Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 20hThoughts about trains, poems, and the fullness of glasses... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/the-roller... 100
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 22hThese people are on the right side of history. And I don’t mean the Labour government. Or the police. 030
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Spending the final hours of #NationalPoetryDay by celebrating second prize in the Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year competition. Blimey. Huge congratulations to Gary Studley and his winning poem 'Token', CP Nield who came 3rd, and all the shortlisted poets whose work was a joy to listen to. 🙏 010
Reposted by Steve PottingerEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Can you just imagine, for a moment, if this had been done to Tel Aviv, New York, London or Berlin? The repercussions would be immediate and devastating. But since it's only Palestinians who refuse to leave their homeland of Palestine... not even sanctions. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comNew Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in GazaSatellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire 613041
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Night comes early now. Through the train window I see house lights, silhouettes. #haiku #poetry #TrainTravel 130
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm not sure this morning's biblical rain was in the forecast. Thank heavens for waterproof skin. And towels. Especially towels. 100
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What a joy to spend last night at an excellent new poetry event where I had *no responsibilities whatsoever*. Hats off to organiser Matt Black, Temperance in Leamington (a gorgeous venue!) and an evening of excellent poetry at Tongue & Groove. 😊 010
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We no longer have news channels (if we ever did). Instead, we’ve news *management* channels. See Fairford, Trump, Palestine and others for examples. 113
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A day spent weeding, digging, pruning trees in the garden. It's been joyous, to be honest. Life should be more like that. But now...static.klipy.comDog SleepyAlt: A dog on a sofa closes its eyes and falls into the cushions, asleep. 010
Reposted by Steve PottingerResist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New Google Maps satelite photos, you can literally see it with your own eyes now! But it's not a genocide... 🤡🤡 16360268
Reposted by Steve PottingerDavid Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There is a genuine incomprehension amongst many journalists and politicians that anyone might care sincerely about Palestinians or seriously object to their indiscriminate slaughter. The natural human response to this genocide is something they simply cannot understand. 24566183
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Two Substack articles on one day – you can tell I've not been doing admin, can't you? 😂 stevepottinger.substack.com/p/just-not-c... 000
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026That feeling when you have a morning free of admin and finally manage to write a piece that's been nagging at you for days? Well, that. Just letting it settle now, and rewarding myself with a sandwich. #LivingTheDream #YoudBetterBelieveIt 020
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wolverhampton folks, get down the Lych Gate on October 4th. 022
Reposted by Steve Pottingerpoets and prattlers @pandemonialists.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's always worth checking out @atriumpoetry.bsky.social 😊 033
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026One blog. Three poems. 😊 stevepottinger.substack.com/p/three-poemsstevepottinger.substack.comThree poemsFollowing a week in which I’ve done two gigs – a glorious one in Ely (thank you, Fen Speak!) and another on the Sunday of Morecambe Poetry Festival as part of the Midlands Takeover – and seeing as the... 022
Reposted by Steve PottingerSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In NY yesterday people protested against Netanyahu & more than 100 of them were arrested Netanyahu, who's wanted for using starvation of civilians as a method of war, intentionally directing attacks against civilians, & extermination or murder as a crime against humanity, wasn't 07541
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Dear Black Country folk: you need to read this. That is all. 000
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Bye, Morecambe. Thanks for a wonderful weekend of poetry and poetry friends. See you again next year. ❤️ 010
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm at a poetry festival. The sun is shining on the bay and the hills in the distance, and I've taken a few minutes to write down some thoughts on the world. stevepottinger.substack.com/p/on-singers... 001
Reposted by Steve PottingerPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPiddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plansPiddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby 1663523839
Reposted by Steve PottingerLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳 7475205
Reposted by Steve PottingerJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026What on earth is happening? 23833111339
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It'll never cease to amaze me that – three years into a genocide – there are still media platforms, politicians, and artists who continue to "both sides" what's happening. And then expect us to believe it. 😐 020
Reposted by Steve Pottingerrichard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Can you imagine the press reaction if Palestine Action were forcing Ambulance Stations to close? Or the Socialist Workers Party were shutting Fire Stations? No, of course not, cos it wouldn't fucking happen. These people are terrorists and should be treated as such. Ban, arrest, imprison. 12255102
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm delighted to have one of my poems published by @atriumpoetry.bsky.social this morning. Have a read. :) 084
Reposted by Steve PottingerCaitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Macklemore's Tour Cancellation Shows Why Celebrities Don't Criticize Israel www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/macklemore...caitlinjohnst.oneMacklemore's Tour Cancellation Shows Why Celebrities Don't Criticize IsraelVideo reading by Tim Foley: 1515067
Reposted by Steve PottingerMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026In this world… don’t be an Ed Sheeran. Be a Macklemore and a Ms Rachel. 18698128
Reposted by Steve PottingerMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Worth noting that all but one of the venues that are apparently demanding Macklemore be dropped for supporting Palestinians are owned by NFL teams - the same people who blackballed Colin Kaepernick for protesting about racial injustice in the United States. 48223
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026And we start the day with a blessed miracle: window seat, table. #haiku #poetry #TrainTravel 190
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There's something about history repeating itself... it's on the tip of my tongue... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/many-years...stevepottinger.substack.comMany years ago...…when I was still young and wanted nothing more than to visit as much of the world as possible and be amazed by the people I met and the things that I saw, I found myself travelling through China. 022
Reposted by Steve PottingerThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 09/09/2026In the latest episode of “The Far-Right is Utterly Batshit”, Danny “Tommo”, Tiny-Tommy-Ten-Names’s Mate is currently stood outside the Daily Mail with 20 of his balaclava clad mates demanding that they… checks notes… Buy his mum a new house within 48 hours. You could not make this shit up. 49472162
Reposted by Steve PottingerThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 09/09/2026On Emergency Services Day, the Green Party stands in solidarity with the incredible work of the RNLI. They are true patriots who selflessly risk their own lives to save others at sea. 10436154
Reposted by Steve PottingerLuca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out. 11340701383
Reposted by Steve PottingerPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15233969816105
Reposted by Steve PottingerBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Look at these scumbags beating up a woman as Nigel Farage watches and then he praises them. Protect OUR women (So WE can abuse them). Is their slogan. 57439215
Reposted by Steve PottingerOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Palestinians won an Oscar - and then Israel responded with violent revenge. 318499
Reposted by Steve PottingerDavid Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people” So here are the worst things to come out of any official's mouth since the Nazis. And what is the world doing about it? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...aljazeera.comIsraeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightlyFar-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel's security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy. 52319
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"I will continue... to work on combating violence against women and girls; that is an issue that matters to me hugely. Except women and girls in Gaza, of course. I remain happy to help facilitate their sniping, bombing, starvation, and murder." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKeir Starmer announces he is standing down as MPThe former prime minister said he would now turn his focus to international affairs. 000
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026On waving goodbye to festivals for the year, with a link to a band you really should check out... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/turning-of... 000
Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I've updated the news page on my website to include info on this month's gigs in Ely and Morecambe. Come along, if you're about. 😊 stevepottinger.co.uk/news/ 000