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Andy Higson

@andyhigson.bsky.social

Writer.

My politics account is at... andyhigsonsouthwk.bsky.social

I'm going to try and do less politics here and more about writing stuff. We'll see.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Banality-other-poems-Higson-ebook/dp/B0CLK8Z2TC

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Andy Higson @andyhigson.bsky.social · Feb 24

Death by Banality and other poems.

Out now.

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Death by Banality and other poems

Death by Banality and other poems eBook : Higson, Andy: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Andy Higson

@andyhigson.bsky.social

Monday 26th January

'Closed for today'

339 days to go

#apoemaday #dailypoem #ill

January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM

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'Another day of screams from Gaza'

25th January

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January 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM

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Saturday 24th January

An American Murder

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#poemoftheday #dailypoem #minnesota #minneapolis

January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM

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Friday 23rd January

'I'm Glad for You'

342 days to go

#apoemaday #dailypoem #thetraitors

January 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM

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Thursday 22nd January

Catnapper

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#apoemaday #dailypoem #cats

January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM

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Wednesday 21st January

'No, actually'

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January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM

Andy Higson

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Tuesday January 20th

'Too much'

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January 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM

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Monday 19th January

'Happy Blue Monday'

346 days to go

#apoemaday #dailypoem #bluemonday #politics #poem

January 19, 2026 at 11:24 PM

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18th January

'The kids didn't lose Pluto'

347 days to go

#apoemaday #poetry #dailypoem #space #pluto

January 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM

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17th January

NATOver

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#apoemaday

January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM

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16th January

Eight weeks of eternal darkness

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#apoemaday

January 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM

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15th January

Racist football hooligans

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#apoemaday

January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM

Andy Higson

@andyhigson.bsky.social

Is it though?

14th January

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#apoemaday #poetry #poem

January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM

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13th January 2026

'Who else hates potholes?'

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#apoemaday

January 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM

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12th January 2026

353 days to go

'How are we today?'

#apoemaday #poetry #poem

January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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11th January

'No snow show'

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#apoemaday #poetry #poems

January 11, 2026 at 11:41 PM

Andy Higson

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10th January

The bad, the bald, and the bold

355 days to go

#apoemaday #poem #poetry

January 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM

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9th January

The smell

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#apoemaday #poetry #smell

January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM

Andy Higson

@andyhigson.bsky.social

8th January 2026

I am going to try for something a bit lighter tomorrow.

'What we have in common'

357 days to go.

#apoemaday #poetry #poem

January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM

Andy Higson

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Could divide opinion on this one. I.e. mine and everyone else's...

NATO Agitato (BoN A(TO)ppétit)
By Andy Higson

January 7th 2026

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#apoemaday #poetry #poem