Paul Deane
@rhunedhel.bsky.social
Editor of Forgotten Ground Regained (https://alliteration.net), a website devoted to modern English alliterative verse. If you like Beowulf, or Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, or Tolkien's Fall of Arthur or Sigurd and Gudrun, you're in for a treat.
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Current Issue: Fall 2025
Forgotten Ground Regained: A Quarterly Journal of Alliterative Verse
alliteration.net
Announcing: The Fall, 2025 issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, featuring modern English poetry in Norse and Icelandic forms. 17 poems, 3 articles, with loads of info for the curious (& some great poems!)
alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoets
alliteration.net/current-issue/ #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #BlueSkyPoets
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pilgrimdreams.com/2024/02/22/t... #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
The Road I Walk (alliterative verse)
At the dVerse Poets Pub, Björn asks us to write in alliterative verse, a poetic style in the Germanic poetic tradition which uses “alliteration to create the rhythm of the poem rather than sy…
pilgrimdreams.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A bit of Tolkien fan poetry, in alliterative verse format.
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A bit of Tolkien fan poetry, in alliterative verse format.
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
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Well what do you know. There's a whole electronic archive for that infamously bloodthirsty medieval alliterative poem, "The Siege of Jerusalem."
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Well what do you know. There's a whole electronic archive for that infamously bloodthirsty medieval alliterative poem, "The Siege of Jerusalem."
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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'A History of England in 25 Poems' by @cathamclarke.bsky.social has something for everyone, including nerdy historical linguists. While reading it, I seized upon an archaic H in a Middle English poem about happy animals as my chance to write about lost English sounds.
dannybate.com/2025/11/14/a...
dannybate.com/2025/11/14/a...
A Voice for the Voiceless: English’s Lost Consonants
In September this year, Catherine Clarke, professor at the Institute of Historical Research, published A History of England in 25 Poems. This chronological hike through England’s history via verses…
dannybate.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'A History of England in 25 Poems' by @cathamclarke.bsky.social has something for everyone, including nerdy historical linguists. While reading it, I seized upon an archaic H in a Middle English poem about happy animals as my chance to write about lost English sounds.
dannybate.com/2025/11/14/a...
dannybate.com/2025/11/14/a...
Well what do you know. There's a whole electronic archive for that infamously bloodthirsty medieval alliterative poem, "The Siege of Jerusalem."
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Well what do you know. There's a whole electronic archive for that infamously bloodthirsty medieval alliterative poem, "The Siege of Jerusalem."
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
siegeofjerusalem.org #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #medievalsky #poetrysky
A bit of Tolkien fan poetry, in alliterative verse format.
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A bit of Tolkien fan poetry, in alliterative verse format.
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/8512/fa...
pilgrimdreams.com/2024/02/22/t... #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #alliterativeverse
The Road I Walk (alliterative verse)
At the dVerse Poets Pub, Björn asks us to write in alliterative verse, a poetic style in the Germanic poetic tradition which uses “alliteration to create the rhythm of the poem rather than sy…
pilgrimdreams.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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@ignorantfairy.bsky.social, does a Naiad count as a #fairy for #BlueSkyRelay? :)
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine: An alliterative ballad by Ted Charnley
I stood there stunned, then sank to my knees, / dreading that holy maid. / I prayed she’d pardon a trespassing pest / for the breach of her sylvan glade.
alliteration.net
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@ignorantfairy.bsky.social, does a Naiad count as a #fairy for #BlueSkyRelay? :)
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
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For #tender, how about @graywyvern.bsky.social's "Iftar"?
alliteration.net/poetry/iftar/
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #alliterative #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #alliterativeverse
alliteration.net/poetry/iftar/
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #alliterative #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #alliterativeverse
Iftar by Michael Helsem
From my tendered touch / you take no comfort, / as if swapped fugazi / you’ve sworn not to fall for ...
alliteration.net
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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And shortly thereafter ...
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And shortly thereafter ...
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I think you're looking for @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's "Bea Wolf".
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I think you're looking for @zachweinersmith.bsky.social's "Bea Wolf".
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My #BookReview of Felicia Day's Audible Original full cast audio production of Third Eye
#fullcast #audiobook #FeliciaDay #Booksky
#fullcast #audiobook #FeliciaDay #Booksky
Third Eye: A Full Cast Audio Blast!
If you loved Felicia Day’s late 2000’s nerd comedy web series The Guild, which she created, wrote, starred in, directed and produced, drop everything and treat yourself to her 2023 Audible Original…
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My #BookReview of Felicia Day's Audible Original full cast audio production of Third Eye
#fullcast #audiobook #FeliciaDay #Booksky
#fullcast #audiobook #FeliciaDay #Booksky
@ignorantfairy.bsky.social, does a Naiad count as a #fairy for #BlueSkyRelay? :)
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine: An alliterative ballad by Ted Charnley
I stood there stunned, then sank to my knees, / dreading that holy maid. / I prayed she’d pardon a trespassing pest / for the breach of her sylvan glade.
alliteration.net
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@ignorantfairy.bsky.social, does a Naiad count as a #fairy for #BlueSkyRelay? :)
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
Here's Ted Charnley's "I Find the Naiad's Place, and Mine"
alliteration.net/poetry/i-fin... #alliterative #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky #BlueSkyPoets #PoetsOfBluesky #alliterativeverse
For #tender, how about @graywyvern.bsky.social's "Iftar"?
alliteration.net/poetry/iftar/
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #alliterative #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #alliterativeverse
alliteration.net/poetry/iftar/
#emoetry #poetry #writing #writingcommunity #alliterative #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #alliterativeverse
Iftar by Michael Helsem
From my tendered touch / you take no comfort, / as if swapped fugazi / you’ve sworn not to fall for ...
alliteration.net
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The Freelance History Writer ~ Medieval Mystery Plays ~ A guest post by Toni Mount thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2025/11/12/m... @toniauthor.bsky.social @susanabernethy2.bsky.social #medieval #History
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Freelance History Writer ~ Medieval Mystery Plays ~ A guest post by Toni Mount thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2025/11/12/m... @toniauthor.bsky.social @susanabernethy2.bsky.social #medieval #History
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Very pleased to learn that "After 1177 BC: The Survival of Civilizations" has been chosen to receive a Biblical Archaeology Society 2025 Publication Award for "Best Popular Book on Archaeology" (for books published during 2023 and 2024).
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Very pleased to learn that "After 1177 BC: The Survival of Civilizations" has been chosen to receive a Biblical Archaeology Society 2025 Publication Award for "Best Popular Book on Archaeology" (for books published during 2023 and 2024).
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“You will hear everlastingly, in all discussions about newspapers, companies, aristocracies, or party politics, this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man…”
—G.K. Chesterton
—G.K. Chesterton
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“You will hear everlastingly, in all discussions about newspapers, companies, aristocracies, or party politics, this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man…”
—G.K. Chesterton
—G.K. Chesterton
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This's meant to fit into standard alternating five-beat-line terza rima.
It *does* have aa-ax alliteration in all three lines, and the first line starts with something like a Sievers type E.
It *does* have aa-ax alliteration in all three lines, and the first line starts with something like a Sievers type E.
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This's meant to fit into standard alternating five-beat-line terza rima.
It *does* have aa-ax alliteration in all three lines, and the first line starts with something like a Sievers type E.
It *does* have aa-ax alliteration in all three lines, and the first line starts with something like a Sievers type E.
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As I work on Bea Wolf 2, I'm reading a bit on the history of children's traditions, and one surprise is that there used to be wayyyyyy more holidays (like 5 to 10, depending on location) in which kids went around to houses, singing and demanding stuff. Typically fruit, nuts, or money.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
As I work on Bea Wolf 2, I'm reading a bit on the history of children's traditions, and one surprise is that there used to be wayyyyyy more holidays (like 5 to 10, depending on location) in which kids went around to houses, singing and demanding stuff. Typically fruit, nuts, or money.
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This may be too much.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This may be too much.
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For #BlueSkyRelay #ascendant, I'll plug Matthew Bullen of @ogre.red's "Serenity Falls Up".
alliteration.net/poetry/seren...
alliteration.net/poetry/seren...
Serenity Falls Up by Matthew Bullen
A frond stretches fingers / through the ivy's twine, / grasping at a black-throated / finch pecking at a puddle ...
alliteration.net
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
For #BlueSkyRelay #ascendant, I'll plug Matthew Bullen of @ogre.red's "Serenity Falls Up".
alliteration.net/poetry/seren...
alliteration.net/poetry/seren...