Phil Vernon

Trump, Putin and Netanyahu walk into a bar.

The bartender 💬: “Gentlemen… the ICC is down the street.”

Who would you vote against?

Reform 38% now - having been 29% in November.

(They were further ahead in the polls in November).

Some commentators might have overestimated the potential value of the testimony about Nigel Farage's alleged teenage racism as a pro-Reform opportunity.

Guerrilla Country - Phil Vernon Poems that witness conflict and peace

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Abominations

Oh for goodness sake

Poetry mentoring with Helen Ivory Looking for advice? Need feedback on your writing? Helen Ivory is an award-winning widely published poet and has worked as a tutor, workshop leader and mentor for twenty-five years. She enjoys working...

I really like helping people with their poems so I am excited to to be doing some mentoring for @writerscentre.bsky.social
My March sessions are now open to book! #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #blueskypoetry #poetryediting Please share!

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For those who don't know me very well, I'm Sam, a writer and PhD researcher. When I'm not doing those things, I have a blog helping indie writers promote their latest books, because as the author of 3 of them I know how hard that is! If you have one to promote, get in touch.

An interview with poet Polly Clark features in Issue 7 of @madridlitmag.bsky.social. She speaks about her new Bloodaxe retrospective, Afterlife: New & Selected Poems, out today, and shares a poem from the book.

A perceptive review

This racist stalker on X explains why he is confident in his sense of impunity for racist abuse on the platform. (He may be proved right about that, but let's see)

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good grief. does he think that's a good thing or a bad thing, though?

How Netanyahu’s Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism The contrast between Ahad Ha’am and Netanyahu is not between idealism and realism. It is between moral realism and political cynicism.

How Netanyahu’s Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism

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Nus Ghani MP - the Deputy Speaker - moved to the UK as a small child. She has been elected by the voters in Wealden in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024

More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain

‘In the corridor’, a poem This poem was first published in Flights. In the corridor I’ve never felt a greater urgeto hug someone than when, in response to ‘how is he today?’ she stopped, quite still under fluorescent light:…

'In the corridor', a poem.

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‘In the corridor’, a poem This poem was first published in Flights. In the corridor I’ve never felt a greater urgeto hug someone than when, in response to ‘how is he today?’ she stopped, quite still under fluorescent light:…

'In the corridor', a poem.

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Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn Wes Streeting

This is the funniest headline I seen in a long time. And bravo to whoever underlined the desperation with the juxtaposed link.

Little Griefs by Andrew Neilson | Blue Diode Publishin ISBN: 978-1-915108-40-1Published 4 March 202670 pages “This collection has got everything – philosophy, myth, elegy, hilarity, grace, tenderness, pain and wisdom, all in brilliant proportion.” —Racha...

Everything happens all at once. My debut poetry collection, Little Griefs, is out in March...but available now for pre-order: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...

Collage, flowering raspberry plant, pink flowers.

🖼️ Mary Delany

YouTube video by Home Stage Meet the Poet: Phil Vernon

Self-promotion alert! I just rediscovered and enjoyed watching the Meet the Poet episode in which I'm interviewed by Florrie Crass and read some of the poems from my Watching The Moon Landing collection. I must admit I quite enjoyed it!

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We had a great night at @goldenthreadni.bsky.social for the launch of Abridged Adrenochrome last night! Thanks to everyone!

YouTube video by Home Stage Meet the Poet Phil Vernon and Peter A

And here is an earlier episode, where I read poems alongside Peter A and his very moving poetry.

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Buy My Poetry Books My poetry has been published in three collections and a couple of micro-pamphlets. Some of these can still be purchased through the usual channels (local bookshops, Amazon, etc.) and directly from …

The books is still available: philvernon.net/buy-my-book/

YouTube video by Home Stage Meet the Poet: Phil Vernon

Self-promotion alert! I just rediscovered and enjoyed watching the Meet the Poet episode in which I'm interviewed by Florrie Crass and read some of the poems from my Watching The Moon Landing collection. I must admit I quite enjoyed it!

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Perhaps you are…

Map reading, a poem This poem was first published in the wonderful Irish magazine Abridged Map reading What, then, is time? If no-one asks me, I know; if I wish to explain it to he who asks, I do not know.- St. August…

Map Reading by @philvernon.bsky.social

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This is an important but frequently neglected point. « Transparency » is important for all sorts of reasons, but it is not, and never will be, a remedy against conspiracism. In fact, it is fuel for conspiracism.