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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Mar 12

#wittgenstein #poetryfilm #filmpoem #stanzapoetryfestival #stanza2025

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Heather Clark @heatherjc.bsky.social · Mar 3

Show your support for Ukraine at the US Consulate in Edinburgh (3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5BW)

Wednesday 5 March @ 18h

More info and let them know you're coming here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-...

#edinburgh

EMERGENCY DEMO: STOP PUTIN - STOP TRUMP! STAND BY UKRAINE! EUROPE WAKE UP!

It's time to come together and show our support for Ukraine, Stop Putin and Trump, and for Europe to wake up to prevent another Munich.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Feb 14

Vance is an a-hole.

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · Jan 23

We're very sorry to hear the news about the death of poet Michael Longley. He will be sorely missed but he leaves an incredible legacy through his wonderful poetry. Our sincere condolences to Edna, their children and all his family and friends. RIP Michael
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Michael Longley remembered as ‘one of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’ following death aged 85

Tributes have been paid to the celebrated poet after he died on Wednesday

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · Jan 23

Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85

Michael Longley, from Belfast, received several awards for his 13 collections, including the Feltrinelli Prize

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 23

Michael Longley has died. A very dear soul indeed.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Jan 22

The Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, known for their stitching and swearing #WomensArt

Photo of a group of white women diligently sewing, three sitting on red sofa in the background and one sitting facing slight left in front holding up her embroidery on a white cloth, showing swear words embroidered on to it, while looking smiling out to the viewer

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 21

I wondered the same the thing! Crazy he can’t get a US publisher.

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 21

Getting ready to start digitising and restoring the #lovecraft documentary. We’re doing some of the footage of Frank Belknap Long, and Stuart Gordon, first.

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Dr K @dockim.bsky.social · Jan 21

Yesterday, the 34x convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, defamer, fraudster, and twice impeached Trump was given the keys to government again.
Today, Louisiana is experiencing its first ever blizzard.
Climate change?
God’s wrath?
You decide.

a person in a blue coat walking through the snow

ALT: a person in a blue coat walking through the snow

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Mike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social · Jan 20

Good morning. Today we celebrate the America of Walt Whitman, Sitting Bull, Rosa Parks and Woody Guthrie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3V-... Music: newly-discovered recording of The Waterboys playing Woody's THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND in 1988.

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND today we celebrate the America of Walt Whitman and....

YouTube video by The Waterboys

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 20

Master criminals are among us.

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 19

One of the great vacuum cleaner salesman novels. #julianmaclarenross

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 15

It’s that “throw the damn ball” moment!

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Jan 15

Hail Satan!

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 29

And Jack Clayton’s last film…

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 20

Restoring an unseen (well, screened only once) documentary about H. P. Lovecraft.

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 18

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Fellow Traveller: An Apprenticeship with John Burnside

Photograph: Andrew Cawley

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 10

Book of the Week: Who the hell is David Vann? newsroom.co.nz/2020/03/04/b...

Book of the Week: Who the hell is David Vann?

Steve Braunias tracks down the American author who surprised many when made the shortlist for the Ockham New Zealand book awards.

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 10

The Dog at Clambercrown by Jocelyn Brooke. Part Italian Journey, part psychogeographical memoir of childhood. One of the best things I read this year.

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 7

Bathtubs and fallen boughs.

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Dec 7

John Burnside. I had the pleasure of visiting a few pubs with him back in the day.

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Mike Scott @mickpuck.bsky.social · Dec 5

I can find no flaw in this proposal

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Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Nov 26

The new Reggie Oliver, This Haunted Heaven, is superb.

Seán Martin @paracelsus1966.bsky.social · Nov 19

Complaining to Virgin Media yet again. Even as we try to leave, they are still being awful.