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Circ @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I made a dozen collages based on walking York city walls to go with a poem sequence. They didn't quite fit the text - developed their own language which wasn't that of the poems - so I dropped them. But they have a logic and appeal of their own, nevertheless, so here's #1, the rest to follow ...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This gorgeous item arrived a couple of days ago. Crammed with Kelvin Corcoran's soaring lyricism and fabulously illustrated, by David Rees. Small enough to fit in a jacket pocket, too, so it'll be with me wherever I go for the next few weeks. A gem of a book in every sense, from Musicaliet.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

1st September, 2026: 3 evening cloud studies.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'The rain it raineth every day' (Twelfth Night), and it rained yesterday evening too, with a vengeance. Here's the downpour at 7.30ish from the portico of York Station. So heavy, me and a friend had to cancel a planned pint together in town - better drouth than drowning!

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yep. The Glyders are just as good, and Tryfan is better.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sign on a current church renovation site near York Minster irresistibly suggesting a message from Andy Burnham's PR team.

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Jacob Evans @vumpire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The prologue of every Stephen King novel published between 1975 and 1988: Under thy shadow by the piers I waited Only in darkness is thy shadow clear. The City’s fiery parcels all undone, Already snow submerges an iron year...--Hart Crane We've got the biggest balls of them all --AC/DC

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

PastedGraphic-1.png Fab Howard Munson YouTube film featuring mine and David Annwn's Ätherstrophen, versions of Emmy Hennings, published recently by Zim Zalla, in his Photo-Video Art Zine #98. Sincerest thanks to him and everyone involved in this (re)realisation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J38a...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Had the same letter myself, Tristan. I wouldn't worry about it too much. The press in question used to be an interesting, fairly radical outfit (though never as radical as they fancied themselves), but since they lost their AC grant they've gone downmarket. A bit of a busted flush these days, tbh.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Beningborough Hall gardens earlier A cool walk to calm the fevered eye.

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Mike Ferguson @mferguson-writer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

My thanks to Nick and Rupert for posting

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Ouse, from Lendal Bridge yesterday evening. #Yorkmood

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The brilliant New York Brass, at the Crescent Club, York, in a rendition of A Fairytale of New York.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Thanks, Tristan - so pleased you like our Emmy! If anyone is interested in find out more, or even getting their own Aetherstrophen, here's the link to the publisher: zimzalla.co.uk

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

'I see the boys of Sumer in their ruin', as Dylan Thomas almost said.

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Kevin Boniface @kevinboniface.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Very sad to hear about the death of brilliant Lorraine Cheshire. Here she is carrying one of the best scenes from a sitcom ever

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Apologies, all, for the long Bluesky silence. But just to say I'm going to try harder to make this account work in future, by posting stuff and making it my main social media outlet. The others, you hardly need telling, are rotten with ads, promotions, and claptrap. More to follow, watch this space.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Thanks (belatedly!), Sarah-Clare!

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Here's the link to book the livestreaming of my inaugural professorial lecture: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b6518a...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Pleased to be able to announce I'll be giving my inaugural lecture as Professor of Arts and Culture at Hallam University on 14 May. I'd love to see as many friends who can make it there, in person or virtually. Details and Eventbrite booking link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Two Swansea launches this week for mine and Chris Wigginton's new Dylan Thomas biog - at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, 6.30 pm, Wednesday 9 April (book at dylanthomasbirthplace.com), and 6.00 pm, Friday 11 April at Event 42, Mumbles. Thanks to Alun and Tim for organising - see you there! #DylanThomas

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Terrific impromptu Northern Lights / Inform experimental poetry on Friday evening in Leeds at the HEART Centre, Headingly. Loads of fine poets and a fun time was had by all. Big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for and Nasser Hussain for organising.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Stately, plump Mrs Dalloway ...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Terrific books, all beautifully produced.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Or 'different gravy, same pie', as my brother more gastronomically put it to a camvasser at the last election. Totally agree: Labour seems to have reached the point of irreversible degeneration.

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Leafe Press @leafepress.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

"Arcadian Rustbelt is a restitutive attempt to answer the question, Was there a second generation of the English Underground?" Litter interviews the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt" the new anthology of 1980s underground poetry, pub. @Waterloo_Press: www.littermagazine.com/2025/03/two-...

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Interview with the editors of "Arcadian Rustbelt"

Two Interviews with Andrew Duncan and John Goodby, editors of the anthology “Arcadian Rustbelt”, pub. Waterloo Press. 300pp £12.00 Introduct...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Yeah, one of my faves. The business about the Topic bar is pure genius.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Looking forward to taking part in this quite major poetry minifest on Friday week in Headingley. Big, big thanks to Kimberly Campanello for organising. See you there, Leeds and York friends!

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Pics of the launch of Arcadian Rustbelt at Xing the Line on Sunday. Big thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for organising, and to all our readers - Harry Gilonis, Frances Presley, Elizabeth James, Simon Smith, David Rees and Khaled Hakim, with guest appearance by the marvellous Tilla Brading.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Pics of my talk 'Dylan Thomas: the Life versus the Legend' to a sold out venue yesterday at York Literature Festival. Big thanks to the organisers for the opportunity to contribute, and to Vybarr Cregan Reid, Chloe Hanks and Phillipa of the Little Apple Bookshop for support on the night!

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

An evergreen Victorian railway catering joke from The Railway Station: a Social and Cultural History: ‘Are these sandwiches fresh?’ ‘I don’t know sir, I’ve only worked here for two weeks’.

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two men in a car one of whom is saying it 's funny cos it 's true

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Labour could tax the super-rich to end poverty, build social housing and fix our NHS. They are choosing to go after the worst-off instead. For a while, many people didn’t know what this government stood for. They do now: tough choices for the poor, endless money for war.

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Not the Blue Peter badge! There have to be some limits, for christ's sake!

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Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

We got rejected for Arts Council funding again, but at least they're being honest about the fact they have no money. If you wanna buy our books, please do: www.brokensleepbooks.com/books

We decided not to fund your application this time because:
- our funds are limited, we decided to fund a mix of

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Love the way this also spells out 'dada'!

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Pleased to be giving mine and Andrew Duncan's new anthology its London launch. Many thanks to Iris Colomb and Jeff Hilson for the invitation. The woods of Arcady are not dead and their antique joy is bang up to date (apologies to Yeats). Sunday, 9 March. Be there. www.facebook.com/share/p/1663...

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John Goodby @gobygoodby.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I recorded a podcast on Dylan Thomas for the New York-based History of Literature series at the end of 2024 - it's just been released. Many thanks to Jacke and Emma Wilson for making it happen. Here's the link: open.spotify.com/episode/5FLR... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...

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677 Dylan Thomas (with John Goodby) | Emily Brontë and the Search for Hope

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