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@fayay.bsky.social
Poetry, history, social justice
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"It took a long time to understand that I was born into apartheid."

Yuli Novak, Executive Director of B'Tselem — the first major Israeli human rights organization to label Israel’s destruction of Gaza a genocide — speaks with @simonerzim.bsky.social about growing up under Israel’s apartheid regime.
January 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Post 31 books you read in 2025 that you recommend. One book per day for 31 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.
2/31

#15booksin2025challenge
💙📚 #Booksky #bookchallenge
#readingchallenge
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Why we can't focus. youtu.be/6QltxZ-vPMc?... via
@YouTube
Why we can't focus.
YouTube video by Jared Henderson
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January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Heronkind never fear being overlooked in the Big Landscape. They know they'll always catch the Heroneer's eye 💙
My photo for today, 14th January 2026, a view of the pond, including a cormorant and a heron facing each other, this misty morning.
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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‘I wanted to show the psychological and emotional impact of occupation.’

Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis on how she translated occupation to the screen in her film ‘All That’s Left of You.’

Watch the full conversation with Javier Bardem and Cherien Dabis:
zeteo.com/p/javier-bar...
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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More gas station nocturnes on the way…
6”x6” oil Available
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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A young Black Crowned Night Heron learning its Heroning trade amongst the barnacles?

And an adult showing that beneath the black there's hidden hues of blue. 🖤💙
Different life stages of a heron. The kayak guide on the Cutipai river said the bird in the first two photos is a juvenile huairavo (crowned night heron). I believe the 3rd photo is an adult of the same species, seen on Isla Mancera. #birds #photography #Chile
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Looks amazing, I've just ordered it
'Here is a poet who speaks to and through troubled history, emerging unscathed from the many circles of hell, keeping intact a propulsive heart that beats to Caribbean rhythms.'

~Quill & Quire on Lorna Goodison's translation of The Inferno into Jamaican.
January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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No. 10
6”x6” oil
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Amol Rajan: "What is education about?"
Louisa Munch: "Freedom."

Louisa Munch (instagram.com/louisamunchtheory) on Radical with Amol Rajan "Knowledge, Nostalgia and The Value of a University Education"

📺 Full video interview on iPlayer: t.ly/VYvs8
🎧 Radio 4 podcast version: t.ly/oIyNr
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Another great informative video from Louisa Munch about Reform voters.
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Chilling
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Chris's Two-Way Poetry Podcast is a brilliant series. Poets including Fay Musselwhite, Rob Hindle, Pete Green and others illuminating their own practice and those of others. This episode (Pt 1 of 2), with Brian Lewis & Chris discussing the links between their own work, is amazing.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Just over a year ago, Syria made history by overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, ending his dictatorship.

But the country is now facing growing division.

In this video, we explain why Syria is more divided than ever under its new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Watch the full video:
zeteo.com/p/syria-afte...
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Here's a new drawing.

Traction in the Rain.
20x30cm.
September 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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The Artwave Festival opens today in Lewes. Here's one of the drawings I have on display at the Star Brewery Gallery. Runs from 6th - 21st September.

Pells Lake.
29x37cm.
September 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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A new drawing.
Winter Passage.
24x33cm.
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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A painting from a few years back.

New Road.
40x50cm
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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A new little drawing.

Winter Night.
Pastel on paper.
20x25cm
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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That's a good headline, @theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Here is the list of the MPs who were officers and supporters of Labour Friends of Israel before it suddenly removed this page from its website.
January 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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'A life recovered in the moment of its telling, a city caught in the act of disappearing.'

Thanks to @cwjoneschris.bsky.social for his work on the latest instalment of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast, in which he and I map our respective versions of Sheffield.
twowaypoetry.podbean.com/e/brian-lewi...
Brian Lewis on his memoir 'Last Collection' alongside Chris Jones on his book of poems Little Piece of Harm | The Two-Way Poetry Podcast
Here, in the first of two episodes, I take a slightly different approach and talk to Brian Lewis about his essay/memoir ‘Last Collection’ alongside my own book of poetry Little Piece of Harm. On Frida...
twowaypoetry.podbean.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM