Adrian / Aidan Coyle
@adriancoyle.bsky.social
Irishman in Paris. Intermittent poet and occasional translator. Former academic: research on identity, psychology & religion, sexualities, and qualitative approaches.
Pinned
I’m never sure if my published poetry reaches many people so I’m delighted to see “Bealtaine Fire” appear in the current issue of an east Donegal newspaper, Finn Valley Voice. I hope the farmer narrator’s voice is carried far! (BTW The last stanza is a translation into Irish of the penultimate one.)
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"But just because a reader found Heaney’s surface sense pretty clear didn’t mean that they’d even begun to engage with its meaning. And those who like their poems to be either transparently simple or transparently complex will never get Heaney, since he insisted on a poem being both."
essay on Heaney over at the northseapoets substack … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...
Heaney on the Underground
Don Paterson on Seamus Heaney's choice of words
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November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"But just because a reader found Heaney’s surface sense pretty clear didn’t mean that they’d even begun to engage with its meaning. And those who like their poems to be either transparently simple or transparently complex will never get Heaney, since he insisted on a poem being both."
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Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
Issue 15, Dear World
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November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Our NEW ISSUE featuring 30 remarkable new poems and stunning cover art by printmaker Molly Lemon is LIVE.
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
You can read it all here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/issues/categ...
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to hearing what you think 🧡✨
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Understanding Land Restoration Through Community Engagement: Insights from Monduli District, Tanzania
@ukri.org funded research & impact @sussex.ac.uk
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@ukri.org funded research & impact @sussex.ac.uk
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Understanding Land Restoration Through Community Engagement: Insights from Monduli District, Tanzania
In August 2025, our team travelled to Monduli District, Arusha, Tanzania, where we conducted research aimed at identifying social psychological...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Understanding Land Restoration Through Community Engagement: Insights from Monduli District, Tanzania
@ukri.org funded research & impact @sussex.ac.uk
www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
@ukri.org funded research & impact @sussex.ac.uk
www.sussex.ac.uk/research/pro...
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It’s me, editor at large in Belfast - and I’ve a few openings in my schedule for editorial services. Also taking bookings for next year - for authors with novels in the works, small presses, and journals.
Work with an awesome human who lives & breathes storytelling & genuinely wants you to succeed
Work with an awesome human who lives & breathes storytelling & genuinely wants you to succeed
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s me, editor at large in Belfast - and I’ve a few openings in my schedule for editorial services. Also taking bookings for next year - for authors with novels in the works, small presses, and journals.
Work with an awesome human who lives & breathes storytelling & genuinely wants you to succeed
Work with an awesome human who lives & breathes storytelling & genuinely wants you to succeed
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Far too little attention's given to this in research methods training. And since online surveys are now the default method - wrongly assumed to be quick, easy and cheap - we're in a big mess of our own making.
Even if 'real people' respond, surveys are often so badly designed data is meaningless.
Even if 'real people' respond, surveys are often so badly designed data is meaningless.
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Far too little attention's given to this in research methods training. And since online surveys are now the default method - wrongly assumed to be quick, easy and cheap - we're in a big mess of our own making.
Even if 'real people' respond, surveys are often so badly designed data is meaningless.
Even if 'real people' respond, surveys are often so badly designed data is meaningless.
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Apart from all the rest, this is completely incompatible with encouraging integration.
Even children born in the UK to refugees will presumably have to be prepared for the possibility that at any moment they and they’re parents will be deported to somewhere they’ve never been.
Even children born in the UK to refugees will presumably have to be prepared for the possibility that at any moment they and they’re parents will be deported to somewhere they’ve never been.
Shabana Mahmood plans to extend the period refugees have to wait for permanent residence in the UK to 20 years, during which time their status will be under repeated review
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Apart from all the rest, this is completely incompatible with encouraging integration.
Even children born in the UK to refugees will presumably have to be prepared for the possibility that at any moment they and they’re parents will be deported to somewhere they’ve never been.
Even children born in the UK to refugees will presumably have to be prepared for the possibility that at any moment they and they’re parents will be deported to somewhere they’ve never been.
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"Irish is part of the solution and I would encourage all of you in most positive way to learn the Irish language. Not in any way that says you have to, quite the opposite, because it's an absolute gift to us and it's an invitation to look at the world through a different eye," she said.
The Irish language has been a central part of President Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the presidency
President Connolly urges dignitaries to learn Irish
The Irish language has been a central part of President Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the presidency.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Irish is part of the solution and I would encourage all of you in most positive way to learn the Irish language. Not in any way that says you have to, quite the opposite, because it's an absolute gift to us and it's an invitation to look at the world through a different eye," she said.
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The cover has arrived! Emotionography!
Emotions studied as they’re done in interaction - displayed, taken up, used.
@alexahepburn.bsky.social
Emotions studied as they’re done in interaction - displayed, taken up, used.
@alexahepburn.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The cover has arrived! Emotionography!
Emotions studied as they’re done in interaction - displayed, taken up, used.
@alexahepburn.bsky.social
Emotions studied as they’re done in interaction - displayed, taken up, used.
@alexahepburn.bsky.social
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-- Call for Papers --
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> is an international journal publishing impactful basic and applied social psychological research from all parts of the world.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
-- Call for Papers --
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
Special issue on "Intersectionality in Social Psychology: Perspectives, Methods, and Applications" in the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 December 2025
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On this day, November 4th 1918, a week - almost to the very hour - before the Armistice, the poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action. He was 25.
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
On this day, November 4th 1918, a week - almost to the very hour - before the Armistice, the poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action. He was 25.
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
Here is my recording of one of his most famous poems.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
#warpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
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Melissa McCallum's important research using qualitative surveys, interviews, focus groups & reflexive thematic analysis (supervised by me) -
Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research share.google/QAahdyVCLjtV...
Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research share.google/QAahdyVCLjtV...
Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK
Background
Discussions around racial disparities and injustice have gained increasing prominence in psychotherapy and counselling research. However, research in this area has been criticised for its.....
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October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Melissa McCallum's important research using qualitative surveys, interviews, focus groups & reflexive thematic analysis (supervised by me) -
Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research share.google/QAahdyVCLjtV...
Exploring Black Women's Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Training and Practice in the UK - Counselling and Psychotherapy Research share.google/QAahdyVCLjtV...
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I'll be running my most generative workshop, on prose poetry series and sequences, online 7-9:30 p.m. GMT, on November 16 and 24th. Interested? Email me at carrie.etter at gmail dot com for more information.
a woman sits at a table writing with a pen
ALT: a woman sits at a table writing with a pen
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November 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Very pleased to see ‘My father at prayer’ published in ‘Pennine Platform’, a longstanding, independent, self-supporting poetry magazine.
The poem presents a childhood memory that surfaced in a weekly ‘cercle de silence’ in Paris during the assault on Gaza.
pennineplatform.com
The poem presents a childhood memory that surfaced in a weekly ‘cercle de silence’ in Paris during the assault on Gaza.
pennineplatform.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Very pleased to see ‘My father at prayer’ published in ‘Pennine Platform’, a longstanding, independent, self-supporting poetry magazine.
The poem presents a childhood memory that surfaced in a weekly ‘cercle de silence’ in Paris during the assault on Gaza.
pennineplatform.com
The poem presents a childhood memory that surfaced in a weekly ‘cercle de silence’ in Paris during the assault on Gaza.
pennineplatform.com
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Poets, if they're lucky, end up having signature poems. But they don't choose them for themselves.
Instead, certain poems take on lives of their own once they're published. The Last Carry is one such example. When I first posted it here, I didn't have a clue it would reach so many people...
Instead, certain poems take on lives of their own once they're published. The Last Carry is one such example. When I first posted it here, I didn't have a clue it would reach so many people...
As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...
September 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Poets, if they're lucky, end up having signature poems. But they don't choose them for themselves.
Instead, certain poems take on lives of their own once they're published. The Last Carry is one such example. When I first posted it here, I didn't have a clue it would reach so many people...
Instead, certain poems take on lives of their own once they're published. The Last Carry is one such example. When I first posted it here, I didn't have a clue it would reach so many people...
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As we hurtle towards November, step into our time machine…
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Our November time machine | BPS
We delve into the archive to pick out some highlights from this month in past years.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As we hurtle towards November, step into our time machine…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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If you need a small amount of funding to kick off a project or disseminate findings, check out @qmip.bsky.social qualitative research pump priming and dissemination fund!
Deadline: 1 December 2025
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Deadline: 1 December 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
If you need a small amount of funding to kick off a project or disseminate findings, check out @qmip.bsky.social qualitative research pump priming and dissemination fund!
Deadline: 1 December 2025
www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...
Deadline: 1 December 2025
www.bps.org.uk/member-netwo...
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Opening our minds…
An extract from 'Noticing: How we attend to the world and each other', by @ziyadmarar.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Repost for your chance to win a copy!
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An extract from 'Noticing: How we attend to the world and each other', by @ziyadmarar.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Repost for your chance to win a copy!
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Opening our minds | BPS
An extract from 'Noticing: How we attend to the world and each other', by Ziyad Marar.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Opening our minds…
An extract from 'Noticing: How we attend to the world and each other', by @ziyadmarar.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Repost for your chance to win a copy!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
An extract from 'Noticing: How we attend to the world and each other', by @ziyadmarar.bsky.social @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Repost for your chance to win a copy!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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The latest iteration of The Children's Society's 'Good Childhood Report' is now out and it tells a familiar but concerning story of the impact of poverty, cuts to services and family struggles impacting on children and young people. An essential read
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
The Good Childhood Report 2025 | The Children's Society
Our Good Childhood Report 2025, shows the latest trends in children's wellbeing.
www.childrenssociety.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The latest iteration of The Children's Society's 'Good Childhood Report' is now out and it tells a familiar but concerning story of the impact of poverty, cuts to services and family struggles impacting on children and young people. An essential read
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...
I’m never sure if my published poetry reaches many people so I’m delighted to see “Bealtaine Fire” appear in the current issue of an east Donegal newspaper, Finn Valley Voice. I hope the farmer narrator’s voice is carried far! (BTW The last stanza is a translation into Irish of the penultimate one.)
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’m never sure if my published poetry reaches many people so I’m delighted to see “Bealtaine Fire” appear in the current issue of an east Donegal newspaper, Finn Valley Voice. I hope the farmer narrator’s voice is carried far! (BTW The last stanza is a translation into Irish of the penultimate one.)
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There's no need for anyone to feel shame or embarrassment about not speaking Irish.
Past traumas: colonialism, "famine", poverty; & an education system that taught Irish as a subject, are valid.
But if we see every word of Irish we have as liberating, then any bit we possess be healing and hopeful
Past traumas: colonialism, "famine", poverty; & an education system that taught Irish as a subject, are valid.
But if we see every word of Irish we have as liberating, then any bit we possess be healing and hopeful
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
There's no need for anyone to feel shame or embarrassment about not speaking Irish.
Past traumas: colonialism, "famine", poverty; & an education system that taught Irish as a subject, are valid.
But if we see every word of Irish we have as liberating, then any bit we possess be healing and hopeful
Past traumas: colonialism, "famine", poverty; & an education system that taught Irish as a subject, are valid.
But if we see every word of Irish we have as liberating, then any bit we possess be healing and hopeful
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Poets in Schools is The Poetry Society’s service for educators looking to bring a facilitator into their school to deliver poetry workshops and assemblies. We have been placing poets in schools for over 50 years.
Book your visit: bit.ly/PoetsInSchools
Photo: Emma Ledwith
Book your visit: bit.ly/PoetsInSchools
Photo: Emma Ledwith
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Poets in Schools is The Poetry Society’s service for educators looking to bring a facilitator into their school to deliver poetry workshops and assemblies. We have been placing poets in schools for over 50 years.
Book your visit: bit.ly/PoetsInSchools
Photo: Emma Ledwith
Book your visit: bit.ly/PoetsInSchools
Photo: Emma Ledwith
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#1
Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
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Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
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Listening to Rest is Politics, Rest is Politics US, and reading respected commentators, it's striking how 'left-wing bias' in universities is now taken for granted. That matters, especially in the US, where academia faces political attack. Thoughts from having worked in US/UK universities. 🧵
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#1
Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/prof...
Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/prof...
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Delighted to have won the Southword Subscriber's Prize with my poem 'Overproof Jamaican Rum' about legacies. 🌿
August 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Delighted to have won the Southword Subscriber's Prize with my poem 'Overproof Jamaican Rum' about legacies. 🌿
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“I guess that’s what I must be, because I could/ not walk across a graveyard
without being assailed by old dead friends / wanting to tell me their latest gossip”
Today’s poem is Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone? by Laura Theis.
Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/do-you-...
without being assailed by old dead friends / wanting to tell me their latest gossip”
Today’s poem is Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone? by Laura Theis.
Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/do-you-...
Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone? by Laura Theis
Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone? I guess that’s what I must be, because I couldnot walk across a graveyard without being assailed by old dead friendswanting to tell me their latest gossip...
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July 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“I guess that’s what I must be, because I could/ not walk across a graveyard
without being assailed by old dead friends / wanting to tell me their latest gossip”
Today’s poem is Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone? by Laura Theis.
Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/do-you-...
without being assailed by old dead friends / wanting to tell me their latest gossip”
Today’s poem is Do You Really Think I Look Like An Old Crone? by Laura Theis.
Read it here: www.dustpoetry.co.uk/post/do-you-...