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An astonishingly selective hatchet-job on a much more complex and varied life (and book).

Rage, rage against the lying of the Right.

"We may see the small Value God has for Riches, by the People he gives them to." (Alexander Pope)

The The Guardian coverage of my Index on Censorship investigation, where UK school librarians told me they’re being forced to take books off the shelves, particularly those with LGBTQ+ themes. This isn’t everywhere by any means. But it very much is happening. theguardian.com/books/article/…

“I am increasing my pretension until it falls into all its vitalities.” (Robert Duncan)

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Section 28 created barriers to HIV information. It hampered HIV prevention efforts at the same time as it devalued the lives of gay and bisexual men, who carried the heaviest burden of AIDS at the time. It was introduced by homophobes and is only defended by homophobes.

I'm happy to be taking part in this online poetry reading on Tuesday 12 November. Twenty poets, one poem each. We're reading in ascending order of "seniority", so you'll have to hang around to the bitter end to hear me... mklitfest.org/poets-for-move…

Today, as it happens, I’m writing about progressive, liberatory themes in modern American poetry: Robert Duncan, John Wieners, Jack Spicer, Steve Jonas, Charley Shively...

I see the new edition of BBC2's Inside the Covers features comedian Tom Allen, wine expert Ollie Smith and newsreader and journalist Sophie Haworth. No doubt many a celebrated author is looking forward to getting the call to replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day.

This evening. Twenty poets, one poem each. Join us! mklitfest.org/poets-for-move…

Is it... A) John Smyth, the actual paedophile? B) Boris Johnson? Or C) Meghan Markle? James O'Brien wonders who you think the Daily Mail has 'managed to blame' for Justin Welby 'failing to alert authorities about the barrister's abuse'.

In solidarity with Dr Ally Louks, my Mickey-Mouse PhD thesis (from 1982).

"When I was growing up in the 1980s there was hardly any queer culture." Goodness! I wonder what I spent all those years in the 1970s writing a PhD about. *

My poem "Five Swivel Chairs" has just been published on Anthropocene; with thanks to charlie baylis.

Yukio Mishima, born 100 years ago today. “His nickname in gay circles was Cinderella, because no matter what he was doing or what kind of sexual episode was going on, he’d check his watch, and he had to be home at midnight to write.” (Paul Schrader) Photo, Eikoh Hosoe.

These savages will never know what it was like to be contented with sufficiency.

Trumpian triumphalism trumps nuance.

On BBC Radio 4 Today this morning, the BBC’s pet political scientist Sir John Curtice said, of Reform’s performance in yesterday’s local elections: “We have seen unprecedented success for a Eurosceptic party in an election in Britain.” Oh yeah? Don't tell Boris Johnson!