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Poet, Translator | RLF Reading Round Fellow | Tutor, Oxford University | Stephen Spender, UNESCO Bridges of Struga & Northern Writers 🏆 | Opinions own, etc. www.manmadebooks.co.uk || linktr.ee/harrymanoninstagram

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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Today's Feature: "Vault" by @joclement.co.uk from Outlandish published by @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Read here: poems.com/poem/vault/
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Vault
There's a rifle in the cupboard and the dogs need walked.
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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our latest issue is OUT NOW! At the Gate of Exile: Focus on Archives Featuring Ottilie Mulzet, Vidyan Ravinthiran, James Appleby, Mayada Ibrahim, Mantra Mukim, Quyên Nguyễn-Hoàng, Rishi Dastidar – and more. modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/at-...
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National Centre for Writing @writerscentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Translators Deepa Bhasthi and Arunava Sinha join Jason Grunebaum, Tara Tobler, and Sana Goyal (Chair) to explore the current and future states of South Asian writing in translation. Tue 21 July, 2pm BST, online, free. Register now: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/south...
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Want to know more about screenwriting? Perhaps you have a play burning a hole in your pocket and are thinking about taking it to the next -ahem- stage, then why not join me, Ishy Din and Carina Rodney at Crossing the Tees Festival on 25th June - Tickets here: www.crossingthetees.org/whats_on/the...
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The Write Stuff: Can Literature Change Your Life?
Whether it’s a new exercise class, searching for a dream job, or going on a diet promising unbelievable results, we are always looking for the best way to change our lives for the better. But what …
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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today is the tenth anniversary of Jo Cox's murder by a white supremacist on her way to a surgery in Birstall in her constituency whose ethnic diversity she praised in her maiden speech to the Commons. Her murderer shouted "Britain first" as he shot and stabbed her to death.
Today is the tenth anniversary of Jo Cox's murder by a white supremacist on her way to a surgery in Birstall in her constituency whose ethnic diversity she praised in her maiden speech to the Commons. Her murderer shouted "Britain first" as he shot and stabbed her to death.

Rue

Rue Jo Cox, Députée Britannique, 
a street sign in Burgundy reads,
Assassinée pour ses convictions.

No British road is named after her,
I found on returning home, for fear
it could have proved controversial.

I remembered in Shakespeare rue
even for ruth, called ‘herb of grace’ 
because it was used in exorcisms, 

by the angel to clean Adam’s eyes,
and Gulliver back home for his nose 
against the smell of his countrymen.
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The ever brilliant @doctorow.pluralistic.net making sense about why things have stopped making sense:
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Poetry: A Healing Art - A quick reminder that I’ll be talking to Tahmina Ali and Bob Beagrie for Royal Literary Fund at @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social on Friday 19th - Tickets and more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-healing-...
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
See you all later for Verby delights!
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Royal Literary Fund @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Last week, we hosted Collected: Live at Middlesbrough Library: “Beating Writer’s Block”. With Harry Man, Bridget Deane and Tahmina Ali, the session explored poetry, screenwriting and creative habits that support writing. Thanks to everyone who joined us for such a lively conversation.
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My new pamphlet 'impressions' in which I take AI code and turn it into poems in a reverse-heist is available now from If a Leaf Falls Press. Copies are going quite rapidly and it's a limited run. More info: ifaleaffallspress.com/store/p/impr...
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impressions — If a Leaf Falls Press
28pp. Harry Man, edition of 100 impressions consists of 24 nine-line ‘portraits’ of altruistic or otherwise admirable living personalities, from Sol Escobar to Farhana Yamin. Conceived as revenge o...
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I'll be chairing a panel on 'Beating the Writers' Block' at Middlesbrough Central Library on Saturday 16th May with the fabulous Tahmina Ali and Bridget Deane. Our conversation will be followed by a Q & A. Tickets are free and available from Eventbrite at: www.tinyurl.com/rlfboro
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Tony Williams @tonywilliams.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I'm doing two events next Wednesday - a thing on swearing with (among others) him off the Viz, and then a sort of lecture-in-verse on art history (really!) as part of the evening performances. See you there I hope!
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Tony Williams @tonywilliams.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What Are Words Worth 2U2? is currently happening at Northumbria, a fantastic programme of arts and writing. If you're in the North East then do have a look and come to whatever tickles your fancy - there's absolutely loads going on. erratic-front-a98.notion.site/WWW2U2-Event...
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The Ancient Greeks believed in the ‘daemon’ the external genius or presiding spirt summoned into the body in the act of inspiration. For other ways to summon your creativity join us for a discussion on the Writer’s Block and how to beat it - with Tahmina Ali and Bridget Deane tinyurl.com/rlfboro
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The Hands up Project @handsupproject.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
✨📖 Oxford Poetry Circle – April Beginnings Join a beautiful evening of poetry, readings, and open mic 🌿 📅 Thursday, April 30 ⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM 📍 Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, Oxford Featuring wonderful poets and special guest Dr. Sulaiman Mosa Ewaida from The Hands Up Project 💛
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Oxford Poetry Library @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We are feeling the springtime energy here at the library, and are gearing up for another fantastic reading next month. Don't miss ✨ Unravelling History & The Material of Living ✨ on 23 May where we will be joined by esteemed poets Mona Arshi, Troy Cabida, Nina Mingya Powles and Jennifer Wong.
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Unravelling History & The Material of Living
An evening of poetry exploring identity, memory, and collective worlds.
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Centre for Place Writing @centreplacewriting.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This World Earth Day, join Jean Sprackland with Isabel Galleymore and Caleb Parkin, at The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham for an evening of eco-poetry - 15th April. #poetrysky @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/poetr...
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Poetry for the Planet - University of Birmingham
Award-winning University of Birmingham poet Isabel Galleymore leads this evening of eco-poetry and solar-inspired art.
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
How do writers use place? How does a real place make the leap into fiction? Can it become a character? Join us as we discuss these questions and more with authors David Mark & Saima Mir (@saimamir.bsky.social) at Hexham Book Festival on the 25th April. Tickets available now: www.bit.ly/hexhamrlf
A blue square with the text "Crime and Country
25th April - Hexham Book Festival
2pm - 3pm
www.bit.ly/hexhamrlf" and photos of David, Harry and Saima. David is wearing a tweed coat and has a goatee beard, Harry wears a lumberjack shirt. He has blonde hair and wears a friendly smile. Saima has dark rich brown hair and is looking up toward a spotlight with a smile.
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
How do writers use place? How does a real place make the leap into fiction? Can it become a character? Join us as we discuss these questions and more with authors David Mark & Saima Mir (@saimamir.bsky.social) at Hexham Book Festival on the 25th April. Tickets available now: www.bit.ly/hexhamrlf
A blue square with the text "Crime and Country
25th April - Hexham Book Festival
2pm - 3pm
www.bit.ly/hexhamrlf" and photos of David, Harry and Saima. David is wearing a tweed coat and has a goatee beard, Harry wears a lumberjack shirt. He has blonde hair and wears a friendly smile. Saima has dark rich brown hair and is looking up toward a spotlight with a smile.
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Mat Riches @matriches.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Harry The Man: A post about a great poem by Harry Man. Also contains references to ITV, Rosie Johnston and a squirrel in Hull matriches76.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/h...
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Harry the Man*
Oh what larks, January is over. What good news.I spent Monday in a strategy session for work working with a guy who’d been brought in. I went in being all cynical, but came out actually relat…
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
What is a "Writing Habit" and is it dangerous? Should I get one for myself? More questions like these and their answers at Collected Durham this coming Wednesday 25th March with Kathleen Jones and Christy Ducker. Tickets available here: collectedbooks.co.uk/products/the...
Three writers in black and white, Kathleen has short brown hair, wears a cardigan and small round earrings, Christy has long flowing brown hair with a black blouse and smiles at the camera. Harry wears a lumberjack shirt. He has blonde hair and a big smile. Above them are the words "The Writing Habit Conversations with Northern Writers from the Royal Literary Fund". The event is at Collected Books in Durham on the 25th March at 7:30pm
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I like this poem of loss and detail by Jennifer Wong from her @ninearchespress.bsky.social collection Light Year. ‘A life so loved and rented…’
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
A splendid collection @ninearchespress.bsky.social @jennywcreative.bsky.social
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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A wonderful poem reading from Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak by @betarish.bsky.social. Here we mark Martin Luther King's 1967 journey to Newcastle in 'On board the Tynesider'. Come into "the realm of hope." Line up your copy of this "seductive and sublime" book: ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Let's look ahead to brighter days, sign-up for our TRIPLE ONLINE LAUNCH on Tuesday 21st April, 7pm featuring #poetry from @jennywcreative.bsky.social @betarish.bsky.social and @kymdeyn.bsky.social as they celebrate these wonderful new books. Pay what you can: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/triple-onl...
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Off the Shelf Festival of Words @otsfestival.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Calling all writers! Check out the Writers Day on Saturday 7 March organised by The Writers Workshop in Sheffield. Info below
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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Delighted to share 'Tending' a #poem from LIGHT YEAR, our first book of the New Year. Written and read by @jennywcreative.bsky.social Line up your copy of this "luminous, intimate" #poetry collection now: ninearchespress.com/publications...
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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
📣Final tickets!📣 📆Sat 31 Jan 🕐10.30AM-7.30PM 📍Gladstone's Library 🎟️3 all-day and 5 morning tickets remain 🎤Four talks, closing with a Q&A. Listen, talk, and eat together 🍴Lunch, dinner, tea and coffee included 🛏️20% discount on accommodation Our website➡️Events to book @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social
A promotional poster for ‘Hearth 2026’, a one-day micro-festival at Gladstone’s Library. The event is on Saturday 31st January from 10:30am to 7:30pm. Ticket prices are listed as £110 for a full day and £60 for a half day. Featured authors are Sarah Perry, Harry Man, Dan Kaszeta, and Glenn Malkin. The poster describes four authors giving four talks, ending with a Q&A. The lower half shows an orange-tinted vintage photograph of a person lying on a fur rug reading by firelight, with the words ‘Gather round Hearth’. Gladstone’s Library’s logo appears on the right side. A banner at the bottom reads: ‘Book your tickets now | gladstoneslibrary.org’.A poster for ‘Hearth 2026’. The schedule lists:
• 10:30–11:30 — ‘Death of an Ordinary Man: Sarah Perry talks to Louisa Yates’
• 12:00–13:00 — ‘Popular Song with Harry Man’
• 13:00–14:30 — Lunch at Food for Thought
• 14:30–15:30 — ‘What is Ukraine and who are Ukrainians?’ with Dan Kaszeta
• 16:00–17:00 — ‘Binding the Booker Prize’ with Glenn Malkin
• 17:30–18:30 — Hearth Q&A with all four speakers
• 18:30 — Dinner at Food for Thought
A banner along the bottom reads: ‘Book your tickets now | gladstoneslibrary.org’. The design includes yellow accents and a ‘Festival’ tag in the top-left corner.
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I’m chairing this event with Christy Ducker and Bob Beagrie on 7th February as we chat about inspiration and dig into the RLF’s archive. Free to attend and tickets available here: tinyurl.com/55zzkfda
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Endre Ruset and I will be presenting Noriaki live at StAnza Poetry Festival on 15th March. We’ll be talking translation, the mysteries and histories of ski jumping and more. Join us in person or online: www.bit.ly/noritickets
A poster with a purple background featuring legendary ski jumping athlete Noriaki Kasai in his trademark yellow helmet. The text reads “Noriaki with Endre Ruset and Harry Man. 15th March. StAnza Festival in person and online. bit.ly/noritickets”. At the bottom there are logos for the event partners Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Norwegian Embassy, Norwegian Literature Abroad and Oxford University.
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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Massively excited for StAnza 2026. I'm doing an online workshop on Sat. 14th on finding community in and through poems but mostly I'm excited to be staying in fife for 5 days to be audience to amazing poets like Carl Phillips and this double bill with Sarah Howe and Marie Howe. HOWE cool is that?
clip from StAnza poetry festival programme. Poetry centre stage: Marie Howe and Sarah Howe. 18.30-20.15 Byre theatre. In person, online, BSL interpreted and hearing loop.
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I Am Loud CIC @iamloudpro.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
StAnza has just launched their 2026 programme, and it's a corker! We're delighted to once again be partnering with them for the St. Andrews Heat of our Loud Poets Slam Series, plus a performance poetry workshop. Check out the programme: stanzapoetry.org/festival/sta...
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Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Really, really happy to have a new poem in one of the first literary journals I ever read as a teen trying to find poems in the world. Here’s “After A Few Beers, My Uncle Asks Me How” in The Southern Review.
After a Few Beers, My Uncle Asks Me How

	for Uncle Tommy 

do you write a poem? It's like laying bricks,
I say. You put down one word, then another, 
and after a while you've made this path. 
Bullshit, my uncle says. Tell me the truth. 
The trick, I say, is the bricks can be anything. 
A window, the moon, even snow. Snow, my uncle says.
I remember when I was stationed in Germany in the 80’s. 
There was this huge field outside the base. 
It was the kind of cold that yanks your balls
up into your stomach, so much snow
you'd smoke a little hash and forget the planet
you were on was earth. I was on guard duty. 
Some civilian on a snowmobile raced
out of the woods and rocketed across the field,
waves of powder foaming up around him. I remember
I shouted: Hey Man! Hey man you're trespassing!
But he didn't hear. I didn't hear the gun
fire, but when he fell off I knew why. 
And the snowmobile growling like some animal.
I ask my uncle, If you could catch the bullet,
if you could turn the bullet into anything else, 
what would you pick? My uncle takes a long drink.
Shit man, he says. Maybe a bird? And it appears:
a little white bird in his hands, its wingtips
freckled with red. What do you feed the bird?
I ask, and, like a piece of bread, my uncle tears
a corner off the field. The bird pecks it from his palms.
How did we get here? my uncle asks, but there's 
so much snow, we can’t see the path. Before us,
a dark wood. You hear that? my uncle asks. And I do. 
Something's in there. Something ancient, growling.


Second page of the poem in the journal; the entire poem is in the previous image and here:

After a Few Beers, My Uncle Asks Me How

	for Uncle Tommy 

do you write a poem? It's like laying bricks,
I say. You put down one word, then another, 
and after a while you've made this path. 
Bullshit, my uncle says. Tell me the truth. 
The trick, I say, is the bricks can be anything. 
A window, the moon, even snow. Snow, my uncle says.
I remember when I was stationed in Germany in the 80’s. 
There was this huge field outside the base. 
It was the kind of cold that yanks your balls
up into your stomach, so much snow
you'd smoke a little hash and forget the planet
you were on was earth. I was on guard duty. 
Some civilian on a snowmobile raced
out of the woods and rocketed across the field,
waves of powder foaming up around him. I remember
I shouted: Hey Man! Hey man you're trespassing!
But he didn't hear. I didn't hear the gun
fire, but when he fell off I knew why. 
And the snowmobile growling like some animal.
I ask my uncle, If you could catch the bullet,
if you could turn the bullet into anything else, 
what would you pick? My uncle takes a long drink.
Shit man, he says. Maybe a bird? And it appears:
a little white bird in his hands, its wingtips
freckled with red. What do you feed the bird?
I ask, and, like a piece of bread, my uncle tears
a corner off the field. The bird pecks it from his palms.
How did we get here? my uncle asks, but there's 
so much snow, we can’t see the path. Before us,
a dark wood. You hear that? my uncle asks. And I do. 
Something's in there. Something ancient, growling.


Cover of the 2026 Winter Edition of The Southern Review featuring a blue-black background with a woman’s long white hair
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I’m chairing this event with Christy Ducker and Bob Beagrie on 7th February as we chat about inspiration and dig into the RLF’s archive. Free to attend and tickets available here: tinyurl.com/55zzkfda
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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I have been looking for a more contemporary translation of St. John of the Cross (Teresa of Ávila's partner in the reform of the Carmelite order in 16th century Spain). Now, I've found one by @marrrtha.bsky.social 💙📚 Ordering today from my local bookstore. Thanks @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social.
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Caroline Bird @carolinebirduk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
If you fancy ‘thawing creative blocks’ in the new year and writing a flurry of new poems, I’ll be tutoring this residential with the wonderful Romalyn Ante (plus guest speaker Kostya Tsolakis!) from 26th-31st Jan. Join us! ❄️⁦‪⁦‪⁦‪⁦‪ @romalynante3.bsky.social @kostyatsolakis.bsky.social ‬⁩
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Residential Writing Course: Poetry | Arvon
‘and it’s starting again, the longing that begins, and begins, and begins.’ Kim Addonizio Join award-winning writers Caroline Bird and Romalyn Ante in the depths of winter for an energising and playf...
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Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The Poetry Detective with Vanessa Kisuule is back 4pm today @BBCRadio4 looking for poems that can help us think through the things we wrestle with. Today: Doomscrolling. With help from @carolinebirduk.bsky.social among others. Producer Ellie Richold www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Poetry Detective, Doomscrolling
Vanessa Kisuule unearths poems that offer us insight into the issues that ail us most.
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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
SPOTLIGHT #poetry book - Popular Song by Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social - full of wonder and melody, a jukebox of poems. 'It’s a giant, wondrous exclamation mark of a book.’ – @betarish.bsky.social Now in our seasonal sale, just £7.99 ninearchespress.com/shop
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Royal Literary Fund @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Five RLF poets - Anna Woodford, Jo Clement, Christy Ducker, Harry Man & Degna Stone have created poems now on display at Longbenton Metro station. Poems on the Metro is a collaboration between the RLF and Tyne and Wear Metro and this work will be on view to enjoy until the end of the year.
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Caroline Bird @carolinebirduk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Tomorrow! I’ll be performing at Soho Poly alongside the poetry-forces-of-nature that are Joelle Taylor and Will Harris. Tickets here: sohopoly.co.uk/events/soho-po…. Hosted and curated by the brilliant Hannah Copley @hannahcopley.bsky.social
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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
If you’d like to stay with us during Hearth, you can book your accommodation now and receive 20% off! Go to our website and click 'Rest' to book or call us on +44 (0)1244 532350. 3/3
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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
The Library’s ever-popular one-day micro festival is back for another year, this time with Sarah Perry, Harry Man, Dan Kaszeta and Glenn Malkin! Four authors, four talks, closing with a Q&A where all four authors talk life and books. We listen, talk, and eat together. 2/3
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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
📣 Tickets now available!📣 📆 Saturday 31st January 2026 🕐 10.30AM-7.30PM 📍 Gladstone's Library 🎟️ Full day, morning and afternoon tickets available at buff.ly/pbuNH4x @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social 1/3
A promotional poster for ‘Hearth 2026’, a one-day micro-festival at Gladstone’s Library. The event is on Saturday 31st January from 10:30am to 7:30pm. Ticket prices are listed as £110 for a full day and £60 for a half day. Featured authors are Sarah Perry, Harry Man, Dan Kaszeta, and Glenn Malkin. The poster describes four authors giving four talks, ending with a Q&A. The lower half shows an orange-tinted vintage photograph of a person lying on a fur rug reading by firelight, with the words ‘Gather round Hearth’. Gladstone’s Library’s logo appears on the right side. A banner at the bottom reads: ‘Book your tickets now | gladstoneslibrary.org’.A poster for ‘Hearth 2026’. The schedule lists:
• 10:30–11:30 — ‘Death of an Ordinary Man: Sarah Perry talks to Louisa Yates’
• 12:00–13:00 — ‘Popular Song with Harry Man’
• 13:00–14:30 — Lunch at Food for Thought
• 14:30–15:30 — ‘What is Ukraine and who are Ukrainians?’ with Dan Kaszeta
• 16:00–17:00 — ‘Binding the Booker Prize’ with Glenn Malkin
• 17:30–18:30 — Hearth Q&A with all four speakers
• 18:30 — Dinner at Food for Thought
A banner along the bottom reads: ‘Book your tickets now | gladstoneslibrary.org’. The design includes yellow accents and a ‘Festival’ tag in the top-left corner.
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Louise @borolou.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Brilliant evening in conversation with the Northern Writers Panel of Christy Ducker, David Mark and @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social talking about writing and place at Sunderland Libraries' City Library. Thanks to the writers and @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social for this insightful,entertaining session!
Writers Christy Ducker, David Mark, and Harry Man seated in front of a Royal Literary Fund banner. Christy and David are listening as Harry reads.
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
8th October in Sunderland, I’ll be talking place and the writer with David Mark and Christy Ducker. For more information and tickets visit: www.bit.ly/writersonplace
Three authors smile into the camera. Christy wears a blazer and has shoulder length hair. David Marks wears a flat cap and sports a black and greybeard. Harry Man is in a plaid shirt with fluffy blonde hair. Next to them is the headline, “Northern Writers Panel, Wednesday 8th October 5:30pm”. To book tickets visit www.bit.ly/writersonplace
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Brave, groundbreaking and extraordinary life: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live
The primatologist was a
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Excellent humans of Morpeth, this, tonight!
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Alison Brackenbury @abrackenbury.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Tapestry,cross-stitch bookmarks! Does any kind sewing expert know when these 'templates' became available, please - or how old these might be? Just found in box with 1860s Bible- but I think they're newer.Possibly my grandmother's (died early 1970s) or my aunt's (died early 1960s).Thank you! #sewing
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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
"My fingers play with the silver hair at your temples, you stroke my face and I breathe slowly. Jigsaw pieces. We always did fit nicely." #TodaysPoem #poetry Swan by @salenagodden.bsky.social (2014 Burning Eye Books, Portishead) www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poe...
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Swan
We live on a river in the country, we talk gently and listen easy, we lost our smoky bark and city hiss. You’ll play me the guitar, whilst I knead dough. I make enough bread to ...
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Harry Man @harrymanonbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Quite unreal that Tony Harrison has gone. A poet (as he termed himself) of complete conviction, percussive and passionate and someone who lit the way and made a deeply important and lasting space for others. May he and his legacy go well. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
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Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88
Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all
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