David Toms

The winter 1680-81 comet above Beverwijk, attributed to Rochus van Veen (Rijksmuseum)

Hamnet, or Shakespeare: The Commuter.

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Just looking back at the files in my Drive, I first tried to put a shape on this book in 2023.

It feels remarkable that I haven't put out a book of poems since 2019, since before the pandemic completely altered our lives (it did). It feels like I've been writing poems nonstop since Northly came out. Pacemaker was such a big part of my life from 2020-2023.

Very weird watching The Pitt and the reboot of Scrubs simultaneously. It says a lot about the state of American health insurance that they have Dr Robby and JD & their student doctors acting the same roles in terms of workarounds, despite one being a drama & the other a comedy. In this essay I will

Thanks Dylan! Looking forward to getting out into the world

Rusty tin for Cow and Gate milk food, 'full cream'

'The Irish food for Irish babies'. Made in Dungarvan, Co Waterford. 1950s?

Fierce excited to bring this book to the world as it is. It's been through a lot of changes, and represents a huge amount of work over the past five years especially. I've so much to say about it, and will as I go along

Galleys of my new book of poems, coming soon from Veer2.

Det er tross alt et form av ID som norske myndigheter utgir! Dette er ikke noe problem for meg som EU statsborger, men jeg ofte tenker på alle måter Posten gjør ting vanskelig for folk.

Kan noen forklarer hvorfor Posten aksepterer ikke Oppholdstillatelse kort som gyldig legitimasjon med henting fra Post i Butikk? Også er det noen som helst som fortsatt har Bankkort med bilde på baksiden lengre???

38 started with me learning that I can't fall with the same grace I once did on skis. My whole body hurts.

I don't think I've seen either of those!

Isabeau is a tragedeigh name, sorry.

Tenet, easily. One of the most garbled, nonsensical things I've ever seen. It was annoying cos the sound was awful and because it thought it was so so clever. Go'way from me.

Absolutely devouring this. Exactly the kind of novel I love. The big stories of an absolute chancer that remind me of the tall tale telling of men in pubs I remember as a child.

The only thing that'll make me sweat today

It wouldn't be difficult! 😂

Never knew I shared a birthday with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor until today 😂

My birthday read.

Turning 38 on Thursday. What a weird kind of non-age that is!

I have been banging this drum for a good year now. Why is it always salted caramel now and not just caramel. Is there an abundance of salt that major food producers need to use up?!

A figure skater 42 years of age being described as if she is one of the oldest relics in Milan.

I often feel I am the last person who listens to only radio shows in podcast format (i.e. asynchronously). I hardly listen to any pure podcasts at all. There's such a big difference between what a radio show can do and a podcast still.

Nrk commentators saying that was unsportsmanlike of the Swiss coach but there's no way anyone wouldn't celebrate in that situation. It was pure instinct. Just like Lie McGrath fucking his poles over the fence and wandering off to the woods for a lie down.

Atle Lie McGrath providing one of the most compelling moments of the #winterolympics there. Bombed completely, and furious with himself, storms off for a lie down in the snow. The whole scene made more perfect by the unrestrained joy of the Swiss coach standing nearby who celebrates.

Kind of the perfect distillation of what makes the Olympics great really.

That was a wild ride. A great night's entertainment.

Been watching the figure skating all week and what an upset that was for the men's finale. Incredible. Kazakhstan gold!