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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · Mar 9

Come on, folks--I know a lot of you believe in restoring the A Level in Creative Writing in England--sign and share now!

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Let's Bring Back the Creative Writing A Level!

If you support bringing back the Creative Writing A Level, please complete the form. Any questions, please contact Dr Carrie Etter at [email protected]. Let's go!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 1d

Many thanks!

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OOOH!

Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 1d

Favourite tofu recipes? I need to expand my repertoire....

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 3d

This poem by Stephanie Burt—the ending slayed me…. @graywolfpress.bsky.social #translit

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Jenny!

Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 3d

If you sign up, you’ll receive a link to the recording afterwards, I believe….

Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 3d

Next up, tomorrow night I'm facilitating this free, online event on art and grief for the @goodgrieffest.bsky.social : www.goodgrieffest.com/events/lette... . Come join us, and please share!

Letters to Forever: Using Art to Express and Share Grief [Online panel] - Good Grief

Why do we turn to creativity when we are bereaved? And how can art help us connect to the people we have lost and express how we feel? In a panel discussion for everyone interested in the relationship...

www.goodgrieffest.com

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 3d

And you!

Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 6d

@katymack.bsky.social Katy! How are you?! It's been too long!

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Katy Mack @katymack.bsky.social · 7d

A little reminder that my pamphlet First, I Turn Off the Light is currently out with @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social 💡

www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

Katy Mack - First, I Turn Off the Light | Broken Sleep Books

Katy Mack's First, I Turn Off the Light is as unsettling and disarming as it is compassionate and brave. Mack's poems are an exploration of illness and mental health, and in doing so are lyrical, imag...

www.brokensleepbooks.com

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Katy Mack @katymack.bsky.social · 7d

A little reminder that my pamphlet First, I Turn Off the Light is currently out with @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social 💡

www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

Katy Mack - First, I Turn Off the Light | Broken Sleep Books

www.brokensleepbooks.com

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Anika Carpenter @stillsquirrel.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you for having me @paragraphplanet.bsky.social 🙏

Paragraph Planet @paragraphplanet.bsky.social · 11d

"The Secret to Aging Well" by Anika Carpenter @StillSquirrel.bsky.social is today's 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writingcommunity

Creative writing website for authors and readers. 75 words, changing daily. Submit your paragraph today.

A flash fiction website for writers and readers. One 75 word tale published daily. Plus author interviews and writing group map

paragraphplanet.com

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Good Grief Festival @goodgrieffest.bsky.social · 10d

Why do we turn to creativity during grief? How can it help us connect to others, including people who have died? On 6 Oct, join Natalia Millman, Helen Acklam & @carrieetter.bsky.social to explore what it means to make art from pain & loss & share our story: www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

Two exhibition photographs: an armchair next to a telephone with images behind and a rock on top of a column. The text reads: Mon 6 Oct 19.00 BST Free Online Event. Letters to Forever: Using Art to Express and Share grief

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 15d

The first winner of our debut poetry chapbook competition is Soledad Santana! Congratulations, Soledad!

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 15d

The second winner of our debut poetry chapbook competition is June Wentland! Congratulations, June!

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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 15d

'Bats, Poetry and the Pulse of the Park' - a fantastic write-up of my collaborative bat walk with @theroyalparks.bsky.social in early September, featuring a picture from my poetry performance at @batconservation.bsky.social National Bat Conference 🦇🦇🦇
www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/mor...

Bats, Poetry and the Pulse of the Park: A Twilight Walk in Regent’s Park

A sell-out Regent’s Park bat walk and poetry performance co-led by Royal Holloway’s Dr Briony Hughes brought science, art and community together after dark.

www.royalholloway.ac.uk

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Fox and Star Books @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Drumroll, please! We'll be announcing the first winners of our debut poetry chapbook competition later today! Watch this space!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 16d

So Reform wants to deport me, though I've been living here and paying taxes since 2001....

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 16d

I was on Indefinite Leave To Remain before I became a citizen. Did everything legally and have since paid taxes and Nat’l Insurance. Kind of like every other person who has ILR. This man would ruin your economy to get elected. Not his, tho, he’s rich.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16d

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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John Andreini @jpandre52.bsky.social · 16d

We should know by now never to say Trump can't do something. He will do what he wants because there is no one to stop him. That is reality.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17d

Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

Is the 2026 Election Already in Danger?

Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting.

www.newyorker.com

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 17d

Congratulations!

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 17d

FYI @yaffles-nest.bsky.social @markconnors.bsky.social @gillconnors.bsky.social

Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 17d

Who do I know in Bradford (UK)? I'll be there Saturday running events for the Big Tasty Read, including this free workshop on The Poetry of Food!

itsoninbradford.co.uk/events/the-p...

The Poetry of Food - A Workshop - It's On In Bradford

What makes a great food poem? American poet and food lover Carrie Etter will lead a discussion with a smorgasbord of delicious food poems to discover what makes one especially effective, before leadin...

itsoninbradford.co.uk

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19d

This is a great cover.

A TV remote with buttons showing all the things power can achieve

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Dr Carrie Etter @carrieetter.bsky.social · 21d

Tomorrow night, Bristol poetry fans, at East Bristol Books! Frances Presley and Andrew Duncan rarely make it to Bristol--their readings will be a treat! @bristol247.bsky.social @lucyenglish.bsky.social Please share!

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