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🐘FREE Sunday poem: Sharing on #Substack today 'Sun Cream In February' from my latest collection 'With Love, Grief and Fury' @canongate.co.uk + plus a link to the 2019 performance of this with @outspokenpress.bsky.social at Purcell Room @southbankcentre.bsky.social - open.substack.com/pub/salenago...

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New podcast. I catch up with David Keoghan about his journey in reviving the ancient tradition of lifting stones. With each stone he finds he revives stories and folklore that were lost through the violence of colonisation. open.spotify.com/episode/7Kzebw…

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My article in today’s Observer about the German elections (the title and the piece reference this outstanding poem by the technologist, storyteller and activist @emily.gorcen.ski: emilygorcenski.com/post/the-tim...)

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Today is Nina Simone’s born day. My love for her is boundless. For several years, on this day, I’ve shared on social media some of my favourite things that Nina Said in appreciation and respect. I’ve collected them here in one place. www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-nina...

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Can anyone help this health clinic in Sudan reach its funding goal? With so many displaced people, healthcare in the right location is vital. #KeepEyesOnSudan chuffed.org/project/1204...

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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟓𝟎 💜📻 We reach a special landmark this weekend, with Episode 50 being broadcast by Soho Radio from 8-10am GMT! To mark the big 5-0, we've invited the truly spellbinding Simeon Hammond Dallas to sing live for us in the studio. Set an alarm ⏰️ sohoradiolondon.com

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Girl on a space hopper, 1971, Byker series, Newwcastle, UK , by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling

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Please share :)

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Tomorrow at 5pm is the deadline! Get your apps in, don't miss out! ✍🏽

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It didn’t end well for the last king to try to rule America. Just sayin’.

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With broken heart💔🍉 I’m a mother from Gaza, doing everything I can to protect my little baby &my family🥹 We rely on your donations to buy water,food,milk for my baby& essentials🙏🏻 Our campaign is our source of income &our hope to rent small home & rebuild small part of our live❤️‍🩹 gofund.me/78ffd496

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A person just stopped me as I was walking along Hastings sea front and said “Yes, you, books, keep them coming, love Mrs Death, loved it, and I like the lightweights one, beautiful work, beautiful, keep going, keep going, beautiful” and honestly that has made my week. Thank you. Love my home town!

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The old world is dying while the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monorail salesmen.

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📢 We have had one place open up on our sold out online workshop with @pascalepetit.bsky.social this Saturday 22 Feb, 1-4pm UK. If you missed out and would like to take this up please email 📧press[at]outspokenldn[dot]com

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Love this! Love Yoko!

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I have been playing around with the audiobook loan facility from my local library (recommended) and am listening to Mrs Death Misses Death by @salenagodden.bsky.social and, oh my god, there can be no better way to absorb this book than having Salena read it to you. Utterly magical

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We have made the new single Winter Wind available on Bandcamp prior to its February 9th release. The song is a collaboration with the fantastic Steve Johnson aka Banjo. olispleen.bandcamp.com/track/winter...

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📝 Just having a trip down memory lane, been riffling through my archives and found this … substack.com/@salenagodde...

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Congratulations to all of the indies in the finalist for the 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year! (Especially flying the flag for Canongate's home city, the ever-wonderful office-dog-sylvie-spoiling @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social!) www.thebookseller.com/news/the-bri...

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This week in the poetry blogs w/ @willsjack.bsky.social @romanaiorga.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @shawnalemay.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @linarvitvideopoet.bsky.social @emmalee1.bsky.social @kent-nj.bsky.social @salenagodden.bsky.social 1/3 www.vianegativa.us/2025/02/poet...

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"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else" - Georgia O'Keeffe #womensart

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This was so nourishing, words truly fail me. With so much selfishness & destructive behaviour front & centre these days, this podcast interview shines very brightly, creating and sharing space 🙏🙏 #poetry #writing #WritingCommunity #podcasts

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✍🏾📚 Something new on my substack, audio of poetry and links to news about podcasts and another writing residency, come listen to Book Mother… open.substack.com/pub/salenago...

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@emmavardy2.bsky.social introduced us to the powerful poetry of @salenagodden.bsky.social at our last New Moon Writing group for medical women “Courage is a Muscle” Come and join us - link to the next session now live here: www.tickettailor.com/events/drcla...

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People starting to arrive at Whitehall for the march 🇵🇸

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🎧 NEW: If you're looking for something inspiring, insightful, warm and hopeful to listen to this weekend, make sure you check out this latest podcast episode, loved chatting with The Diverse Bookshelf, thank you so much! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Science is dead.

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The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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I owe you an email, and it’s awkward because I left it too long, if I haven’t emailed back yet please know I will respond soon as I stop spiralling, I’m frightened by emails, it got bad this winter, it’s like The Birds, but unread emails, emails, emails, I hope this email finds you, emails, emails…

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New #poetry from Hannah M. Matzecki: "Reading Room".

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#AmReading2025 Every day, A Poem Pessimism is for Lightweights 30 Pieces of Courage and Resistance @salenagodden.bsky.social My #Bibliotherapy

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Here's the 2nd part of my series on staging your own poetry event. This one looks at smaller-scale, audience-facing events. These could potentially be staged with either little or no grant funding 🎤 #PoetsOnBluesky

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Our online workshop with @pascalepetit.bsky.social is sold out — but if you missed out you can still sign up for our Playback option to receive a workshop recording to do in your own time > www.outspokenldn.com/shop/greenrec

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SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL BOOKSHOP! We would hugely appreciate any support you are able to give at this time. Find out more here: www.gofundme.com/f/jerusalems...

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🌕❤️‍🔥 Happy full moon to all of you full moon lovers and fire dancers you star gazers you beautiful dreamers you bold hearts and big souls and lighthouse keepers of courage and joy and beauty that make all of this lifetime worth loving thank you 🙏🏾

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Just horrendous - so if you are a really desperate refugee without safe options, you are to be penalised for life. Labour's #HostileEnvironment www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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