maija
@maijasofia.bsky.social
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David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) reading an untitled poem by Frank Stanford. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6o...
D.C. Berman reads Frank Stanford
YouTube video by OfficialTMR
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December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) reading an untitled poem by Frank Stanford. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6o...
Alice Oswald💗
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Alice Oswald💗
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
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two of our very best; Rachael Allen interviews Alice Oswald for Paris Review 💖
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
Alice Oswald, The Art of Poetry No. 119
“You come at poetry with the momentum of having failed. It’s only when other communication is absolutely impossible that a poem has to exist.”
www.theparisreview.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
two of our very best; Rachael Allen interviews Alice Oswald for Paris Review 💖
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
I reviewed Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy, a fun to read book that was good but that hurt my soul
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy: Artful portrait of youthfulness and beauty as women’s only sources of power
The author’s bleak debut novel critiques the commodification of youth and femininity in the US
www.irishtimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I reviewed Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy, a fun to read book that was good but that hurt my soul
this is why i'm sceptical about ireland's emphasis on individual artist bursaries and artists basic income... it means we can pay rent but its ultimately just more money that goes into landlords pockets, it's not enough, artists need infrastructure and cities need spaces like this, for everyone
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
this is why i'm sceptical about ireland's emphasis on individual artist bursaries and artists basic income... it means we can pay rent but its ultimately just more money that goes into landlords pockets, it's not enough, artists need infrastructure and cities need spaces like this, for everyone
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
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I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
special christmas offer! you can get 4 issues of fallow @fallowmedia.bsky.social for €50 (with free postage if you're in Ireland) these two issues, and the next two🎄 Spooks and Wigs think it's a perfect present... fallowmedia.com/shop/fallow-...
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
special christmas offer! you can get 4 issues of fallow @fallowmedia.bsky.social for €50 (with free postage if you're in Ireland) these two issues, and the next two🎄 Spooks and Wigs think it's a perfect present... fallowmedia.com/shop/fallow-...
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The last year’s worth of published work. Short stories courtesy of @stingingfly.bsky.social @bansheepress.bsky.social and @xraylitmag.bsky.social and my essay on the cinema of Marguerite Duras in @fallowmedia.bsky.social.
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The last year’s worth of published work. Short stories courtesy of @stingingfly.bsky.social @bansheepress.bsky.social and @xraylitmag.bsky.social and my essay on the cinema of Marguerite Duras in @fallowmedia.bsky.social.
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Rest in Power Margaretta D'Arcy, fierce, fearless artist and anti-war activist. She was a strong advocate for Palestinians, an early signatory to our Irish Artists' Pledge to Boycott Israel and a tireless campaigner against the US military use of Shannon Airport and efforts to erode our neutrality.
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rest in Power Margaretta D'Arcy, fierce, fearless artist and anti-war activist. She was a strong advocate for Palestinians, an early signatory to our Irish Artists' Pledge to Boycott Israel and a tireless campaigner against the US military use of Shannon Airport and efforts to erode our neutrality.
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Good morning with a Diane Seuss sonnet
All things remind me now of what love used to be. Swollen cattails in lonely places. Gluey conditioner in my hair.
All things remind me now of what love used to be. Swollen cattails in lonely places. Gluey conditioner in my hair.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Good morning with a Diane Seuss sonnet
All things remind me now of what love used to be. Swollen cattails in lonely places. Gluey conditioner in my hair.
All things remind me now of what love used to be. Swollen cattails in lonely places. Gluey conditioner in my hair.
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Ana Mendieta, #BOTD in 1948 in Cuba. An extraordinary artist who used the body and landscape in an elemental way. I keep going back to her work (she’s in my first book, and the next one). This piece includes a link to a radio essay for RTÉ this year. momentsofrecognition.substack.com/p/on-touchst...
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ana Mendieta, #BOTD in 1948 in Cuba. An extraordinary artist who used the body and landscape in an elemental way. I keep going back to her work (she’s in my first book, and the next one). This piece includes a link to a radio essay for RTÉ this year. momentsofrecognition.substack.com/p/on-touchst...
I have an essay on medieval mystics, PMDD, the weird language of health, etc, in the stacked upcoming issue of Ache Magazine. Pre-orders help with printing costs! www.achemagazine.co.uk/issue-no-4?s...
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I have an essay on medieval mystics, PMDD, the weird language of health, etc, in the stacked upcoming issue of Ache Magazine. Pre-orders help with printing costs! www.achemagazine.co.uk/issue-no-4?s...
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"I ignored them for months, but the paranormal investigators insisted on my attention."
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela, first published in Issue Nine, is available to read our website 👻 www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela, first published in Issue Nine, is available to read our website 👻 www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
Ghost-bait — TOLKA
by Maija Makela
www.tolkajournal.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"I ignored them for months, but the paranormal investigators insisted on my attention."
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela, first published in Issue Nine, is available to read our website 👻 www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela, first published in Issue Nine, is available to read our website 👻 www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
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'Someone would meet me off the train, and then as it got dark, we’d return to the scene of the haunting.'
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela (@maijasofia.bsky.social), first published in Issue Nine, is now available to read on our website: www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela (@maijasofia.bsky.social), first published in Issue Nine, is now available to read on our website: www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
Ghost-bait — TOLKA
by Maija Makela
www.tolkajournal.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'Someone would meet me off the train, and then as it got dark, we’d return to the scene of the haunting.'
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela (@maijasofia.bsky.social), first published in Issue Nine, is now available to read on our website: www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
'Ghost-bait' by Maija Makela (@maijasofia.bsky.social), first published in Issue Nine, is now available to read on our website: www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
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you can now read 'Ghost-bait' online, an essay I wrote about the time I was headhunted by paranormal investigators who wanted me to lure restless spirits to a séance. Originally published in @tolkajournal.bsky.social issue 9. I love that magazine! www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
Ghost-bait — TOLKA
by Maija Makela
www.tolkajournal.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
you can now read 'Ghost-bait' online, an essay I wrote about the time I was headhunted by paranormal investigators who wanted me to lure restless spirits to a séance. Originally published in @tolkajournal.bsky.social issue 9. I love that magazine! www.tolkajournal.org/read-online/...
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So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
ireland is a racist country, always has been and all those microaggressions and fearmongering from everyone from FG/FF to your ‘well meaning’ aunties pave the way towards racist rioting and murder…that’s just my two cents as another irish person whose been asked ‘where I’m really from’ all my life
November 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
ireland is a racist country, always has been and all those microaggressions and fearmongering from everyone from FG/FF to your ‘well meaning’ aunties pave the way towards racist rioting and murder…that’s just my two cents as another irish person whose been asked ‘where I’m really from’ all my life
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Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.
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My friend Sarah Clancy is currently in IOF captivity, kidnapped last night when her boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was illegally intercepted in international waters.
Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My friend Sarah Clancy is currently in IOF captivity, kidnapped last night when her boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was illegally intercepted in international waters.
Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
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🔥❤️ Tolka Issue Ten ❤️🔥
We're delighted to unveil the line up for our tenth issue!
This issue will publish on 10 November and launch on Friday 5 December.
You can pre-order the issue here: www.tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue...
We're delighted to unveil the line up for our tenth issue!
This issue will publish on 10 November and launch on Friday 5 December.
You can pre-order the issue here: www.tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue...
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🔥❤️ Tolka Issue Ten ❤️🔥
We're delighted to unveil the line up for our tenth issue!
This issue will publish on 10 November and launch on Friday 5 December.
You can pre-order the issue here: www.tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue...
We're delighted to unveil the line up for our tenth issue!
This issue will publish on 10 November and launch on Friday 5 December.
You can pre-order the issue here: www.tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue...
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Our friend, poet and activist Sarah Clancy, is on the Spectre, one of the boats on the Flotilla which was attacked last night. Contact the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to demand protection, there must be safe passage for all trying to break apartheid Israel's illegal siege of Gaza. #LiftTheSiege
September 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Our friend, poet and activist Sarah Clancy, is on the Spectre, one of the boats on the Flotilla which was attacked last night. Contact the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to demand protection, there must be safe passage for all trying to break apartheid Israel's illegal siege of Gaza. #LiftTheSiege
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New @fallowmedia.bsky.social arrived. Superb company of John Christopher Vaughan, Daniel Fraser, Marguerite Duras (tr Olivia Baes & Emma Ramadan), Maria Sledmere, Stephen Sexton, Lisa Robertson, Owen Hatherley, Devki Panchmatia, Maija Makela, Russell Persson and Lalla Romano (tr Brian Robert Moore).
September 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New @fallowmedia.bsky.social arrived. Superb company of John Christopher Vaughan, Daniel Fraser, Marguerite Duras (tr Olivia Baes & Emma Ramadan), Maria Sledmere, Stephen Sexton, Lisa Robertson, Owen Hatherley, Devki Panchmatia, Maija Makela, Russell Persson and Lalla Romano (tr Brian Robert Moore).