Adam Ford
@theotheradamford.bsky.social
Poet and toy photographer living on unceded Dja Dja Wurrung country in so-called Australia. Kickstarting a collection of comic book poetry. Free Palestine.
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 2 days left & we are more than halfway there! To celebrate I have invited this collection’s cause celebre to favour us with his take on the title poem from Choosing Sides. If you are keen to help this book get made, run don’t walk to tinyurl.com/choosing-sides! Thank you!
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 2 days left & we are more than halfway there! To celebrate I have invited this collection’s cause celebre to favour us with his take on the title poem from Choosing Sides. If you are keen to help this book get made, run don’t walk to tinyurl.com/choosing-sides! Thank you!
Sharing these gorgeous renderings by the amazing Bren Luke of the weapons the original Rom toy came with. These mark the 3 “acts” of Choosing Sides. If you want to help the book get made there are 3 or 4 days left - visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry #poetry
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Sharing these gorgeous renderings by the amazing Bren Luke of the weapons the original Rom toy came with. These mark the 3 “acts” of Choosing Sides. If you want to help the book get made there are 3 or 4 days left - visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry #poetry
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 6 days to go & we’re just shy of halfway but WE CAN DO IT! If you want to help this plucky little book of cyborg poems rally in the 3rd act & survive to make a sequel visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides & share the link with a friend too! #romspaceknight #poetry #speculativepoetry
October 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 6 days to go & we’re just shy of halfway but WE CAN DO IT! If you want to help this plucky little book of cyborg poems rally in the 3rd act & survive to make a sequel visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides & share the link with a friend too! #romspaceknight #poetry #speculativepoetry
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: There’s 8 days left in this kooky crowdfunder so if you want to help me make a book of sf poems about cyborgs from space & the people who love and/or oppose them, just visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides and you can do that! #australianpoetry #speculativepoetry #romspaceknight
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: There’s 8 days left in this kooky crowdfunder so if you want to help me make a book of sf poems about cyborgs from space & the people who love and/or oppose them, just visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides and you can do that! #australianpoetry #speculativepoetry #romspaceknight
“It’s not malfunctioning, my friends - you were just holding the wrong end!”
#spaceghost #toyphotography
#spaceghost #toyphotography
October 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“It’s not malfunctioning, my friends - you were just holding the wrong end!”
#spaceghost #toyphotography
#spaceghost #toyphotography
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 14 days left & we are at 40% thanks to 44 people who want to help bring this little packet of weird fun into the world. Here’s another reading from the book to celebrate. If you want to contribute, visit www.tinyurl.com/choosing-sides. Thanks!
#romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
#romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 14 days left & we are at 40% thanks to 44 people who want to help bring this little packet of weird fun into the world. Here’s another reading from the book to celebrate. If you want to contribute, visit www.tinyurl.com/choosing-sides. Thanks!
#romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
#romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
i am here for the apple venus references
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
i am here for the apple venus references
October 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“I’ve never seen anyone adapt to the Power Bands so quickly! You’re a natural!”
#saltnpepa #spaceghost
#saltnpepa #spaceghost
October 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“I’ve never seen anyone adapt to the Power Bands so quickly! You’re a natural!”
#saltnpepa #spaceghost
#saltnpepa #spaceghost
“Well, you’ve nobody to blame but yourself.” #spaceghost
October 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Well, you’ve nobody to blame but yourself.” #spaceghost
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 19 days to go and we’ve hit $1000 thanks to someone picking the “i will write a poem about your favourite superhero” reward. So here’s a poem I wrote about superheroes. If you want to help me make this book visit www.tinyurl.com/choosing-sides. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
October 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE: 19 days to go and we’ve hit $1000 thanks to someone picking the “i will write a poem about your favourite superhero” reward. So here’s a poem I wrote about superheroes. If you want to help me make this book visit www.tinyurl.com/choosing-sides. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
UPDATE: With 21 days to go we are 28% toward funding CHOOSING SIDES, my book of poems inspired by Rom Spaceknight. Here’s a poem from the book. If you want to help this kooky thing get made, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #australianpoetry #speculativepoetry
October 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
UPDATE: With 21 days to go we are 28% toward funding CHOOSING SIDES, my book of poems inspired by Rom Spaceknight. Here’s a poem from the book. If you want to help this kooky thing get made, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #australianpoetry #speculativepoetry
And here’s another poem from this collection of poems about #romspaceknight that you can help to bring into the world at tinyurl.com/choosing-sides - now with extra oblique X-Men cameos! #xmen #obliquexmencameos #speculativepoetry
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
And here’s another poem from this collection of poems about #romspaceknight that you can help to bring into the world at tinyurl.com/choosing-sides - now with extra oblique X-Men cameos! #xmen #obliquexmencameos #speculativepoetry
KICKSTARTER UPDATE - A little less than a month to go and we are at 25% of the funding goal! Thanks to everyone who voted with their money for a specpo collection of b-movie cyborg poems! If you want in, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #specpo #speculativepoetry
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
KICKSTARTER UPDATE - A little less than a month to go and we are at 25% of the funding goal! Thanks to everyone who voted with their money for a specpo collection of b-movie cyborg poems! If you want in, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #specpo #speculativepoetry
Plus pls enjoy a poem from the book, “The Great Rocketeers Revival”, inspired by Rom issue 22. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry #australianpoetry
September 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Plus pls enjoy a poem from the book, “The Great Rocketeers Revival”, inspired by Rom issue 22. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry #australianpoetry
PROJECT UPDATE: I’m 21% toward the kickstarter goal for CHOOSING SIDES, my scifi poetry collection written in response to Rom Spaceknight comics. Thanks to all who’ve pledged. If you want to know about the book, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #australianpoetry #speculativepoetry
September 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
PROJECT UPDATE: I’m 21% toward the kickstarter goal for CHOOSING SIDES, my scifi poetry collection written in response to Rom Spaceknight comics. Thanks to all who’ve pledged. If you want to know about the book, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides #romspaceknight #australianpoetry #speculativepoetry
“You got a little bird poo in the motivator intake there. It’s an easy fix.”
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“You got a little bird poo in the motivator intake there. It’s an easy fix.”
“The question isn’t ‘What is this doing here?’ The question is ‘Who left this here? And why?’” #spaceghost #alextoth
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“The question isn’t ‘What is this doing here?’ The question is ‘Who left this here? And why?’” #spaceghost #alextoth
I made a zine with a list of places I've been finding news and hope and inspiration and indignation and resolve. I call it Good News. Not because the news is good, but the people making this news are good, and good at news. Which is to be treasured. You can download it at tinyurl.com/good-news-zine.
September 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I made a zine with a list of places I've been finding news and hope and inspiration and indignation and resolve. I call it Good News. Not because the news is good, but the people making this news are good, and good at news. Which is to be treasured. You can download it at tinyurl.com/good-news-zine.
“…because I’m tired of hiding behind a mask and I want you to see my real face, Simon. And because I want to see your real face. And because I love you, dumbarse. Duh.”
#remcoamericandefense #chapmei #otp #enemiestolovers
#remcoamericandefense #chapmei #otp #enemiestolovers
September 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
“…because I’m tired of hiding behind a mask and I want you to see my real face, Simon. And because I want to see your real face. And because I love you, dumbarse. Duh.”
#remcoamericandefense #chapmei #otp #enemiestolovers
#remcoamericandefense #chapmei #otp #enemiestolovers
front view for the prudes
September 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
front view for the prudes
I’ve got a stall at the bookfair at our local art gallery today. Plugging the Rom book and selling some zines. Here’s some egregious Rom cake to celebrate.
September 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I’ve got a stall at the bookfair at our local art gallery today. Plugging the Rom book and selling some zines. Here’s some egregious Rom cake to celebrate.
CHOOSING SIDES update 2/2: If you’re a try before you buy type, here’s me reading “Warrior Over Washington”, a poem from the book, about issue 10 of Rom Spaceknight. thanks to everyone who’s pledged. If you want to help, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides for more. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
CHOOSING SIDES update 2/2: If you’re a try before you buy type, here’s me reading “Warrior Over Washington”, a poem from the book, about issue 10 of Rom Spaceknight. thanks to everyone who’s pledged. If you want to help, visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides for more. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
CHOOSING SIDES update 1/2: We’re 15% funded with 6 weeks to go, which is heartening. thanks to everyone who’s pledged. If you want to help bring a book of poems about Rom Spaceknight into the world, now’s your chance! Visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides for more. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry
September 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
CHOOSING SIDES update 1/2: We’re 15% funded with 6 weeks to go, which is heartening. thanks to everyone who’s pledged. If you want to help bring a book of poems about Rom Spaceknight into the world, now’s your chance! Visit tinyurl.com/choosing-sides for more. #romspaceknight #speculativepoetry