bluecoat (not my name)

bluecoat (not my name)

@bluecoat.bsky.social

gay guy in Brighton UK 🏳️‍🌈 blue is one of my favourite colours🦋love music💙total bookworm📘

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David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social

Here, Benjamin Zephaniah use analogy, irony, & plain speech to question the authority of those who claim to know what is best for the oppressed Whose interests are being served when freedom is denied? The final 3 lines encouraging activism, not rhetoric #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth

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David Atkinson
@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social

Roger Robinson speaks of survival, and hope The refrain of ‘and if’ shows life’s challenges are many, but the grandmother’s wisdom becomes a metaphor for memory & cultural knowledge. We aren’t moving towards paradise, we have it within ourselves #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth

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RMT Union
@rmtunion.bsky.social

🪧 No To DOO RMT Train Managers are out on strike again today, fighting plans to water down safety on East West Rail. Chiltern must guarantee the safety-critical role of a second person on board. 📸 Birmingham Moor Street