Don't miss today's conversation between two National Book Award winners, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and Omar El Akkad about writing in the hour of genocide. Recorded live at the 2nd annual Portland Poetry Confluence
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
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Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
@nationalbook.bsky.social
Writing in the Hour of Genocide with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha & Omar El Akkad | Milkweed Editions
Today’s episode, recorded live at the 2nd annual Portland Poetry Confluence, is a conversation between two National Book Award winners, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha in poetry and Omar El Akkad in prose. We use...
milkweed.org
November 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Don't miss today's conversation between two National Book Award winners, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and Omar El Akkad about writing in the hour of genocide. Recorded live at the 2nd annual Portland Poetry Confluence
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
@nationalbook.bsky.social
Audio: milkweed.org/between-the-...
@nationalbook.bsky.social
I write
#infinitepoems
but they vanish
into the ether
never read
the words
slip through
my fingers
never recorded
but my mind
remembers
every one
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#infinitepoems
but they vanish
into the ether
never read
the words
slip through
my fingers
never recorded
but my mind
remembers
every one
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
November 2, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I write
#infinitepoems
but they vanish
into the ether
never read
the words
slip through
my fingers
never recorded
but my mind
remembers
every one
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
#infinitepoems
but they vanish
into the ether
never read
the words
slip through
my fingers
never recorded
but my mind
remembers
every one
#OurPoetryX #poetry #writing #writingcommunity
I'm so excited to be included in this upcoming anthology from @juneroadpress.bsky.social I finally recorded my poem today for the audiobook version! Also, the book is gorgeous! #poem #blueskypoetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting www.juneroadpress.com/places-on-th...
October 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I'm so excited to be included in this upcoming anthology from @juneroadpress.bsky.social I finally recorded my poem today for the audiobook version! Also, the book is gorgeous! #poem #blueskypoetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting www.juneroadpress.com/places-on-th...
💯! And you know Stolas recorded himself reading poetry and singing love songs on those tapes, too 🎶 So sweet
OMG RIGHT! I need our Jason Funderberker in canon so Jealous!Stolas can finally make his move 😂
OMG RIGHT! I need our Jason Funderberker in canon so Jealous!Stolas can finally make his move 😂
November 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
💯! And you know Stolas recorded himself reading poetry and singing love songs on those tapes, too 🎶 So sweet
OMG RIGHT! I need our Jason Funderberker in canon so Jealous!Stolas can finally make his move 😂
OMG RIGHT! I need our Jason Funderberker in canon so Jealous!Stolas can finally make his move 😂
And yet Rosalita, clocking in at 7 minutes is still my all time fave of his.
Taking nothing away from Jungleland, of course. The opening of Jungleland is one of the prettiest song intros in recorded history and when it cuts to the Professor on the piano?
Sonic poetry.
Taking nothing away from Jungleland, of course. The opening of Jungleland is one of the prettiest song intros in recorded history and when it cuts to the Professor on the piano?
Sonic poetry.
November 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
And yet Rosalita, clocking in at 7 minutes is still my all time fave of his.
Taking nothing away from Jungleland, of course. The opening of Jungleland is one of the prettiest song intros in recorded history and when it cuts to the Professor on the piano?
Sonic poetry.
Taking nothing away from Jungleland, of course. The opening of Jungleland is one of the prettiest song intros in recorded history and when it cuts to the Professor on the piano?
Sonic poetry.
I have a poetry video coming up on my YouTube channel in the next week or so of a poem I never actually recorded when I originally wrote it which is (a) kinda perfect for this moment and (b) I've finally nailed how to hit the last line properly. I'm pretty psyched for it.
November 1, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I have a poetry video coming up on my YouTube channel in the next week or so of a poem I never actually recorded when I originally wrote it which is (a) kinda perfect for this moment and (b) I've finally nailed how to hit the last line properly. I'm pretty psyched for it.
In the keynote lecture "Robert Frost as Living Force," Dana Gioia explores Frost’s influence on his poetry. Recorded 3/23/24 at the San Diego Central Library, this event honors the Robert Frost Sesquicentennial.
Frost Keynote Lecture: "Robert Frost as Living Force," with Dana Gioia
YouTube video by Robert Frost Society
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October 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In the keynote lecture "Robert Frost as Living Force," Dana Gioia explores Frost’s influence on his poetry. Recorded 3/23/24 at the San Diego Central Library, this event honors the Robert Frost Sesquicentennial.
I just backed Life Undecided - Heartfelt Poetry and Songs on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/295...
#poetry #audiobook #music
#poetry #audiobook #music
Life Undecided - Heartfelt Poetry and Songs
Bring the works of Author Shayne Nicholai to life with an audiobook and an album, recorded by the author themself.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I just backed Life Undecided - Heartfelt Poetry and Songs on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/295...
#poetry #audiobook #music
#poetry #audiobook #music
On this day in 1967, Love released ‘Forever Changes,’ their psychedelic masterpiece. Arthur Lee blended gorgeous melodies, orchestral arrangements and dark poetry into a timeless classic. Discover 5 wild facts: zurl.co/OwXNu
5 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About Love’s 'Forever Changes' - That Eric Alper
Forever Changes, the 1967 masterpiece from Los Angeles band Love, barely made a dent on the charts when it was first released, but decades later, it’s widely considered one of the greatest albums ever recorded. A swirling mix of folk, baroque pop, and psychedelia, Forever Changes is both hauntingly beautiful and deeply unsettling, capturing the […]
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November 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
On this day in 1967, Love released ‘Forever Changes,’ their psychedelic masterpiece. Arthur Lee blended gorgeous melodies, orchestral arrangements and dark poetry into a timeless classic. Discover 5 wild facts: zurl.co/OwXNu
Just recorded this week’s poem from my collection available on Amazon. The poem is called the Wraith on the Sofa and is about middle age. Write what you know, they say. I’ll post the video later.
#poetry amzn.eu/d/01hTGBFk
#poetry amzn.eu/d/01hTGBFk
Not Yet: Poems about life and death : Adams, Mr Richard F: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Not Yet: Poems about life and death : Adams, Mr Richard F: Amazon.co.uk: Books
amzn.eu
November 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Just recorded this week’s poem from my collection available on Amazon. The poem is called the Wraith on the Sofa and is about middle age. Write what you know, they say. I’ll post the video later.
#poetry amzn.eu/d/01hTGBFk
#poetry amzn.eu/d/01hTGBFk
A poetry reading by Somhairle MacGill-Eain in #Gaelic & English, given at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social’s School of Scottish Studies in 1986 & recorded by Alexander Hutchison
#poem #poetry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mi9...
#poem #poetry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mi9...
Sorley MacLean reading his poems at the School of Scottish Studies in Edinburgh, 12 February 1986
YouTube video by A.B. Jackson
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October 26, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A poetry reading by Somhairle MacGill-Eain in #Gaelic & English, given at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social’s School of Scottish Studies in 1986 & recorded by Alexander Hutchison
#poem #poetry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mi9...
#poem #poetry
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mi9...
My mom recorded it so when I get it on YouTube I'll shoot it over. It's nothing too special if you've read Poe's essay on poetry.
October 24, 2026 at 5:01 AM
My mom recorded it so when I get it on YouTube I'll shoot it over. It's nothing too special if you've read Poe's essay on poetry.
In 1860, Édouard-Léon Scott recorded himself reading Italian poetry. He swapped two words, then corrected the mistake on paper. That tiny slip helped researchers identify his voice 150 years later. 🎙️
Sometimes history keeps the outtakes.
Sometimes history keeps the outtakes.
FirstSounds.ORG
www.firstsounds.org
October 23, 2026 at 8:06 AM
In 1860, Édouard-Léon Scott recorded himself reading Italian poetry. He swapped two words, then corrected the mistake on paper. That tiny slip helped researchers identify his voice 150 years later. 🎙️
Sometimes history keeps the outtakes.
Sometimes history keeps the outtakes.
I have been watching One Foot in the Grave, and my assumption that Dale Winton reading Kubla Khan was just a silly thing recorded for it, turns out it wasn't... 🤣
So guess who splashed out on a second hand CD.
Worth every penny!
So guess who splashed out on a second hand CD.
Worth every penny!
October 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
I have been watching One Foot in the Grave, and my assumption that Dale Winton reading Kubla Khan was just a silly thing recorded for it, turns out it wasn't... 🤣
So guess who splashed out on a second hand CD.
Worth every penny!
So guess who splashed out on a second hand CD.
Worth every penny!
This is a favorite track that hasn't made it to streaming services, so I tweet it out every few years: Stan Getz on tenor and Albert Dailey on piano, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," from their album Poetry recorded in 1983. Just perfection. youtube.com/watch?v=homV...
Stan Getz & Albert Dailey - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
YouTube video by jazzka
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October 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This is a favorite track that hasn't made it to streaming services, so I tweet it out every few years: Stan Getz on tenor and Albert Dailey on piano, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," from their album Poetry recorded in 1983. Just perfection. youtube.com/watch?v=homV...
Luke Spiller wrote "When I Die Will I Miss Living" as a poem after reading Billy Collins. Then someone from Chicago Med heard him sing it live and asked for a recording. An unusual route from Devon to prime-time TV. zurl.co/FOgfV
The Struts' Luke Spiller Turns A Poem Into "When I Die Will I Miss Living" - That Eric Alper
Luke Spiller has spent years making audiences feel invincible with The Struts, but his solo single “When I Die Will I Miss Living” asks a question that even the biggest rock anthem can’t answer. Inspired by a Billy Collins poetry collection, written during a winter visit to his parents in Devon, and eventually recorded because […]
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October 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Luke Spiller wrote "When I Die Will I Miss Living" as a poem after reading Billy Collins. Then someone from Chicago Med heard him sing it live and asked for a recording. An unusual route from Devon to prime-time TV. zurl.co/FOgfV
Two episodes of The Poems We Made Along The Way up since I last posted on Bluesky.
The episode that was recorded live at the Contains Strong Language with amazing Toria Garbutt.
Then this weeks episode with legend Dave Ward.
Check them out wherever you get your podcasts.
The episode that was recorded live at the Contains Strong Language with amazing Toria Garbutt.
Then this weeks episode with legend Dave Ward.
Check them out wherever you get your podcasts.
The Poems We Made Along The Way
Podcast · Gregory Kearns · The Poems We Made Along The Way is a show where Gregory Kearns interviews a different poet each episode. These conversations explore community, friendship and poetry. How po...
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October 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Two episodes of The Poems We Made Along The Way up since I last posted on Bluesky.
The episode that was recorded live at the Contains Strong Language with amazing Toria Garbutt.
Then this weeks episode with legend Dave Ward.
Check them out wherever you get your podcasts.
The episode that was recorded live at the Contains Strong Language with amazing Toria Garbutt.
Then this weeks episode with legend Dave Ward.
Check them out wherever you get your podcasts.
The Struts’ Luke Spiller traded arena-sized glam rock for a question that fits in one line: "When I Die Will I Miss Living." His new solo song began at his parents’ home in Devon and found its way onto Chicago Med. zurl.co/zAWmS
The Struts' Luke Spiller Turns A Poem Into "When I Die Will I Miss Living" - That Eric Alper
Luke Spiller has spent years making audiences feel invincible with The Struts, but his solo single “When I Die Will I Miss Living” asks a question that even the biggest rock anthem can’t answer. Inspired by a Billy Collins poetry collection, written during a winter visit to his parents in Devon, and eventually recorded because […]
zurl.co
October 25, 2026 at 6:25 AM
The Struts’ Luke Spiller traded arena-sized glam rock for a question that fits in one line: "When I Die Will I Miss Living." His new solo song began at his parents’ home in Devon and found its way onto Chicago Med. zurl.co/zAWmS
We're in the spooky season so I blogged with a poem I wrote about a ghostly experience in the history of Cotehele Hall, in Cormwall. I wrote it as an entry to a competition run by the National Trust to compose a poem about the incident. I won second prize.
www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/10/poet...
www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/10/poet...
Poetry for Halloween: The White Room Ghost
We're in the spooky season so here's a poem I wrote about a ghostly experience recorded in the history of Cotehele Hall , in Cormwall. I wro...
www.badwitch.co.uk
October 23, 2026 at 7:16 AM
We're in the spooky season so I blogged with a poem I wrote about a ghostly experience in the history of Cotehele Hall, in Cormwall. I wrote it as an entry to a competition run by the National Trust to compose a poem about the incident. I won second prize.
www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/10/poet...
www.badwitch.co.uk/2026/10/poet...
This is gonna be exceptionally un-fun for me, the camera-shy privacy geek who loathes surveillance and won't even do panels now because they're often recorded/posted. Like the risk of being accused of using GenAI in my prose poetry; my two great ethical bugbears turned towards me.
Community: Darkest Timeline
ALT: Community: Darkest Timeline
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October 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is gonna be exceptionally un-fun for me, the camera-shy privacy geek who loathes surveillance and won't even do panels now because they're often recorded/posted. Like the risk of being accused of using GenAI in my prose poetry; my two great ethical bugbears turned towards me.
I have recorded two excerpts from my latest book - The Future of Jokes - and they are freely available here
www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc... #comedy #jokes #books
www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc... #comedy #jokes #books
Robin InceRobin InceThe future of jokes - on creating a safer space for women on the comedy circuit the problems of being neurodivergent in a Monkey Cage Science Gossip - the poetry of moths and others Liberation Conversations bonus - The Future of Jokes Nina Conti explains her monkey and other voices in her head Head on the writer's block - episode one Lucia Osborne Crowley bonus Science Gossip (and siftings from tricycles to alligator birds) On Al-Fayed, on Royal Commands #NOTALLMEN...?Liberation Conversation with Lucia Osborne Crowley Poems for Tuesday (under construction)Science Gossip - let me tell you a tale of mermaids and musical fish Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them what I did at the Weekend - homework podcast Elsinore and Andrew Scott and Peter Cushing and Ian Charleson a short podcast on our mind Today's mind rage on climate change, fascism and ableism This is not a "culture war" , this is a relentless war on progressiveness and inclusion a walk around the galleries Have you seen these? Movie special ADHD myth? a trepanation A report of the vigil for Professor Jason Arday a little bonus about sad movies I love Gaslight - a story of love versus hatred part one a silly little bonus Blooming Buzzing Confusion pilot
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October 18, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I have recorded two excerpts from my latest book - The Future of Jokes - and they are freely available here
www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc... #comedy #jokes #books
www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc... #comedy #jokes #books
I'm currently raising funds through a Kickstarter to be able to narrate my own work as well!
If you think I'm your vibe, check out my book and my Kickstarter! One of the tiers is a personalized poem for you for only $10 AND it includes a copy of my eBook!
shayne-nicholai.weebly.com#/
If you think I'm your vibe, check out my book and my Kickstarter! One of the tiers is a personalized poem for you for only $10 AND it includes a copy of my eBook!
shayne-nicholai.weebly.com#/
Life Undecided - Heartfelt Poetry and Songs
Bring the works of Author Shayne Nicholai to life with an audiobook and an album, recorded by the author themself.
www.kickstarter.com
October 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I'm currently raising funds through a Kickstarter to be able to narrate my own work as well!
If you think I'm your vibe, check out my book and my Kickstarter! One of the tiers is a personalized poem for you for only $10 AND it includes a copy of my eBook!
shayne-nicholai.weebly.com#/
If you think I'm your vibe, check out my book and my Kickstarter! One of the tiers is a personalized poem for you for only $10 AND it includes a copy of my eBook!
shayne-nicholai.weebly.com#/
Comanche Creek: The Life and Retirement of a Greyhound
Creeky has reached 13 years old! To celebrate his journey from track to his retirement, I’ve written and recorded an original poem.
You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/y4rIDahMV-Q
#Greyhounds #Greyhound #Sighthound #DogsOfBluesky #Poetry
Creeky has reached 13 years old! To celebrate his journey from track to his retirement, I’ve written and recorded an original poem.
You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/y4rIDahMV-Q
#Greyhounds #Greyhound #Sighthound #DogsOfBluesky #Poetry
October 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Comanche Creek: The Life and Retirement of a Greyhound
Creeky has reached 13 years old! To celebrate his journey from track to his retirement, I’ve written and recorded an original poem.
You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/y4rIDahMV-Q
#Greyhounds #Greyhound #Sighthound #DogsOfBluesky #Poetry
Creeky has reached 13 years old! To celebrate his journey from track to his retirement, I’ve written and recorded an original poem.
You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/y4rIDahMV-Q
#Greyhounds #Greyhound #Sighthound #DogsOfBluesky #Poetry
📣 New Podcast! "Matt Connarton Unleashed 10-17-26 hour 3" on @Spreaker #artist #blues #connarton #discovery #hour #independent #interview #mark #matt #music #october #pop #rock #singer_songwriter #texas #unleashed #winters
Matt Connarton Unleashed 10-17-26 hour 3
w/Mark Winters
Singer-songwriter Mark Winters joins Matt for hour three of the October 17, 2026 edition of Matt Connarton Unleashed.The Texas-based artist blends rock, blues, and pop with a positive outlook, drawing on a background in poetry and aerospace engineering. Listen to the closing hour for music and conversation, recorded live at WMNH 95.3 FM in Manchester, New Hampshire.Explore Mark’s music:
https://markwintersmusic.com/Explore more episodes and find out how to be a guest:
https://www.mattconnartonunleashed.com/
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October 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
📣 New Podcast! "Matt Connarton Unleashed 10-17-26 hour 3" on @Spreaker #artist #blues #connarton #discovery #hour #independent #interview #mark #matt #music #october #pop #rock #singer_songwriter #texas #unleashed #winters