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Mirkka
@mirkkawrites.bsky.social
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Poet. Bingewatching something from the nineties. "Perhaps it is indeed time I began to look at this whole matter of bantering more enthusiastically." linktr.ee/mirkkawrites
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If you keep lowering your standards to “win” against the other side, eventually you’ll just be on the other side
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Two days to go! Here's a webpage with all the essential info for your visit to #smallpublishersfair25 at Conway Hall, London, this Fri & Sat (24 & 25 Oct, 11am-7pm): programme, new titles, map, venue info, directions (table plan available tomorrow)
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Tbh, I've been pretty willing to give Starmer the benefit of doubt in many things, but this is the last straw. These are violent thugs. Their nationality and religious and cultural background are completely irrelevant, and the Labour jump to the right-wing bandwagon is disgusting.
Okay, big day: I've accidentally made my first definite "these will last me for the rest of my life" -purchase. 500 grams of rubber bands. Half a kilo of rubber bands. Rubber bands for life. 🥲
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We are OPEN for poetry subs for our our newest anthology - Poems for Protest!
We're going to be going through some today so potential responses going out!

We are also open for our poetry prize - details on the website #poetry

roughdiamondpoetry.com/submissions/
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We are open for submissions for Poems for Protest and The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize We are open for poetry submissions for our next poetry anthology “Poems for Protest” Send us 1-5 poe…
roughdiamondpoetry.com
That is mainly nonverbal. So sure, yeah.
Should immigrants be able to quote a pub? Tough one. But I say no.
Do immigrants need English “to A level standard”?

NonCensored: improvised topical character comedy, out on Thursdays on Patreon (Patreon.com/noncensored) and Fridays everywhere else (podfollow.com/NonCensored)
Agatha Christie was a literary genius.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
It's okay to read for nothing more than pleasure.

Read to relax!
Read for joy!
Read for escapism!
Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.
Yeh, ladies: this is not healthy! Run! The first time I read WH I genuinely wondered if I'd read the wrong book or missed several pages throughout.
Wuthering Heights is completely crackers and anyone reading it as a romantic love story is nuts. I like it though because it is so mad.
Tomorrow: finest poets in London will be reading at The Devereux WC2R 3JJ! Join us.

#poetryevents #poetry
We go again next Monday!
Three days of hard work with chatgpt vs five minutes of basic social skills to come up with "it was nice to meet you". Yep, he has it figured out.
And the people said: for so I shall see what the email is about and thus not avoid it for fear of what it may contain.

And they praised their inboxes with high praise.
It has been said: start an email with normal human pleasantries and only later get to your request for work.

But I say unto you: no, get your request into the first line so I can see it in the preview without having to click anything.
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Artemesia Gentileschi,
Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #womensart
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One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
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I've got a poem in this beautiful anthology from @rough-diamond1.bsky.social - and I'm particularly pleased it's opposite a poem about Francis Bacon at the Tate. He has disturbed me to write a poem too!
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Tonight: investigate a poem. Get a magnifier out, notice what isn't there.

#howtopoem #poetry #poem
We go again next Monday!
Just made the mistake of taking a close look at the scroll wheel of my mouse. Absolutely disgusting. Now clean and disinfected.
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‘One of the strongest cases for harm is that time on these platforms is time away from nourishing interactions with other people.’

Great graph from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com showing that social media has become less social
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Diwali on the Square returns to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 12 October.

As hatred and division continue to be spread globally, I’m proud that this free, family-friendly, inclusive celebration will once again bring people together from all backgrounds to spread the message of unity and hope.
Diwali on the Square 2025
Come to Trafalgar Square on 12 October to enjoy an exciting lineup of music, dance, and performances for the Festival of Light!
www.london.gov.uk