Jerm Curtin
@jermcurtin.bsky.social
Irish poet living in Spain
Cacti & other poems
https://munsterlit.ie/bookshop/cacti/
Patrick Kavanagh Award 2021
http://iambapoet.com/wave-fourteen
Cacti & other poems
https://munsterlit.ie/bookshop/cacti/
Patrick Kavanagh Award 2021
http://iambapoet.com/wave-fourteen
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025... Fintan O'Toole on Martin Parr
Remembering Martin Parr: A lovely, warm, gentle man who dragged me out of bed at 5.30am
British photographer always persevered in his belief that there is humanity in humour and humour in humanity
www.irishtimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025... Fintan O'Toole on Martin Parr
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Hugo Padeletti - Danza del derviche buff.ly/oKPIdo5
El salto de la rana
entre los yuyos de la zanja,
el sol de la mañana
sobre los granos de la espiga,
la sombra del hinojo
sobre las grietas de la tapia,
El salto de la rana
entre los yuyos de la zanja,
el sol de la mañana
sobre los granos de la espiga,
la sombra del hinojo
sobre las grietas de la tapia,
Hugo Padeletti - Danza del derviche
Recortes literarios - Una antología - Poesía - Narrativa - Ensayo - Artes
bibliotecaignoria.blogspot.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hugo Padeletti - Danza del derviche buff.ly/oKPIdo5
El salto de la rana
entre los yuyos de la zanja,
el sol de la mañana
sobre los granos de la espiga,
la sombra del hinojo
sobre las grietas de la tapia,
El salto de la rana
entre los yuyos de la zanja,
el sol de la mañana
sobre los granos de la espiga,
la sombra del hinojo
sobre las grietas de la tapia,
Ireland through the eyes of the wonderful Martin Parr, who very sadly has passed away.
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ireland through the eyes of the wonderful Martin Parr, who very sadly has passed away.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
Ban the hunting of foxes with packs of dogs on horseback in Ireland
Can you support this campaign to bring in legislation banning the hunting of foxes using packs of dogs and horses?
my.uplift.ie
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
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The revelation of their plan this week shocked European leaders, who are now paying almost all of the military costs of the war, as well as the Ukrainians, who were not sure whether to take this latest plan seriously until they were told to agree to it by Thanksgiving or lose all further US support.
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The revelation of their plan this week shocked European leaders, who are now paying almost all of the military costs of the war, as well as the Ukrainians, who were not sure whether to take this latest plan seriously until they were told to agree to it by Thanksgiving or lose all further US support.
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
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International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
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The word "peace" shouldn't be used for that sham. Peace is a positive word but this has nothing to do with real peace. The plan is about Ukraine's submission and an opportunity for Russia to continue the war on its own terms, and then continue it against the rest of Europe. No peace.
‼️ Axios reveals text of peace plan: Ukraine to forgo its territories permanently, Russia to receive amnesty
Axios reveals text of peace plan: Ukraine to forgo its territories permanently, Russia to receive amnesty
US digital news outlet Axios, citing a draft document it obtained and confirmations from Ukrainian and US officials, has reported details of a 28-point peace plan drawn up by President Donald Trump's ...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The word "peace" shouldn't be used for that sham. Peace is a positive word but this has nothing to do with real peace. The plan is about Ukraine's submission and an opportunity for Russia to continue the war on its own terms, and then continue it against the rest of Europe. No peace.
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Find her here substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I’ve been suspended from BlueSky. I don’t know why. I wasn’t online much today, and the last things I posted were excerpts from my substack newsletter articles. The suspension followed without explana...
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Find her here substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
Lovely article by John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Humanity has achieved something truly incredible and almost utopian in New York: millions of very different types of people living peaceably—and sometimes even amicably—side by side
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
Humanity has achieved something truly incredible and almost utopian in New York: millions of very different types of people living peaceably—and sometimes even amicably—side by side
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
Thoughts on a Victory
From Gaza to New York
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lovely article by John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Humanity has achieved something truly incredible and almost utopian in New York: millions of very different types of people living peaceably—and sometimes even amicably—side by side
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
Humanity has achieved something truly incredible and almost utopian in New York: millions of very different types of people living peaceably—and sometimes even amicably—side by side
open.substack.com/pub/johnganz...
Vai em paz, Lô Borges
youtu.be/l8ETbYy83Vc?...
youtu.be/l8ETbYy83Vc?...
Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo
YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Vai em paz, Lô Borges
youtu.be/l8ETbYy83Vc?...
youtu.be/l8ETbYy83Vc?...
Such a moving article by Anne Enright, mourning her mother and clearing out her house.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
‘Under the stuff I can’t throw out is the stuff my parents couldn’t throw out’: novelist Anne Enright on the agony of clearing her family home
Would saying goodbye to every last newspaper clipping, button and book her parents had saved over decades help her mourn?
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Such a moving article by Anne Enright, mourning her mother and clearing out her house.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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Dear RoI folks. Please, go vote today. Do it for us, who aren't allowed to, despite birth in the island and a passport just like yours.
October 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Dear RoI folks. Please, go vote today. Do it for us, who aren't allowed to, despite birth in the island and a passport just like yours.
A comment from Spain, where fascism is deeply entrenched: I suppose everyone in Ireland realises that these two events are two sides of the same thing #aras #dublinriots
(Steen as Burke from waterfordwhispersnews)
(Steen as Burke from waterfordwhispersnews)
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A comment from Spain, where fascism is deeply entrenched: I suppose everyone in Ireland realises that these two events are two sides of the same thing #aras #dublinriots
(Steen as Burke from waterfordwhispersnews)
(Steen as Burke from waterfordwhispersnews)
Wonderfully entertaining portrait of Patrick Modiano as a young songwriter
harpers.org/archive/2017...
harpers.org/archive/2017...
The Notes of Patrick Modiano, by Peter De Jonge
A young writer finds his voice on the radio
harpers.org
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wonderfully entertaining portrait of Patrick Modiano as a young songwriter
harpers.org/archive/2017...
harpers.org/archive/2017...
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DEP Hermeto Pascoal. youtu.be/lZbfNtDCHdM?...
Hermeto Pascoal - Música da Lagoa (Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira, 1985)
YouTube video by Hermeto Pascoal
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
DEP Hermeto Pascoal. youtu.be/lZbfNtDCHdM?...
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🚨The European Commission want to roll back vital environmental protections under the Trojan Horse of “simplification”
We have just 10 days to tell them #HandsOFFNature
Their “Red Tape” is our nature, our home, our right!
📢 Speak up now using our tool environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
We have just 10 days to tell them #HandsOFFNature
Their “Red Tape” is our nature, our home, our right!
📢 Speak up now using our tool environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
August 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🚨The European Commission want to roll back vital environmental protections under the Trojan Horse of “simplification”
We have just 10 days to tell them #HandsOFFNature
Their “Red Tape” is our nature, our home, our right!
📢 Speak up now using our tool environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
We have just 10 days to tell them #HandsOFFNature
Their “Red Tape” is our nature, our home, our right!
📢 Speak up now using our tool environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
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Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
August 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
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This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads
By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…
etsc.eu
August 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
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Lo que está pasando ahora ya lo vivimos en Galicia antes, el resultado, 17 años de gobiernos del PP.
June 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Lo que está pasando ahora ya lo vivimos en Galicia antes, el resultado, 17 años de gobiernos del PP.
I read these two poems on this @madridlitmag.bsky.social podcast where Ellen Merryweather asks me about my chapbook Cacti & other poems @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/madr...
bsky.app/profile/madr...
June 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I read these two poems on this @madridlitmag.bsky.social podcast where Ellen Merryweather asks me about my chapbook Cacti & other poems @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/madr...
bsky.app/profile/madr...
Que le denieguen un trámite a un trabajador porque no sabe leer ni escribir es clasismo repugnante y miserable. Y sí, tener la nacionalidad del país donde uno vive no debería ser más que un trámite. noticiastrabajo.huffingtonpost.es/sociedad/un-...
Un marroquí con 3 hijos, trabajo y que lleva más de 20 años en España pierde la nacionalidad porque “no sabe leer ni escribir el español y sí el árabe”
El interesado no ha acreditado el suficiente grado de integración para la concesión de nacionalidad, a pesar de demostrar arraigo laboral y familiar.
noticiastrabajo.huffingtonpost.es
June 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Que le denieguen un trámite a un trabajador porque no sabe leer ni escribir es clasismo repugnante y miserable. Y sí, tener la nacionalidad del país donde uno vive no debería ser más que un trámite. noticiastrabajo.huffingtonpost.es/sociedad/un-...
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Our latest podcast is up now on Spotify. Ellie is chatting with Irish poet @jermcurtin.bsky.social who also reads from his work. #spotify #poetryreading #poetry #podcast #poetrypodcast
open.spotify.com/episode/6te4...
open.spotify.com/episode/6te4...
Narrative Poetry, with Jerm Curtin
The Madrid Review · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Our latest podcast is up now on Spotify. Ellie is chatting with Irish poet @jermcurtin.bsky.social who also reads from his work. #spotify #poetryreading #poetry #podcast #poetrypodcast
open.spotify.com/episode/6te4...
open.spotify.com/episode/6te4...
We've lost the ability to articulate a structural critique of capitalism. We've stopped talking about the material roots of injustice, about inequalities that are produced not by cultural difference but by position in social relations of production @leaypi.bsky.social
voxeurop.eu/en/lea-ypi-m...
voxeurop.eu/en/lea-ypi-m...
Lea Ypi on the left’s ‘dangerous illusion that getting tough on migration can win back support’ - Voxeurop
In this conversation scholar Lea Ypi reflects on how progressives can and must address issues related to citizenship, rights, class, culture and solidarity in the context of migration and inequality.
voxeurop.eu
June 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
We've lost the ability to articulate a structural critique of capitalism. We've stopped talking about the material roots of injustice, about inequalities that are produced not by cultural difference but by position in social relations of production @leaypi.bsky.social
voxeurop.eu/en/lea-ypi-m...
voxeurop.eu/en/lea-ypi-m...