Tomorrow, 27th September, will be the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Graveney Marsh, the last ground engagement with a foreign force on the British mainland. Crew of a shot-down Ju 88 versus London Irish Riflemen. Drinks all round in the pub after.
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"Keep your face always towards the sunshine / and the shadows will fall behind you."

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Faversham.

Top top poetry content in the inaugural issue of Free Bloody Birds, edited by Alan Jenkins and Declan Ryan. Including new poems by @sheribenning.bsky.social, Ange Mlinko and Karen Solie, Mark Ford on Auden's Hardy and @bdralyuk.bsky.social on Peter Reading.
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Still emotional.

Happy Easter from All Saints, Marazion