Ben Blench
@benblench.bsky.social
Magical person. Actual published poet. Freelance copywriter.
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Vik Shirley@vikshirley.bsky.social · 6d agoMy pamphlet 'Amorous Electrons', which draws on the music & writing of Daphne Oram (1925-2003), co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop & first woman to design & construct an electronic musical instrument, is published today & is now available to buy from the @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social site…
Still buzzing from last night’s extraordinary, transcendent gig by Sunn O))) at @paradisoadam.bsky.social Many thanks to the EHBO lady who tweezed the earplug from my left ear afterwards LOL
Idea for a sitcom called "Aloo Aloo", set in a Balti House in Birmingham. Owner Mudit deals with problems from a dishonest Reform UK councillor, local foodies, a stolen Instagram account and a pair of trapped asylum seekers, all while concealing the affairs he's having with his waitresses...
Director Michael Cumming's Brass Eye Hidden Secrets Ep. 1, featuring Chris Morris in the guise of a variety of different Davids: David Sanction, David Voffov, David Unesco, David Waving, David Enthusiap, David Compression, David Bovvinge, David Qunt, and David Jatt. youtu.be/ml6AJARRVno?...
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Here's Willie Thorne (RIP to a real one) having his lunch with a budgie on his shoulder. Plate of selected biscuits. Bottle of salad cream. Massive bowl of sugar. And what's going on with that tiny, glass fronted cabinet on the wall above the kettle?
“I had never seen poets before, one poet yes but not poets.” From The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
Some reflections on frequently unasked questions about stochastic parrots (the phrase and the paper): medium.com/@emilymenonb...
Stochastic Parrots 🦜: Frequently Unasked Questions
It’s been a bit over five years since the Stochastic Parrots paper (Bender, Gebru et al 2021) was published (and somewhat longer since…
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I like this poem a lot!
Vik Shirley@vikshirley.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy poem 'Squall' from my book-length work-in-progress, Inside David Lynch's Hair, has been published in @andotherpoems.bsky.social Issue 9. David Lynch's Hair is the ultimate surrealist landscape to me. Seventeen poems written, another sixty-one to go. I'm writing one for every day of his life…
Correction! My zombie binge poem is in the Featured Creator section, not the issue itself. Anyway: I got published BOOYAH! www.fullhouseliterary.com/poetry/how-t...
How to survive the apocalypse by Ben Blench — Full House Literary
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Ben Blench@benblench.bsky.social · 6mo agoI'm super stoked that the next issue will feature my poem, inspired by watching far too many episodes of Fear the Walking Dead after my daughter and her friend made me sign up for Amazon Prime so they could watch White Chicks, which they then gave up on half way through.
I visited the British Library the other day. Of all the books and all the pages in the place, this one presented itself to me.
I'm super happy to be able to share this link to one of my poems, just published in the "Featured Creators" section of the @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social website. Go there! Read it! Or listen to me reading it to you, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.fullhouseliterary.com/poetry/how-t...
Rules of nomenclature – Alexandra Citron atriumpoetry.com/2026/04/07/r...
Rules of nomenclature – Alexandra Citron
Rules of nomenclature . . Alexandra Citron was born in the US but has lived in the UK since her teens. Her poems have appeared in various places including Propel, iamb, And Other Poems, Ink Sweat &…
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Now playing: Johnny Cash - Man in Black open.spotify.com/track/7wL9EV...
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Having a great time getting stomped into a pulp by the monsters in DEVASTATION SONGS, the @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social anthology of Kaiju writing. Too many good ones to highlight so here's an especially stomach-turning monstrosity by @poetbex.bsky.social
Now playing: Baltimora - Tarzan Boy, because oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! open.spotify.com/track/6FwMGM...
Tarzan Boy
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Great interview with the creator of Andor, Tony Gilroy.
‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn’t During Its Release
While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient.
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Interested in poetry in games / games in poetry - including in historical games? Check out the call for papers for our annual conference (Multiplatform) below, which will take place in Manchester in mid-June. manchestergamecentre.org/events/2026/...
Multiplatform 2026: Poetry in Games/ Games in Poetry — Manchester Game Centre
Multiplatform is the annual Manchester Game Centre symposium dedicated to analogue and digital game studies and practice. In 2026, we turn to the lively, uneasy, and productive overlaps between poetr...
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Rewatching Maarva’s “Fight the Empire” speech. All of #Andor is great, but this bit is especially powerful. youtu.be/TaKrm5txGCQ?...
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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I have just been made aware of the Swan Car: louwmanmuseum.nl/en/car/brook... It's got electric bulbs in the swan’s eyes that glow eerily in the dark! It has an eight-tone, keyboard-operated Gabriel horn! You can shoot steam out of the swan’s beak!
Brooke 25/30-HP Swan Car - Louwman Museum
Matthewson wanted to shock the local elite with his car, and he certainly succeeded in doing so. The bodywork represents a swan gliding through water. The rear is decorated with a lotus flower design ...
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Last summer, on behalf of Granta, Sheila Heti underwent ketamine, DMT, and LSD/MDMA treatments. Her essay about these drug therapies is free to read online until Monday, along with the rest of Granta 174: Therapy.
In case you missed it earlier in the week — maybe other things are occupying your attention these days? — anyway, I had a sweet little poem published by the lovely people @atriumpoetry.bsky.social. It's about the terrible love and fear of being a dad. atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/03/b...
Bedtime stories – Ben Blench
Bedtime stories . . Ben Blench writes poems, hymns, and incantations about life and love. He has been published by Broken Sleep, Full House, Iamb, and Visual Verse. He lives in Amsterdam and mostly…
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Now playing: Gnonnas Pedro et ses Dadjes - Dadje Von O Von Non open.spotify.com/track/4bkIej...
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I, too, recommend this awesome anthology featuring incredible work by some astonishingly talented poets, hem hem
Rishi Dastidar@betarish.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhy not check out this anthology of poetry inspired by him that I co-edited? It's from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
