Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialPatrick Lappin @patricklappin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Whooh Shropshire! Alright Wem? How bist Dawley? Oswestry couldn't be here tonight on account of being a paedophile. 011
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Heartfelt apologies to any French speakers out there. This is so English I'm thinking of buying a longbow and wearing tweed. #WritingWednesday #poem #poetry #FrenchHipHop Join my Patreon and I'll love you more than you thought possible 😘 www.patreon.com/posts/je-nec...patreon.comJe n'écoute pas | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 010
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 04/06/2025"What if, like, whales had wings, maan?" A little alliterative vignette for today's #WritingWednesday #poem up now on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/allite...patreon.comAlliteration Bay | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 010
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 03/06/2025As obligate replaces oblige I feel uncomfort for the future of discomfort. #language #poetry 010
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 31/05/2025#TheNewsQuiz 526663
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 28/05/2025'As psychopomp, my role is not to judge...' Today's #WritingWednesday is a brief encounter by the River Styx: To see the other 13 lines, you'll need to join my Patreon. Surely £3 a month is a bargain for such whimsy? 😃 www.patreon.com/posts/when-c...patreon.comWhen Charon Met Karen | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Today's #WritingWednesday involves some very silly singing by me. Check it out on my Patreon. It's like 75p a week for a dose of raw, unfiltered Andy 😁 www.patreon.com/posts/judas-...patreon.comJudas Bladder | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Friday morning thoughts... #Trump #History #Poetry 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Today's #WritingWednesday poem is a sonnet called "Mary J. Green , Counsellor" and was prompted by Tim Andrews, one of my generous patrons 🥰 www.patreon.com/posts/mary-j...patreon.comMary J. Green, Counsellor | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 14/05/2025I reckon today's #WritingWednesday poem will come out as a sonnet... 000
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 09/05/20251. Tomorrow's my birthday and here's a gift you can get for me: Buy a small creator's work. Local band, indie writer, up-and-coming visual artist, that crafter down the street, or whomever. Your support matters to them, especially in this economic/social environment. And you deserve some joy, too. 1473044600
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Today's #WritingWednesday is a twee little love song, but to read it, you'll need to be a subscriber to my Patreon. Sorry to be mercenary about it, but artists gotta eat 😇 www.patreon.com/posts/lyrics...patreon.comLyrics for a Slowbear song | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 02/05/2025It's #BandcampFriday! This poem has been known by many names over the years, though mostly by its refrain "Never Scroll Down". Here it is for you to stream and own for the low low price of 50p! andybennettpoet.bandcamp.com/track/intern...andybennettpoet.bandcamp.comInternet Poem, by Andy Bennetttrack by Andy Bennett 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Today's #WritingWednesday poem is up on my Patreon. It's called BlueSkyWriting and has nothing to do with this platform 🙂patreon.comBlueSkyWriting | AndyBennettPoetGet more from AndyBennettPoet on Patreon 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025"Kick" (in snooker terms*) does not exist. I'll die on this hill if it becomes necessary. Which I doubt. * In XS terms, it rocks, obvs. 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025All writing projects have been suspended due to ankle pain that has taken over my brain 😣 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Poet, Comic. Comic Poet. Poetic Comic. Occasional Lyricist. Mostly fun with words. Likes: Adjectives Dislikes: Writing a Bio 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Sent my ballad across the pond to my yank collaborators. They can't put a tariff on #poetry 😂 010
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 07/04/2025At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs. 299246165390
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Excited to get tickets to see @josielong.bsky.social for the first time in aaages! Been a fan since loudly guffawing in the front row at Kindness & Exuberance at the Fringe a decade ago. Can't wait! 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Sad news about Val Kilmer. Tombstone is an all-time favourite, but Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang holds a special place in my heart. youtu.be/jUcgoTQs4eA?...youtu.beKiss Kiss, Bang Bang — "Badly's An Adverb"YouTube video by Moist Cut 000
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 20/03/2025That lasted about 3 hours then I had to have a lie down. MS is a bitch 😣 000
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025At the heart of every attack on disability benefits is the myth disabled people “get perks”: a free car, loads of cash, a life off work. It misrepresents the reality of disability, whilst exploiting low wages and high living costs to make the public envy people in daily pain. 623000984
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 20/03/2025And we reach the sweet spot between Too Fkin Cold and Too Fkin Hot 😎 000
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialAndrew Hunter Murray @andrewhunterm.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Everyone talks about China nicking American ideas, but as far as I can tell China thought of having an insane Cultural Revolution wayyyy before the USA caught up 0904
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 15/03/2025The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is downplaying the true scale of planned benefit cuts for chronically ill and disabled people. This is according to analysis from the New Economics Foundation (NEF). www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...thecanary.coLabour is HIDING the true scale of DWP cuts - and they could be over £10 BILLIONAnalysis from the New Economics Foundation has found that actually Labour has concealed the extent of the DWP cuts by billions 87036
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03... 33040501982
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Recording some back catalogue with a hairy wolf for a sound engineer 😎 000
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 27/02/2025On his own social media platform, and without providing any evidence to back up his claims, Elon Musk indicates the skies over America are deeply dangerous for air travelers. And, of course, that his company - quite by chance, you understand - will be filling the breach. 25381102
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.social28 Sonnets Later @28sonnetslater.bsky.social · 22/02/2025The latest sonnet: #22 - INDIGO: Indigo Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, in the USA. It probably isn’t haunted. But what if it was? CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT. The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel… #28sonnetslater #28sonnetslater #Colours #Indigo #LeanneModendlvr.it#22 - INDIGOIndigo Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, in the USA. It probably isn’t haunted. But what if it was? CONTENT NOTE: MENTION OF VOMIT. The Ghosts of Indigo Tunnel Reminding us they’ve been here all along,the spectres… 001
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Slightly late due to glut of Disney Princesses - Day 17 of #28SonnetsLater and this poet learns that it's not a good idea to end the last poem with the word 'glory': 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/2025/02/7-se...28sonnetslater.blogspot.com#17 - Seven Ages: JudgePresumably not distracted by kids singing Let It Go My Muse! My Comrade! Wreathed in loving glory, words fail to scale the height of my ... 000
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.social28 Sonnets Later @28sonnetslater.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The latest sonnet: #7 - An Ardent Palate: Turns out at least one of you clever folks already guessed @FayRobertsuk’s theme and the topic of the last poem (Lust of the Seven Deadly Sins), so here’s Gluttony: You’ll gorge yourself on… #28sonnetslater #7deadlysins #FayRoberts #gluttony #sonnetdlvr.it#7 - An Ardent PalateTurns out at least one of you clever folks already guessed @FayRobertsuk’s theme and the topic of the last poem (Lust of the Seven Deadly Sins), so here’s Gluttony: You’ll gorge yourself on all you might desire, pick this and that, fill platters to… 011
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Day 5 of #28SonnetsLater, and this poet remembers his school days...28sonnetslater.blogspot.com#5 - Seven Ages: SchoolboyWith smiles and hopeful airs, first day of school: crisp uniform and unfamiliar tie; new disciplines, a timetable, and rules of soci... 000
Reposted by @andybennettpoet.bsky.social28 Sonnets Later @28sonnetslater.bsky.social · 03/02/2025The latest sonnet: #3 - Tempest: @FayRobertsuk writes: I’ve decided, for the moment, not to say what my seven are. They’re quite famous, so it will probably become apparent as I go along (or I might change my mind later and say anyway…).… #28sonnetslater #FayRoberts #sevens #sonnet #sonnetcrowndlvr.it#3 - Tempest@FayRobertsuk writes: I’ve decided, for the moment, not to say what my seven are. They’re quite famous, so it will probably become apparent as I go along (or I might change my mind later and say anyway…). The gateway to the seven stands right here. You… 031
andybennettpoet.bsky.social @andybennettpoet.bsky.social · 01/02/2025It'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...28sonnetslater.blogspot.com#1 - Seven Ages: InfantThis 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 . ... 042
