'Poetry comes from a place that no one commands and no one conquers.' That's Leonard Cohen, when giving a speech in Spain, receiving an award from the Prince of Asturias.

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m

"the gruesome Badenoch-Jenrick double act, and the Putin-friendly chums of the oil lobby in Nigel Farage and Reform is where right wing politics is right now: as a naked and open defence of class relations and oligarchical interests.”

averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Groundsman inspects a crater in the middle of the pitch at Old Trafford cricket ground after a German bombing raid on December 22nd 1940.

I read real physical newspapers too!

@phm.org.uk please post things!

Listen to this. Yes, you do have the time!

A quiet mostly overcast afternoon at Crosby beach. The occasional glimmer of sunlight sends rays of light through the clouds and adds a sparkle to the out going tide.

I really can't think of anything to say. This is bonkers.

stop thinking right now

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Artist Susanna Bauer adds thread and crochet to dried leaves, creating miniature artworks #womensart #Autumn #Fall

I think I follow that. Or maybe I don't. 🤔

Pick a book, any book

Picture by @rondavies.bsky.social - sorry Ron just noticed I didn't credit you! Ron's not only a photographer he's a mega poetry fan, a winning combination for us at Poets' Corner 😊👏

Lads? Lads? Might I point out... Actually, no, you're right, it is usually lads.

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

#NobelPrize

Fantastic!

Early one for your diaries. I'll be giving the keynote talk (eeek!) for Liverpool John Moores University's Research Institute for Literature & Cultural History, on 3 Dec at Bluecoat. My topic? Only the little one of 'Why writing matters'. Free, booking required www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/rilc...

Things aren't so bad now really, are they????

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.