Andrew Schuman
@andrewschuman.bsky.social
Oxford GP. Ambassador for poetry in medical education, and co-editor of the anthology ‘Stressed Unstressed’.
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There was a young man from Peru
whose limericks stopped at line two
There was a young man from Verdun
whose limericks stopped at line two
There was a young man from Verdun
August 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There was a young man from Peru
whose limericks stopped at line two
There was a young man from Verdun
whose limericks stopped at line two
There was a young man from Verdun
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Darkly funny: signs appearing across central London, protesting Starmer’s use of anti-terror laws against peaceful pro-Palestine protesters.
July 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Darkly funny: signs appearing across central London, protesting Starmer’s use of anti-terror laws against peaceful pro-Palestine protesters.
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This always reminds me of Wallace Stevens' statement that "A poem is a meteor" in 'Adagia', similarly existing by virtue of its self-annihilation.
July 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This always reminds me of Wallace Stevens' statement that "A poem is a meteor" in 'Adagia', similarly existing by virtue of its self-annihilation.
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Extraordinary piece of writing. Every single word of it. Please read it (and maybe subscribe, too!).
Five words about Palestine Action could get me arrested. By Ronan Bennett www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
Five words about Palestine Action could get me arrested
Support for the protest group was legal last week—but now it is ‘terrorism’. This is an assault on our liberty
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Extraordinary piece of writing. Every single word of it. Please read it (and maybe subscribe, too!).
Extraordinary piece of writing. Every single word of it. Please read it (and maybe subscribe, too!).
Five words about Palestine Action could get me arrested. By Ronan Bennett www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
Five words about Palestine Action could get me arrested
Support for the protest group was legal last week—but now it is ‘terrorism’. This is an assault on our liberty
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Extraordinary piece of writing. Every single word of it. Please read it (and maybe subscribe, too!).
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'The New American Gothic', Oil on Canvas by Criselda Vásquez
June 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
'The New American Gothic', Oil on Canvas by Criselda Vásquez
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This is wonderful. You may not agree with Brendel's musical opinions, but it's a lovely picture of an old man obsessed with his art but open to still learning new things
At the age of 92 Alfred Brendel was thrilled to have discovered Handel. But he thought Grieg was a gateway to Rachmaninov. Which was not good. My conversations with the great pianist who died recently. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/70308/...
My encounters with Alfred Brendel
The master pianist died recently, aged 94. Even into that old age, he was constantly, excitedly making new discoveries
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June 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is wonderful. You may not agree with Brendel's musical opinions, but it's a lovely picture of an old man obsessed with his art but open to still learning new things
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Brilliant thread.
🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?”
This was their response:
This was their response:
April 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Brilliant thread.
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Protesters in Tel Aviv last night holding images of children in Gaza that were killed by the IDF since it renewed the bombings.
מפגינים בתל-אביב מציגים צילומי ילדים שנרצחו בעזה מאז חידוש הלחימה
March 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Protesters in Tel Aviv last night holding images of children in Gaza that were killed by the IDF since it renewed the bombings.
Just so everyone knows..
March 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just so everyone knows..
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More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained
* ‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in Israeli detention
At least 160 healthcare workers…
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
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Geoffrey Hill once invited Michael Longley over to read and when Michael phoned Edna after, Geoffrey asked to speak to her. "Did you catch the BBC radio broadcast of 'The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Peguy' Edna?" "Sorry Geoffrey; I was watching 'Boys from the Blackstuff'"
February 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Geoffrey Hill once invited Michael Longley over to read and when Michael phoned Edna after, Geoffrey asked to speak to her. "Did you catch the BBC radio broadcast of 'The Mystery of the Charity of Charles Peguy' Edna?" "Sorry Geoffrey; I was watching 'Boys from the Blackstuff'"
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Reminder that the @prospectmagazine.co.uk paywall is down for a few more hours to celebrate our 30% growth in our 30th year… Come and see why we’re flourishing
February 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that the @prospectmagazine.co.uk paywall is down for a few more hours to celebrate our 30% growth in our 30th year… Come and see why we’re flourishing
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My reading of Michael Longley's 'Harmonica' for the new Poems on the Underground in his memory is just below the text on this link. Michael said it was his favourite among his own poems:
poemsontheunderground.org/february-202...
poemsontheunderground.org/february-202...
February 2025
Michael Longley RIP Harmonica by Michael Longley read by Ian Duhig Our February poems open with three elegiac, deeply moving poems by the great Irish poet Michael Longley, who died last month. We a…
poemsontheunderground.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
My reading of Michael Longley's 'Harmonica' for the new Poems on the Underground in his memory is just below the text on this link. Michael said it was his favourite among his own poems:
poemsontheunderground.org/february-202...
poemsontheunderground.org/february-202...
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Dante Alighieri and Louise Brooks - Elmer Fryer, 1931.
November 15, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Dante Alighieri and Louise Brooks - Elmer Fryer, 1931.
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Wonderful endorsements for a wonderful book. Relevant to all teachers at all stages @darrenchetty.bsky.social @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications...
January 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Wonderful endorsements for a wonderful book. Relevant to all teachers at all stages @darrenchetty.bsky.social @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications...
@melpryorpoetry.bsky.social I loved your recent posting of Sam’s poem ‘A Redbreast Flew..’ from ‘New Light’ (2010) - which is such a cracking volume. Do you know what happened to him, or where he is now?
January 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
@melpryorpoetry.bsky.social I loved your recent posting of Sam’s poem ‘A Redbreast Flew..’ from ‘New Light’ (2010) - which is such a cracking volume. Do you know what happened to him, or where he is now?
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More airports should have museums in them.
January 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
More airports should have museums in them.
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Re-jailing a 77 year old climate protestor because her wrists are too slender to wear an electronic tag is fatuous. Welcome to a parable about how the people who claim to crave law and order have lost the plot. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/68...
Locking up a 77-year-old climate protester is proof of a broken justice system
Gaie Delap is in prison because there are no electronic tags made to fit her. Could the millionaire bosses of the outsourcing company in charge find a...
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January 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Re-jailing a 77 year old climate protestor because her wrists are too slender to wear an electronic tag is fatuous. Welcome to a parable about how the people who claim to crave law and order have lost the plot. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/68...
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Happy 2025 everyone! — here’s the cover of my new book, out on 1 May ✨
January 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Happy 2025 everyone! — here’s the cover of my new book, out on 1 May ✨
An Edinburgh bookshop owner, Jim Haynes, sold a copy of DH Lawrence’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ to a local Salvation Army volunteer - who then promptly took it outside with a pair of tongs and burned it.
(Photo Alan Daiches)
(Photo Alan Daiches)
December 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM
An Edinburgh bookshop owner, Jim Haynes, sold a copy of DH Lawrence’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ to a local Salvation Army volunteer - who then promptly took it outside with a pair of tongs and burned it.
(Photo Alan Daiches)
(Photo Alan Daiches)
Extraordinary writer - and a brilliant, insightful interview. This book would make a fantastic Christmas present!
So delighted and fortunate to have had this conversation with the brilliant @njdames.bsky.social - just published today. Would love to hear further thoughts/continue the conversation here… www.publicbooks.org/parallel-tra...
“Parallel Tracks”: Sophie Ratcliffe on Academia, Memoirs, and Motherhood
“I used to want to experience everything. I don’t anymore.”
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December 14, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Extraordinary writer - and a brilliant, insightful interview. This book would make a fantastic Christmas present!