Dr M. I. Matthews-Schlinzig
@whatisaletter.bsky.social
poet, human, dog lover
academic & literary editing/translation, and writing (ENG/GER)
MSt & DPhil (University of Oxford)
Instagram: schicketanz_books
http://patreon.com/whatisaletter
academic & literary editing/translation, and writing (ENG/GER)
MSt & DPhil (University of Oxford)
Instagram: schicketanz_books
http://patreon.com/whatisaletter
Ich habe das Gefühl, dieser Band ist genau die Art Lektüre, die ich gerade brauche. Ein ganz herzliches Dankeschön an @dtv-verlag.bsky.social für das Belegexemplar – und natürlich an Helga Schubert für das Buch überhaupt.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ich habe das Gefühl, dieser Band ist genau die Art Lektüre, die ich gerade brauche. Ein ganz herzliches Dankeschön an @dtv-verlag.bsky.social für das Belegexemplar – und natürlich an Helga Schubert für das Buch überhaupt.
Den Tag aufhellende Post von @christophgremmer.bsky.social. Danke!
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Den Tag aufhellende Post von @christophgremmer.bsky.social. Danke!
'Auftragsarbeit' für meine Schwester.
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
'Auftragsarbeit' für meine Schwester.
I'm preparing to send two copies of 'kinscapes' to Germany tomorrow. Only three more copies left and then that's it (the pamphlet is out of print), these are the last copies. If anyone would like to get their hands on one, drop me a line. £5 each plus postage. I'm open to creative exchanges, too.
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm preparing to send two copies of 'kinscapes' to Germany tomorrow. Only three more copies left and then that's it (the pamphlet is out of print), these are the last copies. If anyone would like to get their hands on one, drop me a line. £5 each plus postage. I'm open to creative exchanges, too.
I'm absolutely flabbergasted to be included in this great line-up of poets! And so touched that my poem will be published on the very day my mother, who adored her grandmother, would have celebrated her 82nd birthday. Many congrats to all whose work was chosen and many thanks to @markantonyowen.com!
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm absolutely flabbergasted to be included in this great line-up of poets! And so touched that my poem will be published on the very day my mother, who adored her grandmother, would have celebrated her 82nd birthday. Many congrats to all whose work was chosen and many thanks to @markantonyowen.com!
Another art therapy exercise: this time, the prompt was to create a landscape where one feels calm, and to which one can return whenever necessary.
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another art therapy exercise: this time, the prompt was to create a landscape where one feels calm, and to which one can return whenever necessary.
Another bit of art therapy drawing: the task was to create a vessel for one's stress and one for one's calm.
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another bit of art therapy drawing: the task was to create a vessel for one's stress and one for one's calm.
Es ist ja wirklich noch zu früh für Weihnachtsdeko, aber meine Schwester hat uns dieses Leuchtebäumchen (unser Weihnachtsgeschenk von ihr) im voraus geschickt, damit wir uns daran erfreuen können, und nachdem ich kleinere Transportschäden repariert habe, mag ich mich nun nicht mehr davon trennen.
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Es ist ja wirklich noch zu früh für Weihnachtsdeko, aber meine Schwester hat uns dieses Leuchtebäumchen (unser Weihnachtsgeschenk von ihr) im voraus geschickt, damit wir uns daran erfreuen können, und nachdem ich kleinere Transportschäden repariert habe, mag ich mich nun nicht mehr davon trennen.
Beweisbild. It truly was a wonderful launch.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Beweisbild. It truly was a wonderful launch.
And in between two states of flow: sketching the old masters and reading a poem among a welcoming, good-humoured tribe of different generations of poets, I went to Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral and lit a candle for my parents – which called forth tears, in just the right place for them.
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
And in between two states of flow: sketching the old masters and reading a poem among a welcoming, good-humoured tribe of different generations of poets, I went to Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral and lit a candle for my parents – which called forth tears, in just the right place for them.
There was laughter, there were tears, & there was plenty of good poetry to be heard at today's launch of 'Stramash', the poetry anthology of the Edinburgh School of Poets. It's a beautifully produced book (which would make for a very nice stocking filler), and I'm honoured to have two poems in it.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
There was laughter, there were tears, & there was plenty of good poetry to be heard at today's launch of 'Stramash', the poetry anthology of the Edinburgh School of Poets. It's a beautifully produced book (which would make for a very nice stocking filler), and I'm honoured to have two poems in it.
Spent some time in the good company of Monsieur Monet today. Trying to match his oil colour mastery with a soft pencil sketch was a doomed undertaking right from the start, but I learnt an awful lot just looking and thinking about what I saw. Sketching, for me, is healing, and an escape from words.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Spent some time in the good company of Monsieur Monet today. Trying to match his oil colour mastery with a soft pencil sketch was a doomed undertaking right from the start, but I learnt an awful lot just looking and thinking about what I saw. Sketching, for me, is healing, and an escape from words.
My parents got married on this day, the 11th of November, at 11 minutes past 11 in the morning, in 1967. They were both in their early twenties. Don't they look young in this picture? Decades of life still ahead of them, & plenty of change, including becoming parents, twice. I will always love them.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My parents got married on this day, the 11th of November, at 11 minutes past 11 in the morning, in 1967. They were both in their early twenties. Don't they look young in this picture? Decades of life still ahead of them, & plenty of change, including becoming parents, twice. I will always love them.
Malen mit dem Kleinkind.
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Malen mit dem Kleinkind.
Sunday so far: a poetry rejection, a family wander in the beautiful wet, cooking a light meal for the tummy-troubled dog, and some pencil gymnastics.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Sunday so far: a poetry rejection, a family wander in the beautiful wet, cooking a light meal for the tummy-troubled dog, and some pencil gymnastics.
Mr Scott is ready for Remembrance Day. After many years of sadly (& for various reasons) not going to live (classical) music events, I was lucky to attend a concert at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh yesterday. Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Williams, & the world premiere of a piece by Cheryl Frances-Hoad 1/2
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Mr Scott is ready for Remembrance Day. After many years of sadly (& for various reasons) not going to live (classical) music events, I was lucky to attend a concert at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh yesterday. Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Williams, & the world premiere of a piece by Cheryl Frances-Hoad 1/2
Today in the world of toddlerhood: robots and aliens meet Toniebox figures.
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today in the world of toddlerhood: robots and aliens meet Toniebox figures.
Love this poem by Rachel Burns 'i.m. of Kathryn Bevis' in the latest issue of The Candyman's Trumpet (@dreich.bsky.social).
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Love this poem by Rachel Burns 'i.m. of Kathryn Bevis' in the latest issue of The Candyman's Trumpet (@dreich.bsky.social).
LichTspiele
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
LichTspiele
creepy-crawly
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
creepy-crawly
An dem Tag, an dem mein Vater starb, habe ich ein Trauertagebuch begonnen, in dem ich seither Notizen mache, vor mich hin kritzele und auch mal etwas einklebe. Alles ist erlaubt. Nichts muss. Der gestrige Farbeintrag hat Spaß gemacht.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An dem Tag, an dem mein Vater starb, habe ich ein Trauertagebuch begonnen, in dem ich seither Notizen mache, vor mich hin kritzele und auch mal etwas einklebe. Alles ist erlaubt. Nichts muss. Der gestrige Farbeintrag hat Spaß gemacht.
Wonderful to have this little haiku out today on our boy Tobi's (official) birthday! You can find these lines and many others by wonderful poet colleagues in The Candyman's Trumpet (@dreich.bsky.social) number 5, out today – North East England Poets edition. Submissions and subscriptions are free!
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Wonderful to have this little haiku out today on our boy Tobi's (official) birthday! You can find these lines and many others by wonderful poet colleagues in The Candyman's Trumpet (@dreich.bsky.social) number 5, out today – North East England Poets edition. Submissions and subscriptions are free!
Malen mit dem Kind, seinen Linien folgend.
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Malen mit dem Kind, seinen Linien folgend.
blue morning
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
blue morning
The dog turns my head towards a fleeting rainbow in the morning outside. On the bookshelves, acorn hats, stones & leaves accumulate among colour pencils, brushes, knickknacks & an old cup from dad. When I speak to my parents, I look to the sky. A friend says, love is behind us & also lies before us.
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The dog turns my head towards a fleeting rainbow in the morning outside. On the bookshelves, acorn hats, stones & leaves accumulate among colour pencils, brushes, knickknacks & an old cup from dad. When I speak to my parents, I look to the sky. A friend says, love is behind us & also lies before us.