Don Paterson

dharmabam.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:56

Very sorry to report that Douglas Dunn has passed away. He was the finest Scottish poet of the post-war period. Dougie was also someone we knew and loved as a dear friend, mentor and teacher, and he will be deeply missed.

Jeremy Noel-Tod

jntod.bsky.social

14 August 2026 18:27

UK government wildfire warning just made me drop the fag I was smoking while walking across a cornfield and um

Graeme Richardson

ravoon.bsky.social

13 August 2026 11:02

Mildly shocked to know that Ezra Pound's daughter has died. mailchi.mp/ndbooks/new-...

Ewen Glass

ewenglass.bsky.social

06 August 2026 07:58

Adore this poem by @emmaharding.bsky.social that I stumbled across in @badlilies.bsky.social ( 🔗 to full poem below )

Boris Dralyuk

bdralyuk.bsky.social

09 July 2026 17:44

Instructive story about holding personal subjects at a slight distance in poems. Thomas Hardy wrote this after his cat’s death. Florence, his young love, objected to the line calling the cat the “only friend.” H. assured her that the man was not him, just one in his situation.