@halfbeardhalfpoet.bsky.social
Cheshire based rhyme slinger for hire. AKA Ben Zahl. YouTube.com@BenZahl-Poet Facebook.com@bj.zahl halfbeardhalfpoet@writeme.com
07.05.2025 06:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Hear ye, hear ye! Northwich Poetry Slam tickets now available on fatsoma!
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Too happy to do owt productive, I'm just gonna sit here and smile.
28.04.2025 12:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Northwich Poetry Slam!! Coming to a town near me :-)
25.04.2025 05:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Looking forward to this weekend's hangover #ifyouknowyouknow
05.04.2025 17:40 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0All I want for Christmas is to be a famous enough poet that I get invited on the Podcast, Behind the bastards. Not too much to ask I hope? @coolzonemedia.bsky.social is a very cool network, you should check them out.
26.03.2025 11:07 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Excellent gig at the salty dog last night!. Poetry and Punk, marvelous.
21.03.2025 15:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Game time
20.03.2025 12:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Tomorrow night! Punk an Poetry featuring my face!
Doors at 8, I'm on about 8:30
Well then I'm in luck!
14.03.2025 12:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Far too excited about this gig! Salfordian poets and punk bands mix right? ๐
14.03.2025 12:27 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Have you ever seen a poet support act for a post hardcore punk band? well you're in luck, cos in one weeks time I'm gonna scratch that itch!
For one night only Half Beard Half Poet will take to the stage at the legendary Salty Dog to lend support to the fantastic "Fire Blanket"
Or we should chastise him for backing down.
05.03.2025 07:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Even this Englishman living in England and being very English agrees.
Gutted I missed him playing in Manchester, but I'm a disorganised twonk.
Could I be so bold as to as for a "northwest" button to be added to the filter? Poetry scene in Manchester and Liverpool is popping and the Morecambe Poetry festival is legendary!
04.03.2025 05:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This Bkuesky thing isn't as addictive as Facebook. And I appreciate it.
03.03.2025 08:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Absolute knobend
02.03.2025 20:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I've been studying Robert Frost and Iambic metre recently. Think I'm getting the gist.
01.03.2025 12:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Judging by that map I'm moving to Siberia!
28.02.2025 07:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Beautiful building
23.02.2025 12:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
This poem may contain imagery of an adult nature youtu.be/aajPOV9x88I
23.02.2025 12:06 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
New poem, looking forward to getting out and about performing it this year
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One of my many mantras.
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Do I know anyone attending the Manchester date? Quite tempted.
06.02.2025 20:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A picture of Henry and me alongside dates for our new shows in May: 1 May: Reading: Concert Hall 2 May: Cambridge: Corn Exchange 3 May: Manchester: RNCM 4 May: Melton Mowbray: Theatre 5 May: Birmingham: Glee Club 6 May: Northampton: Royal & Derngate 8 May: Whitley Bay: Playhouse 9 May: Harrogate: Theatre 10 May: Worthing Pavilion 12 May: Newcastle-Under-Lyme: New Victoria 13 May: Shrewsbury: Theatre Severn 14 May: Liverpool: Philharmonic Hall 15 May: Ludlow: Assembly Rooms 16 May: London: Hackney Empire 17 May: Hastings: White Rock Theatre 20 May: Taunton: Brewhouse 21 May: Cardiff: Glee Club 23 May: Halifax: The Victoria Theatre 24 May: Sheffield: The Octagon 27 May: Lancaster: Dukes Theatre 28 May: Stockton-On-Tees: ARC 29 May: Burnley: Mechanics 30 May: St Albans: The Arena 31 May: Ashford: Revelation
Three months until I head back on tour for a gig-packed May, reading poems with the brilliant Henry Normal.
Do come along if you fancy it - and spread the word if you can!
Tickets here: brianbilston.com/events/
One from the vault! youtube.com/shorts/iY6ey...
02.02.2025 12:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Twas a lovely bit of verse chap
27.01.2025 21:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The first poem in the first poetry book I bought at the first poetry gig I attended, after accidently wandering into the wrong cafe looking for a coffee.
It made me think "I can"
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I feel seen.
23.12.2024 16:42 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be
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