Reposted by Ian McMillanRishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social · 28mOh but my receipt / Is kaput. It was too fleet, / All the verse, so upbeat. I hope the poetry shopkeeper / Doesn’t accuse me of deceit. / I know, I’ll ask for a swap for Some poetry concrete, / That’ll leave me replete. 012
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 25mwww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Afternoon stroll soundtrack: more Cyril Scott on Composer of the Week presented by Donald Macleod @bbcsounds.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukComposer of the Week - Cyril Scott (1879-1970) - The English Debussy - BBC SoundsDonald Macleod follows Cyril Scott as Scott establishes himself as a composer and pianist. 010
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 34mToday is National Poetry Day’s Boxing Day Where we Take back the rhymes That don’t fit And get some sonnets In the sale. 0156
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 1hOff to this event later with Isla. Should be fun! Arty fun! 0130
Reposted by Ian McMillanRon Davies @rondavies.bsky.social · 5hEarly river stroll. Overcast, fast moving clouds reveal glimpses of blue. The mountain wears a shroud. Swans, perched mid river, have a lie-in, heads tucked under wings. The river level is still low despite recent rains. Crows rise squawking from the field as though a murder has been committed. 031
Reposted by Ian McMillanDistracted Dan @distracteddan.bsky.social · 4hIf you can’t stand the feet Get out of podiatry 062
Reposted by Ian McMillanjabberwocky11.bsky.social @jabberwocky11.bsky.social · 6h1st cup of tea - it is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done 022
Reposted by Ian McMillanStephen Kerr @kidcobbler.bsky.social · 7hFirst cup of tea: and they all sipped happily ever after. ☕ 0101
Reposted by Ian McMillanJeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 8hIf you can’t stand the beat Get out of the disco 0141
Reposted by Ian McMillanJohn ‘the importance of ideas & information’ 🦋 @wjpme.bsky.social · 8hiPad abed I Type or key in words, making Bad haiku yet again 022
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 8hwww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Early stroll soundtrack: language meeting music in this National Poetry Day edition of ‘Round Midnight @bbcsounds.bsky.socialbbc.co.uk'Round Midnight - National Poetry Day - BBC SoundsTonight Soweto celebrates UK National Poetry Day with a selection of poetry-focused music. 091
Reposted by Ian McMillangrannyrose58.bsky.social @grannyrose58.bsky.social · 8hDown South visiting the legend that is my father, 97 today!🎂 2251
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 8hI carry the papers into the shop. They’re heavy because they include tomorrow’s magazines. I snip the bands. The boxing poster is out of date. The Bloke With Two Dogs comes in. We laugh when I claim my £1 lottery win. 61126
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 8hEarly stroll. The evolving moon. ROAD CLOSED sign as metal metaphor. A jacket hung on a fence. A man stands beside a white van, arms folded. That cat, splashed by streetlight. 38416
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 10hArchitect’s drawing: There’s me wandering about Through unbuilt newness 5212
Reposted by Ian McMillanThe Aesthetic of the Ordinary @aofoto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Check out our "Call for Submissions" for the next edition of ao magazine! #offprint Have one of your photos on our theme #AccidentalArtist featured in the Winter edition! #aoFotoCall #aofoto #Photography #EastCoastKin #MundanePhotography #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnitedaofoto.offprint.appCall for Submissionsfor the Winter Edition of aofoto Magazine 1209
Reposted by Ian McMillanDr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪 16601174
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 17hIT is important because without it Newton would just have discovered gravy. 88515
Reposted by Ian McMillanjonstump @jonstump.bsky.social · 17hFloodlit football is the best football. 2173
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 18hSee you all later this month at Darfield Museum’s Open Mic Night: bring us a poem or a song! 0133
Reposted by Ian McMillanSamuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social · 19hI am in the shining middle of something good 081
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 19hwww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Evening listening: this splendid Alan Plater drama @bbcsounds.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukOnly A Matter Of Time by Alan Plater - BBC SoundsWhen time-telling was standardised in the 19th century, some had their doubts... 191
Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 19hwww.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Evening stroll soundtrack: this excellent edition of In Our Time on Casablanca. @bbcsounds.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukIn Our Time - Casablanca - BBC SoundsThe classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting. 1124
