Luton Haiku

Luton Haiku

@lutonhaiku.bsky.social

FIve haikus a week On matters Lutonian: We're parochial.

13 Followers 10 Following 61 Posts Joined Dec 2025
1 day ago

While they’re at it, why not
rename Parkway Station
“Away fans only”

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3 days ago

Our refurbed station,
close to Power Court, should be
renamed ‘Luton Town’

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4 days ago

Tuesday morn, George Street,
incoherent cursing from
derelict shop-front

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5 days ago

Went to buy some sweets
at Wilko. Queues were too long,
so gave it a miss

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6 days ago

My office window
affords views out toward the
trees at Luton Hoo

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1 week ago

Where’s The Luton News
based these days? One presumes they’re
still knocking about

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1 week ago

“Vertu Trophy”? I’ve
not been bothered, but do
it for Holloway!

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1 week ago

Though no Narnia
“Stockwood Illuminated”
was quite enchanting

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2 weeks ago

VS Express on
George Street, tiny newsagent,
sells mags, fags and sweets

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2 weeks ago

There’re few newsagents
In the town centre these days
Most are offies now

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2 weeks ago

Canopies lush and green
Wardown trees host parakeet,
bat, tit and woodlouse

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2 weeks ago

‘tis teemin’ with life
is Wardown Park Lake: wildfowl,
insect and mammal!

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3 weeks ago

When Town play away
They don’t play. Bottle jobs, and
Not at the races

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3 weeks ago
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

Shopping for new books?
Brown Books sell tokens; redeem
On Bookshop.org

lutonliterature.co.uk/brown-books-...

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3 weeks ago
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

Shopping for new books?
Brown Books sell tokens; redeem
On Bookshop.org

lutonliterature.co.uk/brown-books-...

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#poetry

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3 weeks ago

Shoe waterproofing?
Big can for a tenner, at
Timpson’s, in Arndale

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1 month ago

Great venue of yore
But sandwich spread? Nostalgia,
Never SO rancid

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1 month ago

Now we’re on BlueSky
Let’s forget about Twitter -
It’s a nasty place

bsky.app/profile/luto...

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1 month ago

It’s closed, yet again
Old Blockers, noisy crowds’ den…
All’s Well that Ends Well?

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1 month ago

The Blue Lion on
Cumberland Street: torn down in
1970

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1 month ago

You don’t get that much
anti-Luton rhetoric
in Council missives

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1 month ago

No “living statues” in
Luton – they tend to prefer
places with statues

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1 month ago
DJ Crazyfish Event in Luton, United Kingdom by The Brickies on Friday, February 6 2026

DJ Crazy Fish
Back in Bricks. Top tunes, bloke and
‘Cool,’ personified

www.facebook.com/events/12302...

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1 month ago
Hosted By Bedford Borough Council: The Duke of Clarence Public House Luton

The Clarence pub on
Upper George Street was opened
By 1806

bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityHis...

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1 month ago

When Crawley Green Road
reaches Hertfordshire, it turns
into Luton Road

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1 month ago

I get emails from
the football club, they mainly
write about tickets

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1 month ago

If I had a drone
I’d look over Power Court,
until I got bored

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1 month ago

Local transport ain’t
all that – my last bus ride filled
my heart with ennui

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1 month ago

Ten man Huddersfield
Beat eleven man Luton:
Nightmare continues

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1 month ago

Carpet Zone shop in
Bury Park presumably
sells the odd rug too

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