Kevin Boniface

This Thursday 29th October at 7pm (GMT) an online gathering to celebrate 20 years of Bluemoose Books, the mighty indie press. With co-founders Kevin and Hetha Duffy and author Sharon Duggall. All welcome. If not already invited contact me via m'website davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site

Nah I’m all right as far as turning a black and white photo of an archetypal 1960s business man into a tarot card is concerned thanks

The latest Book Arts Newsletter No 175, November 2026 is available for download at: www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/newsletters/ 57 pages of artists' books news. Cover: LIVRES ! BÜCHER ! developed by artist and curator Marie-Pierre Bonniol. Next deadline: 14th November for the Dec 2026 – Jan 2027 newsletter.

The wonderful Simon Crump reading from Post - it Notes from Underground @bookcornerhx.bsky.social Marvellous.😊 You can but t here: bluemoosebooks.com

If you’re not aware of the frankly bizarre — but in its own way, poetic — online afterlife of WH Auden’s “Night Mail”, I wrote an explainer

Anyway, don’t forget to put your cocks back

Another largely vacuous discussion about the pros and cons of AI tech that conveniently overlooks the fact that these companies are so rich because they’ve stolen £billions worth of copyrighted material from people who are on the whole, a bit skint. Twats

Just found these fake FB Marketplace ads I made. Life was simpler in the olden days

Man showing his neighbour around his new Isuzu D-Max: “It’s just t’ basic model, like. Wi’out all t’ alloys and shit. All t’ other models have got all fancy crap down t’ side. I haven’t bothered wi’ that. It’s fucking mint to drive”.

Episode 13, Le Temps des Waxwings is now available from all the usual podcast places. With @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Thrilled with my picture of a pair of peregrine falcons

David Hall & Tony Sinden - This Surface 1972 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKR...

No man is held in this vehicle overnight

Henry rollins on The Cramps www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Simpler times

Hey @maxmoran.bsky.social thanks for the copy of the excellent Watershed Junction zine : )

Enjoy two ten minute natters with two fine writers who both have skin in the game.

🤷‍♂️https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/royal-mail-resignations-cwu-christmas-warning/

The Round About Town podcast: an archive of over 30 years' worth of postal work journals a half hour at a time. Available from all the usual podcast places. Episode 23: Feigning Insanity

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Today's episode features the time I saw the waxwings in this tree too. According to the note masking taped to the door, the chip shop was closed due to ill health although Peter's Computers which operated from the same building was accessible via the telephone number provided. Great days.

Forgot about this one from earlier today. An actual quite good picture of a heron

Thrilled with picture of a little egret 📷🏆

Tomorrow we publish Light Across The Plains by @sharonduggal.bsky.social Launching @waterstones.bsky.social Brighton. Magic. @theguardian.com @thebookseller.com

Three years ago. Had such great night : )

Top tip for postie readers: bag labels for bookmarks and elastic bands to stop your books getting all scuzzed up in your bag

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Capitalist realism

It's National Poetry Day and yes, it should run for a week, or a month, or even longer. Here's my book about reading one short poem very closely for a year - and what a poem! www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_cr...

On a round I’ve not been on for about ten years. Noticeably more artificial lawns and enormous cars. Here are some pics

Found a box of mates’ bands demo tapes from the 80s and 90s. Eee lad, it wa’ all fields round ‘ere

Picture I did for the front room. Found the perfect spot for it. About shoulder height just inside the doorway 👍

Still available from @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social or your favourite indie bookshop 📚

Always, always meet your heroes. 💙

My week in pictures 😬

'Post Modern' - an evening of back-to-back highlights, with thanks to @kevinboniface.bsky.social, @susannacrossman.bsky.social, Paul Kavanagh and @tonywhite.bsky.social

Fab evening, a literary event with brilliant work from @kevinboniface.bsky.social @tonywhite.bsky.social and more. I read Une Lettre à Bachelard. Thanks @davidcollard.bsky.social for hosting and all the audience who came.

Friends, join us this evening, I'll be delivering a Lettre à Bachelard (in English) for this great cabaret event with @tonywhite.bsky.social @kevinboniface.bsky.social & other fab writers. I'll be talking Bachelard, telegrams, imagination, fire & the house. For tickets DM @davidcollard.bsky.social !

This evening at 7pm (BST). Free, and all welcome. If not already invited you can contact me via my website: davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site

I'll be sharing some thoughts on the New Zealand artist Len Lye, who worked for the General Post Office Film Unit in the 1930s, making some dazzling animated shorts such as 'Rainbow Dance'.

Thursday 24th September at 7pm (BST) join me and authors Kevin Boniface, Susanna Crossman Paul Kavanagh & Tony White for POST MODERN, an online event featuring writers connected with postal services. Free & all welcome. If not already invited email me via m'website: davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site

All welcome. If you're not already on the guest list email me via my website for an invitation. davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site