I'm Gutter's book of the month. Absolute scenes. Love their close reading

Breakfast at Tiffany's - the song not the film

Tomorrow evening!

Society of Authors members - don't forget to post your management committee election votes this week! ✉️

Interesting for @theskinnymag.bsky.social to countenance, if not promote, even, a future for #ScottishLiterature that doesn't include a single #Gaelic writer of note. And only one with links to the #Highlands and #Islands.

www.theskinny.co.uk/books/featur...

A thread 🧵 👇🏻

A very high tide at Newhaven harbour in Edinburgh after the recent Harvest Moon

At least they are finally saying out loud what they mean - that they desire the bonfire of workers' rights (which Brexit set in motion, a disaster which they have largely got away with).

We are thrilled to be able to reveal this year's T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist!
Our judges have chosen ten books "of great range, suggestiveness and power; from Entebbe to Manitoba... there is something here for everyone."

Find out more now: tseliot.com/prize/news/

Poem for a Shabbat. By @jsaphra.bsky.social.

Excited for @joshuaidehen.bsky.social on Jools Holland tonight, 10pm BBC 2

Not been well all week. Feeling a bit better. But ailing, I never noted that Hollywood or Home turned the grand old age of two a few days ago. Thank you to everyone who bought her and who said nice things. I appreciate you hugely, more than you will know (and so does Norma Desmond!).

Thank you Julia! Hope you enjoy it x

Preorders open, baby!!! www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...

Start of a new term is hectic, and a little harrowing, but I think I'd be far more heavy-hearted if I didn't get to walk around a buzzing uni full of all different kinds of young people talking, laughing, hanging out, planning where to go next. The bastions of civilisation haven't fallen just yet.

It's National Poetry Day! We have a new issue coming out later this month but in the meantime, enjoy our last one: badlilies.uk/issue-twenty-1

if I haven't been fucking around, then why do I keep finding out

Many thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for selecting my poetry collection, published by Bad Betty Press, as the Book of the Month for October. You can win a copy of my book by answering the question at the bottom of this page www.scottishbooktrust.com/competitions...

Playing Hades 2: 'all this gameplay keeps getting in the way of hot greek gods' 😡 #Hades2

Westminster politicians with nae clue about Scotland lecturing me on how to integrate, when this place is home to me and alien to them, when they come to Scotland twice a year to do a
photo ops with a can of Irn Bru somewhere in frame. Piss off, I'm right where I should be.

REQUEST FOR BLUESKY HELP

i have put a couple of courgettes in the fridge and am very nervous that, when i get off work at half 6, i am going to forget to transfer them into my rucksack.

RIP Brian Patten

A good time to re-read this Lucille Clifton poem, always a good time.

Congratulations!!