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"Poetry is the last free art. No one will invest in it. We can do what we want." Joelle Taylor linktr.ee/mirkkawrites

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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 6h
It hurts my brain to see Brits do their polite,non-confrontational thing about Russia&Brexit.We know through actual facts and evidence that Putin did it.He's not even trying to hide it, is he? Could we just for once confront and move on please? Yes, I know it's not quite nice. But pleeeeease.
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Willow Rosenberg: 'That Was Rude!'
Alt: Willow Rosenberg as Dark and veiny Willow in Buffy Season 6: 'That Was Rude!'
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 13h
hmmmm sometimes writing good! but sometimes? writing? very bad, very very bad
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I want to see empty exhibits in British museums, that contain only the story about what they once contained, and why they had to be sent home. The space would be no less profound for me www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Oxford ceremony marks return home of kiwi feather cloak
The kahu kiwi, given to a British doctor in 1900, was "crying to come home", Māori campaigners say.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I NEED the weekend to be three days.
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Gollum We Needs It
Alt: Close up the face of Gollum with text we needs it we wants it
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm not particularly afraid of spiders but we always meet in startling circumstances. Like one of them ending up in the narrow space between my glasses and my eye. Neither one of us behaved gracefully.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I did not enjoy the new Sense and Sensibility. To the extent that I feel slightly dirty* after having seen it. For example, Elinor was almost as moody as Marianne, which rather collapses the entire premise. (*Everyone and everything in it looks unwashed, which may explain the feeling.)
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Finally 🎉🎉🎉🎉 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
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Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature 2026
Most prestigious literature prize goes to Canadian known for genre-crossing works such as Autobiography of Red
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
These are now my favourite socks too.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October 2nd 2026, London UK: I am still in a t-shirt, shorts would be fine. The end of the world is much more comfortable than I expected.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why wasn't I told before that this exists? Why is mainstream media covering this up? Too afraid of true magnificence. (No, I haven't seen it. The poster, the concept alone put this at top of human achievements.)
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
REJECTION. REJECTION. The world is losing out on something mind-blowing. Maybe it's not ready yet? Nevermind, one day victory will be mine. #poetlife #poetry
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Cheese Buffy Encounter
Alt: The first Slayer looking fighty. Cheese man enters stage left dangling cheese and smiling invitingly.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I shouldnt be able to dry this much laundry in September
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've been reading Ducks, Newburyport for years (it's not an easy sentence!) and every time I pick it up it's just more topical. Scary and visionary.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I NEED the weekend to be three days.
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Gollum We Needs It
Alt: Close up the face of Gollum with text we needs it we wants it
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Our right to privacy is under threat. This is a crucial moment to demand stronger protections for our data and our human rights. Help us defend personal data security, expose hidden misuse and fight for stronger safeguards.
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Protect Our Personal Data
Our right to privacy is under threat. Help Liberty defend personal data security, expose hidden misuse and fight for stronger safeguards.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Poetry is the last free art. No one will invest in it. We can do what we want." Joelle Taylor at Chelsea Art Festival. HELL YES. POETRY IS THE LAST FREE ART. WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT. #poetry #poets #joelletaylor
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I would love to be in a position where I could be "a massive champion of tailoring". Reckon I'd do it better than old King Prince Charles too... have seen zero tailoring championing lately.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Back on my literary bullshit #SylviaPlath
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The person with the music written on their arse from Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights has pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour
A bare bum with music written on it. Someone is pointing at it all 'look! Arse music!'
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Lyyra @lyyyra.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's especially insane and cowardly since none of these people can hurt him. They can't impoverish him, or make him homeless or hungry. What is the point of "fuck you" money if you never say "fuck you" to shitty people
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Yes, I approve every poem of 14 lines calling themselves a sonnet.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Had a taxi ride in Crete with the English, and no one said anything and I was so pleased we could all just quietly and comfortably admire the scenery together.Turned out they felt very car sick on the twisting,winding roads and felt guilty about not having kept up the small talk.🥲
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"When you read a poem all that's required is that you be yourself but worse." Luke Kennard in Notes on the Sonnets Yep, I can do that. Easy. #poetry #poems #poetryreading
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Dr Malice @atarbuck.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
(To the tune of ‘Sex Bomb’) Night bread, night bread Eat the night bread! You don’t have any chocolate So you’re having this instead.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I love these fragments - this is my favourite translation of Sappho (by Anne Carson, the genius). Gladness! and with good luck to gain the harbor. #sappho #annecarson
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How strange to find a rainy morning in England strange.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
As a completely non-religious vegetarian, god how I hate the smell of pork. It *is* the foulest meat. Guess what my neighbours have been grilling all summer?
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marymulholland.bsky.social @marymulholland.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
queensparkbookfestival.co.uk/products/the... Do come to this - it’s going up be a fab reading/ discussion - we all have/ had parents, right?!
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The Poetry of Parenthood
Exploring motherhood, ageing, dementia and the enduring ties between parents and children. Caroline Smith and Mary Mulholland in conversation with Jill Abram FREE EVENT - NO TICKETS ISSUED Just turn u...
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The moment you've all been waiting for: MY hot The Odyssey takes. Thread. 01/
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I love the LWS podcast, not just because I'm a writer, but because really they are about how to fit your dreams into your life. open.spotify.com/episode/64fV... #writinglife #writing #dreaming
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#152: Margaret Heffernan — The Secret Weapon of Great Artists: Harnessing Uncertainty, Wandering & Creative Instincts That Machines Can't Create
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Brain: how come I'm not even that tanned this summer? Also brain: BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE SUN TRIES PURGE HUMANITY OFF THE PLANET Brain: oh, right. ... Do we have any ice cream left?
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 👁️ As police continue expanding their use of this surveillance tool, it's vital to know your rights if you come across one. Read our advice and information article. 👇 www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/facia…
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Police use of facial recognition technology: What are my rights? - Liberty
What is facial recognition technology? How is it used? What are my rights if I am identified using facial recognition technology?
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Sitting at my desk, curtains drawn, windows closed, I can tell when the temperature outside starts approaching +30°C. It would be nice if we hadn't fucked up the planet. Despite all my complaining about the English rain and cold, I would have liked that.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is a heartbreaking, but also beautifully human thread. 🥲
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I am definitely more and more writer because nowadays when something bad happens (or through own stupidity one makes something stupid happen), I'll be excited about the poem(s) I'll write about it. It's all grist for the mill, world! #thewordprocessorismightierthan21stcentury
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A very old poem finally out in the world: 'When I went mad' in Issue 18 of Drawn to the Light Press. It was a hot summer, but looking back, those summers didn't even know what hot is. Stay cool, stay sane! ☂️ drawntothelightpress.com/issues/ #poetry #poem #summermadness
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Issue 18 Summer 2026
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"Humans are the most playful animals on the planet [...] the opposite of play isn't work, it's depression". open.spotify.com/episode/4ixl...
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#194: Finding Peak Writing Flow & Focus — Dr Gloria Mark, Oliver Burkeman & Charlie Hoehn on Designing Your Day Around Peak Attention, Embracing Imperfection, and the Power of Play (Compilation)
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Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana @corrintachibana.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Utterly delighted and grateful to be on this list.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo are right now on the same floor, opposite each other at Tate Modern. If Artemisia Gentileschi were there too, the energy generated would be enough to destroy the patriarchy before our eyes.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Poetry and art tomorrow at 2pm. The gallery space looks great - I missed the opening so looking forward to all the art. And the poets are amazing - that's a guarantee! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bridging-t... #londonevents #poetryevents #poetryreading #poems #poetry
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BRIDGING THE GAP POETRY EVENT
Come and join us to experience fantastic new poems ,created by eight poets ,who have responded to works in the Bridging the Gap exhibition
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I have had to start increasing the font on my screen. Not because I can't see per se, but just because it's too much effort*. I do not like this. (*yeah, it's because I can't see) #ancient #oldage #dotage
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Tonight: grab a poem by the shoulders. Shake, shake, shake. Why won't it speak? #poem #poetry #howtopoem
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
What the heckity happened to April?!?! Where was I? What was I doing? Was it cruel?
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
No matter how technologically advanced a space or a demon race is, they always seem to need human slaves to chop and carry rocks.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Tonight: take a poem to the movies. Sit in the dark, let the soundtrack drown out your breath. #howtopoem #poetry #poem
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Black Iris Issue 5 is a real banger. And I'm not even saying so just because I'm in it. Read the whole thing. Start here: www.blackirispoetry.com/man-or-bear #poetry #poems
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Man or Bear — Black Iris
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Rewatching Buffy and school - what a way of life! Spending the day with BFFs learning biology, then a bit of maths, then geography... I'd even gladly try out some new sport in PE. And SOMEONE ELSE has planned and organised all this - all you have to do is show up! Why can't adults have this?
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
There's a lot of enshittification going on but the way MS has fucked up "new" Outlook continues to blow my mind every day. Over twenty years I've been relying on this tool and now it can barely send an email. I am truly curious as to how this was achieved.
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Mirkka @mirkkawrites.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Tonight: get angry with a poem. Open the windows and shout all the words. #howtopoem #poetry #poems
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