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Benedicta Norell

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Poet| Terrible Mother available from Black Cat Poetry Press| Citizen of the world/nowhere, middle class woman of a certain age, liberal woman over 50. Poems linked: https://linktr.ee/benedictanorell

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Happy World Book Day! It’s been a rather good one for me; not only did I get a delivery of author copies of The Way the Water Held Me, but I got an Emma Press badge! This makes up for never winning a Blue Peter badge.

#worldbookday

05.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations πŸ₯³

04.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two Irish authors on Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist Kit de Waal and Wendy Erskine nominated for award worth Β£30,000

Two Irish authors on Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist
Kit de Waal and Wendy Erskine nominated for award worth Β£30,000

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

04.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Help me out please, what’s the best dinosaur toy or other gift for an 18 month-old, no expense spared?

#dinosaurs #kids

03.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😱😱😱

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Pink Camellias in flower

Pink Camellias in flower

Canary Wharf skyscrapers

Canary Wharf skyscrapers

Sunset over the Thames

Sunset over the Thames

Magnolia tree in flower

Magnolia tree in flower

London

28.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Book of the Week is this gorgeous facsimile edition of William Blake's *The Marriage of Heaven and Hell*: pick up your copy here - www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-ma...

27.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to launch this gorgeous book today. Grab a copy via the links in bio!

@jmatkin.bsky.social @richardnskinner.bsky.social

12.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exactly one month until β€˜The Way the Water Held Me’ is published! If you haven’t already, you can preorder your copy via the link in my bio ✨

My husband marked the one-month countdown until publication day by giving me this gorgeous little brooch featuring the front cover. Isn’t it lovely?

19.02.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ratcliffe

More proof that being a billionaire has little to do with intellect, insight, sensitivity, empathy, reading or curiosity

Like all billionaires, who decry benefit recipients & migrants but demand government bailouts & live as tax exiles, he’s just a ruthless, brainless, hypocritical shite

12.02.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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...but a flat line you steer for.

10.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A rabbit in overalls and a goat in pants are sitting on the ground drawing pictures. The rabbit is saying β€œART POSES A THREAT TO CORPORATOLRATIC SYSTEMS BECAUSE A PURPOSE OF ART IS TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUAL OF THEIR INHERENT AUTONOMY.”, the goat adds β€œTHEIR HUMANITY.”

A rabbit in overalls and a goat in pants are sitting on the ground drawing pictures. The rabbit is saying β€œART POSES A THREAT TO CORPORATOLRATIC SYSTEMS BECAUSE A PURPOSE OF ART IS TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUAL OF THEIR INHERENT AUTONOMY.”, the goat adds β€œTHEIR HUMANITY.”

Make Art (1/4)

10.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 12338 πŸ” 4500 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 39

Closing at midnight tonight, UK time...

08.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reviewing @louisepoetical.bsky.social 's The How in the World over at @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social πŸ“š

08.02.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.

The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.

Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!

06.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 8885 πŸ” 3068 πŸ’¬ 316 πŸ“Œ 239

Great to see a steady flow of poems finding their way to our submissions inbox. You've til midnight Sunday night if you've something you'd like us to look at...

06.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yes, it should.

05.02.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 12769 πŸ” 4641 πŸ’¬ 502 πŸ“Œ 225

It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.

05.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 7528 πŸ” 1840 πŸ’¬ 152 πŸ“Œ 63

have you found any new-to-you poets recently? maybe through a literary journal? maybe one who doesn’t have a full length book out yet? I would love love love to be introduced to some new writing

03.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

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Novak Djokovic to Rafa Nadal after losing to Alcaraz in the Australian Open final

01.02.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Creatives Grant let's make art less middle class

Β£500 given out to a working class writer every month.

Details in link.

Please share :)

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Vintage books and comics at Greenwich Market with Agatha Christie books and Spider-Man comics

Vintage books and comics at Greenwich Market with Agatha Christie books and Spider-Man comics

Vintage book stall at Greenwich Market

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Picture shows the masts of the Cutty Sark next to period buildings in Greenwich

Picture shows the masts of the Cutty Sark next to period buildings in Greenwich

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

23.01.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a brilliant poem, Troubleshooting by @rachaelclyne.bsky.social in Issue 2 of Aftershock Review @maxwallis.bsky.social

20.01.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Today I want to #LiftToTheSky @victoriaspires.bsky.social
for her beautiful, thought-provoking poetry and the work she does for the poetry community.

#poetry #blueskypoets

12.01.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So looking forward to reading as part of the open mic #NotJustPretty

12.01.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @victoriaspires.bsky.social fir bring such a brilliant host!

10.01.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

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