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getonthesoapbox.bsky.social
Director of SoapBox Spoken Word CIC. Poet. Events producer. Visual artist. Zine maker. Stage manager. Raconteur. Socially engaged and passionate about community. Based in Ipswich. And proud!
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UK writers: if you haven't yet responded to the government's AI consultation (& don't feel like giving away your copyright), the @alcs-uk.bsky.social have produced some really helpful advice ⤵️ www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer. Sounds GREAT to me. Buy independent.

submitted 32 days ago • 425 comments

It's #28SonnetsLater again! This month I'll be writing a crown of sonnets inspired by the '7 Ages of Man' speech in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Here's the first: 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2025/02/1-se...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

"We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness." ~ Tom Waits

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Did you know that you can order books online at bookshop.org and a share of the profits go to actual bookshops? You can even choose your fave bookshop to support. All my novels are there, AND they're cheaper than Amazon! Do the right thing. Up yours Bezos! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/note...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

My new book is up for pre-order over at Earth Island Books. Just got my author copy and I'm chuffed to bits with it! Will probably the last book from me this year as I want to focus all my energies on the live stuff. Got some crowd pleasers in it, this one! www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Getting a library card is punk as fuck and free!

submitted 39 days ago • 193 comments

If you want to hear more, I am on pretty much every streaming platform. #pixelh8 #chiptune #8bitmusic #retro youtube.com/shorts/AEmf0...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

We need, and should be able to expect better than this. AI and the flagrant disregard for copyright that Labour are proposing will decimate the creative industries, and destroy income streams. But not for the man leading the charge, who has vast investments in AI companies. Shame on them all.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Utterly and completely true! #ipswich has a thriving, vibrant and popular pub #poetry community. Come joins is xx

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Looking to connect with all my wonderful #creative community in #EastAnglia #Suffolk and my hometown of #Ipswich UK. Please follow me, share, tag me in your lovely arty news. Special interest in #poetry and #spokenword excited to be a part of this #community #getonthesoapbox

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

submitted 38 days ago • 693 comments

Im really guna get my shizz on here in future, cos damn Meta be nazi-ing all over the place. How is everyone doing? love & solidarity to my American friends. Look after yourself each other xxx

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

I hear this is where the party's at... xxx

submitted 98 days ago • 5 comments