Obsidian logo next to silver medallion with AWP Small Press Publisher Award Winner

Did you see? @obsidianlit.bsky.social was named winner of the 2026 AWP Small Press Publisher Award!

The stark beauty of the monochrome trees is quite striking. Their branches create an intricate, almost calligraphic pattern against the background. The absence of color allows the viewer to appreciate the form and texture of the natural elements. It’s a wonderfully evocative image that speaks to the quiet beauty of the landscape. This photograph offers a moment of thoughtful contemplation.

Welsh sky in spring. Begins

digital sketch collange. an orange heart. #orangeshirtday

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Moment of Truth - Keynote by Maria Ressa YouTube video by Nobel Peace Center

Thank you @mariaressa.bsky.social and @nobelprize.bsky.social for this talk. Esp the point, "Inspiration spreads as fast as anger" youtu.be/k3fuLAhdQT8?...

even when the world trembles, care for each other is resistance

My daily reading. Find Charles Bernstein's poem, Questionnaire online at the Poetry Foundation www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50752/...

Photo by me of light playing on the pond and a duck blending in as a spot of light at Gwernyfed Walled Garden

Photo of pots of green coloured herbs including chive, thyme and other plants beside the end of a green grow tunnel sitting on top of a stone patio ledge

Happy herbs

Sundays

Today's wisdom paraphrased from Martha Graham's words to Agnes de Mille who questioned her own art: Your work is not to judge. Your work is to stay open. A life force moves through you, once, only through you. Guard the channel. Let the unrest move you. Let the divine dissatisfaction keep you alive.

Part of my daily practice: befriend myself + give myself grace.

Grace = generosity of spirit + space.
Room to breathe, to be, to unfold.
Letting go of perfection.
Staying open + curious.
You don’t have to earn your worth.
You’re already enough.

Blessings ❤️

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Planting chives, onions, ginger and garlic. Welcoming Spring!

A digitally altered landscape based on a photo taken by the poet Marva Jackson Lord, showing a vibrant, multicoloured mountain and forest scene reflected in a calm body of water. Overlaid on the image is poetic text that reads: “Memory perched atop a mountain / Scented with cool Jamaican morning / Moves in every time and place / I am.” The colours are dreamlike, with purples, greens, and blues enhancing a surreal, reflective mood.

Saturday Line-Up Saturday is packed with poetry and spoken word, including the Poetry Society Young Poets Open Mic, Magma Matters: Past, Present & Future, an

SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY!

Birmingham, come on through!

www.vervepoetryfestival.com/post/saturda...

For researchers and writers--UC Santa Barbara has a great list of 172 free and open access databases:

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Yesterday, I spent time with Welsh filmmaker Lal Davies discussing her new multilayered installation, Several Stages of Purification, which will soon be launched at the National Maritime Museum in Swansea. Was a complete joy! You can find out more about her work in IG www.instagram.com/laldffilmiau

Contemplating the coming year. My word for 2025 is grace.

Black and white sketch of a young woman, wearing glasses, her eyes looking down at what she is reading, she is wearing a faux fur coat and black hair

Looking forward to sketching more in 2025