Book your spot: josiealford.com/events/
#poetry #spring #writingcommunity
I feel hope blooming in all that rebirth. In Thursday's Writing Workshop, we'll explore the potential and excitement that the change in the season brings. Book your spot: josiealford.com/events/
#poetry #spring #writingcommunity
Today is a really bad fatigue day. Send memes ✌️ #longcovid #chronicfatigue
March 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Today is a really bad fatigue day. Send memes ✌️ #longcovid #chronicfatigue