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Lesley Curwen

@elcurwen.bsky.social

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Poet, broadcaster, journalist, ex-BBC presenter, sailor, sea-swimmer.

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Lesley Curwen @elcurwen.bsky.social · Nov 17

My poetry book is from @hedgehogpoetry.bsky.social
www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/product/resc...

“Rescue Lines” – Lesley Curwen (Print Edition)

“Rescue Lines” – Lesley Curwen (Print Edition) Official Release Date: 17th July 2024 Order Signed Copies Direct From Lesley Curwen via Twitter/X HERE

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Lesley Curwen @elcurwen.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to Damien @eatthestorms.com and @rhonagreene.bsky.social for making me a Stormer for Issue V.

Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 1d

Meet the Stormers of Issue V

@elcurwen.bsky.social is a poet, broadcaster & sailor who lives in Plymouth. Her pamphlets are Rescue Lines Sticky with Miles. She is working with Stephen Paul Wren, on a poetic collaboration.

The Storms is supported by @fingal.ie @dublincityoflit.bsky.social

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 11d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

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Literature Works @literatureworks.bsky.social · 14d

We’re pleased to share a new piece of writing by the Quay Words Summer 2025 writer-in-residence Kirsteen McNish.

Here's ‘There are tides everywhere.’ quaywords.org.uk/there-are-ti...

Quay Words at Exeter Custom House | ‘There are tides, everywhere.’ by Kirsteen McNish

Kirsteen McNish was the Quay Words writer-in-residence for Summer 2025. During her ‘Tides’ residency at Exeter Custom House, she set out to explore the tides’ influence on our psyche, excavate…

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · Sep 14

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson

Well worth a read

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f...

Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...

observer.co.uk

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Lesley Curwen @elcurwen.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you @catherineredford.bsky.social for reading my pamphlet 'Rescue Lines', a poetic meditation on finding and losing a sister. 🙏 @hedgehogpress.co.uk Signed copies still available by DM.

Dr Catherine Redford @catherineredford.bsky.social · Aug 30

Today’s #sealeychallenge read has been the gorgeous ‘Rescue Lines’ by @elcurwen.bsky.social. I was completely drawn in by these poems of loss and rescue, which are framed by the risk and comfort of the sea 💙

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Lesley Curwen @elcurwen.bsky.social · Apr 6

Thanks to @zoebrigley.bsky.social for interviewing me about my poem 'A night on the river Yealm' for @modronmagazine.bsky.social. modronmagazine.com/2025/04/06/t...

The More Than Human Perspective in Environmental Poetry: A Poem and Interview with Lesley Curwen

In this interview, Lesley Curwen discusses her writing process, particularly in relation to nature and ocean pollution. Her poem “Night on the Yealm” captures a quiet moment on a sailin…

modronmagazine.com

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Lesley Curwen @elcurwen.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for reading my book 'Sticky with Miles' about damage done by global trade for @sealeychallenge.bsky.social. DM me for a signed copy. @dreich.bsky.social

Matthew M C Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social · Aug 27

Day 28, @sealeychallenge.bsky.social ‘Sticky with Miles’, Lesley Curwen. #dreich #poetry #books #writing #readers @elcurwen.bsky.social