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Amy Wragg

@getonthesoapbox.bsky.social

Director of SoapBox Spoken Word CIC. Poet. Events producer. Visual artist. Zine maker. Stage manager. Raconteur. Socially engaged and passionate about community. Based in Ipswich. And proud!

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Your rights are under threat from AI. It’s time to have your say! The Government recently launched a consultation on AI and copyright. Now is the time to have your say and make sure that legislators hear the concerns of creators.

UK writers: if you haven't yet responded to the government's AI consultation (& don't feel like giving away your copyright), the @alcs-uk.bsky.social have produced some really helpful advice ‡️
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

03.02.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.

Sounds GREAT to me.

Buy independent.

31.01.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15900    πŸ” 2109    πŸ’¬ 418    πŸ“Œ 155
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#1 - Seven Ages: Infant This year I shall be taking as my inspiration the 'Seven Ages of Man' speech from Shakespeare's As You Like It . You can find that here . Β ...

It's #28SonnetsLater again! This month I'll be writing a crown of sonnets inspired by the '7 Ages of Man' speech in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'. Here's the first: 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2025/02/1-se...

01.02.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness." ~ Tom Waits

28.01.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Notebook Number Nine a book by Jackie Carreira. When all the lies and hypocrisy of the world become too much to ignore; when you see it all so clearly that you can’t erase the image from your mind, what do you do? When the thin veil of conformity d...

Did you know that you can order books online at bookshop.org and a share of the profits go to actual bookshops? You can even choose your fave bookshop to support. All my novels are there, AND they're cheaper than Amazon! Do the right thing. Up yours Bezos!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/note...

28.01.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new book is up for pre-order over at Earth Island Books. Just got my author copy and I'm chuffed to bits with it!
Will probably the last book from me this year as I want to focus all my energies on the live stuff. Got some crowd pleasers in it, this one!

www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page...

28.01.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Getting a library card is punk as fuck and free!

24.01.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 11875    πŸ” 2048    πŸ’¬ 192    πŸ“Œ 95
#pixelh8 #chiptune #8bitmusic #retro
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If you want to hear more, I am on pretty much every streaming platform. #pixelh8 #chiptune #8bitmusic #retro

youtube.com/shorts/AEmf0...

25.01.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Appointment details – Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Non-Executive Board Members x3 – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK GOV.UK

Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538

25.01.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you! Sorry for late reply. Now guna be here regularly. Excited to get stuck in. Whoop!

25.01.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Chap. Late reply. But I'm guna here regularly now. Fab to connect here. Much love to you and the family xxx

25.01.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need, and should be able to expect better than this. AI and the flagrant disregard for copyright that Labour are proposing will decimate the creative industries, and destroy income streams. But not for the man leading the charge, who has vast investments in AI companies. Shame on them all.

25.01.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Utterly and completely true! #ipswich has a thriving, vibrant and popular pub #poetry community. Come joins is xx

25.01.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooohhhh!!!! Thanks for sharing that. So true?

25.01.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I love a bit of Bylines xxx

25.01.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking to connect with all my wonderful #creative community in #EastAnglia #Suffolk and my hometown of #Ipswich UK. Please follow me, share, tag me in your lovely arty news. Special interest in #poetry and #spokenword excited to be a part of this #community #getonthesoapbox

25.01.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

25.01.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 64706    πŸ” 12742    πŸ’¬ 679    πŸ“Œ 360

Im really guna get my shizz on here in future, cos damn Meta be nazi-ing all over the place. How is everyone doing? love & solidarity to my American friends. Look after yourself each other xxx

25.01.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yey! Hello (waves furiously) xxxx

26.11.2024 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear this is where the party's at... xxx

26.11.2024 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

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