Wow. That’s quite shocking.
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Wow. That’s quite shocking.
So what’s getting cut now? What’s even left of the Lit programme at Wolves?
Where is this glass?
Nice one, though I’m still quite keen to see the no-doubt Saltburnified WH … and I really must read “Persuasion”!
Title: A personalised Valentine's card for bibliophiles Image: A cartoon heart with arms, legs and a smiling face. With an empty speech bubble above. Five options for text to cut out and put in the bubble: I love you more than my books! I love you as much as my books! I love you almost as much as my books! I love you! No more questions! I love books!
A valentine's card for bibliophiles.
For @theguardian.com books.
Download a printable version here:
www.tomgauld.com/valentine
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#EnglishCreates: Futures
We are thrilled to share today's blog by Caroline Lucas, Britain’s first Green MP:
'Literature is the way we exercise the muscle of the imagination... And unless we can imagine a greener, fairer world, we’ll struggle to achieve it.'
universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreat...
Great to speak to The Observer about the moving response we’ve had to our #Minnesota adaptation of the song #SanFrancisco - observer.co.uk/news/nationa... … Trying to get approval to release it. 🤞 #solidarity
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Painting portrait of the upper half of a white woman with brown hair tied up and pale top.
“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own #WomensArt
Portrait by her sister Vanessa Bell
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
Possibly the only song ever containing the lyrics “Wizened tangerine” 🍊😄 You are absolute legends. Thankyou for what you do.
Huge happy 80th birthday this week to the legendary #DollyParton 🎉- we are marking it with a parody of her 2nd number 1 hit, written by the #BeeGees. Our 🎶 version's called "Donald's Sewage Stream" - since he brought his sick drivel to #Europe #Davos #NATO & our #armedforces:
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY
"Those 18-year-olds – the first guinea pigs, the class who matriculated in 2012 – are now turning 31. And belatedly, the impact of the loans they were assured were a rock-solid investment in their futures is becoming apparent."
Some thoughts on student loans
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Thank you again to @alcs.co.uk for championing authors’ works by collecting money from around the world when someone copies or uses our work. It’s payment day soon thanks to their achievements.
I am reading this atm too (and have been doing for ages -- economics only goes in to my head slowly!). Its challenging and inspiring, though as you say it can seem over optimistic about the potential for the radical change necessary.
A text-based graphic promoting the T.S. Eliot prize readings on a brightly coloured blue background
A graphic showing the covers of the ten shortlisted books in the T.S. Eliot Prize awards
An image of T.S. Eliot prize host Ian McMillan wearing a jacket and shirt and standing at a lectern at the Southbank Centre
The T.S. Eliot shortlist readings are this Sunday 18th January! Poets will read from their shortlisted collections with MC Ian McMillan as perfect host. At the Royal Festival Hall from 7pm.
This event is run by @tseliotprize and @southbankcentre. Book via www.southbankcentre.co.uk
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Sarah Andersen, contemporary US cartoonist and illustrator #womensart
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As someone who owns a signed copy of an early edition of “Mr Happy” this is just wrong.
A promotional image for the Poetry Review Winter 2025 launch readings on 23rd January, 7pm including an image of the journal's front cover and headshots of the four guest readers: Jean Sprackland, Imogen Cassels, Rachel Long and Eric Yip.
The Poetry Society is delighted to present the launch readings for the Winter 2025 issue of The Poetry Review, ed. Wayne Holloway-Smith, with guest readers Jean Sprackland, Imogen Cassels, Rachel Long and Eric Yip.
In-person has sold out. Only online tickets are available! Book via link in bio
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
Monochrome photograph of a child, in home made robot costume created with cardboard boxes, standing in an alley
UK photographer Shirley Baker, Manchester, 1966 #womensart #Monday
Can someone meme that Bras-on-the-table scene please. Now. #CallTheMidwife
Any bets on which episode someone utters the word LESBIAN in #CallTheMidwife? #WomensLib
I can't watch any more of this Vance press conference, not least because the TV has just thrown itself out of the window.
Lovely BBC Radio 4 40th birthday feature on @poemsonthetube.bsky.social. With contributions from @imtiazdharker.bsky.social & @georgeszirtes.bsky.social, plus extracts from poems by Grace Nichols & the late Benjamin Zephaniah. A @radiotimes.bsky.social pick of the day.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Let's see if this will cheer you up - Valais Blacknose sheep in the snow.
They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat.
Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns.
#sheep #cute
