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Andy Williamson
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Writer, poet, creative thinker & architect for democracy / Sgrìobhadair, bàrd, neach-smaoineachaidh cruthachail agus ailtire airson deamocrasaidh | Aotearoa & Isle of Skye | urbanbadgercollective.com http://andywilliamson.com
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Excited that my new #poetry collection, 'Through salt-heavy seas' is out! This book marks a milestone for me, so I'm delighted to see it in print! DM me if you'd like to review it!

Get it here: www.lulu.com/shop/andrew-...

#writingcommunity #poems #scottishpoetry #PublishingScotland #booksy
Through salt-heavy seas
Through salt-heavy seas navigates the emotional geography of displacement and belonging, weaving together the coastlines of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Scottish Highlands and Islands, and the mountains ...
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What does it mean to belong across cultures, distances & generations? My new poetry collection, 'Through salt-heavy seas' maps the emotional geography of love, loss and displacement: www.lulu.com/shop/andrew-...

#poetry #poems #writingcommunity #BookSky #scottishpoetry
Through salt-heavy seas
Through salt-heavy seas navigates the emotional geography of displacement and belonging, weaving together the coastlines of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Scottish Highlands and Islands, and the mountains ...
www.lulu.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Pleased to have been able to contribute to IPSA's review of MPs salaries and funding, through their green paper, expert groups and by supporting their citizens' forum. More here... theipsa.org.uk/whats-democr...
What's Democracy Worth? | IPSA
IPSA regulates and administers MPs business expenses and staffing costs. We also decide the pay and pensions the UK's elected MPs and their staff.
theipsa.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
A wee poem about what the land remembers (and we too often forget to hear) for #PromptCombo #subtext. Thanks @victoriaspires.bsky.social for a tricky prompt and apologies for not being brave enough to tackle the terza rima! #poems #poetry #writingcommunity #decolonisation
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Last week bent time.
This week: #FalseCrowns — borrowed authority, inherited power, praise that doesn’t fit.
Who crowned you?
Who benefits from you believing it?

New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Morning #PromptCombo crew. It's me hosting this week and the theme is #Subtext. This poem is a #terzarima and very much not in my usual style (written as an exercise with @noelcowley.bsky.social some while ago). You don't have to write one, though (I know how much @hool415.bsky.social hates form) 😁
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Teaghlach Canadianach nan uachdarain air Oighreachd Shlèite -
www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Teaghlach Canadianach nan uachdarain air Oighreachd Shlèite
Chaidh teaghlach Canadianach ainmeachadh mar uachdarain ùra Oighreachd Cheann a Deas Shlèite agus Caisteal Armadail sa Eilean Sgitheanach.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Exciting news guys. Our Procedure Browsable Space (TM) now comes with a legislation lookup URL. Simply plug in the legislation.gov.uk URI of an Act and you'll get taken post haste to a list of instruments currently before Parliament enabled by that Act
api.parliament.uk/procedure-br...
Localism Act 2011 - work packages before Parliament
Work packages for instruments enabled by Localism Act 2011 currently before Parliament.
api.parliament.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Hey @alanparrywriter.co.uk here's an offering for #poemsabout and #timeslips

What we don't realise at the time.

Lovely to be back and seeing everyone here. I'll chat more later.

@brokenspinearts.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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For #PoemsAbout #TimeSlips, I shared this elsewhere in Dec.*

The world does as it pleases, but we're in conversation with it, & there’s agency in that. We don’t know what’s possible until we try. Go bravely, then. Try. #Compassion

*[written before events in MN. Some actions are gravely final. 💔]
January 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Here's a little offering for #PoemsAbout #Timeslips. Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk / @thebrokenspine.co.uk and of course all the contributors; bit busy with work today so will dip in to read others! #poems #poetry #writingcommunity
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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Thought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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A bit of a change from my usual for this week's #promptcombo #TakingItUpStairs, but it felt timely. Thanks to Ben Okri and George Orwell for the ideas and, of course, Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for the great prompt! #poems #poetry #PoetsAreDangerous
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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The Loud Poets Open Mic returns on January 26!

We are delighted to return to the Scottish Storytelling Centre in 2026 with our Open Mic.

You can sign up to perform here: forms.gle/qqDAjGcmf6oh...

The event is FREE (no ticket required), with doors at 6.30 for a 7pm start
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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A starter pack of people and poets associated with #prompts Please follow them and repost the pack #promptcombo #vss365 #poemsabout #poetrycommunity #poetsonbluesky
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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As a New Year lift for people who have been kind to me on here, a thread featuring all my starter packs. First up, a starter pack of Writers Looking for an Agent. Please follow the writers here and repost the pack #booksky #writingcommunity
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Lots of new folks, especially pols, arriving - put together a starter pack of practitioners in the digital/service design/policy/transformation sector

go.bsky.app/ezrTxN
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
A bit of a change from my usual for this week's #promptcombo #TakingItUpStairs, but it felt timely. Thanks to Ben Okri and George Orwell for the ideas and, of course, Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for the great prompt! #poems #poetry #PoetsAreDangerous
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Here's something I wrote earlier for #poemsabout #static. Happy new year everyone and thanks as always to @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk for the great prompt! #poems #poetry
January 9, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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#PoemsAbout #Static is live.

Write into the interference.
The hiss between words.
Signals crossed. Messages stalled.
What won’t resolve. What keeps buzzing.

Post from today.
Tag #PoemsAbout #Static to be read and shared.
Use Alt Text.
Take care with each other.
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Poetry publication opportunity - call from Wed 28th January to Sun 1st Feb.

Normal submis*ions are submit up to 3 poems but you can submit 5 if you bought our current anthology ❄️ 🦌

www.blackboughpoetry.com/events

@paulwritespoems.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 AM
There's been a fair bit of snow this week...
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
A very useful list for those with an interest in emerging policy ideas and social research
A reminder for anyone new to Bluesky (or who just wants to follow more policy wonks here) that I've made a starter pack of all the think tanks I've spotted on the platform and the researchers working at them (if you're missing and want adding in let me know!) - go.bsky.app/Geu9Jd8
UK think tanks - research edition
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
January 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Thanks @dragonslayerma.bsky.social for the first #promptcombo of the year - #nightfall is a great choice. Bit slow getting up to working speed today but here's a quick poem to wish everyone a happy new year #poetry #poems
January 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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We’re not looking for cleverness.
We’re looking for work that carries weight.

If a poem hasn’t let you go, this window is for it.

#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM