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Ellen Dillon
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Ellen Dillon @drnollid.bsky.social · Jan 23
Still thrilled by this honour, which hasn't quite sunk in yet, and shouting it from the rooftops now that the 'spam' label has vanished from my account as mysteriously as it appeared 👻❤️
ucc.ie University College Cork @ucc.ie · Jan 21
UCC and the Arts Council announce 2025 Artists in Residence

Director and writer Tom Hall; plurilingual poet Ellen Dillon and multi-instrumentalist and composer Eithne Ní Chatháin (Inni-K) announced as recipients of 2025 awards.

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
Tom Hall, Ellen Dillon and Eithne Ní Chatháin (Inni-K) pictured at special event to announce 2025 Artists in Residence. Image: Mark Stedman
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groenbot.bsky.social
Shoutout to the incomparable @eireannmor.bsky.social, who journeyed across land and ocean in the middle of her semester to run a small press fair* with me this weekend 💫

*If we may be permitted to say so ourselves? - a bloody good small press fair
dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social Dublin Small Press Fair @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social · 22h
did a thing, see you next time
a top-down view of books on a bed—tiny press books for the most part, beautifully colorful and of all different formats and sizes. also a bag of cookies. well, that's the small press fair in a nutshell: bunch of small books and a thing of sweets
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
drnollid.bsky.social
I second this recommendation in the strongest terms
Pattern-book is the perfect gift for the pattern-seeking creature in your life ❤️
eireannmor.bsky.social Éireann @eireannmor.bsky.social · 8h
looking forward to descending into a little winter myself here

if you have someone who loves poetry (or someone who thinks they can't) and are looking for a present, may I suggest that PATTERN-BOOK might be for them

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November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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eireannmor.bsky.social
this thread will be a list of suggestions for Christmas presents, if you do those:

pack of nice thick index cards
box of envelopes and two sheets of pretty stamps
couple of nice pens (like pilot hi-tec C)
steno notebooks, spiral-bound
small tape recorder/player and blank tapes
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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joshuarothes.bsky.social
Seattle friends, Asterism is open 10–5 today for a holiday book sale!
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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morelikethat.bsky.social
UK HE be like what else can a university be 🕳️💀
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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jntod.bsky.social
I chose seven poems from new books I’ve been enjoying recently. They’re quite wintry and Welsh substack.com/home/post/p-...
Pinks #38: A Crop of Frost
A week of poems from books I'm enjoying
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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mobydickatsea.bsky.social
In truth, a mature man who uses hair-oil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
drnollid.bsky.social
You'd 'get Ireland moving'™️ fair fast with a 90% marginal tax rate on gowl billionaires. Roast those chestnuts on yr open fire, boss
thejournal.ie The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7d
A briefing for the Taoiseach ahead of a 'fireside chat' with Stripe warned the company’s co-founder billionaire John Collison was likely to be critical of Ireland’s 'red tape'.

The Taoiseach’s briefing ran to more than 25 pages for the one-on-one meeting jrnl.ie/6883478
Stripe billionaire would likely be critical of Ireland's 'red tape', Taoiseach warned ahead of chat
The Taoiseach’s briefing ran to more than twenty-five pages for the pre-arranged one-on-one ‘fireside chat’ between him and John Collison.
jrnl.ie
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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eireannmor.bsky.social
"small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature. [They] put on the most community-led, exciting and engaging literary events, forming life-giving networks that sustain the industry at large"

yes! yes!
lucymercer.bsky.social Lucy Mercer @lucymercer.bsky.social · 12d
wrote an article for @thebookseller.com outlining to the industry why small presses are the lifeforce & future of book production. Pls share esp w people who may not know what small press publishers do!

www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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jessothomson.co.uk
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.

This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
What progressives won’t say about abortion The sanitised narrative ignores ethical truths
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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thefunambulist.bsky.social
WHAT? WE ARE SHADOWBANNED ON TWITTER AND HAVE ONLY A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND FOLLOWERS HERE! SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE!!! 😒
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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johnhyphen.bsky.social
you should not bring arsonists to a fire-fighting conference, and if you do then you can expect people to start saying the fire isn't the problem
COP30: UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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tobiasvryan.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
drnollid.bsky.social
'he brought much-needed groundedness to a project that tirelessly announced itself to be about aping the resurrection...and breaking into heaven. While this was all well and good, there had to be some element that would stop the Roses from disappearing up their own fundament. That element was Mani.'
tribunemagazine.bsky.social Tribune @tribunemagazine.bsky.social · 9d
A product of working-class Manchester and its second-generation Irish culture, Stone Roses bassist Mani — who has died aged 63 — was the ultimate team player, and an embodiment of socialist values in his life and art.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/mani...
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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machapress.bsky.social
A fantastic photo from the Catflap launch as part of the Outburst Festival. Thank you Eoin Campbell for the pictures!
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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seamusryan.bsky.social
I'm 100 pages into the budget.

I mention this because on page 106, the council promises to "Enable secure, governed use of productivity AI tools (Microsoft 365 Copilot) under the Council’s AI Acceptable Use Policy to support efficiency and quality of work."
the wizard of oz is walking down the yellow brick road .
ALT: the wizard of oz is walking down the yellow brick road .
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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kristofsmeyers.bsky.social
at a loss because I forgot my to do list for today so just started writing another book
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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poemakontsa.bsky.social
Good morning to the wronged poets only
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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dublininquirer.com
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions. “I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions
“I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
www.dublininquirer.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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johnhyphen.bsky.social
#cop30
Bbc article reading cop 30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out. Picture of a building in flames, people running Garth merenghi with the caption: I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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mattseybold.bsky.social
“Adversarial poetry.”

Love this. Obvs.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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poemakontsa.bsky.social
Good morning with a Diane Seuss sonnet

All things remind me now of what love used to be. Swollen cattails in lonely places. Gluey conditioner in my hair.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
We didn’t get Books Council Wales funding, it would've meant 5 years of stability. It’s a blow, and it means a rockier road ahead, but our commitment to ambitious, inclusive, working-class publishing stays firm. If you want to help: buy a book, spread the word, or donate:

ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
Dear friends, I’m writing with some difficult news. We recently applied for long-term revenue funding through the Books Council of Wales, support that would have secured stability for Broken Sleep Books for the next five years and helped us continue publishing the ambitious, risk-taking, inclusive work we believe in so deeply. Unfortunately, we were not successful. It’s disappointing, of course. We put forward a strong application, had a positive interview, and genuinely believed our publishing programme where we champion low socio-economic status authors, working-class authors, and marginalised authors, while widening access to the arts and degentrifying the arts, reflected the cultural values Wales should be proud to support. Clearly, our idea of cultural value doesn’t fully match the Books Council’s. Sometimes decisions go another way. What hasn’t changed is our commitment. Broken Sleep Books will carry on publishing with the same determination, ambition, and care that has always sustained us, just with fewer resources and a much harder road ahead. If you value what we do, there are meaningful ways you can help us weather this moment: 📚 Buy a book, or a few Every purchase directly supports the press. Browse the catalogue here: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/books 🎁 Consider our books as gifts With the holidays approaching, this makes a real difference. 💬 Spread the word Tell a friend, share our books online, recommend us to a bookshop, or forward this newsletter. ❤️ Make a donation (if you’re able) Some readers have asked how they can help directly. If you’d like to support our work with a small donation, we’ve set up a simple option here: https://ko-fi.com/brokensleepbooks (Please only give if you’re in a position to do so, we know times are hard for many.) Broken Sleep has always been a community effort, powered by readers, writers, booksellers, and supporters who believe in literature that takes risks and makes space for voices that don’t always find a home elsewhere. Thank you, sincerely, for sticking with us. Your support means everything, especially right now.
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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mobydickatsea.bsky.social
sally out in canoes to give chase to the Leviathan
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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dasharez0ne.bsky.social
SO WHAT - dashare.zone ADMIN
SO WHAts UP WITH DA WORLD WHEN YOU AND ME ARE OUT HERE KICKEN A$$ AND WERE CLEARLY NOT UP TO SPEED WITH HOW EVERYONE ELSE IS OBVIOUSLY DUMB AS SHIT AND THINKIN THE AI IS THERE FREIND AND THAT THE AI IS VERY SMART , BUT I ALSO CANT DO ANY THING RIGHT , AND I CANT STOP MY SELF FROM WASTEN MY WHOLE LIFE ON GAME'S AND EATING BAGS OF GAS STATION FOOD THAT I COULD SWEAR USE TO COST $1,,, BUT FUCK IT, IM KICKEN A$$ AND I WILL NEVER LET A COMPUTER TELL ME ITS MY FREIND, I REMAIN AT WAR WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE BILLIONAIRES WHO WOULD USE THEM TO OPRESS US, ALL APP'S MUST GO TO HELL "EXCEPT BLUE SKY AND PATREON" - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN OH SHIT ALMOST FORGOT , DA TEXT "SO WHAT IF IM EASILY DISTRACTED, BAD WITH FACES, BAD WITH NAMES, EASILY CONFUSED, DONT REMEBER 2014 2009 2007 2006 2005 QUIT HOBBY BEFORE MAKING ANYTHING AND FIND NEW HOBBY, NEVER PROMOTED OFTEN FIRED, DONT REMEMBER ANYTHING BEFORE LIKE 1999, CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE FREIND'S, TIRED ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY ,THAT DOESNT MEAN IM NOT SMARTER THEN EVERYONE ELSE "
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM