Alex Jenkins
@alexjenkinspoet.bsky.social
Ostensible poet, writer; lapsed academic (he/him). Work in: @badlilies.bsky.social, @propelmagazine.bsky.social, and elsewhere.
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Anne Carson has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature ‘for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.’
You can read 52 of her essays and poems in the LRB archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
You can read 52 of her essays and poems in the LRB archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anne Carson · Poem: ‘Oh What A Night (Alkibiades)’
A symposium was usually a gentleman’s drinking party. This is an unusual one. It has been going on for hours with no...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Anne Carson has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature ‘for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.’
You can read 52 of her essays and poems in the LRB archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
You can read 52 of her essays and poems in the LRB archive.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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In 2012, I stood on a stage with Anne Carson as a volunteer grad student to help her perform BRACKO, an adaptation of Sappho, where my job was to say the word "bracket" every time there was a bracket, which was more than two hundred times
October 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
In 2012, I stood on a stage with Anne Carson as a volunteer grad student to help her perform BRACKO, an adaptation of Sappho, where my job was to say the word "bracket" every time there was a bracket, which was more than two hundred times
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Pick one, enjoy. www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-c...
Anne Carson
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
www.poetryfoundation.org
October 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Pick one, enjoy. www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-c...
I was emailing a friend last night to say that my heart told me it was Anne Carson's year, so I'm very happy to learn that the heart has won out.
October 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I was emailing a friend last night to say that my heart told me it was Anne Carson's year, so I'm very happy to learn that the heart has won out.
I actually don't have time to write a Laureate lecture, thanks.
October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I actually don't have time to write a Laureate lecture, thanks.
About this time of year I Google "radiator balancing tutorial," look at the steps, and then conclude I can't be doing all that.
October 8, 2026 at 8:08 AM
About this time of year I Google "radiator balancing tutorial," look at the steps, and then conclude I can't be doing all that.
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🚨 ALERT 🚨: All of Stuart Hall's notebooks have been digitized and are freely available to browse and read???
stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...
stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...
October 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
🚨 ALERT 🚨: All of Stuart Hall's notebooks have been digitized and are freely available to browse and read???
stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...
stuarthalldigital.bham.ac.uk/archival_mat...
Dalkey reissue of Bottom's Dream
Wrong answers only. My bet:
thanks for all the fish.
thanks for all the fish.
October 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Dalkey reissue of Bottom's Dream
The name's Bond—
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK takes next step towards first digitally native government bond
The UK’s first digitally native government bond is moving closer to market.
www.gov.uk
October 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
The name's Bond—
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Just had to have The Talk with my daughter (explaining what metafiction is).
October 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Just had to have The Talk with my daughter (explaining what metafiction is).
Nice to be missed, I guess
Alexander’s absence weighs heavy as Bradford try to keep promotion push on track
Alexander’s absence weighs heavy as Bradford try to keep promotion push on track
The Bantams faced Reading after manager left for Preston – but could his replacement be in the opposing dugout?
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Nice to be missed, I guess
Charity shop find:
October 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Charity shop find:
I don't think I'd thrive on The Traitors because I would laugh at all the campy bits.
October 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I don't think I'd thrive on The Traitors because I would laugh at all the campy bits.
"Extreme battery saver pauses all non-essential functions," great, where do I sign up?
October 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"Extreme battery saver pauses all non-essential functions," great, where do I sign up?
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RIP Esther Rantzen, who was implicated in one of the most extraordinary TV clips that has ever been filmed.
Sir Nicholas Winton - BBC Programme "That's Life" aired in 1988
YouTube video by aggy007
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September 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
RIP Esther Rantzen, who was implicated in one of the most extraordinary TV clips that has ever been filmed.
Bit of intra-Dalkey friendly fire
September 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Bit of intra-Dalkey friendly fire
Drinking! On a School Night
September 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Drinking! On a School Night
While walking my son to school I saw a sunflower growing despite a snapped support cane, and I can't tell whether that's inspiring or hubristic.
September 30, 2026 at 7:46 AM
While walking my son to school I saw a sunflower growing despite a snapped support cane, and I can't tell whether that's inspiring or hubristic.
I have the basic unconscious package and I can't afford the necessary upgrade for interesting, erotic, or hopeful dreams.
September 30, 2026 at 7:23 AM
I have the basic unconscious package and I can't afford the necessary upgrade for interesting, erotic, or hopeful dreams.
I'm often indifferent to football. But accounting irregularities? Disguised income? Yes please.
September 29, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I'm often indifferent to football. But accounting irregularities? Disguised income? Yes please.
Me when I see The Mole on Thunderbirds
Do something boring
September 28, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Me when I see The Mole on Thunderbirds
Fascinated by the detail that the (alleged) would-be terrorists were topless.
September 28, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Fascinated by the detail that the (alleged) would-be terrorists were topless.
Just overheard my son, at the park, point to his friend's younger sister and say, "So she is a human?"
September 27, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Just overheard my son, at the park, point to his friend's younger sister and say, "So she is a human?"
Felt cute, might delete
September 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Felt cute, might delete
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The English department at Reed College—my department—is hiring a TT prof in post-45 US fiction and/or narrative. This position includes teaching in the interdisciplinary humanities program (mostly the freshman core course) as well as possibly contributing to upper level interdisciplinary programs.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship in Post-1945 Fiction and/or Narrative of the United States - Office of the Dean of the Faculty - Reed C...
www.reed.edu
September 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The English department at Reed College—my department—is hiring a TT prof in post-45 US fiction and/or narrative. This position includes teaching in the interdisciplinary humanities program (mostly the freshman core course) as well as possibly contributing to upper level interdisciplinary programs.