David Birch
@davidbirch.bsky.social
Worked in education and mostly taken up with poetry these days: see some of my poems at https://wildfire-words.com/?s=David+Birch and in the latest @thebrokenspine.co.uk collection 'Beautiful Little Fools'. Also editor at https://www.tiptontimes.org.uk/
Good! Look forward to reading them
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Good! Look forward to reading them
Worth doing, definitely. I do think @wildfirewords.bsky.social should have a wider presence here
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Worth doing, definitely. I do think @wildfirewords.bsky.social should have a wider presence here
Thank you so much, Jan! Very much appreciated!
January 31, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Thank you so much, Jan! Very much appreciated!
Yes, a tricky prompt but very atmospheric
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Yes, a tricky prompt but very atmospheric
1. The Night I Heard Caruso Sing - Everything But The Girl
2. My Little Town - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Kentucky Avenue - Tom Waits
4. Lippy Kids - Elbow
5. Poortoun - Jackie Leven
#FridayFive #Nostalgic
2. My Little Town - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Kentucky Avenue - Tom Waits
4. Lippy Kids - Elbow
5. Poortoun - Jackie Leven
#FridayFive #Nostalgic
January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
1. The Night I Heard Caruso Sing - Everything But The Girl
2. My Little Town - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Kentucky Avenue - Tom Waits
4. Lippy Kids - Elbow
5. Poortoun - Jackie Leven
#FridayFive #Nostalgic
2. My Little Town - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Kentucky Avenue - Tom Waits
4. Lippy Kids - Elbow
5. Poortoun - Jackie Leven
#FridayFive #Nostalgic
@fiftywords.bsky.social hits the nail on the head! You have inhabited this unfamiliar persona so well, Glenn
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
@fiftywords.bsky.social hits the nail on the head! You have inhabited this unfamiliar persona so well, Glenn
"You sang for you and not for me": such a measured but incisive line!
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
"You sang for you and not for me": such a measured but incisive line!
Thank you so much, Dean. I'll always be very grateful for the prompt intervention of A&E, although throwing up in reception seems to be a good way of being seen quickly....
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Thank you so much, Dean. I'll always be very grateful for the prompt intervention of A&E, although throwing up in reception seems to be a good way of being seen quickly....
Well spotted! I alluded to the same incident in a poem called 'An Iberian Story', which took a different direction
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Well spotted! I alluded to the same incident in a poem called 'An Iberian Story', which took a different direction
Many thanks, Ronnie - that's pretty much what's behind this.
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Many thanks, Ronnie - that's pretty much what's behind this.
Thanks Jude, much appreciated - it was a year or so ago but the moment recalled and the aftermath seemed to fit the prompt. It was nasty though...
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Thanks Jude, much appreciated - it was a year or so ago but the moment recalled and the aftermath seemed to fit the prompt. It was nasty though...
That's very kind, Jan 🙏
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
That's very kind, Jan 🙏
I think 'trinket' is good! Apparently slight, yet well crafted and memorable
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I think 'trinket' is good! Apparently slight, yet well crafted and memorable