Susie Wilson

Old faithful mug announcing the opposite: joy to be back in the writing seat this morning. Still recovering but well enough to do this, this way. #earlymorning #writing #dowhatyoucan #dowhatyouvalue #adrenalinsufficiency

River Clown / Energy Fields Sun 15th Mar 2026, 6:30pm – 8:30pm GMT (UTC +00:00)

Water, river, poetry, clown, sound, performance art? If you’re up for a spot of scratchy work in progress, inc. an immersive exhibition, this is on in a fortnight! IN PERSON dandelion.events/e/riverclown...
ONLINE dandelion.events/e/riverclown... #poetrysheffield #dycp #developyourcurrentpractice

I just enjoyed finishing listening in bed this morning to Brian Lewis’ & Chris Jones’ podcast discussion here. How cities and ourselves come and go in walking, writing & remembering. ‘Writing the moment, then it’s gone’ without resolution. #poetrysheffield #writingsheffield

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Would it be going too far to say
that this is actually beautiful?!

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Nope! 🤗

Purple-to-blue gradient graphic with the text “I Support Rare Disease Day – 28 February 2026,” in the middle. At the top are the Rare Disease Day and Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group logos. In the bottom left there is #RareDiseaseDay with the Genetic Alliance website and Addison's Disease Self-Help Group website underneath. To the right is the Genetic Alliance UK and Rare Disease UK logos in white.

Informational graphic titled "What are Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency?" Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency are rare endocrine conditions, which affect adrenal gland function and can be life-threatening. Lifelong treatment with replacement steroid hormones is required and if untreated is fatal. Medication is time-critical and taken several times daily. Individuals must also know how to administer an emergency hydrocortisone injection to prevent a potentially fatal adrenal crisis. Includes a body diagram highlighting the adrenal glands, plus icons for an NHS steroid emergency card and emergency injection kit. In the bottom left, there is #RareDiseaseDay with the Genetic Alliance website and the Addison's Disease Self-Help Group website underneath. To the right is the Genetic Alliance UK, Rare Disease UK, and Addison's Disease Self-Help Group logos in white.

Illustrated infographic showing a person with symptoms of Addison’s disease, , including fatigue, dizziness, nausea, weight loss, pigmentation, and muscle cramps, with notes on diagnosis through symptoms, blood tests, and a synacthen test. Titled "Diagnosing Addison's Disease". The CoMICs logo is in the top right. In the bottom left, there is #RareDiseaseDay with the Genetic Alliance website and the Addison's Disease Self-Help Group website underneath. To the right is the Genetic Alliance UK, Rare Disease UK, and Addison's Disease Self-Help Group logos in white.

Titled "People living with Addison's disease & adrenal insufficiency need to..." Bullet points list: Take time-critical medication multiple times daily Learn the Sick Day Rules, to increase medication dosing for physical or severe emotional stress. Carry a steroid card & wear medic-alert ID Live with daily, sometimes “invisible”, symptoms Learn the emergency hydrocortisone injection Become an expert patient In the bottom left, there is #RareDiseaseDay with the Genetic Alliance website and the Addison's Disease Self-Help Group website underneath. To the right is the Genetic Alliance UK, Rare Disease UK, and Addison's Disease Self-Help Group logos in white.

💡 Did you know that 3.5 million people in the UK live with a rare condition?

Today is #RareDiseaseDay - a chance for the rare disease community to raise awareness and highlight the impact on people's lives.

Join us as we shine a light on our rare conditions, Addison's and adrenal insufficiency ⬇️

This should be the No.1 case study in privatisation. Private water companies pumped human waste in British waterways & ran off with all the money.

6 tickets left for tomorrow evening @The Lescar, reading folk of Sheffield! Introducing the 2nd in my accidental ‘Here are people I think you should hear’ series. Come meet Lemma Dore, Roger Waldron, Jayne Lockwood & Lauren O’Donoghue. #poetrysheffield #poetry #novel www.outsavvy.com/event/31631/...

Hooray to see this getting out there. Will you do more on each part? I need to hear more about the Else itself. Also to tell you a sailing story about weight/wait.

'A life recovered in the moment of its telling, a city caught in the act of disappearing.'

Thanks to @cwjoneschris.bsky.social for his work on the latest instalment of The Two-Way Poetry Podcast, in which he and I map our respective versions of Sheffield.
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YouTube video by Nancy Kerr - Topic Fragile Water

Merry Christmas, everyone. Here’s a beautiful listen for this strange day in the middle of dark winter: m.youtube.com/watch?v=991I...

The daily arc of the sun is shown for the period of one year, showing as white lines on sunny days and dark lines on overcast days, there are silhouettes of white pine trees and the overall colour cast is green/blue.

One year exposure of the sun passing over the white pines, Greenfield Centre, Upstate NY, made with a tin can camera onto photo paper. White arcs show sunny days, dark arcs show overcast days. Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar
#solargraphy #pinhole #photography

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The common elements combined.

Worth snapping up if there’s only a few left: would also make a good present for anyone who likes walking/the outdoors (or just really good poetry).

Teaching it at Alevel resulted in me looking up Plautus (the name of the tortoise) in an idle moment & discovering that all TS’s characters corresponded to a Plautus comedy. And you can analyse the scenes in a Newtonian object-pushing way too. Loved that he couldn’t stop making these jokes.

'The Blue Hour' by Angelina D'Roza

"A quietness falling on my small house. And the fuchsia that keeps on well into winter. I wasn’t there to cut it back, or to watch the settling of things."

'The Blue Hour'
Angelina D'Roza
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

W.O.W.

PN Review 286 is here!⭐See some highlights below:

To buy the issue:
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Love this poem. An anthem. I often say to my partner that I’m trying really hard to hide my inner lizard at x or y thing/group & they say ‘I wouldn’t bother - we can all see it anyway.’ What to do with being Godzilla ?

Are you afraid you might be difficult? – Julia Webb Are you afraid you might be difficult? . . Julia Webb is a neurodivergent writer/editor based in Norwich. She has four collections with Nine Arches Press: Bird Sisters (2016) Threat (2019) The Tell…

Are you afraid you might be difficult? – Julia Webb @julwe1.bsky.social

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Sheffielders! Greystoners! You are cordially invited to join us for a pick-me-up at The Greystones Backroom 22nd Jan. #sheffield #beerandbooks #sheffieldpoetry #poetry #poetsofbluesky www.outsavvy.com/event/31631/...

Karen Solie is a star. It’s about time she won. I. Looking forward to reading both now. Would make a good reading group discussion!

We have a few returns if you missed out! DM me 🤗 www.outsavvy.com/event/30964/...

Two-Way Poetry Podcast & Arji’s Poetry Pickle Jar

2 tickets left for Tuesday night, folks! #sheffieldpoetry #sheffield #poetry #poetrybluesky #poetsofbluesky #reading #queer #queerpoetry www.outsavvy.com/event/30964/...

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I believe there are about 3 more days before the paywall comes down on this new issue. Meaning you can read a lot, if not the whole issue, online, for FREE! ( without ANY pre-conditions ) such as being a subscriber! Etc

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