Rebecca Calderon
@rebeccacalderon.bsky.social
Gibraltar poet, writer & political campaigner.
Author of The Civil Garrison, Renault 5, Ten Thousand Words, Llévame Donde Nací – The Metamorphosis of a Play
Author of The Civil Garrison, Renault 5, Ten Thousand Words, Llévame Donde Nací – The Metamorphosis of a Play
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Book #1
Book #1
Patuka Press deserve this award 100%. They have provided such an important outlet for new #Gibraltar writing. It has encouraged me to explore with my writing, it makes me sit down and produce new work. It's totally independent which means you can let rip and be alternative and edgy.
Patuka Press won a Cultural Award last night for best educational project. We are grateful to everyone who voted for us and to all those local writers who have supported us by sending poems, stories and essays over the last two years.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Patuka Press deserve this award 100%. They have provided such an important outlet for new #Gibraltar writing. It has encouraged me to explore with my writing, it makes me sit down and produce new work. It's totally independent which means you can let rip and be alternative and edgy.
Joe Adamberry the legend of cultural reviews in #Gibraltar. He's over 80 yet there he was on a Wednesday night in November tapping his foot and scribbling away in his notebook.
Artists & performers need an audience and they need the reviewers and critics.
www.chronicle.gi/poetry-on-th...
Artists & performers need an audience and they need the reviewers and critics.
www.chronicle.gi/poetry-on-th...
Poetry on the fringe
‘Poetas al Marjen’ does not mean marginalised poets. It was a poetry event held at the Rock Hotel on the same day as the Literary festival held a poetry panel. The evening was billed as poetry cabaret...
www.chronicle.gi
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Joe Adamberry the legend of cultural reviews in #Gibraltar. He's over 80 yet there he was on a Wednesday night in November tapping his foot and scribbling away in his notebook.
Artists & performers need an audience and they need the reviewers and critics.
www.chronicle.gi/poetry-on-th...
Artists & performers need an audience and they need the reviewers and critics.
www.chronicle.gi/poetry-on-th...
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The 10-year old in me...
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The 10-year old in me...
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
Restaurante Arse, Híjar, Aragón, in fact named after the ancient Iberian settlement of Arse in Valencia, later Roman Saguntum, now Sagunt.
Then, an hour along the road, we came to the Catalan village of Bot, also Iberian in origin.
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Group of artists, I think all men, producing banners for the anarchist women's organisation Mujeres Libres (Free Women).
Barcelona, 16 July 1937. Original photo by Pérez de Rozas beautifully colourised by Jules Backmaan (instgm)
Barcelona, 16 July 1937. Original photo by Pérez de Rozas beautifully colourised by Jules Backmaan (instgm)
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Group of artists, I think all men, producing banners for the anarchist women's organisation Mujeres Libres (Free Women).
Barcelona, 16 July 1937. Original photo by Pérez de Rozas beautifully colourised by Jules Backmaan (instgm)
Barcelona, 16 July 1937. Original photo by Pérez de Rozas beautifully colourised by Jules Backmaan (instgm)
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'More than 21% of those surveyed felt the Franco era was “good” or “very good”.'
Not so good for those lying in unmarked shallow graves.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Not so good for those lying in unmarked shallow graves.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?
Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
'More than 21% of those surveyed felt the Franco era was “good” or “very good”.'
Not so good for those lying in unmarked shallow graves.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Not so good for those lying in unmarked shallow graves.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Christmas has come early! My lastest article is FREE for you all to read in the wonderful #Gibraltar Chronicle. Did anyone say sports washing?
www.chronicle.gi/the-cauldron...
www.chronicle.gi/the-cauldron...
The Cauldron: Gibraltar does not need a mini Bernabéu
I read with great interest the article by Kenneth Asquez in this newspaper entitled: “Nordic influence and the remarkable success of Faroe Islands’ football”.
In it he explains how a tiny, remote nat...
www.chronicle.gi
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Christmas has come early! My lastest article is FREE for you all to read in the wonderful #Gibraltar Chronicle. Did anyone say sports washing?
www.chronicle.gi/the-cauldron...
www.chronicle.gi/the-cauldron...
Have you got literary fever? Get into the #Gibraltar Literary Festival vibe 'cos tonight is the night!
Come to the cabaret at The Rock Hotel at 8pm and pull up a chair. Don't worry if you haven't booked as we will squeeeeeeze you in!
Come to the cabaret at The Rock Hotel at 8pm and pull up a chair. Don't worry if you haven't booked as we will squeeeeeeze you in!
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Have you got literary fever? Get into the #Gibraltar Literary Festival vibe 'cos tonight is the night!
Come to the cabaret at The Rock Hotel at 8pm and pull up a chair. Don't worry if you haven't booked as we will squeeeeeeze you in!
Come to the cabaret at The Rock Hotel at 8pm and pull up a chair. Don't worry if you haven't booked as we will squeeeeeeze you in!
Reposted by Rebecca Calderon
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The #Gibraltar Literary Festival starts today! Come to the midweek literary cabaret and experience the alternative side of Gibraltar...
FREE EVENT BUT BEST TO BOOK A SEAT
FREE EVENT BUT BEST TO BOOK A SEAT
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The #Gibraltar Literary Festival starts today! Come to the midweek literary cabaret and experience the alternative side of Gibraltar...
FREE EVENT BUT BEST TO BOOK A SEAT
FREE EVENT BUT BEST TO BOOK A SEAT
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But despite being on the right side of history in all these ways, Orwell does less well when judged through the lens of the other great 'ism' of the 20th century - Feminism.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
But despite being on the right side of history in all these ways, Orwell does less well when judged through the lens of the other great 'ism' of the 20th century - Feminism.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
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I'll be doing a presentation of my book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" at the English bookshop Backstory (C/ Mallorca) at 6pm on 9 December.
Many thanks!
www.backstorybookshop.com/event-detail...
Many thanks!
www.backstorybookshop.com/event-detail...
Nick Lloyd — Travels Through the Spanish Civil War | Backstory Bookshop
A journey through history, memory, and the traces of war in today’s Spain
www.backstorybookshop.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'll be doing a presentation of my book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War" at the English bookshop Backstory (C/ Mallorca) at 6pm on 9 December.
Many thanks!
www.backstorybookshop.com/event-detail...
Many thanks!
www.backstorybookshop.com/event-detail...
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Great poster. "The art of Spain is an objective of the fascist aviation". From the remarkable archive of @craiubpavello.bsky.social in Barcelona
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t.co/7ei2oNPx5a
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Great poster. "The art of Spain is an objective of the fascist aviation". From the remarkable archive of @craiubpavello.bsky.social in Barcelona
t.co/7ei2oNPx5a
t.co/7ei2oNPx5a
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Up close with the early Valencia citrus in Xeraco. Uplifting time of year.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Up close with the early Valencia citrus in Xeraco. Uplifting time of year.
Come and share an evening with some #Gibraltar writers, poets, troubadours, storytellers and musicians to celebrate the joy that words can bring into our lives! FREE EVENT:
Email [email protected] to secure a place. See you next Wednesday!
Email [email protected] to secure a place. See you next Wednesday!
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Come and share an evening with some #Gibraltar writers, poets, troubadours, storytellers and musicians to celebrate the joy that words can bring into our lives! FREE EVENT:
Email [email protected] to secure a place. See you next Wednesday!
Email [email protected] to secure a place. See you next Wednesday!
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Cotton harvest, 1963, Jerez de la Frontera by Ramón Masats. The social order of the south of Spain under Franco with "el señorito" still there, though on the verge of change as huge numbers migrated to cities and across the Pyrenees.
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Cotton harvest, 1963, Jerez de la Frontera by Ramón Masats. The social order of the south of Spain under Franco with "el señorito" still there, though on the verge of change as huge numbers migrated to cities and across the Pyrenees.