Chilling and brilliant ‘As others see the us’ - Neil MacGregor on Radio 4 - listen to the one on Poland today. Affection and disappointment, ending with a damning indictment of what we are actually doing in leaving the EU. BBC Radio 4

Bards & Beats is on from 8pm at the Ivy House @Save_Ivy_House and the evening includes Rye Poets who will be giving voice to the lyrics and poetry of Patti Smith and Yoko Ono.

Gillie Robic at the launch of her wonderful second collection, Lightfalls, last night. Live Canon Poetry

I look forward to this at the legendary Troubadour

“We’re prisoners of our own western science; indigenous people have long known that plants will communicate with each other”: Suzanne Simard brilliant on the Wood Wide Web, tree-intelligence & science playing catch-up with indigenous ecological knowledge. m.nautil.us/issue/77/under…

'An hour with Miss Mew is like having whisky with one's tea'.... An admiring contemporary listener, after one of Charlotte Mew's rare readings of her extraordinary poems. You can hear intoxicating lines on Julia Copus' fine BBC Radio 3 feature: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The Rye Poets are delighted to be invited to give a performance - Three into One - The Dragon Café this Monday. #mentalfight

Stimulating evening - really varied responses from the poets - ekphrastic/elastic!

This appeals in many ways...

Loved illustrating this book, especially the intriguing character of Spearthrower Owl

Come Unto These Yellow Sands. Richard Dadd. 1842

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I agree - rather deep he went

Sorry to miss this - believe it or not, a social clash!

This Sunday on Radio 3, escape to the ancient world served up with Brummie spices ... what a joy to be a small part of this!

I think these are just the most joyous contemporary self-portraits by a fabulous woman - unflinching energy!

Enjoying rehearsals for this!

Great to be taking part, and adding a gentle edit - it’s on Tuesday 21st June! See you there 🪁