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Marlowe 🇵🇸 ☭
@afrocommie.bsky.social
25 • 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ • they/them • mixed black African & tiny diaspora belonger • afrosocialist • multi-media creative & sci-comms guy

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to quote Nat King Cole, ‘tis autumn! Christened my new 35mm half-frame last weekend. Will be a bit of a wait for the photos (film is so fucking expensive to get developed), but here are some digital photos :)
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
September 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
August 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
REF DO SOMETHING 😭😭😭 I should never have told this man what my new prescription was
June 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This is my entry for last month’s @wecreatetogether.bsky.social challenge on the theme of ‘anniversary’.

It’s a little bit about cicadas, a little bit an allegory about living loudly and fighting onward as a trans person, and a little bit about green spaces & nature.

Let me know what you think!
May 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #CzesławMiłosz #20Poems #PoetryChallenge #Poets

Day 7:
April 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #20Poems #PoetryChallenge #CameronAwkwardRich #Poets

Day 6:
April 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #20Poems #PoetryChallenge #MohamedElKurd #PalestinanPoets

Day 5:
April 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #20Poems #PoetryChallenge #RobertFrost #Poets

Day 4:
April 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #20Poems #PoetryChallenge #Poets #PhilipLarkin

Day 3:
April 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
April 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #20Poems #PoetryChallenge #JuneJordan #Poets

Day 2:
April 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Choose 20 poems that have stayed with you or influenced you. Share a poem a day in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just photos or screenshots with alt text or links #PoemSky #20Poems #PoetryChallenge

Day 1:
April 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
my contribution to #smallpoemsunday; a piece abt small joys, praxis and the power of community from my drafts, and Temporary Job by Bruce Platt.
February 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
my brother (patisserie chef @ high-end restaurant) complimented my birthday cakes for my marj. nobody can chat shit to me for the next week LMFAOAOAOAOA
February 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
in light of the news abt the dinosaur footsteps in Oxfordshire I am once again being Absolutely Normal™️ about the Triassic Cuddle
January 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
autumn is here!
October 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
am nothing if not worryingly committed to the bit
August 24, 2024 at 10:44 PM
turns out watercolour does not scan very well but have this Leonard Cohen inspired comic about calls to faith, acts of God and 'acts of God' anyway. click for hq :)
June 29, 2024 at 3:54 PM
…fair and correct accusation
June 5, 2024 at 6:50 AM
…anyways if you’re under 25 and on HRT and your GP calls for an appointment about enhanced support the correct response is “come back with a warrant, gender cop” and to say nowt else otherwise. Stay safe out there folks
May 7, 2024 at 10:24 PM
this week’s contribution to #smallpoemsunday is an ode to horticulture’s nightmare, my florist grandmother’s personal garden nemesis, and one of my favourite flowers.
April 7, 2024 at 7:22 PM
on a less weird and depressing note, here’s one of my favourites from Langston Hughes! #smallpoemsunday
February 18, 2024 at 10:28 PM
this #smallpoemsunday is a throwback poem to a time in my life when I met someone from my country of origin and realised how much of my mother tongue I’d lost in order to assimilate. I was also regularly watching Criminal Minds and the end result was this poem.
February 18, 2024 at 10:25 PM
went on a hilltop hike, got some good arboretum pics and only nearly went arse over teakettle like twice so we’re calling it a W
February 16, 2024 at 10:01 PM