David Collard
@davidcollard.bsky.social
Autheur. Unfluencer.
'A Crumpled Swan' (2025)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_crumpled_swan/
'Multiple Joyce' (2022)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/multiple_joyce/
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'A Crumpled Swan' (2025)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_crumpled_swan/
'Multiple Joyce' (2022)
https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/multiple_joyce/
(No DMs. I block anonymous followers with no bio or original posts)
Clearing my shelves and collecting old bookmarks.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Clearing my shelves and collecting old bookmarks.
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Flies on the wall, fear not the swatter for this video of "More Abundant Waters", the Sagging Meniscus event at the Poetry Society in London on Nov. 20th.
More Abundant Waters
Group reading at the Poetry Society in London, organized by Sagging Meniscus Press.Featuring:Melissa McCarthyRufo QuintavalleDavid CollardStephanie EllyneJak...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Flies on the wall, fear not the swatter for this video of "More Abundant Waters", the Sagging Meniscus event at the Poetry Society in London on Nov. 20th.
He'd be the life and arsehole of any party.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
He'd be the life and arsehole of any party.
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Thanks to Melissa McCarthy, author of PHOTO, PHYTO, PROTO, NITRO, for this reading from @guillermostitch.bsky.social's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING.
Melissa McCarthy Reads From Guillermo Stitch's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING
Thanks to Melissa McCarthy, author of PHOTO, PHYTO, PROTO, NITRO, for reading this passage from THE COAST OF EVERYTHING by Guillermo Stitch.Preorder the nove...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thanks to Melissa McCarthy, author of PHOTO, PHYTO, PROTO, NITRO, for this reading from @guillermostitch.bsky.social's THE COAST OF EVERYTHING.
We can all agree this major thinker is entirely right about the wholly negative meaning of 'progressive' in any context. But how does he feel about 'supranuclear palsy'?
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We can all agree this major thinker is entirely right about the wholly negative meaning of 'progressive' in any context. But how does he feel about 'supranuclear palsy'?
Distractingly intrusive music soundtrack aside, 'Train Dreams' (dir. Clint Bentley) is a flawless adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella. Very moving. Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier is superb. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nk8...
Train Dreams | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Distractingly intrusive music soundtrack aside, 'Train Dreams' (dir. Clint Bentley) is a flawless adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella. Very moving. Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier is superb. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nk8...
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#SneakPeek 👀 Aea Varfis-van Warmelo's ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR—a confession from a liar that exposes the interrelation of language, control, performance, intimacy, and love—is out May 19, 2026. @aeavvw.bsky.social
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October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#SneakPeek 👀 Aea Varfis-van Warmelo's ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR—a confession from a liar that exposes the interrelation of language, control, performance, intimacy, and love—is out May 19, 2026. @aeavvw.bsky.social
bookshop.org/p/books/atte...
bookshop.org/p/books/atte...
To a 50th anniversary screening of Paolini's 'Salò' (1975), as shocking and distressing now as it ever was.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To a 50th anniversary screening of Paolini's 'Salò' (1975), as shocking and distressing now as it ever was.
A full house at last night's gathering of five authors published by @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social A marvellous evening. More pictures to follow.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A full house at last night's gathering of five authors published by @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social A marvellous evening. More pictures to follow.
Off to this evening's literary gathering at the Poetry Society, Covent Garden. Free, and all welcome!
a man with a mustache is walking down a city street .
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November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Off to this evening's literary gathering at the Poetry Society, Covent Garden. Free, and all welcome!
Readings, performance, signings and quality natter from four fine authors and myself. Free, and all welcome. From 7pm in Covent Garden.
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Readings, performance, signings and quality natter from four fine authors and myself. Free, and all welcome. From 7pm in Covent Garden.
Poet/novelist/performer/editor Aea Varfis-van Warmelo has just arrived on Bluesky. Give her a follow here: @aeavvw.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Poet/novelist/performer/editor Aea Varfis-van Warmelo has just arrived on Bluesky. Give her a follow here: @aeavvw.bsky.social
Tonight! All welcome.
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Tonight! All welcome.
This Thursday! An evening of beneficial shocks. All welcome!
A showcase for five European authors published by New York's Sagging Meniscus Press. Free, but you have to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-abund...
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This Thursday! An evening of beneficial shocks. All welcome!
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LONDONERS: this Thursday, Sagging Meniscus sails to @poetrysociety.org.uk with the able crew of @davidcollard.bsky.social, Melissa McCarthy, Rufo Quintavalle, @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social, & Philip Terry — plus a SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE by @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. It's free. RSVP bit.ly/3Jl0JLN
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
LONDONERS: this Thursday, Sagging Meniscus sails to @poetrysociety.org.uk with the able crew of @davidcollard.bsky.social, Melissa McCarthy, Rufo Quintavalle, @julianstannardpoet.bsky.social, & Philip Terry — plus a SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE by @jgoldsmith.bsky.social. It's free. RSVP bit.ly/3Jl0JLN
18th November. Same new same new.
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
18th November. Same new same new.
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London!
Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching @nualaoconnor.bsky.social's *Menagerie* plus *Washing Windows V: Irish Women Revolutionise Poetry, 1975-2025*
Hosted by @irishlitsoc.bsky.social at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Hammersmith, Tuesday 25 Nov, 7.30pm
irishlitsoc.org/event/arlen-...
Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching @nualaoconnor.bsky.social's *Menagerie* plus *Washing Windows V: Irish Women Revolutionise Poetry, 1975-2025*
Hosted by @irishlitsoc.bsky.social at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Hammersmith, Tuesday 25 Nov, 7.30pm
irishlitsoc.org/event/arlen-...
November 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
London!
Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching @nualaoconnor.bsky.social's *Menagerie* plus *Washing Windows V: Irish Women Revolutionise Poetry, 1975-2025*
Hosted by @irishlitsoc.bsky.social at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Hammersmith, Tuesday 25 Nov, 7.30pm
irishlitsoc.org/event/arlen-...
Celebrating Arlen House at 50, launching @nualaoconnor.bsky.social's *Menagerie* plus *Washing Windows V: Irish Women Revolutionise Poetry, 1975-2025*
Hosted by @irishlitsoc.bsky.social at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Hammersmith, Tuesday 25 Nov, 7.30pm
irishlitsoc.org/event/arlen-...
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Scrabble aside, the only board game I can bear to play dates back to the 1950s. In 'TAXI!' players move little cabs around a witty map of London, picking up and dropping off fares, avoiding hazards and earning tips. The passengers are an Ealing Studios comedy waiting to happen.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Scrabble aside, the only board game I can bear to play dates back to the 1950s. In 'TAXI!' players move little cabs around a witty map of London, picking up and dropping off fares, avoiding hazards and earning tips. The passengers are an Ealing Studios comedy waiting to happen.
A wonderful film. Thorold Dickinson also directed the original 'Gaslight' (1940), far superior to George Cukor's later Hollywood version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBhh...
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A wonderful film. Thorold Dickinson also directed the original 'Gaslight' (1940), far superior to George Cukor's later Hollywood version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBhh...
"The best prose writer of his time" says Clive James. It's a bold claim, but stands up to scrutiny. Watch this fine BBC documentary about poet, author, critic and editor Ian Hamilton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWv...
BBC4 Ian Hamilton Documentary ft Martin Amis, Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan
YouTube video by Ian Hamilton Archive
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November 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"The best prose writer of his time" says Clive James. It's a bold claim, but stands up to scrutiny. Watch this fine BBC documentary about poet, author, critic and editor Ian Hamilton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVWv...
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No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
No, I'd say it's racists and those pandering to them.
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A showcase for five European authors published by New York's Sagging Meniscus Press. Free, but you have to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-abund...
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A showcase for five European authors published by New York's Sagging Meniscus Press. Free, but you have to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-abund...
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Thursday 20th November at the Poetry Society in Covent Garden. Four fine authors and myself together for the first time, bringing you some beneficial shocks. Free, but you have to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-abund...
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thursday 20th November at the Poetry Society in Covent Garden. Four fine authors and myself together for the first time, bringing you some beneficial shocks. Free, but you have to register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/more-abund...
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One of my favourite pieces by Rachel Cooke. #RIP
On the subtle art of translating fiction, in which stylish prose trumps linguistic accuracy when comparing two different translations of Françoise Sagan’s novella, BONJOUR TRISTESSE. She was right of course. 💙📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
On the subtle art of translating fiction, in which stylish prose trumps linguistic accuracy when comparing two different translations of Françoise Sagan’s novella, BONJOUR TRISTESSE. She was right of course. 💙📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
The subtle art of translating foreign fiction
How foreign fiction is booming in the UK, and the secrets of some of the world’s best translators
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November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One of my favourite pieces by Rachel Cooke. #RIP
On the subtle art of translating fiction, in which stylish prose trumps linguistic accuracy when comparing two different translations of Françoise Sagan’s novella, BONJOUR TRISTESSE. She was right of course. 💙📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
On the subtle art of translating fiction, in which stylish prose trumps linguistic accuracy when comparing two different translations of Françoise Sagan’s novella, BONJOUR TRISTESSE. She was right of course. 💙📚
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...