Alex Jenkins
@alexjenkinspoet.bsky.social
Poet, writer, (col)lapsed academic (he/him). Work in: @badlilies.bsky.social, @propelmagazine.bsky.social, and elsewhere.
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My wife has just pointed out that I have margarine on my forehead
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My wife has just pointed out that I have margarine on my forehead
Roses are red
Bare is the willow
Bare is the willow
Italian town freezes Pavarotti statue knee-deep in Christmas ice rink, angering widow
Italian town freezes Pavarotti statue knee-deep in Christmas ice rink, angering widow
The opera legend's widow said the town had made an "absurd decision" after it also encouraged skaters to high five the statue.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Roses are red
Bare is the willow
Bare is the willow
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Putting this here again as a reminder … six weeks away from the submission deadline! Please circulate!!
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Putting this here again as a reminder … six weeks away from the submission deadline! Please circulate!!
Sacher-Masoch goes to Weight Watchers
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sacher-Masoch goes to Weight Watchers
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Yr 13 student applying to university to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic. Anyone out there with sufficient expertise in this field who might be willing to do a mock interview to help them prepare in exchange for the handsome reward of my eternal gratitude?
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yr 13 student applying to university to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic. Anyone out there with sufficient expertise in this field who might be willing to do a mock interview to help them prepare in exchange for the handsome reward of my eternal gratitude?
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review copies for GLANTZ will be available soon -- DM if you/someone you know might be interested and we'll sort it out
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
review copies for GLANTZ will be available soon -- DM if you/someone you know might be interested and we'll sort it out
A Suffolk-pink sky at sunset.
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A Suffolk-pink sky at sunset.
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four new short poems from me at Boxx Press 📦 📦 & a sneak peek below—
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
four new short poems from me at Boxx Press 📦 📦 & a sneak peek below—
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
Must feel so good, as a question, to be begged
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Must feel so good, as a question, to be begged
Happy Rebecca Black day to all who celebrate
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Happy Rebecca Black day to all who celebrate
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Among the standouts: Jean Paul Gaultier: The Complete Collections by Laird Borrelli-Persson and Marie-Laure Bernadac's Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois, trans. by Lauren Elkin.
#artbooks #bestof2025
#artbooks #bestof2025
8 Standout Art Books to Gift (or Keep) This Season | Artnet News
A curated guide to the best art books of 2025, featuring 8 standout titles spanning architecture, art, fashion, and downtown culture.
news.artnet.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Among the standouts: Jean Paul Gaultier: The Complete Collections by Laird Borrelli-Persson and Marie-Laure Bernadac's Knife-Woman: The Life of Louise Bourgeois, trans. by Lauren Elkin.
#artbooks #bestof2025
#artbooks #bestof2025
Oh, is Bill Gates the reason I'm seeing the Derrida cows anecdote appearing on my timeline again?
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Oh, is Bill Gates the reason I'm seeing the Derrida cows anecdote appearing on my timeline again?
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
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I wrote a book about mythography, or being lost with the gods, or close reading, or thereabouts. It would be an excellent festive gift for a smart girl, or someone who'd like to twist the current frenzy for retelling myths. it's available here mabibliotheque.cargo.site/Isabella-Str...
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I wrote a book about mythography, or being lost with the gods, or close reading, or thereabouts. It would be an excellent festive gift for a smart girl, or someone who'd like to twist the current frenzy for retelling myths. it's available here mabibliotheque.cargo.site/Isabella-Str...
I know I keep posting (well, twice now) about Dick Gaughan, but I love Workers' Song because it nails this point:
youtu.be/DmwHHUsWM_M?...
youtu.be/DmwHHUsWM_M?...
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I know I keep posting (well, twice now) about Dick Gaughan, but I love Workers' Song because it nails this point:
youtu.be/DmwHHUsWM_M?...
youtu.be/DmwHHUsWM_M?...
I hope it has the random switch to make the instrument panel darker
Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines reut.rs/4ioUZOq
Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines
Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element of Warsaw's efforts to bolster its defences in the Baltic Sea.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I hope it has the random switch to make the instrument panel darker
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Heyyyyyy everything in my kofi shop is half off until Monday. Tell your friends, tell your mom, tell your cat. (Code is GONUTS)
ko-fi.com/lyfaulk/link...
ko-fi.com/lyfaulk/link...
50% discount off Ly Faulk's Shop
Visit Ly Faulk at Ko-fi for 50% discount off Shop
ko-fi.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Heyyyyyy everything in my kofi shop is half off until Monday. Tell your friends, tell your mom, tell your cat. (Code is GONUTS)
ko-fi.com/lyfaulk/link...
ko-fi.com/lyfaulk/link...
Think I might have distracted them. My bad.
Where's the OBR forecast for the libidinal economy?
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Think I might have distracted them. My bad.
Today is gonna be the day that I might do some financial accounting.
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Today is gonna be the day that I might do some financial accounting.
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Poem written under the influence of Denise Levertov (eternal poetry obsession of mine)
How the silver light trickled
from your beak
under the weight of loneliness,
my garbage-glitter vision,
bell of diamonds shimmering
on polluted water.
from your beak
under the weight of loneliness,
my garbage-glitter vision,
bell of diamonds shimmering
on polluted water.
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Poem written under the influence of Denise Levertov (eternal poetry obsession of mine)
Flooooop! Pando's calling me Ronly Honly Bing and I don't like it!
![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Flooooop! Pando's calling me Ronly Honly Bing and I don't like it!
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Very specific request: recommendations of sexy/sensual/erotic books on or about islands. It’s for an article, not just my whims.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Very specific request: recommendations of sexy/sensual/erotic books on or about islands. It’s for an article, not just my whims.
Where's the OBR forecast for the libidinal economy?
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Where's the OBR forecast for the libidinal economy?