John Goodby
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The brilliant New York Brass, at the Crescent Club, York, in a rendition of A Fairytale of New York.
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The brilliant New York Brass, at the Crescent Club, York, in a rendition of A Fairytale of New York.
Midwinter wanderings ...
December 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Midwinter wanderings ...
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Very sad to hear about the death of brilliant Lorraine Cheshire. Here she is carrying one of the best scenes from a sitcom ever
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Very sad to hear about the death of brilliant Lorraine Cheshire. Here she is carrying one of the best scenes from a sitcom ever
Apologies, all, for the long Bluesky silence. But just to say I'm going to try harder to make this account work in future, by posting stuff and making it my main social media outlet. The others, you hardly need telling, are rotten with ads, promotions, and claptrap. More to follow, watch this space.
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Apologies, all, for the long Bluesky silence. But just to say I'm going to try harder to make this account work in future, by posting stuff and making it my main social media outlet. The others, you hardly need telling, are rotten with ads, promotions, and claptrap. More to follow, watch this space.
Here's the link to book the livestreaming of my inaugural professorial lecture: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b6518a...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Here's the link to book the livestreaming of my inaugural professorial lecture: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b6518a...
Pleased to be able to announce I'll be giving my inaugural lecture as Professor of Arts and Culture at Hallam University on 14 May. I'd love to see as many friends who can make it there, in person or virtually. Details and Eventbrite booking link here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
April 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pleased to be able to announce I'll be giving my inaugural lecture as Professor of Arts and Culture at Hallam University on 14 May. I'd love to see as many friends who can make it there, in person or virtually. Details and Eventbrite booking link here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...
Two Swansea launches this week for mine and Chris Wigginton's new Dylan Thomas biog - at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, 6.30 pm, Wednesday 9 April (book at dylanthomasbirthplace.com), and 6.00 pm, Friday 11 April at Event 42, Mumbles. Thanks to Alun and Tim for organising - see you there!
#DylanThomas
#DylanThomas
April 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Two Swansea launches this week for mine and Chris Wigginton's new Dylan Thomas biog - at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, 6.30 pm, Wednesday 9 April (book at dylanthomasbirthplace.com), and 6.00 pm, Friday 11 April at Event 42, Mumbles. Thanks to Alun and Tim for organising - see you there!
#DylanThomas
#DylanThomas
Terrific impromptu Northern Lights / Inform experimental poetry on Friday evening in Leeds at the HEART Centre, Headingly. Loads of fine poets and a fun time was had by all. Big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for and Nasser Hussain for organising.
March 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Terrific impromptu Northern Lights / Inform experimental poetry on Friday evening in Leeds at the HEART Centre, Headingly. Loads of fine poets and a fun time was had by all. Big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for and Nasser Hussain for organising.
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"Arcadian Rustbelt is a restitutive attempt to answer the question, Was there a second generation of the English Underground?"
Litter interviews the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt" the new anthology of 1980s underground poetry, pub. @Waterloo_Press:
www.littermagazine.com/2025/03/two-...
Litter interviews the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt" the new anthology of 1980s underground poetry, pub. @Waterloo_Press:
www.littermagazine.com/2025/03/two-...
Interview with the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt"
Two Interviews with Andrew Duncan and John Goodby, editors of the anthology “Arcadian Rustbelt”, pub. Waterloo Press. 300pp £12.00 Introduct...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Arcadian Rustbelt is a restitutive attempt to answer the question, Was there a second generation of the English Underground?"
Litter interviews the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt" the new anthology of 1980s underground poetry, pub. @Waterloo_Press:
www.littermagazine.com/2025/03/two-...
Litter interviews the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt" the new anthology of 1980s underground poetry, pub. @Waterloo_Press:
www.littermagazine.com/2025/03/two-...
Looking forward to taking part in this quite major poetry minifest on Friday week in Headingley. Big, big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for organising. See you there, Leeds and York friends!
March 17, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Looking forward to taking part in this quite major poetry minifest on Friday week in Headingley. Big, big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for organising. See you there, Leeds and York friends!
Pics of the launch of Arcadian Rustbelt at Xing the Line on Sunday. Big thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for organising, and to all our readers - Harry Gilonis, Frances Presley, Elizabeth James, Simon Smith, David Rees and Khaled Hakim, with guest appearance by the marvellous Tilla Brading.
March 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Pics of the launch of Arcadian Rustbelt at Xing the Line on Sunday. Big thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for organising, and to all our readers - Harry Gilonis, Frances Presley, Elizabeth James, Simon Smith, David Rees and Khaled Hakim, with guest appearance by the marvellous Tilla Brading.
Pics of my talk 'Dylan Thomas: the Life versus the Legend' to a sold out venue yesterday at York Literature Festival. Big thanks to the organisers for the opportunity to contribute, and to Vybarr Cregan Reid, Chloe Hanks and Phillipa of the Little Apple Bookshop for support on the night!
March 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pics of my talk 'Dylan Thomas: the Life versus the Legend' to a sold out venue yesterday at York Literature Festival. Big thanks to the organisers for the opportunity to contribute, and to Vybarr Cregan Reid, Chloe Hanks and Phillipa of the Little Apple Bookshop for support on the night!
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An evergreen Victorian railway catering joke from The Railway Station: a Social and Cultural History:
‘Are these sandwiches fresh?’
‘I don’t know sir, I’ve only worked here for two weeks’.
‘Are these sandwiches fresh?’
‘I don’t know sir, I’ve only worked here for two weeks’.
two men in a car one of whom is saying it 's funny cos it 's true
ALT: two men in a car one of whom is saying it 's funny cos it 's true
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March 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
An evergreen Victorian railway catering joke from The Railway Station: a Social and Cultural History:
‘Are these sandwiches fresh?’
‘I don’t know sir, I’ve only worked here for two weeks’.
‘Are these sandwiches fresh?’
‘I don’t know sir, I’ve only worked here for two weeks’.
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Labour could tax the super-rich to end poverty, build social housing and fix our NHS.
They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead.
For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.
They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead.
For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.
March 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Labour could tax the super-rich to end poverty, build social housing and fix our NHS.
They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead.
For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.
They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead.
For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.
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We got rejected for Arts Council funding again, but at least they're being honest about the fact they have no money.
If you wanna buy our books, please do: www.brokensleepbooks.com/books
If you wanna buy our books, please do: www.brokensleepbooks.com/books
February 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We got rejected for Arts Council funding again, but at least they're being honest about the fact they have no money.
If you wanna buy our books, please do: www.brokensleepbooks.com/books
If you wanna buy our books, please do: www.brokensleepbooks.com/books
Pleased to be giving mine and Andrew Duncan's new anthology its London launch. Many thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for the invitation. The woods of Arcady are not dead and their antique joy is bang up to date (apologies to Yeats). Sunday, 9 March. Be there.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Pleased to be giving mine and Andrew Duncan's new anthology its London launch. Many thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for the invitation. The woods of Arcady are not dead and their antique joy is bang up to date (apologies to Yeats). Sunday, 9 March. Be there.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1663...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1663...
I recorded a podcast on Dylan Thomas for the New York-based History of Literature series at the end of 2024 - it's just been released. Many thanks to Jacke and Emma Wilson for making it happen. Here's the link:
open.spotify.com/episode/5FLR...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...
open.spotify.com/episode/5FLR...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...
677 Dylan Thomas (with John Goodby) | Emily Brontë and the Search for Hope
open.spotify.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I recorded a podcast on Dylan Thomas for the New York-based History of Literature series at the end of 2024 - it's just been released. Many thanks to Jacke and Emma Wilson for making it happen. Here's the link:
open.spotify.com/episode/5FLR...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...
open.spotify.com/episode/5FLR...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...
Incredibly chuffed to be part of the York Literature Festival - my thanks to the organisers for the invitation, and here's looking forward to seeing some of you on 6 March. Among other things I'll be talking about the new Dylan biography, published by Reaktion Books at the end of last year.
February 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Incredibly chuffed to be part of the York Literature Festival - my thanks to the organisers for the invitation, and here's looking forward to seeing some of you on 6 March. Among other things I'll be talking about the new Dylan biography, published by Reaktion Books at the end of last year.
I usually make a point of never reposting anything to do with pets, but just this once...
Thank you to Islington Tribune for publishing my farewell to El Gato.
Rest in peace El Gato, you made our house a home and made many people very happy. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/fare...
Rest in peace El Gato, you made our house a home and made many people very happy. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/fare...
Farewell to El Gato, Corbyn’s cat with a cult following
‘The Cat’ sadly passed away this week, and so here is the Islington North MP’s own tribute to his feline companion
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January 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I usually make a point of never reposting anything to do with pets, but just this once...
Pleased to have a section of my rather tongue-twistingly-titled mini-epic York Walls Walk Work included in the new issue of Black Box Manifold. Many thanks to the editors, Adam Piette and Alex Houen for including it; it's good to be in such fine company!
blackboxmanifold.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
blackboxmanifold.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Pleased to have a section of my rather tongue-twistingly-titled mini-epic York Walls Walk Work included in the new issue of Black Box Manifold. Many thanks to the editors, Adam Piette and Alex Houen for including it; it's good to be in such fine company!
blackboxmanifold.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
blackboxmanifold.sites.sheffield.ac.uk
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My thanks to Rupert, and Nick at IT for posting
January 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My thanks to Rupert, and Nick at IT for posting
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Remember: the existential university crisis we are now living through will trash everything that Britain is good at. Well done everybody. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/outrage...
Outrage as Sheffield Uni plans to scrap Architecture and Landscape combined Masters
The university plans to close its RIBA Part 2-accredited Masters in Architecture and Landscape Archi...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Remember: the existential university crisis we are now living through will trash everything that Britain is good at. Well done everybody. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/outrage...
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'Robbed for her pleasure'
January 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
'Robbed for her pleasure'
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