the cycle of life

I'm Young Boozer the Third I am

I hope this enlightened attitude lasts until your next birthday

Not just a different point of view.

A new kind of understanding.

Machine and human creating content together.

Was he the janitor at the KitKat museum?

Errr...they *are" the guys in the pub desperate to tell us 5G is making everyone's nan gay. The pioneers of felt pen antivax poster art. The fleshy avatars of the phrase 'No offence, mate, but'

And human behaviour on social media has already primed us to accept recombined snippets of comforting opinions as original content. The robots landed at the perfect moment.

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What a time to be alive

Very grateful to Kevin Gardner for this lovely review essay placing Life Expectancy Begins to Fall in some great company

wildcourt.co.uk/work/reviews/

Thanks so much Kevin.

The way random likes and dislikes are presented as the inescapable corollary of progressive politics is kinda fun though. Like an advert where someone is sipping coffee in a beautiful place with beautiful people and right at the end you discover that you should buy a particular brand of bleach.

The Wells Fountain Poets next meet-up is this Monday 1st September, an open-mic plus two guest poets @julwe1.bsky.social and @tomsastry.bsky.social, authors of these wonderful recent #poetry collections.
Upstairs in the King’s Head in Wells High Street, 7pm.
wellsfountainpoets.wordpress.com

The dogmatists don't want you to know that there's a middle way between packing and not packing.

Just procrastinate unhappily until desperation sets in. Then throw a vague approximation of the requirement into bags of roughly the appropriate volume while crying for your passport like a baby.

You can absolutely get comments like that from a bot. That audience is completely replaceable.

Our online event this Monday with @tomsastry.bsky.social & @livtuckwrites.bsky.social : preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... we would love to see you!

Something to believe in rather than something believable.

This guy. Again.

All of this -

What's the point of a disappointingly unambitious compromise of a Labour government if it doesn't do the easy and obvious things the Tories wouldn't do for ideological reasons.

Mango Lurgy. Melodic songs about nothing with the odd sample. Cheekbones and fringes. Singer's dad owns a construction company. The irritatingly catchy 'Who are you really?' featured on an advert for a rebranded confectionery item. Name referenced a boring travel story. Weren't that good.

'Magician of deadpan' and master creator of titles, here's a glimpse into the brilliant titles of poems from Life expectancy begins to fall by @tomsastry.bsky.social - out now.
Intrigued?...
Get your copy and dive into the contents.
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TRIPLE ONLINE LAUNCH featuring James McDermott
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We'd love your company tonight:
Tuesday 15th April, 7.30pm BST
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If you have randomly connected with me because I was on a list of poets, you should definitely check whether I ought to be on a list of poets. Here's how.

TOMORROW - Join us for a TRIPLE ONLINE LAUNCH featuring James McDermott @tomsastry.bsky.social & Laurie Bolger celebrating their fantastic new #poetry books.
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1/3 On Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court will issue its ruling on the For Women Scotland case. The stakes could barely be higher for the UK trans community. Prior to that we've produced this refection on the backdrop & the travesty of a process that led to it.
www.translegalproject.org/post/a-uk-su...

Won't somebody think of the squirrels?

Not long now - Join us for a TRIPLE ONLINE LAUNCH featuring James McDermott @tomsastry.bsky.social & Laurie Bolger celebrating these fantastic new #poetry books.
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Tuesday 15th April, 7.30pm BST
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Step into the Magic of The Word Café
The Barrel House, Totnes
Wednesday 30th April, 7.30pm
Including #poetry from @tomsastry.bsky.social and his freshly published Life expectancy begins to fall.
Plus Deborah Harvey and the Gora Ensemble
Tickets and details:
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I am now on my coach. Glad to be on time but sad about all I am leaving behind. Goodbye Digbeth Coach Station and thanks for the memories.