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Heather Wastie
@heatherwastie.bsky.social
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Poet, singer songwriter, keyboard & accordion player, actor, Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2015/16 https://wastiesspace.co.uk/ https://linktr.ee/heatherwastie
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Very pleased with this performance of my song 'Thanks to the Women', originally written for the 'I Dig Canals' show I co-wrote with Kate Saffin @alarumproductions.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DQTwOOC...
Thoroughly enjoyed reading @emmapurshouse.bsky.social new #poetry collection which includes this prizewinning piece vimeo.com/695494894 I love Emma’s performance of it. The book cover artwork by Keith Turley is stunning too. @poetrysociety.org.uk
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We are OPEN for poetry subs for our our newest anthology - Poems for Protest!
We're going to be going through some today so potential responses going out!

We are also open for our poetry prize - details on the website #poetry

roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
Submissions
We are open for submissions for Poems for Protest and The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize We are open for poetry submissions for our next poetry anthology “Poems for Protest” Send us 1-5 poe…
roughdiamondpoetry.com
Have you checked out my Soundcloud account? There are lots of songs and poems there. I've just uploaded a #song I wrote in 2013 after meeting a man called Bill at one of my regular visits to #dementia cafes. soundcloud.com/heatherw.../... Sadly, these cafes no longer exist which is a crying shame.
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Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"
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We will be opening a tiny but welcoming submissions window on Monday 13th October, just for a week. Full details of how to send will appear on the website on the day.

We're already excited!
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We love it that the Christopher Bland Prize recognises debut novelists and non-fiction writers over 50. Not all of us are spring chickens 😁 Now open for entries.
#WomenWritersNet
The 2026 Christopher Bland Prize is now open for entry 🏆

Closing 5pm on Friday 5 December 2025: https://rsliterature.org/rsl-christopher-bland-prize/
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I grew up in Lozells, just a stone’s throw from Handsworth.

Robert Jenrick called it “as close as I’ve come to a slum” and complained he “didn’t see another white face.”

This is white-supremacist thinking dressed up as “legitimate concerns”.
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
After much searching, I found the perfect home for my poem ‘Ayvuzlervuk 2010’ thanks to Rough Diamond Poetry Journal. I’m delighted to be included in this gorgeous book of ‘reflections on the first quarter of the 21st Century’. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT2VN3L7 #poetryanthology #poetry
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Bringing back hope.

Leader Zack Polanski makes a powerful case for taxing wealth not work in the Green Party's new party political broadcast.
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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“If I could write words
Like leaves on an autumn forest floor,
What a bonfire my letters would make.

If I could speak words of water,
You would drown when I said
I love you.”

― Spike Milligan
#NationalPoetryDay
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‘Labour of Love’ installation, 2022, a visual depiction of the 650 times artist Sarah Maple fed her baby over three months to highlight the sheer volume of work that is expected of mothers and to challenge people to rethink the value of the time spent #WomensArt
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It's our new show celebrating 350 years of canals in Stoke on Trent with a wonderful community cast of actors and singers. Expect storytelling and music written by @heatherwastie.bsky.social and others in a promenade show Booking free/pay what you can bit.ly/42JuAUJ only 40 tix per show
The original plan was for me to perform on the Wharf below the church. However the weather had other ideas. Why not sing songs about the canal IN the church, with a shout out to @alarumproductions.bsky.social #IDigCanals
#Kidderminster #HeritageOpenDays #FundBritainsWaterways #canals #heritage