"But the great dark birds of history screamed and plunged / into our personal weather":

profoundly beautiful and moving

“This latest investment marks the start of a major and ongoing programme of refurbishment and asset replacement across all libraries.” love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-counci…

Anyone who has ever used Euston recognises this mad dash. It’s not safe, and it’s even less safe for the elderly or less able. A public service that endangers the public.

Helen Dunmore:

I love bees, I love poems about bees and I love the poetry of Niall Campbell. This is beautiful 🐝

I can finally announce that I’m the winner of the McLellan Prize in the Scots category #scotslanguage Huge congratulations to all my poetry pals who were placed in the categories 🎉 all results at arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/poetry-competi…

Boris Johnson has crawled out of the woodwork to join Nigel Farage in saying the UK needs a referendum on ECHR membership If UK media is going to give him a platform to spout this boll**** it’s up to all of us to call it out. RT this if you agree

This year of living with a cancer recurrence has also been radiant with #poetry joys incl. my 1st full-length collection with Drunk Muse Press #poemoftheweek in The Scotsman & 3 poems in the @BrokenSpineArts trilogy #untamednature #untamedlove & #untamedidentity👇All the love ❤️

With only Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick remaining in the contest, the two finalists go head-to-head to invent their own brand of dog food and win the £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar

'the word of the Lord' by Lydia Harris focuses on the important things. Read the full poem at the link below or through the link in our bio: inksweatandtears.co.uk/lydia-harris-3/

Hello GWR -I’ve been advance booking the same train journey each week for the last 3 years. This autumn it has suddenly tripled in price. No warning, not tied to the March increase. What’s happened? It’s now significantly cheaper to drive, which is not what I want to do #GWR

On November 20th we are convening a unique, historic event around the legacy of Edward Said. Join us at London's Royal Festival Hall to hear key writers engage with The Question of Palestine at this urgent juncture: Jehad Abusalim Tamim Al-Barghouti Budour Hassan @SareeMakdisi

Now: Protestors in Jerusalem are demending an end to the massacre in Gaza. Calling "How many more need to suffer? Human life above all!" Free Jerusalem

Guys, the internet is still wonderful.

Mind boggling that Israeli ministers are launching conferences to settle Gaza and ‘encourage transfer of citizens’ out of it while some continue to say who can really say what the Israeli government’s intentions are in Gaza? They are impossible to divine.

Israel's offensive on Northern Gaza has intensified with its assault on the Jabalia refugee camp. Thousands of residents have been forced to flee. Channel 4 News has been hearing their stories.

One of the strongest forms of journalistic partiality is when liberal-minded reporters are so determined to demonstrate a lack of bias that they end up over-correcting and producing coverage with a conservative slant. Trump continues be a huge beneficiary of that.

Fab afternoon seeing Cáit O'Neill McCullagh launch her collection, The Bone Folder Drunk Muse Press at Waterstones Inverness - delighted to join poet pals jon miller & KarenHP as a support act. Cait was amazing and her book is fabulous, go buy!