@mattdolezal.bsky.social
I am a writer, published poet and professional gardener. I am happiest when I am immersed in nature....
Below is one place you can find my poetry 👇
https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/poetry-short-stories-and-plays/the-birds-were-the-only-ones-singing
Below is one place you can find my poetry 👇
https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/poetry-short-stories-and-plays/the-birds-were-the-only-ones-singing
So only 2 Sundays till the Oxford indie book fair. If you are free & in Oxford on the 23rd & like fresh independent writing, pop along & join me & other writers, authors & poets. At the examination hall on the High St. 📚
#Oxfordindiebookfair #books #poetry #writers #Oxford #Author #dreamingspires ❤️
#Oxfordindiebookfair #books #poetry #writers #Oxford #Author #dreamingspires ❤️
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
So only 2 Sundays till the Oxford indie book fair. If you are free & in Oxford on the 23rd & like fresh independent writing, pop along & join me & other writers, authors & poets. At the examination hall on the High St. 📚
#Oxfordindiebookfair #books #poetry #writers #Oxford #Author #dreamingspires ❤️
#Oxfordindiebookfair #books #poetry #writers #Oxford #Author #dreamingspires ❤️
Today is Czech Independence Day. Vaclav Havel wrote the poem "It is I who must begin"during the Velvet revolution. He then went on to be the first Democratically elected president of the new Republic.
#czechrepublic #CzechIndependenceDay #vaclavhavel #poetry
#czechrepublic #CzechIndependenceDay #vaclavhavel #poetry
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Today is Czech Independence Day. Vaclav Havel wrote the poem "It is I who must begin"during the Velvet revolution. He then went on to be the first Democratically elected president of the new Republic.
#czechrepublic #CzechIndependenceDay #vaclavhavel #poetry
#czechrepublic #CzechIndependenceDay #vaclavhavel #poetry
October 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It was his left ear that got shot wasn't it? It has certainly healed up very well, almost like he never got shot at all?
He does have quite a scraggy neck though....
#Trumpsear #noscars #Trumphasascraggyneck #Trumpton
He does have quite a scraggy neck though....
#Trumpsear #noscars #Trumphasascraggyneck #Trumpton
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It was his left ear that got shot wasn't it? It has certainly healed up very well, almost like he never got shot at all?
He does have quite a scraggy neck though....
#Trumpsear #noscars #Trumphasascraggyneck #Trumpton
He does have quite a scraggy neck though....
#Trumpsear #noscars #Trumphasascraggyneck #Trumpton
This an old poem, from my book the birds were the only ones singing.. Thought I'd have a bit of fun with Adobe...
October 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This an old poem, from my book the birds were the only ones singing.. Thought I'd have a bit of fun with Adobe...
Autumn, walks in the woods 🍁
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Autumn, walks in the woods 🍁
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
September squeezing out the last few days of summer, as we now enter autumn, with its golden days & huw light.
#seasonalchange #autumn #latesummer
#seasonalchange #autumn #latesummer
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
September squeezing out the last few days of summer, as we now enter autumn, with its golden days & huw light.
#seasonalchange #autumn #latesummer
#seasonalchange #autumn #latesummer
Been reading Silent Earth, by Dave Goulson. And this graphic shows the impact of cropped seeds dressed with Neonicotinoids can have of the soil & surrounding environment. Only 5% of the insectide is taken up by the crop while 94% is leached into the soil & water. Over time this accumulates.
September 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Been reading Silent Earth, by Dave Goulson. And this graphic shows the impact of cropped seeds dressed with Neonicotinoids can have of the soil & surrounding environment. Only 5% of the insectide is taken up by the crop while 94% is leached into the soil & water. Over time this accumulates.
You can really learn the demographic of an area, by what you might find in the local charity shops. Found these in Princes Risboro. It would make quite an interesting study. I wonder what you may find in Clacton on Sea? The Hungry Caterpillar next to Mien Kampf & Tax for Dummies 🤔
#charityshopfinds
#charityshopfinds
September 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
You can really learn the demographic of an area, by what you might find in the local charity shops. Found these in Princes Risboro. It would make quite an interesting study. I wonder what you may find in Clacton on Sea? The Hungry Caterpillar next to Mien Kampf & Tax for Dummies 🤔
#charityshopfinds
#charityshopfinds
September 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Finally got my hands on a copy of Vaclav Havel's Power of the Powerless!
It's an essay & manual on how to bring about change & to bring down Tyranny, by means of solidarity & non-compliance. Could be quite useful in these precarious times. 📚
#VaclavHavel #PowerofthePowerless #solidarity
It's an essay & manual on how to bring about change & to bring down Tyranny, by means of solidarity & non-compliance. Could be quite useful in these precarious times. 📚
#VaclavHavel #PowerofthePowerless #solidarity
August 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Finally got my hands on a copy of Vaclav Havel's Power of the Powerless!
It's an essay & manual on how to bring about change & to bring down Tyranny, by means of solidarity & non-compliance. Could be quite useful in these precarious times. 📚
#VaclavHavel #PowerofthePowerless #solidarity
It's an essay & manual on how to bring about change & to bring down Tyranny, by means of solidarity & non-compliance. Could be quite useful in these precarious times. 📚
#VaclavHavel #PowerofthePowerless #solidarity
If you listen to the #BBC, especially #radio4 you think that Nigel Farage is destined to be our next Pm & he is the official opposition to the government. Despite only having 4 MPs. This graphic from yougov is reassuring though. I think there is more of a chance of a coalition gov than a Reform one.
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you listen to the #BBC, especially #radio4 you think that Nigel Farage is destined to be our next Pm & he is the official opposition to the government. Despite only having 4 MPs. This graphic from yougov is reassuring though. I think there is more of a chance of a coalition gov than a Reform one.
The modern era could have been very different if it wasn't for a single moment/decision,that creates the reality we live in. I can think of at least 4 ppl who came close to changing the world: Alexander Kerensky, Kurt Eisner, Shirley Williams & Al Gore. instead we got Lenin,Hitler,Thatcher & Bush.
August 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The modern era could have been very different if it wasn't for a single moment/decision,that creates the reality we live in. I can think of at least 4 ppl who came close to changing the world: Alexander Kerensky, Kurt Eisner, Shirley Williams & Al Gore. instead we got Lenin,Hitler,Thatcher & Bush.
This is a poem I wrote maybe 10 years ago or more, it's just relevant today as it was when I wrote it. It's called "In Our Name" & it's in my book "The Birds Were The Only Ones Singing"
#StoptheGenocide #ceasefire #notinourname #peace&love #poetry
#Gaza #Palestine #twonation. ❤️
#StoptheGenocide #ceasefire #notinourname #peace&love #poetry
#Gaza #Palestine #twonation. ❤️
August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is a poem I wrote maybe 10 years ago or more, it's just relevant today as it was when I wrote it. It's called "In Our Name" & it's in my book "The Birds Were The Only Ones Singing"
#StoptheGenocide #ceasefire #notinourname #peace&love #poetry
#Gaza #Palestine #twonation. ❤️
#StoptheGenocide #ceasefire #notinourname #peace&love #poetry
#Gaza #Palestine #twonation. ❤️
I found these two coins which inspired me to write the following poem. The first Coin is a Palistian coin from 1942 the second is an Israeli coin from 1979. I struggle to get my head around the desperate situation. But what is happening now is evil, cruel & completely wrong.
#freeplalistine #peace 😔
#freeplalistine #peace 😔
August 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I found these two coins which inspired me to write the following poem. The first Coin is a Palistian coin from 1942 the second is an Israeli coin from 1979. I struggle to get my head around the desperate situation. But what is happening now is evil, cruel & completely wrong.
#freeplalistine #peace 😔
#freeplalistine #peace 😔
Things you might find down in the meadow...
It's the last weekend to take part in the Big Butterfly Count, 🦋
So if you have 15 minutes over the weekend, download the app and have a go, it is quite fun
#Bigbutterflycount #nature #butterflies
It's the last weekend to take part in the Big Butterfly Count, 🦋
So if you have 15 minutes over the weekend, download the app and have a go, it is quite fun
#Bigbutterflycount #nature #butterflies
August 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Things you might find down in the meadow...
It's the last weekend to take part in the Big Butterfly Count, 🦋
So if you have 15 minutes over the weekend, download the app and have a go, it is quite fun
#Bigbutterflycount #nature #butterflies
It's the last weekend to take part in the Big Butterfly Count, 🦋
So if you have 15 minutes over the weekend, download the app and have a go, it is quite fun
#Bigbutterflycount #nature #butterflies
Did anyone see the Sun Halo today? It was pretty cool 😎....
August 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Did anyone see the Sun Halo today? It was pretty cool 😎....
A few pictures from the Oxford Indie Book fair the other weekend, it was a great opportunity to meet other writers & to engage with different people & introduce my poetry to a wider audience 📚 ❤️
#poetry #oxfordindiebookfair #writing
#poetry #oxfordindiebookfair #writing
July 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A few pictures from the Oxford Indie Book fair the other weekend, it was a great opportunity to meet other writers & to engage with different people & introduce my poetry to a wider audience 📚 ❤️
#poetry #oxfordindiebookfair #writing
#poetry #oxfordindiebookfair #writing
I was once told that History is from His-story. In truth it is from ancient Greek, histōr ‘learned, wise man’, which evolved into historia.The His-story idea has stuck,a one sided account of events. History's always written by the survivors. but without scientific evidence,there is no authentication
July 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I was once told that History is from His-story. In truth it is from ancient Greek, histōr ‘learned, wise man’, which evolved into historia.The His-story idea has stuck,a one sided account of events. History's always written by the survivors. but without scientific evidence,there is no authentication