Ian Tattum
@iantattum.bsky.social
Writer and independent scholar.
Used to be a vicar.
Writing in Spelt, Black Bough Poetry, BB journal, Frost Magazine, The Clearing,The Pilgrim, Landlines for Nature ,The Church Times.
Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Zoological Society of London,
Used to be a vicar.
Writing in Spelt, Black Bough Poetry, BB journal, Frost Magazine, The Clearing,The Pilgrim, Landlines for Nature ,The Church Times.
Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Zoological Society of London,
Pinned
Ian Tattum
@iantattum.bsky.social
· Jun 29
A piece I wrote about having a nature deprived childhood.
There don’t seem to be enough articles about working class childhoods which were just a bit dull because you didn’t get out much , and family members were not very enthusiastic.
But you did have picture books of stuffed birds.😊
There don’t seem to be enough articles about working class childhoods which were just a bit dull because you didn’t get out much , and family members were not very enthusiastic.
But you did have picture books of stuffed birds.😊
A must read or at least a you really should read this’
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A must read or at least a you really should read this’
Durlston this morning
February 17, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Durlston this morning
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Here's a malachite butterfly at The Leaf in Winnipeg
#photography #nature #macrophotography #butterfly #winnipeg #canada #theleaf #resist
#photography #nature #macrophotography #butterfly #winnipeg #canada #theleaf #resist
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Here's a malachite butterfly at The Leaf in Winnipeg
#photography #nature #macrophotography #butterfly #winnipeg #canada #theleaf #resist
#photography #nature #macrophotography #butterfly #winnipeg #canada #theleaf #resist
Amaryllis in the evening sun
February 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Amaryllis in the evening sun
Favourite trees,
Again
Again
February 16, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Favourite trees,
Again
Again
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‘The atrocities committed by the Islamic Republic have irreversibly fractured its legitimacy with its own population and with the world at large. What has unfolded is not a geopolitical abstraction or a measure of partisan loyalties. It is a human catastrophe.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Tara Aghdashloo | No Going Back
In late December, as demonstrations swelled across Iran, I was frantically trying to get in touch with my family when a...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
‘The atrocities committed by the Islamic Republic have irreversibly fractured its legitimacy with its own population and with the world at large. What has unfolded is not a geopolitical abstraction or a measure of partisan loyalties. It is a human catastrophe.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Train arriving in Swanage station
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Train arriving in Swanage station
Some Purbeck trees
February 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Some Purbeck trees
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February is flying by! Time for another Last Saturday cornucopia of poetry! With guests Alan Humm, @corinnaboard.bsky.social @samszanto.bsky.social @missyerem.bsky.social @carmellapoetry.bsky.social and @moiragauthor.bsky.social (tbc)
Online and free! 7.00pm on Saturday 28 Feb. tinyurl.com/y5mhz2bz
Online and free! 7.00pm on Saturday 28 Feb. tinyurl.com/y5mhz2bz
Last Saturday Poetry - February 2026
Join us online for Last Saturday Poetry - February 2026, where words come alive and good vibes flow freely!
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February 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
February is flying by! Time for another Last Saturday cornucopia of poetry! With guests Alan Humm, @corinnaboard.bsky.social @samszanto.bsky.social @missyerem.bsky.social @carmellapoetry.bsky.social and @moiragauthor.bsky.social (tbc)
Online and free! 7.00pm on Saturday 28 Feb. tinyurl.com/y5mhz2bz
Online and free! 7.00pm on Saturday 28 Feb. tinyurl.com/y5mhz2bz
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Ominous bird valentines.
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ominous bird valentines.
There was a skylark up there somewhere.
I saw my first blackthorn and wild plum blossom today too.
I saw my first blackthorn and wild plum blossom today too.
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
There was a skylark up there somewhere.
I saw my first blackthorn and wild plum blossom today too.
I saw my first blackthorn and wild plum blossom today too.
For @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social on fragments -a short silly contribution.
Valentine’s Day is always
Better than Friday the thirteenth
Unless you have an axe
To grind.
With profound apologies 🦋
Valentine’s Day is always
Better than Friday the thirteenth
Unless you have an axe
To grind.
With profound apologies 🦋
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
For @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social on fragments -a short silly contribution.
Valentine’s Day is always
Better than Friday the thirteenth
Unless you have an axe
To grind.
With profound apologies 🦋
Valentine’s Day is always
Better than Friday the thirteenth
Unless you have an axe
To grind.
With profound apologies 🦋
A rare day of dragon spotting
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A rare day of dragon spotting
An excellent review in the Tablet of a fascinating new biography @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
An excellent review in the Tablet of a fascinating new biography @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
Gwen John and our amaryllis
Augustus John wrote that 50 years after his death he would be reminded as the sister of Gwen.
Augustus painted a famous series of scenes featuring nature and lovers near here at the Blue Pool.
They are masterpieces of colour but Gwen’s portraits are sublime
Augustus John wrote that 50 years after his death he would be reminded as the sister of Gwen.
Augustus painted a famous series of scenes featuring nature and lovers near here at the Blue Pool.
They are masterpieces of colour but Gwen’s portraits are sublime
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Gwen John and our amaryllis
Augustus John wrote that 50 years after his death he would be reminded as the sister of Gwen.
Augustus painted a famous series of scenes featuring nature and lovers near here at the Blue Pool.
They are masterpieces of colour but Gwen’s portraits are sublime
Augustus John wrote that 50 years after his death he would be reminded as the sister of Gwen.
Augustus painted a famous series of scenes featuring nature and lovers near here at the Blue Pool.
They are masterpieces of colour but Gwen’s portraits are sublime
A good job
February 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A good job
Me , when a rural vicar, in 2001🦋
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Me , when a rural vicar, in 2001🦋
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The River Nene, Nen, or Nine...
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The River Nene, Nen, or Nine...
Most of the Marvel films are just reboots of Dumas but with thinner characters and more preposterous plots aren’t they?
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Most of the Marvel films are just reboots of Dumas but with thinner characters and more preposterous plots aren’t they?
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Hello. Former Index On Censorship staffer here. To be very clear, having your request to speak at a society of which you are not a member does not count, in any sense whatsoever, as censorship. nation.cymru/news/uproar-...
Uproar as Reform policy chief threatens to defund Welsh university
Martin Shipton Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two lea...
nation.cymru
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Hello. Former Index On Censorship staffer here. To be very clear, having your request to speak at a society of which you are not a member does not count, in any sense whatsoever, as censorship. nation.cymru/news/uproar-...
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My dear friend Paul has today added another poem of mine, Revisiting, to his very generous feature on me in February’s The Book Bag: Poetic Voices. You can read it in the link above. 👆 And I’m also posting a recording today: 👇
#poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity @paulwritespoems.bsky.social
#poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity @paulwritespoems.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
My dear friend Paul has today added another poem of mine, Revisiting, to his very generous feature on me in February’s The Book Bag: Poetic Voices. You can read it in the link above. 👆 And I’m also posting a recording today: 👇
#poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity @paulwritespoems.bsky.social
#poetsonbluesky #poetrycommunity @paulwritespoems.bsky.social