Hey @sanditoksvig! This is my Nan, who thinks you are glorious; in her words, you are the only woman who has made her contemplate ‘batting for the other side’. Do with that what you will.
She can’t wait to see you at @StoryhouseLive tonight, despite having a broken pelvis! 💃🏼
@jlandpartners @LavazzaUK three weeks after first making contact about the missing parts on our new coffee machine and still no resolution! Apparently ‘we’ll call back in 48 hours max’ is code for ‘we will never contact you again’...
Thoughts?
'the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things. ' - Wild Geese by Mary Oliver whose words have accompanied so many of us, rest in peace
"This is absolutely a sincere kind of regret and honouring of those people who lost their lives." In the latest episode of our podcast, Jackie talks about the poem that has been a friend to her: 'Last Post' by Carol Ann Duffy. https://t.co/iYHltTrZlT
🙋🏼♀️ Two tickets going for Gok Wan’s sold out ‘One Size Fits All’ event! 💁🏼♀️
Sunday 14th October at Manchester Hilton - prosecco, brunch, catwalk, goody bag and styling advice from the man himself 🤴🏻
https://t.co/lU7fB8Kfp6
£90 for the pair. Message if interested!
#GokWan
“It’s like a friend when you see something in a poem and it sees something in you.” Beautiful new encounters in Durham this weekend @StChadsDurham@du_foundation@durhambookfest https://t.co/HMeWKi6k8f
Happy National Poetry Day everyone! To celebrate, each hour we'll be tweeting a poem that's acted as a friend to someone over the changing course of their life. Read, listen, share! Here's to poetry, change & friendship - today & always. https://t.co/HMeWKi6k8f #PoetryForAChange
WE WON THE SILVER AWARD FOR MOST ORIGINAL PODCAST!!! I am so proud to be part of this @PoetryExch team 🙌🏼 Thank you so much to @britpodawards and of course, all of our gorgeous Listeners who tune in with us each month. YES! 🥂
@PoetryExch@dearlucy@leckerpodcast@BloodaxeBooks I can’t wait to tune in to Lecker! So brilliant meeting you last night - I hope the mini champagne bottles haven’t left your head too sore today! I’ve now conquered my delicate disposition with avocado, hash browns & poached eggs 👌🏽 add a bit of poetry to that and I’m sorted!X
'We could rise up rooted, like trees'. Our latest episode celebrates a friendship grounded in truth and hope and belonging - 'How Surely Gravity's Law by Rainer Maria Rilke - Poem as Friend to Lisa.
https://t.co/dMmblszxpc
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported us and helped us reach 10,000 listens! Well, 10,011 to be precise but who's counting? Thank you so much for enabling us to share and celebrate poems in people's lives: https://t.co/y0OkADi98J #poetry#podcast
From our friends @PoetryExch: The Poetry Exchange monthly podcast talks to people about poems that have been friends to them. Listen to Maxine Peake talk to @mpshaeffer about ‘Turns’ by Tony Harrison https://t.co/78kRrR502t or subscribe here: https://t.co/wu0cxfaioh
‘And the hands feel as if they touch again’. Our latest episode is an exchange between London and Athens, celebrating lifelong feeling and a truly life-changing poem - ‘Return’ by C.P. Cavafy, translated by Rae Dalven - Poem as Friend to John. https://t.co/q1Qi9OAzDb