On Viewless Wings
@onviewlesswings.bsky.social
Writing, reading, running.
Poetry PhD: vital instability in the 2nd generation Romantics.
Am actually writing.
Interested in the amplification of working class voices, northern voices, & kind & talented voices.
Writing, I swear.
Meliorist, still.
Poetry PhD: vital instability in the 2nd generation Romantics.
Am actually writing.
Interested in the amplification of working class voices, northern voices, & kind & talented voices.
Writing, I swear.
Meliorist, still.
Yesterday I called Jim Ratcliffe a prick after hearing his comments about immigration.
In light of his statement today that he is sorry if his comments comments offended some people, I would like to clarify that I still think he is a prick.
In light of his statement today that he is sorry if his comments comments offended some people, I would like to clarify that I still think he is a prick.
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Yesterday I called Jim Ratcliffe a prick after hearing his comments about immigration.
In light of his statement today that he is sorry if his comments comments offended some people, I would like to clarify that I still think he is a prick.
In light of his statement today that he is sorry if his comments comments offended some people, I would like to clarify that I still think he is a prick.
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Yesterday I observed a second grade classroom as part of some consulting work I'm doing. I was really reminded of how incredible it is to watch teachers' brains process about eleventy billion different inputs at the same time. It's the same feeling you get watching the Olympics - master of the craft
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Yesterday I observed a second grade classroom as part of some consulting work I'm doing. I was really reminded of how incredible it is to watch teachers' brains process about eleventy billion different inputs at the same time. It's the same feeling you get watching the Olympics - master of the craft
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Ireland launches world first scheme to provide basic income for artists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Ireland launches world first scheme to provide basic income for artists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Evening arrived so quickly,
Hiding on the back seat
Of afternoon’s bus.
Hiding on the back seat
Of afternoon’s bus.
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Evening arrived so quickly,
Hiding on the back seat
Of afternoon’s bus.
Hiding on the back seat
Of afternoon’s bus.
Small Prophets is, so far, perfect, as Detectorists was perfect.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Small Prophets is, so far, perfect, as Detectorists was perfect.
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I arrive at the shop. Fred springs out of his car with his new knee. I shake his hand. We carry the papers in. There is general rejoicing at his return. He says we’ve had a lot of rain, and wanders off to buy cat food.
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I arrive at the shop. Fred springs out of his car with his new knee. I shake his hand. We carry the papers in. There is general rejoicing at his return. He says we’ve had a lot of rain, and wanders off to buy cat food.
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Newbie TV writers in Bradford -
Write Across Bradford | BBC Writers and partners
Submissions open: Monday 9th February 2026 at 12 noon | Submissions close: Tuesday 10th March 2026 at 12 noon
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Newbie TV writers in Bradford -
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Young boys play on the street, Salford, 1964, photo by Shirley Baker.
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Young boys play on the street, Salford, 1964, photo by Shirley Baker.
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Grandad Built That, painting by Philip Meadows, Teesside artist.
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Grandad Built That, painting by Philip Meadows, Teesside artist.
There is something fascinating about her psyche. Her and Nadine Dorries.
They're like if M C Escher did brains.
They're like if M C Escher did brains.
Truss craves relevancy, attention and respect. Instead, she faces 30 + years of ridicule.
She would be well advised to concentrate on being a good spouse, parent, friend, member of the community. I reckon she'd be far happier.
She would be well advised to concentrate on being a good spouse, parent, friend, member of the community. I reckon she'd be far happier.
February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
There is something fascinating about her psyche. Her and Nadine Dorries.
They're like if M C Escher did brains.
They're like if M C Escher did brains.
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Bit of a crap day. Hoping this poem finds those who need it. #MentalHealth #poetry
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Bit of a crap day. Hoping this poem finds those who need it. #MentalHealth #poetry
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Don't network, relate.
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Don't network, relate.
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Brilliant evening for online launch of KESHED @stuhennigan.bsky.social much-awaited debut novel published @ortacpress.bsky.social, described by amazing @regretteruane.bsky.social as like 'reading a molotov cocktail'. Thanks to Rose for fab questions & excellent @davidcollard.bsky.social for hosting.
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Brilliant evening for online launch of KESHED @stuhennigan.bsky.social much-awaited debut novel published @ortacpress.bsky.social, described by amazing @regretteruane.bsky.social as like 'reading a molotov cocktail'. Thanks to Rose for fab questions & excellent @davidcollard.bsky.social for hosting.
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My daughter was stopped from using a dictionary at school and told to look it up with AI.
She reads about two books a day and for Christmas I got her socks that say "bookmarks are for quitters" and then had to stop her wearing them every day.
I'm deciding how angry I want to get about this.
She reads about two books a day and for Christmas I got her socks that say "bookmarks are for quitters" and then had to stop her wearing them every day.
I'm deciding how angry I want to get about this.
February 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
My daughter was stopped from using a dictionary at school and told to look it up with AI.
She reads about two books a day and for Christmas I got her socks that say "bookmarks are for quitters" and then had to stop her wearing them every day.
I'm deciding how angry I want to get about this.
She reads about two books a day and for Christmas I got her socks that say "bookmarks are for quitters" and then had to stop her wearing them every day.
I'm deciding how angry I want to get about this.
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More astonishing linguistic magic from @anthonyetherin.bsky.social
THE YETI SPEAKS (whose two halves use the same letters, in the same order):
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 AM
More astonishing linguistic magic from @anthonyetherin.bsky.social
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Very interesting piece about a poet now forgotten
I wrote about Patience Strong, almost certainly the best-selling English poet of the twentieth century, who wrote six poems a week for the Daily Mirror (all on a Monday morning) as well as a hit song, greeting cards and calendars, and whose print runs were in the 100,000s
After a Night in Camelot and Arden
The life of Patience Strong, England's best-selling modern poet
substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Very interesting piece about a poet now forgotten
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I'd be mortified if my party was in power but the only argument I had for people to vote for my party was just to stop Reform getting in & I had to beg the Greens to back out for that to even happen.
@lucympowell.bsky.social has turned off replies and quote posts but I'd like her to see this.
@lucympowell.bsky.social has turned off replies and quote posts but I'd like her to see this.
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I'd be mortified if my party was in power but the only argument I had for people to vote for my party was just to stop Reform getting in & I had to beg the Greens to back out for that to even happen.
@lucympowell.bsky.social has turned off replies and quote posts but I'd like her to see this.
@lucympowell.bsky.social has turned off replies and quote posts but I'd like her to see this.
Revisiting Haworth and the Bronte Parsonage today. I expect it is going to have a flurry of visitors over the next few weeks.
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Revisiting Haworth and the Bronte Parsonage today. I expect it is going to have a flurry of visitors over the next few weeks.
Sunshine! Actually bloody sunshine! Here in this corner of Yorkshire. And a daffodil in my garden is gearing up, I can see it.
Read an article today about how there is 'no end in sight' to the rain we've had. Well, I'm creating my own spring.
Piss off winter. I'm done with you now.
Read an article today about how there is 'no end in sight' to the rain we've had. Well, I'm creating my own spring.
Piss off winter. I'm done with you now.
February 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Sunshine! Actually bloody sunshine! Here in this corner of Yorkshire. And a daffodil in my garden is gearing up, I can see it.
Read an article today about how there is 'no end in sight' to the rain we've had. Well, I'm creating my own spring.
Piss off winter. I'm done with you now.
Read an article today about how there is 'no end in sight' to the rain we've had. Well, I'm creating my own spring.
Piss off winter. I'm done with you now.
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"We thank too many people, often mindlessly. Thank you, shop assistant (whose job it is to help you shop). Thank you, bus driver (who is getting paid to drive the bus)."
I get that it’s clickbait but it’s a wretched thing to say when these workers have to deal with all sorts of rude bastards daily.
I get that it’s clickbait but it’s a wretched thing to say when these workers have to deal with all sorts of rude bastards daily.
The hill I will die on: Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase | Sangeeta Pillai
The hill I will die on: Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase | Sangeeta Pillai
Really, what is the point of this endless conversational back and forth? Step out of the loop, and change your life, says author Sangeeta Pillai
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
"We thank too many people, often mindlessly. Thank you, shop assistant (whose job it is to help you shop). Thank you, bus driver (who is getting paid to drive the bus)."
I get that it’s clickbait but it’s a wretched thing to say when these workers have to deal with all sorts of rude bastards daily.
I get that it’s clickbait but it’s a wretched thing to say when these workers have to deal with all sorts of rude bastards daily.
I DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED MARK KERMODE'S REVIEW OF MELANIA.
NO PUNCHES PULLED.
NO PUNCHES PULLED.
‘Absolutely repugnant’ - Mark Kermode. It’s running to empty cinemas in the U.K.
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
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February 8, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED MARK KERMODE'S REVIEW OF MELANIA.
NO PUNCHES PULLED.
NO PUNCHES PULLED.