Nic Aubury
@nicaubury.bsky.social
I write silly poems. My latest collection, 'Things My Children Think I'm Wrong About', is out now: linktr.ee/nicaubury
See 'Nic Aubury's 4-line poem' each week in The New European.
See 'Nic Aubury's 4-line poem' each week in The New European.
My poem in this week’s @theneweuropean.bsky.social, which is out today.
January 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My poem in this week’s @theneweuropean.bsky.social, which is out today.
Here’s a poem from my latest book, for all those who are out pounding the pavements in box-fresh running shoes this morning…
January 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Here’s a poem from my latest book, for all those who are out pounding the pavements in box-fresh running shoes this morning…
This, by Ogden Nash, is of course the finest New Year poem ever written.
December 31, 2024 at 7:44 AM
This, by Ogden Nash, is of course the finest New Year poem ever written.
A poem from my current book. I shall be in bed by 9 o’clock this evening, in my forlorn annual bid not to cause any offence…
December 31, 2024 at 7:38 AM
A poem from my current book. I shall be in bed by 9 o’clock this evening, in my forlorn annual bid not to cause any offence…
My poem in the current @theneweuropean.bsky.social. We’re at the soup-bowls-and-ramekins stage of Christmas here.
December 28, 2024 at 6:22 AM
My poem in the current @theneweuropean.bsky.social. We’re at the soup-bowls-and-ramekins stage of Christmas here.
A poem from my latest book
December 26, 2024 at 11:59 AM
A poem from my latest book
I’m currently listening to ‘Rainforest Sounds’ to try to drown out my wife’s snoring, but the combination of the two is making it sound as if somebody is chainsawing all the trees, so now I’m lying awake worrying about deforestation.
December 24, 2024 at 4:47 AM
I’m currently listening to ‘Rainforest Sounds’ to try to drown out my wife’s snoring, but the combination of the two is making it sound as if somebody is chainsawing all the trees, so now I’m lying awake worrying about deforestation.
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Viking
North Utsire
South Utsire
Pecan
Cromarty
Forth
Tyne
Daley
Dust
German Shepherd
Humber
Thames
Doink
Wight
Portland
Plymouth
Burnley
Trafalgar
FitzRoy
Björk
Lundy
Botnet
Irish Sea
Wisconsin
Hucknall
Malin
Hebrides
Bill Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
Trumpety
North Utsire
South Utsire
Pecan
Cromarty
Forth
Tyne
Daley
Dust
German Shepherd
Humber
Thames
Doink
Wight
Portland
Plymouth
Burnley
Trafalgar
FitzRoy
Björk
Lundy
Botnet
Irish Sea
Wisconsin
Hucknall
Malin
Hebrides
Bill Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
Trumpety
December 21, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Viking
North Utsire
South Utsire
Pecan
Cromarty
Forth
Tyne
Daley
Dust
German Shepherd
Humber
Thames
Doink
Wight
Portland
Plymouth
Burnley
Trafalgar
FitzRoy
Björk
Lundy
Botnet
Irish Sea
Wisconsin
Hucknall
Malin
Hebrides
Bill Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
Trumpety
North Utsire
South Utsire
Pecan
Cromarty
Forth
Tyne
Daley
Dust
German Shepherd
Humber
Thames
Doink
Wight
Portland
Plymouth
Burnley
Trafalgar
FitzRoy
Björk
Lundy
Botnet
Irish Sea
Wisconsin
Hucknall
Malin
Hebrides
Bill Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
Trumpety
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Looks like it’s going to be a bumper crop
December 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Looks like it’s going to be a bumper crop
My poem in the bumper Christmas issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social. That’s the last one now until January, so merry Christmas and happy new year to one and all.
December 19, 2024 at 7:10 PM
My poem in the bumper Christmas issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social. That’s the last one now until January, so merry Christmas and happy new year to one and all.
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My poem in this week’s @theneweuropean.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 1:40 PM
My poem in this week’s @theneweuropean.bsky.social
Here’s a seasonal poem from ‘Things My Children Think I’m Wrong About’.
December 11, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Here’s a seasonal poem from ‘Things My Children Think I’m Wrong About’.
A poem from my latest collection, ‘Things My Children Think I’m Wrong About’, which is published by Bedford Square, and which may or may not make an acceptable stocking filler for the overwrought, middle-aged person in your life…
December 10, 2024 at 6:27 AM
A poem from my latest collection, ‘Things My Children Think I’m Wrong About’, which is published by Bedford Square, and which may or may not make an acceptable stocking filler for the overwrought, middle-aged person in your life…
This is excellent, as ever, from James Ball…
I wrote about the global rise of the “fuck you” party a week or two ago. It feels quite relevant tonight.
“Compromise is out of fashion, as is waiting – people feel that it’s been long enough, and they want solutions *now*.”
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-rise-of-...
“Compromise is out of fashion, as is waiting – people feel that it’s been long enough, and they want solutions *now*.”
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-rise-of-...
The rise of the ‘fuck you’ party
Across the world, a new coalition is growing – of exhausted people on all sides who are gunning for Scholz, Macron... and Starmer
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 5:45 AM
This is excellent, as ever, from James Ball…
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Had one distinctive Fietzsche
His top lip was home to
A magnificent furry Crietzsche
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Had one distinctive Fietzsche
His top lip was home to
A magnificent furry Crietzsche
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
December 5, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Had one distinctive Fietzsche
His top lip was home to
A magnificent furry Crietzsche
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Had one distinctive Fietzsche
His top lip was home to
A magnificent furry Crietzsche
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
With the advent of mass-production, the phrase ‘hand-made’ came to be used to denote traditional craftsmanship and quality. Will there be an equivalent for creative work in the age of AI? ‘Brain-written’?
December 5, 2024 at 8:07 AM
With the advent of mass-production, the phrase ‘hand-made’ came to be used to denote traditional craftsmanship and quality. Will there be an equivalent for creative work in the age of AI? ‘Brain-written’?
Like so many of the poor and needy creatives you see on here, I feel as if, much of the time, all I’m doing is whispering: ‘Please love me’ in an empty room. But this is the best I’ve got, people. This is my Ozymandias, my Daffodils, my Ode to a Grecian Urn. I guess the world just wasn’t ready…
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Like so many of the poor and needy creatives you see on here, I feel as if, much of the time, all I’m doing is whispering: ‘Please love me’ in an empty room. But this is the best I’ve got, people. This is my Ozymandias, my Daffodils, my Ode to a Grecian Urn. I guess the world just wasn’t ready…
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The collective noun for plaice is a 'pride'
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www.worldofmoose.com/products/pri...
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 PM
The collective noun for plaice is a 'pride'
www.worldofmoose.com/products/pri...
www.worldofmoose.com/products/pri...
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The success of Notre Dame's comeback depends on whether we view it as an architectural gem or a functional religious building
Everyday philosophy: Has Notre Dame lost too much?
The success of Notre Dane's comeback depends on whether we view it as an architectural gem or a functional religious building
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December 4, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The success of Notre Dame's comeback depends on whether we view it as an architectural gem or a functional religious building
My poem in this week’s @theneweuropean.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 3:44 PM
My poem in this week’s @theneweuropean.bsky.social
And in the meantime, if you’re looking for some intelligent, high-quality journalism of a progressive bent to fill the void, might I recommend @theneweuropean.bsky.social?
Guardian + Observer journalists on strike 4th and 5th Dec.
They’re fighting to stop selling off profitable Observer to loss-making Tortoise Media website and to defend jobs.
Union members ask we support and not repost Guardian stories on strike days.
Solidarity with NUJ strikers.
They’re fighting to stop selling off profitable Observer to loss-making Tortoise Media website and to defend jobs.
Union members ask we support and not repost Guardian stories on strike days.
Solidarity with NUJ strikers.
December 4, 2024 at 4:24 AM
And in the meantime, if you’re looking for some intelligent, high-quality journalism of a progressive bent to fill the void, might I recommend @theneweuropean.bsky.social?
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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I’ve been expecting a letter that was sent days ago. Luckily I remembered to check my junk folder and sure enough, there it was.
December 2, 2024 at 2:35 PM
I’ve been expecting a letter that was sent days ago. Luckily I remembered to check my junk folder and sure enough, there it was.