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Not a house in sight. Stripped, wind-swept moorland, gritstone walls in bad repair, snow quite likely. Here we wait, as if waiting for the return of truthful politics. 'Truth, Justice, and the Companionship of Owls' Peter Riley longbarrowpress.com/current-public…

Longbarrow 2024 highlights: a short thread. #1: April. The arrival of Steve Ely's 'Eely' ('a symphony in four movements'), seen here on the pavement outside the publisher's house, minutes before depalletisation.

"The drainage of the fens is generally regarded as a triumphant episode in the national historiography. The truth of the matter is very different." #1a: The themes of 'Eely' - biodiversity, fenland, power, conflict, eels - are discussed in a short essay: longbarrowblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/26/eel…

Our voices are close; completely echoless - muffled as if indoors. We're between four walls of mist. New year offer: 30% off Mark Goodwin's hardback collection 'Steps' (+ our mini-anthology 'Winter Songs' free) markgoodwinsteps.wordpress.com

Our voices are close; completely echoless - muffled as if indoors. We're between four walls of mist. Last day for our special offer: 30% off Mark Goodwin's hardback collection 'Steps' (+ our mini-anthology 'Winter Songs' free) markgoodwinsteps.wordpress.com

Well, among the terrible January gloom, one nice tiny thing: ten years after my last one, my third novel is finally ready for submission. So there's that at least.

Next up on The Two-Way Poetry Podcast, I talk to Vicky Morris about ‘Fist’ by hannahlowepoet & how she uses poems like this to teach writing craft to her students - & how it inspired her to write a very fine poem like ‘Sea Road’. twowaypoetry.podbean.com/e/vicky-morris…

thanks for the lovely chat Chris Jones & for letting me geek out over work & words by hannahlowepoet Liz Berry Caroline Bird & Georgie Woodhead 🙏♥️✍️

‘If you think there’s a realistic chance that aliens are visiting Earth, you’re going to want to make your case as noisily as possible. But if you think it’s all a bit far-fetched, why bother getting involved?’ Edmund Gordon on the history of UFOs: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

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Imagine re-reading Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and deciding to write a prequel & sequel for it. That’s what Matt Black decided to do. He talks nonsense to me in the latest - & final episode of the second series - Two-Way Poetry podcast. twowaypoetry.podbean.com/e/matt-black-o…

It's #NationalNestBoxWeek. Help replace some of the millions of nests lost, in time for the arrival of our red listed birds. For free advice email [email protected] 🪺 Swift bricks 🪺 External Swift boxes 🪺 UPVC soffit boxes 🪺 House Martin cups

Thrilled our 'Reading for Pleasure' book is out!!😃 It focuses on understanding readers, texts, pedagogies and contexts supportive of RfP 😊Huge thanks to our brilliant contributors! 👇 Teresa Cremin Reading for Pleasure 🧶 UKLA Moray House School of Education and Sport

Featured today on Creative Writing at Leicester: the wonderful Pam Thompson Dr Pam Thompson and her new pamphlet "Sub/urban Legends." Read 2 brilliant poems from the collection here: …eativewritingatleicester.blogspot.com/2025/04/pam-th… Paper Swans Press Jonathan Taylor Everybody'sReviewing The Poetry Society

There's still time to get a £40 Action for Swifts brick and a £25 Swift caller up. We can arrange that for you Email: [email protected]

My second post on Substack about the swifts we share our house with

Opening this weekend... Dominique Cameron RSW Waterland 17 May to 22 June Pictured: Hithe Oil on Wood Panel 25x2cm #dominiquecameron #waterland

A wonderful experience at the Cockshut wetlands, #Lewes, this afternoon - 40+ #Swifts screaming over the water and around our heads, accompanied by about 12 House Martins.

Caught one of our pair of swifts entering the nest last week. Taking entries from my Swift diaries from 2021, 2024 & 2025 to reflect on the urban swift experience on Substack. cwjoneschris.substack.com/p/swift-diarie… ⁦Sheffield Swift Network⁩ ⁦UKSwifts⁩