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Alan Humm

Alan Humm

@alanhumm.bsky.social

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Editor of the online arts journal One Hand Clapping. Novelist, poet, teacher and father but not necessarily in that order. You can find my writing here: https://www.alanhummswriting.com/

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Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know who decides the pricing but my novel is now extremely reasonable.

The Sparkler eBook : Humm, Alan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 8d

Join a local event | Weekend of HOPE | 18-19 October

On 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:our communities are stronger when we stand together.

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Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 9d

She'll always be Annie Hall to me.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 9d

Child abuse!

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 9d

Post you from a different era...

When your mum cuts your hair in the 1970s.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 9d

I do sometimes struggle with the passages where he seems to be working out his own private preoccupations. He seems to be prodding the reader in the chest. But, yes, I do appreciate them as well. His structure is woeful but his books are very much alive.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 10d

I did the launch for this on Saturday. A terrific night.

My Father is Calling the Neighbours Names by Alan Humm

“So fresh, so frightening, so hauntingly familiar.” Fran Lock “Intense, intelligent and intoxicating.” Maggie Sawkins Described as a poet who "knows the ropes", Alan Humm takes us through a wide varie...

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Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 15d

Tommy, what kind of writing are you looking for? I'm a published novelist and poet who could really do with an agent. In the UK, though.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 16d

If you're thinking of coming to the launch this Saturday then could you possibly DM me? It means I can make sure that you're on the guest list. It's in the George on Wardour Street and it's from 7 til 10.30. Fran Lock will be reading too and Ian Montague and Linda Moylan will be providing the music.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 17d

Mr Iannuci. Apologies for message here. Would you be interested in reading a new published novel about the young Charles Dickens' love life? I've talked about it on BBC Radio and in The Dickens Museum and there's a review coming in The Dickensian. Now I'm stuck. (Struggling for reviews.)

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · 29d

Nice. Thanks.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

The cancellation is bad but I don't think that's the whole point. What's worse is the Kirk tribute, i.e. the replacement of free speech with naked ideology. Can what the Trump administration's doing be defined as fascism? Does it matter? It's a show of extreme authoritarianism. It's frightening.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

Thank you.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

Semi-advanced despair. Mustn't sound like Morrissey.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

I'm in a state of advanced despair. I don't think posting on FB, for example, is the answer - gesture politics - but I feel useless and hopeless.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

Don't get me wrong: I hate privatisation too. And the trains are shit. But my main worry is what happened on Saturday in London. And the co-opting of the British flag. And Reform. I think that's what we should all be concentrating on right now. Having said that, I don't really know where to start.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

I've always greatly enjoyed your work, Robin, but I think that, as far as taking our country back is concerned, trains are currently the least of our worries.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 19

I am genuinely delighted to announce that Fran Lock will be reading at the launch of my new poetry book on 11th October in The George on Wardour Street. She's one of my favourite poets and she reads up a storm. So absolutely no pressure then.

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 16

My new book of poems is out today. A huge thank you to all at Vine Leaves Press.

My Father is Calling the Neighbours Names by Alan Humm

“So fresh, so frightening, so hauntingly familiar.” Fran Lock “Intense, intelligent and intoxicating.” Maggie Sawkins Described as a poet who "knows the ropes", Alan Humm takes us through a wide varie...

vineleavespress.myshopify.com

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Sep 5

I'm reading here tonight. Only £6. And there's cheese.

Poetry evening - readings galore | The cornerHOUSE

Ably chaired by Tim Harrison and featuring the cheese ( and vegan alternatives ) buffet.

www.thecornerhouse.org

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Here, for those of you that haven't seen it, is my conversation with Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst about my novel, The Sparkler.

A Conversation | Alan Humm's Writing

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Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Aug 25

The link is very meat and potatoes but suffice to say that I'll be speaking at the Dickens Fellowship about my novel, The Sparkler, on Tuesday 30th September.

Alan Humm, author, speaking about his novel, The Sparkler,

A worldwide association of people who share an interest in the life and works of Charles Dickens

www.dickensfellowship.org

Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Aug 22

Here's another poem from my new book of poetry, published by Vine Leaves Press on September 16th.

The river, like stroked fur,is silver in the placeswhere the wind has touched it.Tate & Lyle;Canary Wharf;the Barrier – all are diminished by the river’s breadth.The world is largerthan you think. The...

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Alan Humm @alanhumm.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here, from the One Hand Clapping archive, is a lovely poem by Julia Copus.

Julia Copus: a poem

Love, Like Water Tumbling from some far-flung cloud into your bathroom alone, to sleevea toe, ﬁve toes, a metatarsal arch,it does its best to feign indifferenceto the body, but will go on creeping up ...

www.1handclapping.online