Young bloke on the train, no face covering, on the phone to his dad, “I’m going up to London to the protest in Trafalgar Square about masks and all that Government stuff. And then I’m going round Nan’s for dinner.” Lucky Nan.

#dogsatpollingstations

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On the 82nd anniversary of his death, part four of my series on Miguel Hernández. Paul Brookes Mick Jenkinson Sarah Wimbush Matthew Paul Matthew M C Smith

Part three of my series of blogs about the life and poetry of Miguel Hernández. Paul Brookes Ian Tattum Mick Jenkinson Matthew Paul Sarah Wimbush Black Bough Poetry / Barddoniaeth Y Gangen Ddu

I try to remember if I come across Mr Ashbery or Mr Prynne Matthew Paul

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Remembering Ted Walker, moth on a shed door, looking, dare I say it, slightly moth-eaten.

I’ll be reading in two weeks’ time.

'In Barlow World ... a reader can expect to encounter poachers, mole-catchers, diesel-thieves and other chancers, usually loners ...'. — Matthew Paul reviews 'A Land Between Borders' by Mike Barlow. buff.ly/4a4FIgL #TheFridayPoem Matthew Paul Templar Poetry

'However dark the experience may be, we poetry readers need to visit the lands and waters of Barlovia every now and then.' — Matthew Paul on 'A Land Between Borders' by Mike Barlow (Templar Poetry, 2023). buff.ly/4a4FIgL #TheFridayPoem Matthew Paul Templar Poetry

'Barlovia is an unremittingly dark and unsettling region, if not positively medieval or post-apocalyptic.' — Matthew Paul on 'A Land Between Borders' by Mike Barlow. buff.ly/4a4FIgL #TheFridayPoem Matthew Paul Templar Poetry

A year ago today we published this ... Matthew Paul, Charlotte Gann and Rory Waterman recommend poems by Geoff Hattersley, Kathy Pimlott and Wendy Cope. Worth another read, we think! buff.ly/3TpvH60 #TheFridayPoem Matthew Paul Charlotte Gann Rory Waterman

Matthew Paul Steve Cooke He can't read you through his tears I'm afraid.

This week in the poetry blogs w/ Wendy Pratt Ama Bolton Rich Ferguson Bill Waters Matthew Stewart Matthew Paul Shawna Lemay rob mclennan Rajani Radhakrishnan Emma_Lee1 Mee's Wood Jill Pearlman Ms Pearl Pirie (PEER-ee) Billy Mills https://www.patreon.com/user?u Nigel Kent Charles Boyle Becky Tuch Dr. Maya C. Popa 1/2
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Did the earth move for you? Matthew Paul blacknorereview.wordpress.com/2023/10/09/mat…

What a terrific collection this.

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#LauraKuenssberg Braverman is a gibbering idiot with no self-awareness whatsoever.

It seems incredible that it's taken 20 years for the first biography of Gunn to appear, but it sounds as though it's been worth the wait.

Dave Bonta Wendy Pratt Ama Bolton Rich Ferguson Bill Waters Matthew Stewart Matthew Paul Shawna Lemay rob mclennan Rajani Radhakrishnan Emma_Lee1 Jill Pearlman Ms Pearl Pirie (PEER-ee) Billy Mills https://www.patreon.com/user?u Nigel Kent Charles Boyle Becky Tuch Dr. Maya C. Popa Thank you Dave. I shall explore these!