@wordyanna.bsky.social
Scribbler of poems for all ages.
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Specialist DSA mentor for autistic students.
On Instagram @wordsbyannawhitehouse
Featured on BBC Uploads.
Specialist DSA mentor for autistic students.
On Instagram @wordsbyannawhitehouse
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A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
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Grateful that Stella Creasy has spoken out.
Plans to leave refugees in a state of perpetual uncertainty about where and if they can rebuild their lives are not just performative cruelty, they are counterproductive to integration and the economy. It doesn’t have to be like this - 1/2
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Grateful that Stella Creasy has spoken out.
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Excellent piece by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social, especially in drawing attention to the sickening double standards of those on the right demanding civilities from their opponents that they refuse to grant to their opponents.
On Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump and the spectre of political violence. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US is on the brink of another era of political violence – and Donald Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ | Jonathan Freedland
In their humane responses to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Democrats are observing the old norms. Things are different now: anger and division rule, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Excellent piece by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social, especially in drawing attention to the sickening double standards of those on the right demanding civilities from their opponents that they refuse to grant to their opponents.
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We are officially open for submissions!
We are reading for Shō No. 8, our winter issue (launch in January 2026).
Details threaded below.
Cover art: Close-up of “In Gilded Walls” by Tanya Rastogi from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
We are reading for Shō No. 8, our winter issue (launch in January 2026).
Details threaded below.
Cover art: Close-up of “In Gilded Walls” by Tanya Rastogi from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
June 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We are officially open for submissions!
We are reading for Shō No. 8, our winter issue (launch in January 2026).
Details threaded below.
Cover art: Close-up of “In Gilded Walls” by Tanya Rastogi from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
We are reading for Shō No. 8, our winter issue (launch in January 2026).
Details threaded below.
Cover art: Close-up of “In Gilded Walls” by Tanya Rastogi from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).
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It's not Bake Off. It's a global far-right insurgency.
To normalise Nigel Farage, is to normalise Donald Trump.
We, the media, have to wise up fast.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/springtime...
To normalise Nigel Farage, is to normalise Donald Trump.
We, the media, have to wise up fast.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/springtime...
Springtime for Hitler
It's not Bake Off. It's a global far-right insurgency.
broligarchy.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's not Bake Off. It's a global far-right insurgency.
To normalise Nigel Farage, is to normalise Donald Trump.
We, the media, have to wise up fast.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/springtime...
To normalise Nigel Farage, is to normalise Donald Trump.
We, the media, have to wise up fast.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/springtime...
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I think think of this as the “head, heart, hands” approach.
To catalyze action, we need to know what’s happening, why it matters to us, and what we can do about it. All three!
TED here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvc...
Updated discussion here:
To catalyze action, we need to know what’s happening, why it matters to us, and what we can do about it. All three!
TED here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvc...
Updated discussion here:
Katharine Hayhoe — Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Katharine Hayhoe unpacks climate change division in America and refocuses the narrative on emotional connection. She is an atmospheric scientist, author, and climate advocate committed to averting hum...
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May 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I think think of this as the “head, heart, hands” approach.
To catalyze action, we need to know what’s happening, why it matters to us, and what we can do about it. All three!
TED here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvc...
Updated discussion here:
To catalyze action, we need to know what’s happening, why it matters to us, and what we can do about it. All three!
TED here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bvc...
Updated discussion here:
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A new piece from @alanparry83.bsky.social on domesticity in poetry.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/04/27/h...
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/04/27/h...
Holding the House: Why Domesticity Matters More Than Ever in Contemporary Poetry - The Broken Spine
There’s nothing wrong with the grand themes: the wars, betrayals, apocalypses that have fuelled poetry for centuries. We still need them. We still publish
thebrokenspine.co.uk
April 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A new piece from @alanparry83.bsky.social on domesticity in poetry.
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/04/27/h...
thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/04/27/h...
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This week on Wonkhe: Meridith Wilkinson makes the case for an inclusive space that empowers disabled women in universities to thrive
Supporting disabled women in academia matters. Here's why
Meredith Wilkinson makes the case for an inclusive space that empowers disabled women in universities to thrive Meridith Wilkinson makes the case for an inclusive space that empowers disabled women in...
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April 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This week on Wonkhe: Meridith Wilkinson makes the case for an inclusive space that empowers disabled women in universities to thrive
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Just re-read this - written almost 10 years ago - from the brilliant @touretteshero.bsky.social - about PIP.
History always repeats itself.
www.touretteshero.com/2016/03/19/i...
History always repeats itself.
www.touretteshero.com/2016/03/19/i...
“Independent Pissing or Pounds? Choose”
I’ve just been to the toilet.
To be able to do this safely I need a number of aids. Some of these are permanent and stay in the bathroom, like the grab rail and the emergency alarm. Others are things...
www.touretteshero.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Just re-read this - written almost 10 years ago - from the brilliant @touretteshero.bsky.social - about PIP.
History always repeats itself.
www.touretteshero.com/2016/03/19/i...
History always repeats itself.
www.touretteshero.com/2016/03/19/i...
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Submissions for Shō No. 7 are open until the end of March.
• Payment is one contributor copy
• We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize
• We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet
• Average response time is 2 weeks
• Payment is one contributor copy
• We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize
• We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet
• Average response time is 2 weeks
March 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Submissions for Shō No. 7 are open until the end of March.
• Payment is one contributor copy
• We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize
• We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet
• Average response time is 2 weeks
• Payment is one contributor copy
• We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize
• We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet
• Average response time is 2 weeks
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This is so important. UK friends, please share with everyone. We need to fill this in my TOMORROW (Tues 25th)
UK Artists/art fans upset about the government's AI copyright legislation plans that throw creatives under the bus, please see this document and fill out the linked government survey by the 25th!!! That's Tuesday!!!! Go go go! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Comprehensive Guide to UK's AI Consultation
Introduction This document is intended to be an all-encompassing guide on actions you can take to speak out against the UK’s proposed plans to make a broad copyright exception for AI training. This d...
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February 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is so important. UK friends, please share with everyone. We need to fill this in my TOMORROW (Tues 25th)
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“Peanuts make me swell up like a beach ball”
“Is that an allergy?”
“No, simile”
“Is that an allergy?”
“No, simile”
February 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“Peanuts make me swell up like a beach ball”
“Is that an allergy?”
“No, simile”
“Is that an allergy?”
“No, simile”
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❄️ Winter as backdrop, metaphor, stage. What does it mean to you? Submit your story to our anthology March 1–April 30. Guidelines: shorturl.at/e3Qwr
#SootAndBoots #Festive #ShortFiction #SubmissionWindow
#SootAndBoots #Festive #ShortFiction #SubmissionWindow
Call for Submissions: Festive Short Stories & Flash Fiction for a Bold Winter Anthology! - The Broken Spine
Are you a writer with a winter-themed story waiting to shine? The Broken Spine is seeking submissions for its 2025 Festive Short Story Anthology. This
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February 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
❄️ Winter as backdrop, metaphor, stage. What does it mean to you? Submit your story to our anthology March 1–April 30. Guidelines: shorturl.at/e3Qwr
#SootAndBoots #Festive #ShortFiction #SubmissionWindow
#SootAndBoots #Festive #ShortFiction #SubmissionWindow
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QMUL UCU is doing the kind of work we need UCU to do nationally to highlight the catastrophic destruction of higher education across the regions & nations. Thousands of jobs & so much talent and expertise lost. Shame on this Govt for sitting by & letting it happen qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...
UK HE shrinking
This is a live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment. Solidarity to all. This sector is vital to the country’s…
qmucu.org
February 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
QMUL UCU is doing the kind of work we need UCU to do nationally to highlight the catastrophic destruction of higher education across the regions & nations. Thousands of jobs & so much talent and expertise lost. Shame on this Govt for sitting by & letting it happen qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...
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Now available on YouTube, an #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy” presentation: “Joyful Degrees: Autistic Adjustments at University” by @draxbey.bsky.social, presented 7th February.
Watch it at: youtu.be/C35yQHSk3cw
#Autscape #AutisticJoy #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #university
Watch it at: youtu.be/C35yQHSk3cw
#Autscape #AutisticJoy #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #university
February 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Now available on YouTube, an #OnlineAutscape2025 “More Autistic Joy” presentation: “Joyful Degrees: Autistic Adjustments at University” by @draxbey.bsky.social, presented 7th February.
Watch it at: youtu.be/C35yQHSk3cw
#Autscape #AutisticJoy #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #university
Watch it at: youtu.be/C35yQHSk3cw
#Autscape #AutisticJoy #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #university
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Massive kudos to @stellacreasy.bsky.social for calling this out and tabling an Urgent Question today.
This should be changed asap.
If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
If we give someone refugee status, it can't be right to then refuse them route to become a British Citizen. To say they can have a home in our country, but never a place in our society and be forever second class. freemovement.org.uk/good-charact...
Good character guidance amended to block refugees from naturalisation - Free Movement
There have been some important additions to pages 50 and 51 of the Good Character guidance (a comparison of the new and old versions is here) that have the
freemovement.org.uk
February 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Massive kudos to @stellacreasy.bsky.social for calling this out and tabling an Urgent Question today.
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Calling all #Disabled staff in UK HE!
Share your experiences in the National Disability Staff Survey & help shape #RIDEHIGHER. Survey closes 31 Jan 2025—please pass it on to your networks so we hear from everyone.
Access the survey: bit.ly/RHNDSS
#NADSN #Inclusion #EquityInHE
Share your experiences in the National Disability Staff Survey & help shape #RIDEHIGHER. Survey closes 31 Jan 2025—please pass it on to your networks so we hear from everyone.
Access the survey: bit.ly/RHNDSS
#NADSN #Inclusion #EquityInHE
January 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Calling all #Disabled staff in UK HE!
Share your experiences in the National Disability Staff Survey & help shape #RIDEHIGHER. Survey closes 31 Jan 2025—please pass it on to your networks so we hear from everyone.
Access the survey: bit.ly/RHNDSS
#NADSN #Inclusion #EquityInHE
Share your experiences in the National Disability Staff Survey & help shape #RIDEHIGHER. Survey closes 31 Jan 2025—please pass it on to your networks so we hear from everyone.
Access the survey: bit.ly/RHNDSS
#NADSN #Inclusion #EquityInHE
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For the love of god, the overweight squirrels of North London are now eating Viennese Whirls.
February 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
For the love of god, the overweight squirrels of North London are now eating Viennese Whirls.