Katie Beswick
@drkbez.bsky.social
I write poems, arts criticism and stories. Babe, I live a life of the mind.
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/ Freddie, at last! We’ll take our secret to the grave.
—last words of Frances Weller, my great-grandmother /
It's the epigraph to this poem:
Ruderal by Katie Beswick
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/ Freddie, at last! We’ll take our secret to the grave.
—last words of Frances Weller, my great-grandmother /
It's the epigraph to this poem:
Ruderal by Katie Beswick
rattle.com/ruderal-by-k...
Ruderal by Katie Beswick - Rattle: Poetry
It was a life spent, mostly
stooped over things.
The counter at the butcher’s shop
her parents owned,
all through both wars,
wrapping bacon in brown paper parcels
as bombs fell
and far away, men she l...
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April 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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/ Freddie, at last! We’ll take our secret to the grave.
—last words of Frances Weller, my great-grandmother /
It's the epigraph to this poem:
Ruderal by Katie Beswick
rattle.com/ruderal-by-k...
/ Freddie, at last! We’ll take our secret to the grave.
—last words of Frances Weller, my great-grandmother /
It's the epigraph to this poem:
Ruderal by Katie Beswick
rattle.com/ruderal-by-k...
Reposted by Katie Beswick
Amazon, anile, babe, bag, banshee, battle-axe, bimbo, bint, bird, bitch, broad, butch, buxom, cat lady, chaste, chick, crone, cougar, crumpet …
—Katie Beswick
—Katie Beswick
What Did You Call Me? by Katie Beswick - Rattle: Poetry
Amazon, anile, babe, bag, banshee, battle-axe, bimbo, bint, bird, bitch, broad, butch, buxom, cat lady, chaste, chick, crone, cougar, crumpet, cunt, cutie, dame, dish, dog, dyke, emasculator, enchantr...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Amazon, anile, babe, bag, banshee, battle-axe, bimbo, bint, bird, bitch, broad, butch, buxom, cat lady, chaste, chick, crone, cougar, crumpet …
—Katie Beswick
—Katie Beswick
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“In Gordon Square, Woolwich.
I’m dancing, delirious—fifteen.
Mum beeps her horn
shouts,
Get in! Now!” —excerpt from “Cameo” by Katie Beswick
www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/narra...
I’m dancing, delirious—fifteen.
Mum beeps her horn
shouts,
Get in! Now!” —excerpt from “Cameo” by Katie Beswick
www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/narra...
Cameo | Narrative Magazine
Cameo by Katie Beswick —
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May 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“In Gordon Square, Woolwich.
I’m dancing, delirious—fifteen.
Mum beeps her horn
shouts,
Get in! Now!” —excerpt from “Cameo” by Katie Beswick
www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/narra...
I’m dancing, delirious—fifteen.
Mum beeps her horn
shouts,
Get in! Now!” —excerpt from “Cameo” by Katie Beswick
www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/narra...
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If you're in London, check out the upcoming book launch for "Slags on Stage" by Dr. Katie Beswick (Goldsmiths):
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June 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you're in London, check out the upcoming book launch for "Slags on Stage" by Dr. Katie Beswick (Goldsmiths):
www.eventbrite.com/e/slags-n-sk...
www.eventbrite.com/e/slags-n-sk...
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Weekend listening! @drkbez.bsky.social talks to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about "Slags on Stage:
Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture" newbooksnetwork.com/slags-on-stage
Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture" newbooksnetwork.com/slags-on-stage
Katie Beswick, "Slags on Stage: Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture" (Routledge, 2025) - New Books Network
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May 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Weekend listening! @drkbez.bsky.social talks to @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about "Slags on Stage:
Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture" newbooksnetwork.com/slags-on-stage
Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture" newbooksnetwork.com/slags-on-stage