Went to jerpoint abbey where richard ii was, then viewed the eclipse surrounded by confusedly mooing cows
The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2026 is now open for entries. Further details and entry link here: thelondonmagazine.org/short-story-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUT6... God what did we do to deserve another muddy grubby desaturated beige log footage medieval movie
THE UPRISING Official Trailer (2026) Andrew Garfield
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Was glad to have a chance to see the Queer Spectrum Film Festival's 'Living with HIV' short flm programme at the IFI today. If you're in Dublin, there are more films on tonight and tomorrow: ifi.ie/queer-spectr...
QUEER SPECTRUM FILM FESTIVAL 2026 - Irish Film Institute
Powerful stories and moving images from LGBTQIA+ migrants and queer people of colour around the world. From June 12th-14th 2026 Welcome to the third edition of the Queer Spectrum Film Festival (QSFF) ...
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'Christ is incarnate in solidarity with the worst things that can happen to our flesh. This means contemplating the mystery that our pain and shame is an ikon of the crucifixion and resurrection. It means being intimate with horror, with the things which make us cringe away lest they happen to us.'
e.g.n. lafleur@egnlafleur.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt is not a new thought that the bodies of the poor and oppressed are the body of Christ, but I invite you to consider: poz blood is the blood of Christ. The blood people fear and revile is that which we hold most sacred, the material of being itself. open.substack.com/pub/egnlafle...
the hollow is now filled with Richard II
Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳@ancestralenq.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe upper tier added a century later, between 1460 & 1480 has the 12 apostles flanking figures which probably represent the Virgin Mary & Christ. The figure of Mary was removed at the Reformation & the hollow is now filled with Richard II. /2
Of course we all yearn for the days of AIDS and Section 28, that's why we're doing traditional moral values again
Delighted to be taking part in this new festival, please do share. It's a zero-budget operation with no outside funding so much depends / upon / ticket sales
Christodoulos Makris@cmakris.bsky.social · 3mo agoRE:VERB 2026 - PROGRAMME NOW LIVE! Session tickets: €10 Festival pass: €35 Read the Festival Announcement: yesbutisitpoetry.blogspot.com/2026/05/reve... Visit the Festival Webpage (artist info + tickets): yesbutisitpoetry.blogspot.com/p/reverb.html
'Gay English Catholic man' ? or 'English Catholic gay man' ?
“Picture of Nobody” follows a young poet navigating the literary scene of interwar London. It’d be a simple autofictional exercise, except the “nobody” in question has a very familiar namesake: William Shakespeare.
What’s in a Name? | Nico Taylor
“Picture of Nobody” puts forth a hard-boiled theory of what makes for literary success in a rapacious capitalist society.
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Philip Owens' Picture of Nobody, published first by Jonathan Cape in 1936 & second, with foreword by myself, by McNally Editions today - an intricate modernist black comedy in which protag Will Shakespere struggles to write as another modern war approaches. www.mcnallyeditions.com/books/p/pict...
@allenbratton.bsky.social considers the timelessness of Philip Owens’ Picture of Nobody and the artistic pursuit of genius.
In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s Picture of Nobody
Philip Owens is buried in a war cemetery near Athens, Greece. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records him as having died on the tenth of June, 1945, aged forty-four, a sergeant in the Britis…
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My introduction to the @mcnallyeditions.com reissue of Picture of Nobody -- Philip Owens's clever, chaotic re-envisioning of Shakespeare in interwar London -- is now online via @literaryhub.bsky.social. The book is out tomorrow, 14th April. lithub.com/in-pursuit-o...
In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s Picture of Nobody
Philip Owens is buried in a war cemetery near Athens, Greece. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records him as having died on the tenth of June, 1945, aged forty-four, a sergeant in the Britis…
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So excited that this is so close to coming out -- hope you enjoy
There's a scene in Hamnet of William Shakespeare contemplating suicide and I was like please don't start reciting 'to be or not to be' and then he did
Chuffed for all the people who are posting saying they outsold Nuzzi but even Nuzzi numbers are all but unimaginable for small press poetry, buy my and Harry's new book, help us dream: veer2.org/Kit-Fryatt-H...
Kit Fryatt & Harry Gilonis - Book of Inversions — Veer2.org
Kit Fryatt & Harry Gilonis - Book of Inversions Veer2 Publication 050 [ISBN:...
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Sam Adams@samadams.bsky.social · 8mo agoeven if you’ve never written a book you only sold 1200 fewer copies last week than Olivia Nuzzi
I had a dream last night that I made a post telling everyone to stop rating books on a numerical scale
Henry Henry's US publisher @unnamedpress.bsky.social is currently running their big holiday sale -- if you want a discounted copy of HH, hardback or paperback, without ordering from Am*z*n, now's your chance. unnamedpress.com
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A must-have! Dulcibella agrees. First print run (which admittedly was not on the scale of, like, Byron's Don Juan) is nearly sold out, get your copy here: veer2.org/Kit-Fryatt-H...
This French website will only let me choose Connacht, Leinster, Munster or Ulster as the region for my shipping address
Massively enjoyed my evening with the DCU book club -- thanks so much for the warm welcome and the insightful questions. I was very touched that at least one person liked Hal and wanted him to be happy.
DCU Library@dculibrary.bsky.social · 10mo agoAllen Bratton reads from his novel Henry Henry at tonight's @dublincityuni.bsky.social Book Club in DCU Library - a response in fiction to characters in Shakespeare's Henriad
Sick of having to be in someone's vlog every time I go to Trinity
Allen Bratton @allenbratton.bsky.social will join us for a Book Club event to discuss his novel 'Henry, Henry' on Thursday, the 16th of October. To register, please go to: launch.dcu.ie/3J0qZLg
Dubliners: on 16 October I'll be joining the Dublin City University book club to talk about Henry Henry with a very special interlocutor, Dr Kit Fryatt -- professor, husband, & indispensable literary collaborator. Free and open to all, but please register ahead of time: www.dcu.ie/dcuartsandcu...
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Truly shocked, but so happy to be able to share the honour with my agent, Martha, my editor, Brandon, and everyone at Unnamed Press and Jonathan Cape -- and my husband & constant collaborator, Kit, who's been helping me to create this world and these characters from the very beginning.
Lambda Literary@lambdaliterary.org · 11mo agoCongratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Gay Fiction: Henry Henry by Allen Bratton! @allenbratton.bsky.social @unnamedpress.bsky.social #Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
Last day to submit! Judged by Gurnaik Johal, Ben Pester and CAA’s Erika Price, the winning stories will receive cash prizes and publication in The London Magazine. Submissions close at midnight. More details here: thelondonmagazine.org/short-story-...
The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 - The London Magazine
The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. We are looking for unpublished short fiction, no longer than 4000 words.
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