David Cain
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David Cain
@davidmarkcain.bsky.social
Poet. Hatter. Director for Cambridge Festival @cambridgefestival.bsky.social
Luton Reliance 1909 from another site with captain J Holdstock. Any relation @rogerholdstock.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Have that naysayers…Luton Town’s new third kit was on trend all along. Mint chocolate chic is the fashion flavour of the month in the @lutontown.co.uk @ftweekend.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It was great to be in Luton to share my new book To Wake Up In The Promised Land. The poems are all about Luton and Dads and grief and football. Thanks Utter Lutonia and The Hat Factory. Book is available from tonicstapress.bigcartel.com/product/to-w...
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Join us for some poetry tomorrow night Thursday 7.30pm) at Utter Lutonia. I will be reading from my new book all about @lutontown.co.uk and dads and loss and how love of football helps us through the hard times www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/utt...
September 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
August 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I’m looking forward to reading some poetry from To Wake Up In The Promised Land at Utter Lutonia on 4 September. Dads and Luton and football and poetry. See you at The Hat Factory. www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/utt...
August 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Football, Dads and how the game holds us up when the world is falling down. To Wake Up In The Promised Land is a series of poems sharing a personal story of Luton Town’s promotion to the Premier League in 2023 and of my Dad’s death. You can purchase a copy tonicstapress.bigcartel.com/product/to-w...
May 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Full bloom for the Hatters. Did the same for the Play offs in 2023. Plus wearing 20th Anniversary of Luton Wembley 1988 luck T shirt, worn victoriously the last two home games and unwashed since…
May 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Meant to be today. Meant to be. One more @lutontown.co.uk One more.
April 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thanks everyone who made it such a great way to launch my new book To Wake Up In The Promised Land. What an evening and huge thanks to the Bricklayers Arms for hosting. Wonderful. Book available here: tonicstapress.bigcartel.com/product/to-w...
April 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Join us at 6pm this Friday 25 April for the launch of my new poetry book about @lutontown.co.uk and Dad’s. Hosted by the Bricklayers Arms, High Town Road,Luton.
April 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
15 days until publication day for my new book: To Wake Up In The Promised Land. Pre order via link. A book length poem sharing one extraordinary season in the life of @lutontown.co.uk and one life in the season of a man. @wearelutontown.bsky.social

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April 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Really enjoyed a trip to the Churchill Archive Centre yesterday, and yes, that is Margret Thatchers hand bag…
March 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s the chimney from the coop cocoa factory. It was on Dallow Road. You can see it and football ground in this pic.
February 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
And so another year begins supporting @lutontown.co.uk . I make it my 43rd!
January 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Cheering on @lutontown.co.uk from the sofa tonight with a poorly dog. Seems appropriate seeing as it’s Leeds…
November 27, 2024 at 7:21 PM
It was wet. It was a win. That’s it. But it was also much more than that. See you in Norwich, Luton Town.
November 23, 2024 at 6:52 PM
The new Laura Marling album Patterns In Repeat really is a work of art. Beautiful.
November 20, 2024 at 8:20 PM