Ian D Smith
@iandsmith77.bsky.social
Poet / The Starbeck Orion, The Ekphrastic Review, Stand, Abridged, Eratio, The HU, Poetry Ireland Review, OWP, Live Canon. AKA Cy Forrest. Mentor: Imogen Wade
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
The BBC have finely shown Shaidorov’s superb winning skate that put pressure on the rest field, Kagiyama and Malimin. Context at last.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The BBC have finely shown Shaidorov’s superb winning skate that put pressure on the rest field, Kagiyama and Malimin. Context at last.
If you wanted Malinin to fall over, unfollow me now.
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 AM
If you wanted Malinin to fall over, unfollow me now.
Tracey said it, “If the far right get in [ ] we are doomed. And everybody has to understand the significance of it. When friends say they’re not voting Labour because of what’s happened in the last two years, I say, ‘Then vote Tory, vote anything, vote Green, but don’t let Reform get in.’”
February 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Tracey said it, “If the far right get in [ ] we are doomed. And everybody has to understand the significance of it. When friends say they’re not voting Labour because of what’s happened in the last two years, I say, ‘Then vote Tory, vote anything, vote Green, but don’t let Reform get in.’”
Rubio, “This is not an expression of xenophobia.”, is ‘I’m not racist but…’
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Rubio, “This is not an expression of xenophobia.”, is ‘I’m not racist but…’
So, here we are, helpless as fascists roll into power unchallenged by the media on their spineless, discredited theories.
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
So, here we are, helpless as fascists roll into power unchallenged by the media on their spineless, discredited theories.
Aspirational politics is failing because it often focuses on individual ambitions rather than addressing systemic issues that affect social mobility and collective well-being. This approach can create a disconnect between political rhetoric and the realities faced by many, leading to disillusionment
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Aspirational politics is failing because it often focuses on individual ambitions rather than addressing systemic issues that affect social mobility and collective well-being. This approach can create a disconnect between political rhetoric and the realities faced by many, leading to disillusionment
Journaling yes, Labubus no.
January 31, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Journaling yes, Labubus no.
Reposted by Ian D Smith
The millionaire wanted to dig a hole in his lawn. It was on his well-to-do list.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The millionaire wanted to dig a hole in his lawn. It was on his well-to-do list.
Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates millions murdered under Nazi persecution, including Jews, Roma and Sinti people, disabled individuals, political opponents, and others targeted by the regime. It serves as a reminder of the broader impact of genocide.
January 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates millions murdered under Nazi persecution, including Jews, Roma and Sinti people, disabled individuals, political opponents, and others targeted by the regime. It serves as a reminder of the broader impact of genocide.
Auschwitz was liberated on January 27, 1945, by the Soviet Red Army, which found about 7,000 prisoners left behind, many of whom were seriously ill. The liberation revealed the horrific conditions and the scale of Nazi atrocities committed at the camp during the Holocaust.-wiki
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Auschwitz was liberated on January 27, 1945, by the Soviet Red Army, which found about 7,000 prisoners left behind, many of whom were seriously ill. The liberation revealed the horrific conditions and the scale of Nazi atrocities committed at the camp during the Holocaust.-wiki
Culinary worst dishes: wholemeal panettone. I’m pretty sure this doesn’t exist thankfully, but you never know.
January 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Culinary worst dishes: wholemeal panettone. I’m pretty sure this doesn’t exist thankfully, but you never know.
It’s only when you hear Colby Acuff that you realise there really is nothing new under the sun.
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It’s only when you hear Colby Acuff that you realise there really is nothing new under the sun.
Zahawi, who’s just defected to Reform, “Given the concern over Mr Zahawi's tax affairs we now need further clarity [on £30m loans] The ethics adviser should be looking at these matters too". -wiki
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Zahawi, who’s just defected to Reform, “Given the concern over Mr Zahawi's tax affairs we now need further clarity [on £30m loans] The ethics adviser should be looking at these matters too". -wiki
Apparently, Morrissey and Bridget Bardot had a lot in common. 🤣
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Apparently, Morrissey and Bridget Bardot had a lot in common. 🤣
Why aren’t the mainstream media naming Renee Good? They’re all saying, “the woman who was shot”.
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Why aren’t the mainstream media naming Renee Good? They’re all saying, “the woman who was shot”.
So here is Storm Goretti
Glad I’m warm on my settee
Glad I’m warm on my settee
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
So here is Storm Goretti
Glad I’m warm on my settee
Glad I’m warm on my settee
Wow. I’m just doing my 2025 outstanding submissions clear-up. I’ve never had so many submissions just hanging there forever in 2025, not acknowledged, not rejected. WTF’s going on, guys? I’m not privileged. I need you guys #poetrycommunity
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Wow. I’m just doing my 2025 outstanding submissions clear-up. I’ve never had so many submissions just hanging there forever in 2025, not acknowledged, not rejected. WTF’s going on, guys? I’m not privileged. I need you guys #poetrycommunity
What a fab start to 2026. My poems on The Starbeck Orion. Many thanks, Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
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The Starbeck Orion issue #14 Not Advent Anthology Day 8 of 25 featuring the poetry of Ian D Smith
A Feast of Image And Word
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January 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
What a fab start to 2026. My poems on The Starbeck Orion. Many thanks, Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/the880/p...
open.substack.com/pub/the880/p...
Black Friday’s going to become a victim of this early Christmas nonsense that’s taken over the internet. A few years from now, no one will remember what Black Friday was.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Black Friday’s going to become a victim of this early Christmas nonsense that’s taken over the internet. A few years from now, no one will remember what Black Friday was.
There’s nothing more pathetic than two large white Wiltshire men trying to play the dozens.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
There’s nothing more pathetic than two large white Wiltshire men trying to play the dozens.
Apparently there’s been a snow flurry in London so that’ll be a national emergency.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Apparently there’s been a snow flurry in London so that’ll be a national emergency.
What amazes me about the Blairite wing of the Labour Party, is how open they are about wanting to sacrifice the party’s core values for power, and then squander it. “Every day, we should drag a sacred cow of our party to the town market place and slaughter it” said Wes Streeting.
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What amazes me about the Blairite wing of the Labour Party, is how open they are about wanting to sacrifice the party’s core values for power, and then squander it. “Every day, we should drag a sacred cow of our party to the town market place and slaughter it” said Wes Streeting.
Next week on Panorama, that amazing Trump speech in full.
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Next week on Panorama, that amazing Trump speech in full.
I think Richard Ashcroft’s Brave New World sounds better in 2025 than anything Oasis did, except maybe Half the World Away. Love that
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I think Richard Ashcroft’s Brave New World sounds better in 2025 than anything Oasis did, except maybe Half the World Away. Love that