My show ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’ is coming to Edinburgh for the last week of this year’s Fringe (24-30 Aug). #edfringe If you think you can make it through an hour of poetry, you can get tickets here: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Brian Bilston
@brianbilston.bsky.social
I write poems. Shows: https://brianbilston.com/events/ Books: https://brianbilston.com/books/
Today is Venn Day, in celebration of the mathematician John Venn, born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn Diagram.
Not long now until my week at the #EdFringe, followed by autumn tour, when I’ll be reading poems from ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’. More info on all the shows can be found here: brianbilston.com/events/
My July newsletter is now out. It’s a monthly endeavour, containing a selection of new and old poems plus news on where I’ll be over the coming months. You can read it here: brianbilston.com/2026/07/20/n...
Newsletter – July 2026
Hello brave subscriber, Welcome to my first newsletter, a naive and futile attempt to escape from the horrors of social media: the lack of safety controls; the endless ads; AI; the ‘influence…
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One of the things I appreciate most about living in Norfolk is the fact that it induces a near-constant state of bewilderment. 1/4
Pets Sounds is out today! We’re having a listening party on Bandcamp at 8pm this evening (UK time) to celebrate. If you’d like to hear the songs and join the chat with various band members, you can find us here: petssounds.bandcamp.com/merch/pets-s...
PETS SOUNDS Listening Party from PETS SOUNDS
Listening Party from PETS SOUNDS.
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Skep Wax Records@skepwax.bsky.social · 3w agoPets Sounds! Out soon! Read all about it! With The Cords, The Magnetic Fields, @brianbilston.bsky.social, Jetstream Pony, Swansea Sound and many more pet-lovers…. www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2026/07/unde...
Never forget that time Sam Neill gave a quote about murder that was so beautifully kabonkers, we all assumed it was a Clickhole bit initially
Something for the weekend: Give Us Bubblewrap #HMHB youtu.be/-Fb2fGCaI6I?...
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YouTube video by Half Man Half Biscuit - Topic
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Been learning to do cryptic crossword clues lately, and Google AI has been a really big help 👍
Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.
London gig, this Thursday. I’ll be performing some song poems with the Catenary Wires, at the album launch of ‘Pets Sounds’. The brilliant Jetstream Pony and Railcard will also be in attendance. Tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/17424
It’s the 114th anniversary of the opening ceremony of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm—the first at which poetry was a category you could win a medal for. The gold was taken by... er, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, President of the International Olympic Committee 🧵
I can’t remember whether I’ve mentioned this before but I’m going on tour this autumn: 46 shows across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe. It would be smashing to see you at one of these. brianbilston.com/events/
I can’t remember whether I’ve mentioned this before but I’m going on tour this autumn: 46 shows across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus the last week of the Edinburgh Fringe. It would be smashing to see you at one of these. brianbilston.com/events/
Hear my July @dandelionradio.bsky.social show w/ #WorldCup songs in 1st hour. Then pet songs in 2nd hour to mark National Pet Shop Day (June 11th) and the release of a new @skepwax.bsky.social compilation album called 'Pets Sounds' (July 17th). Listen on Mixcloud at: www.mixcloud.com/DandelionRad...
SHAKESPEAREAN HAIKU Shall I compare thee To a summer’s day? Alright – Thou art very hot.
Come and read our blog today - an interview with Brian Bilston, plus - a face reveal! Brian Bilston: Why Writing Poetry for Children is Much Better than Having to Write it for Adults childrenspoetrysummit.com/2026/06/25/b...
Brian Bilston: Why Writing Poetry for Children is Much Better than Having to Write it for Adults
Brian Bilston – Revealed! I had a new book come out recently. It purports to be “an alternative guide to writing and enjoying poetry”: a fondly facetious exploration of the “craft” of poetry,…
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Please note this gig clashes with the game between winners of matches 89 & 90, featuring surviving teams from games between 1st in group E vs 3rd from either A,B,C,D or F; 1st in I vs 3rd from either C,D,F,G or H; 2nd in A vs 2nd in B; & 1st in F vs 2nd in C. Should be a cracker (the gig, that is).
A lot of people don't realise this but in the UK we have to replace our Prime Minister every two or three years or else the rights revert back to Marvel
Perfect opening sentence to a Ray Bradbury short story.
Sean Thomason@seanthomason.bsky.social · last mo.The crazy thing is that for most of my life I would go ten, fifteen, sometimes even thirty minutes at a time without thinking about the Reflecting Pool.
A reminder about our upcoming London gig at Water Rats on Thurs 9th July with Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires and Railcard, the launch show for the new Pets Sounds LP on Skep Wax Records! wegottickets.com/f/17424/ petssounds.bandcamp.com/album/pets-s...
BRIAN BILSTON and THE CATENARY WIRES
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TEMP REQUIRED for an office based in Central London – apply in writing to Number Ten. Previous experience not essential – you’ll be out of there by five pm.
In an attempt to read some poems at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, I shall be reading some poems at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Today is World Refugee Day. Here’s a poem called ‘Refugees’.
