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Fab Howard Munson YouTube film featuring mine and David Annwn's Ätherstrophen, versions of Emmy Hennings, published recently by Zim Zalla, in his Photo-Video Art Zine #98. Sincerest thanks to him and everyone involved in this (re)realisation.
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Had the same letter myself, Tristan. I wouldn't worry about it too much. The press in question used to be an interesting, fairly radical outfit (though never as radical as they fancied themselves), but since they lost their AC grant they've gone downmarket. A bit of a busted flush these days, tbh.
Many thanks to Billy Mills for his elliptical review of mine and David Annwn's vispo mash-up of Gerald of Wales' 12thC A Journey Through Wales.
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Beningborough Hall gardens earlier A cool walk to calm the fevered eye.
Into Harrogate hospital for an op to correct the double vision yesterday. Left eye cut & stitched and hopefully fixed, though Old Red Eyes, as The Beautiful South put it, will be around for a while. Big thanks to the marvellous team who oversaw it all - the NHS at its unprivatized, unleeched-on best
My thanks to Nick and Rupert for posting
The Ouse, from Lendal Bridge yesterday evening. #Yorkmood
The brilliant New York Brass, at the Crescent Club, York, in a rendition of A Fairytale of New York.
Midwinter wanderings ...
Thanks, Tristan - so pleased you like our Emmy! If anyone is interested in find out more, or even getting their own Aetherstrophen, here's the link to the publisher: zimzalla.co.uk
'I see the boys of Sumer in their ruin', as Dylan Thomas almost said.
Very sad to hear about the death of brilliant Lorraine Cheshire. Here she is carrying one of the best scenes from a sitcom ever
Apologies, all, for the long Bluesky silence. But just to say I'm going to try harder to make this account work in future, by posting stuff and making it my main social media outlet. The others, you hardly need telling, are rotten with ads, promotions, and claptrap. More to follow, watch this space.
Thanks (belatedly!), Sarah-Clare!
Here's the link to book the livestreaming of my inaugural professorial lecture: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b6518a...
Pleased to be able to announce I'll be giving my inaugural lecture as Professor of Arts and Culture at Hallam University on 14 May. I'd love to see as many friends who can make it there, in person or virtually. Details and Eventbrite booking link here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
Two Swansea launches this week for mine and Chris Wigginton's new Dylan Thomas biog - at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, 6.30 pm, Wednesday 9 April (book at dylanthomasbirthplace.com), and 6.00 pm, Friday 11 April at Event 42, Mumbles. Thanks to Alun and Tim for organising - see you there!
#DylanThomas
Terrific impromptu Northern Lights / Inform experimental poetry on Friday evening in Leeds at the HEART Centre, Headingly. Loads of fine poets and a fun time was had by all. Big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for and Nasser Hussain for organising.
Stately, plump Mrs Dalloway ...
Terrific books, all beautifully produced.
A great book!
Or 'different gravy, same pie', as my brother more gastronomically put it to a camvasser at the last election. Totally agree: Labour seems to have reached the point of irreversible degeneration.
"Arcadian Rustbelt is a restitutive attempt to answer the question, Was there a second generation of the English Underground?"
Litter interviews the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt" the new anthology of 1980s underground poetry, pub. @Waterloo_Press:
www.littermagazine.com/2025/03/two-...
More than perhaps.
Yeah, one of my faves. The business about the Topic bar is pure genius.
Looking forward to taking part in this quite major poetry minifest on Friday week in Headingley. Big, big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for organising. See you there, Leeds and York friends!
Pics of the launch of Arcadian Rustbelt at Xing the Line on Sunday. Big thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for organising, and to all our readers - Harry Gilonis, Frances Presley, Elizabeth James, Simon Smith, David Rees and Khaled Hakim, with guest appearance by the marvellous Tilla Brading.
Pics of my talk 'Dylan Thomas: the Life versus the Legend' to a sold out venue yesterday at York Literature Festival. Big thanks to the organisers for the opportunity to contribute, and to Vybarr Cregan Reid, Chloe Hanks and Phillipa of the Little Apple Bookshop for support on the night!
An evergreen Victorian railway catering joke from The Railway Station: a Social and Cultural History:
‘Are these sandwiches fresh?’
‘I don’t know sir, I’ve only worked here for two weeks’.
Labour could tax the super-rich to end poverty, build social housing and fix our NHS.
They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead.
For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.
