Robert Selby
@reselby.bsky.social
Writer | The Coming-Down Time (2020): http://bit.ly/3FQ0wLU | The Kentish Rebellion (2022): http://bit.ly/3aIGJkL
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Pleased to have had the opportunity to review Common Treasures - essays on land use and the future of our countryside for @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social 🌱
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/comm...
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/comm...
Written by a diverse group of farmers, foresters, smallholders, campaigners, academics, consultants and writers, ‘Common Treasures’ Vols. 1 & 2 offer an alternative perspective on the future of the countryside, writes @jenniferedgecombe.bsky.social www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/comm...
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Pleased to have had the opportunity to review Common Treasures - essays on land use and the future of our countryside for @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social 🌱
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/comm...
www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/comm...
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John Lucas, a fine poet and terrific editor and publisher at Shoestring Press, has died at the age of 88. Sad news and a blow for the U.K. poetry scene.
September 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
John Lucas, a fine poet and terrific editor and publisher at Shoestring Press, has died at the age of 88. Sad news and a blow for the U.K. poetry scene.
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John Lucas has passed away. No words to express feelings at this time. I, as many other writers and poets, owe him an immense debt as a publisher, a critic & friend. On a card I had from him only a week ago he’d written: ‘We shall meet for a drink again.’ I look forward to that John.
September 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
John Lucas has passed away. No words to express feelings at this time. I, as many other writers and poets, owe him an immense debt as a publisher, a critic & friend. On a card I had from him only a week ago he’d written: ‘We shall meet for a drink again.’ I look forward to that John.
Tomorrow, 27th September, will be the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Graveney Marsh, the last ground engagement with a foreign force on the British mainland. Crew of a shot-down Ju 88 versus London Irish Riflemen. Drinks all round in the pub after.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Graveney_Marsh
wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Graveney_Marsh
September 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tomorrow, 27th September, will be the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Graveney Marsh, the last ground engagement with a foreign force on the British mainland. Crew of a shot-down Ju 88 versus London Irish Riflemen. Drinks all round in the pub after.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Graveney_Marsh
wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Graveney_Marsh
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Very happy to have a poem in the new issue of @poetryireland.bsky.social edited by Stephen Sexton.
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Very happy to have a poem in the new issue of @poetryireland.bsky.social edited by Stephen Sexton.
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Looking forward to reading at the launch of Suzannah V. Evans's debut poetry collection Under the Blue @burleyfisher.bsky.social with Nina Mingya Powles 💙
Tickets here: shorturl.at/LxKNz
Tickets here: shorturl.at/LxKNz
August 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Looking forward to reading at the launch of Suzannah V. Evans's debut poetry collection Under the Blue @burleyfisher.bsky.social with Nina Mingya Powles 💙
Tickets here: shorturl.at/LxKNz
Tickets here: shorturl.at/LxKNz
"Keep your face always towards the sunshine / and the shadows will fall behind you."
Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham.
Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham.
August 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Keep your face always towards the sunshine / and the shadows will fall behind you."
Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham.
Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham.
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Very pleased to be on the Alpine Fellowship poetry prize shortlist with my poem 'Harvest Hymn'! A great roster of names on there 🎉
alpinefellowship.com/poetry-prize
alpinefellowship.com/poetry-prize
July 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Very pleased to be on the Alpine Fellowship poetry prize shortlist with my poem 'Harvest Hymn'! A great roster of names on there 🎉
alpinefellowship.com/poetry-prize
alpinefellowship.com/poetry-prize
Top top poetry content in the inaugural issue of Free Bloody Birds, edited by Alan Jenkins and Declan Ryan. Including new poems by @sheribenning.bsky.social, Ange Mlinko and Karen Solie, Mark Ford on Auden's Hardy and @bdralyuk.bsky.social on Peter Reading.
freebloodybirds.com
freebloodybirds.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Top top poetry content in the inaugural issue of Free Bloody Birds, edited by Alan Jenkins and Declan Ryan. Including new poems by @sheribenning.bsky.social, Ange Mlinko and Karen Solie, Mark Ford on Auden's Hardy and @bdralyuk.bsky.social on Peter Reading.
freebloodybirds.com
freebloodybirds.com
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Nice to see my poem 'Harvest Hymn' on the longlist for The Rialto's Nature and Place comp! Congratulations to the winners and commended 🌱
Announcement time. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone who entered.
www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...
www.therialto.co.uk/pages/2025/0...
May 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Nice to see my poem 'Harvest Hymn' on the longlist for The Rialto's Nature and Place comp! Congratulations to the winners and commended 🌱
Delighted to be in the latest issue of @nimrodjournal.bsky.social with bits from a seedy sequence. Many thanks to editor-in-chief, @bdralyuk.bsky.social, for the faith.
Our Summer 2025 issue is out in the world. Click through to read the full table of contents. nimrodjournal.substack.com/p/our-new-is...
May 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Delighted to be in the latest issue of @nimrodjournal.bsky.social with bits from a seedy sequence. Many thanks to editor-in-chief, @bdralyuk.bsky.social, for the faith.
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Could not be more proud of this one.
Our Summer 2025 issue is out in the world. Click through to read the full table of contents. nimrodjournal.substack.com/p/our-new-is...
May 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Could not be more proud of this one.
A brilliant thread this. Well done to @kg520.bsky.social for doing so many churches in one day!
Have just arrived in London and am hoping to shed the jet lag with a brisk walk around the City. Aiming to see as many churches as possible. How many can I get to today? A thread of images to follow.
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A brilliant thread this. Well done to @kg520.bsky.social for doing so many churches in one day!
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Just finished the excellent CHURCH GOING by Andrew Ziminski @old-church-going.bsky.social. Structured as a complete church tour from lychgate to crypt, with insights only a seasoned conservator could give. Many splendid passages capturing both the beautiful and the numinous. A fantastic book.
April 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Just finished the excellent CHURCH GOING by Andrew Ziminski @old-church-going.bsky.social. Structured as a complete church tour from lychgate to crypt, with insights only a seasoned conservator could give. Many splendid passages capturing both the beautiful and the numinous. A fantastic book.
Happy Easter from All Saints, Marazion
April 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Happy Easter from All Saints, Marazion
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March 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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debate raging in the shop: does pancake day celebrate all pancake toppings, or only sweet ones? if i want to have ham and cheese on my pancake day pancake, is that in keeping with the spirit of the festival? let us know your thoughts, using the hashtag #PancakeDayBigDebate2025
March 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
debate raging in the shop: does pancake day celebrate all pancake toppings, or only sweet ones? if i want to have ham and cheese on my pancake day pancake, is that in keeping with the spirit of the festival? let us know your thoughts, using the hashtag #PancakeDayBigDebate2025
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Happy Shrove Tuesday! 🥞
Our Probationer Choristers are ready to flip pancakes as we enjoy the last day before Lent begins. Today is all about indulging before the season of fasting and reflection starts tomorrow with Ash Wednesday.
Enjoy your pancakes!
Our Probationer Choristers are ready to flip pancakes as we enjoy the last day before Lent begins. Today is all about indulging before the season of fasting and reflection starts tomorrow with Ash Wednesday.
Enjoy your pancakes!
March 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy Shrove Tuesday! 🥞
Our Probationer Choristers are ready to flip pancakes as we enjoy the last day before Lent begins. Today is all about indulging before the season of fasting and reflection starts tomorrow with Ash Wednesday.
Enjoy your pancakes!
Our Probationer Choristers are ready to flip pancakes as we enjoy the last day before Lent begins. Today is all about indulging before the season of fasting and reflection starts tomorrow with Ash Wednesday.
Enjoy your pancakes!
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I strongly urge all readers to subscribe to Alan Jenkins and Dec Ryan’s FREE BLOODY BIRDS, the common-sensed and sexy journal of poetry and criticism we’ve been waiting for. I’m in the first issue with an essay on Peter Reading, one of my favorite poets. www.freebloodybirds.com/issue-one/sl...
February 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I strongly urge all readers to subscribe to Alan Jenkins and Dec Ryan’s FREE BLOODY BIRDS, the common-sensed and sexy journal of poetry and criticism we’ve been waiting for. I’m in the first issue with an essay on Peter Reading, one of my favorite poets. www.freebloodybirds.com/issue-one/sl...
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The Royal Oak - Meavy, Devon
A 900 year old tree that is sadly in terminal decline
Whilst the bench is facing the wrong way 🙄 it faces the Royal Oak Inn that is yards from the tree it’s named after
People have admired the tree for six hundred years whilst enjoying a pint
A 900 year old tree that is sadly in terminal decline
Whilst the bench is facing the wrong way 🙄 it faces the Royal Oak Inn that is yards from the tree it’s named after
People have admired the tree for six hundred years whilst enjoying a pint
February 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Royal Oak - Meavy, Devon
A 900 year old tree that is sadly in terminal decline
Whilst the bench is facing the wrong way 🙄 it faces the Royal Oak Inn that is yards from the tree it’s named after
People have admired the tree for six hundred years whilst enjoying a pint
A 900 year old tree that is sadly in terminal decline
Whilst the bench is facing the wrong way 🙄 it faces the Royal Oak Inn that is yards from the tree it’s named after
People have admired the tree for six hundred years whilst enjoying a pint
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Lovely to read poetry at the opening evening for ALL THAT COULD BE LOST - a community photography exhibition capturing the wildlife of Blean, an area now proposed for housing.
Visit from 7th Feb - 6th Mar
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk 🐞
Visit from 7th Feb - 6th Mar
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk 🐞
February 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Lovely to read poetry at the opening evening for ALL THAT COULD BE LOST - a community photography exhibition capturing the wildlife of Blean, an area now proposed for housing.
Visit from 7th Feb - 6th Mar
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk 🐞
Visit from 7th Feb - 6th Mar
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk 🐞
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Looking forward to reading my poetry at the opening evening for ALL THAT COULD BE LOST - a community photography exhibition capturing the landscape and wildlife of Blean, Canterbury by www.savetheblean.org 🌱
Friday 7th February until Thursday 6th March
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk
Friday 7th February until Thursday 6th March
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Looking forward to reading my poetry at the opening evening for ALL THAT COULD BE LOST - a community photography exhibition capturing the landscape and wildlife of Blean, Canterbury by www.savetheblean.org 🌱
Friday 7th February until Thursday 6th March
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk
Friday 7th February until Thursday 6th March
@ rockpaperscissors.co.uk