Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
Old enough to know better. Still doesn't. Likes it that way.
Poet/stage manager/defiant square peg.
www.stevepottinger.co.uk
Poet/stage manager/defiant square peg.
www.stevepottinger.co.uk
Three points for the win (with apologies to Wolves fans, who won't know what that means). stevepottinger.substack.com/p/three-poin...
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Three points for the win (with apologies to Wolves fans, who won't know what that means). stevepottinger.substack.com/p/three-poin...
Huge thanks to everyone who packed out KTeas Cakes in Wolverhampton earlier to listen to poems from @emmapurshouse.bsky.social and myself, and queued up to buy copies of our books at the end of the event. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 🙏
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who packed out KTeas Cakes in Wolverhampton earlier to listen to poems from @emmapurshouse.bsky.social and myself, and queued up to buy copies of our books at the end of the event. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 🙏
In Wolverhampton this afternoon? Then come along! 😊
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In Wolverhampton this afternoon? Then come along! 😊
This Saturday afternoon, I'm gigging with @emmapurshouse.bsky.social in Wolverhampton city centre. A free gig celebrating the launch of Emma's fantastic new collection 'Unsung' and the 2nd print run of my book 'snapshots'. Great coffee and cake available too! Come along if you're in the area. 😊
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This Saturday afternoon, I'm gigging with @emmapurshouse.bsky.social in Wolverhampton city centre. A free gig celebrating the launch of Emma's fantastic new collection 'Unsung' and the 2nd print run of my book 'snapshots'. Great coffee and cake available too! Come along if you're in the area. 😊
I found time to write about a vital phrase we all need to add to our vocabulary. Oh, and there's something about a poetry gig, too. Have a read. 😊
stevepottinger.substack.com/p/enshittifi...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I found time to write about a vital phrase we all need to add to our vocabulary. Oh, and there's something about a poetry gig, too. Have a read. 😊
stevepottinger.substack.com/p/enshittifi...
stevepottinger.substack.com/p/enshittifi...
A gig! In Wolverhampton! With @emmapurshouse.bsky.social!! And it's in the afternoon!!! If that isn't a date for your diaries, I don't know what is.... 😊
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A gig! In Wolverhampton! With @emmapurshouse.bsky.social!! And it's in the afternoon!!! If that isn't a date for your diaries, I don't know what is.... 😊
Whoop! The 2nd print run of 'snapshots from the fall of home' has finally been delivered (a story in itself) and is now available at @ignitebooks.bsky.social online shop. ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap...
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Whoop! The 2nd print run of 'snapshots from the fall of home' has finally been delivered (a story in itself) and is now available at @ignitebooks.bsky.social online shop. ignitebooks.co.uk/product/snap...
Mid-October, and time to bring the wood-burning stove into play…
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mid-October, and time to bring the wood-burning stove into play…
Of course, the BBC being as it is, by this afternoon the tagline on this piece has changed to something far more likely to inflame and polarise. It's also – having read the piece – a distortion of the report. Shameful.
September 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Of course, the BBC being as it is, by this afternoon the tagline on this piece has changed to something far more likely to inflame and polarise. It's also – having read the piece – a distortion of the report. Shameful.
Need something to read? I've written a new substack. stevepottinger.substack.com/p/killers-li...
September 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Need something to read? I've written a new substack. stevepottinger.substack.com/p/killers-li...
A short, cautionary tale about the importance of following Health & Safety guidance while at work... 😉
September 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A short, cautionary tale about the importance of following Health & Safety guidance while at work... 😉
The main headline on the BBC website this morning. The ongoing starvation and slaughter of hundreds of Palestinians? Doesn't even register. Our media – just like our government – are complicit in the ongoing genocide.
August 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The main headline on the BBC website this morning. The ongoing starvation and slaughter of hundreds of Palestinians? Doesn't even register. Our media – just like our government – are complicit in the ongoing genocide.
It's been a while, what with it being a busy summer, but I've a fresh Substack up, if you fancy a gander... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/fields-fes...
August 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's been a while, what with it being a busy summer, but I've a fresh Substack up, if you fancy a gander... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/fields-fes...
A brilliant summary of the reality behind the fear that's being whipped up in this country at present....
August 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A brilliant summary of the reality behind the fear that's being whipped up in this country at present....
Why yes, I have spent the morning writing a piece about folk who stand outside hotels wrapped in flags. And here it is.
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August 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Why yes, I have spent the morning writing a piece about folk who stand outside hotels wrapped in flags. And here it is.
stevepottinger.substack.com/p/wrapped-in...
stevepottinger.substack.com/p/wrapped-in...
All set up and ready at KTeas cafe for the #MidlandsFringe 4pm start 😎
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
All set up and ready at KTeas cafe for the #MidlandsFringe 4pm start 😎
I've been busy writing.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I've been busy writing.
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And here we have #Kneecap, smashing it out of the (Finsbury) park yesterday evening. If you’ve not seen them yet, you really should. They’re so good, I swear I saw Keir Starmer down the front, revising his life choices, cheering along, and shouting ‘Free free Palestine!’
July 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
And here we have #Kneecap, smashing it out of the (Finsbury) park yesterday evening. If you’ve not seen them yet, you really should. They’re so good, I swear I saw Keir Starmer down the front, revising his life choices, cheering along, and shouting ‘Free free Palestine!’
Finsbury Park representing. 😎
July 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Finsbury Park representing. 😎
"A wannabe dictator who's bringing in Fascism and rounding up citizens of his country said a few kind words about my family, so we've found some common ground" said Toolman. Another cunning 5-D chess gambit, no doubt. 🙄
July 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"A wannabe dictator who's bringing in Fascism and rounding up citizens of his country said a few kind words about my family, so we've found some common ground" said Toolman. Another cunning 5-D chess gambit, no doubt. 🙄
Over the final weekend of July, #MidlandsFringe will be bringing 15 Fringe shows and 2 comedy headline acts to 4 venues across Wolverhampton city centre. It's going to be amazing! All the details here: bit.ly/midlandsfrin...
July 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Over the final weekend of July, #MidlandsFringe will be bringing 15 Fringe shows and 2 comedy headline acts to 4 venues across Wolverhampton city centre. It's going to be amazing! All the details here: bit.ly/midlandsfrin...
Reading the opening chapter of this between shifts at a festival. Man, but it’s on the money. Every sentence hits hard.
June 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Reading the opening chapter of this between shifts at a festival. Man, but it’s on the money. Every sentence hits hard.
June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM