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Tarn MacArthur

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Poems forthcoming in: London Review of Books, Free Bloody Birds & The London Magazine. Poems appearing in: Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, New Republic, Poetry Review & Poetry London. https://linktr.ee/tarnmacarthur

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Feb 25

My poem ‘Climbing to Seefin Passage Tomb on Summer Solstice’, which is an homage to my late mentor John Burnside, has just been published in the Times Literary Supplement. Please have a read. www.the-tls.co.uk/literature/o...

'Climbing to Seefin Passage Tomb on Summer Solstice' by Tarn MacArthur

i.m. John Burnside No one knows what calls us, days like this that seem to stretch all sense of reason: the hillside scrub abuzz with silver-washed and dark green fritillary, the red grouse and hare, ...

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Sam Wollaston @samwollaston.bsky.social · 2d

👏👏 to the headline writer

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You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 10d

Gonna have to do something unheard of really—the autumn sweep.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 14d

Haha. Ayrgyll, got it!

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 14d

Ayr’s own? Was a great line though!

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah Horne as well actually, but kicking pens from hand was a bit reminiscent of early days BK10–could’ve edged out a lot more territory on plenty of those. But all in all he was solid.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 15d

Was at the game today—agree with the kicks. Felt like some of it was overly cautious. Got a little one dimensional at times, but was probably partly due to the game scenario and week 1.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 16d

Brilliant!

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 17d

Yikes—bad all around. Whether true or not, all around.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 17d

What on earth has happened there?

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Not only that, but she mentions the issues, states them plainly, but doesn’t dwell on them the way most pundits do. Punditry seems to have become almost exclusively the marking of the refs performance. They should def bring her in for 6N punditry this year.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Ruby is just the best! The English pundits here at halftime desperate to say the ref errors have evened out every time an obvious advantage is shown to be given to England.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Turnover on France’s driving maul was ridiculous too.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

They are all over the wrong side of the ruck too.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Only officially ended with the ‘Haouas Ritchie’ declaration of 2020.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks so much! 🙏

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you to Stephen Sexton and @poetryireland.bsky.social for publishing this itinerary poem.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Did you hear Ruby—“I love her so much, she said ‘belief, be 🍁’ their whole system is based on a pun!’ 😂

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Interesting—the oldest university in UK announces AI platform through open ai day after the ceo has dinner with the king.

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 22d

Corporate lobbyists innit bsky.app/profile/ones...

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 24d

Look who came with

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 27d

It’s been over a year since I stopped eating meat and has been so much easier than I thought it would be. Not certain I will but can see myself going vegan, because a lot of my meals already are. If anyone has been thinking of cutting meat from their diet give it a shot, it’s easier than you think 🌱

Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · 28d

I know England are the better team here but come on, coming back for the upright tackle and not the tackle off the ball—Scotland player nowhere near engaging in that ruck surely.

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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 8

Not normally a big ‘acceptance’ announcer, but I somehow have a poem forthcoming in the London Review of Books. Miracles do happen, apparently, right out of the slush!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 7

If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer.
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
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Tarn MacArthur @tarnnation.bsky.social · Sep 7

Great news! Congrats!

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