Matt Gilbert

Matt Gilbert

@richlyevocative.bsky.social

Poetry bothering, blog tinkering, place pondering, musically promiscuous, book-loving freelance copywriter. Likely to moan & rail at the unfairness & absurdity of life. Poetry links https://richlyevocative.net/articles-reviews-first-published-elsewhere/

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Centre for Place Writing
@centreplacewriting.bsky.social

Tomorrow - Wednesday - in Sheffield @sheff.events

Centre for Place Writing@centreplacewriting.bsky.social

Poetry with Helen Mort and Katharine Towers Wednesday 21st October, 2026 at 7:00 pm - Millennium Gallery University of Sheffield. @helenmort.bsky.social offtheshelf.org.uk/events/poetr...

offtheshelf.org.ukofftheshelf.org.ukWhen a new relationship casts poet Helen Mort in the role of stepmother, she embarks on a personal quest for understanding; moving across verse and personal essay, from fairytale to modern blended family. Groundbreaking and transformative, STEPMOTHER sees Helen turn an inventive gaze on this neglected dimension of female experience in this candid  new collection.

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Ian Dunt
@iandunt.bsky.social

Yooooooop

Prince Charles Cinema@princecharlescinema.com

The Prince Charles Cinema Secures its Future The Prince Charles Cinema is thrilled to announce that we have signed a new 25-year lease with no break clause, ensuring our projectors will keep rolling for years to come. #YouSavedthePCC

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Jack Harrison
@jlharrison.bsky.social

Worth remembering that if she supported Patriotic Alternative instead she would be able to sell her books unimpeded because our government has its priorities straight.

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social

This is all utterly mad and the responsibility lies squarely with the British government www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

rte.ieSally Rooney's books to be withdrawn from sale in the UKFaber has confirmed it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK, saying it cannot pay the Irish author royalties because of her pledge to support the banned group Palestine Action.

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Tom Cox
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

FUCK IT. Let's give away 2 more signed paperbacks of my latest novel. Repost/reply to enter! You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated. PS YOU GET A FREE LINOCUT OWL BOOKMARK TOO IF YOU WIN!

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Adam Bienkov
@adambienkov.bsky.social

Kemi Badenoch spent most of PMQs pouring doubt on Andy Burnham's claims about Russian interference in our democracy, yet her spokesman can't tell me whether she has yet read the Russia report, which was published some six years ago during her own time in Government

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Gaia Vince
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social

Stop normalising far right views #notlegitimateconcerns

Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

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John Springford
@johnspringford.bsky.social

Nothing is more important than intimidating asylum seekers

Jane@localnotail.bsky.social

Police in Bristol said they asked organisers of a far-right protest in city centre to move it or reschedule, because the big Shine Night Walk big cancer charity 10K fundraising walk of 2,000 people - mainly women - was planned for Friday night. Police confirmed the group refused, so walk postponed.

bristolpost.co.ukFar right 'were asked to move' protest for cancer charity fundraiserPolice say they asked far-right Bristol Rises protesters to change their plans but 'an agreement could not be reached' so now the big Cancer Research event has been postponed

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The Madrid Review
@madridlitmag.bsky.social

Issue 9 of The Madrid Review is out today! To celebrate, we revisit our Issue 7 interview with Anne Carson and congratulate her on her Nobel Prize in Literature! Join us from 11am on Instagram for prizes and surprises throughout the day. #annecarson themadridreview.substack.com/p/it-is-good...

themadridreview.substack.comIt Is Good To Let Ideas MoveAn interview with Anne Carson, Nobel laureate in Literature, by Jayne Marshall, from TMR Issue 7.

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The Madrid Review
@madridlitmag.bsky.social

New issue out on Friday - details here: themadridreview.substack.com/p/into-the-n... @roguestrands.bsky.social @annabeerauthor.bsky.social @rickyballboy.bsky.social @acgrayling.bsky.social @pattismithh.bsky.social @richlyevocative.bsky.social @stephenclaughton.bsky.social @pdevonald.bsky.social

themadridreview.substack.comInto the Night: The Madrid Review Returns with Issue 9From Patti Smith and A. C. Grayling to the vibrant pulse of independent bookshops, our massive new nocturnal edition explores what blossoms in the dark. It’s here Friday.
Matt Gilbert
@richlyevocative.bsky.social

Welcome to Highgate - I’m sure they’d say these are the two most popular spots visitors want directions for, and that this saves on constantly answering the same question. As a poet, I can’t help but view every word choice and its positioning as loaded with meaning. 😜

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Matt Gilbert
@richlyevocative.bsky.social

tomcox.substack.com/p/31-notes-i... “Email from my dad. No subject heading. Just says “WE ARE LIVING IN THE AGE OF THE GIT.” Nothing else…” Almost everyone of these is very funny. Some hysterical. Having recently lost my own; mad dad stories are something of a tonic.

tomcox.substack.com31 Notes I Have Made About My Dad In My NotebookMy dad has come to an arrangement with the public pool in Nottinghamshire where he swims: after everyone else has got out of the pool, he is permitted to do a somersault before he gets changed.
Matt Gilbert
@richlyevocative.bsky.social

tomcox.substack.com/p/31-notes-i... “Email from my dad. No subject heading. Just says “WE ARE LIVING IN THE AGE OF THE GIT.” Nothing else…” Almost everyone of these is very funny. Some hysterical. Having recently lost my own; mad dad stories are something of a tonic.

tomcox.substack.com31 Notes I Have Made About My Dad In My NotebookMy dad has come to an arrangement with the public pool in Nottinghamshire where he swims: after everyone else has got out of the pool, he is permitted to do a somersault before he gets changed.

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Gaia Vince
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social

A government spokesperson said: “The Border Security Command works around the clock to protect our border and will continue to detain, check and process every small boat arrival.” Disgraceful response. Where is Mahmoud? She should be everywhere condemning this criminality

theguardian.comFar-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboardThomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
Matt Gilbert
@richlyevocative.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/... ““For every £1 invested in protecting nature, you’ve got £30 spent trying to degrade it,” Smith said. “So that’s a political choice and it’s not a lack of finance. It’s where it’s used.”

theguardian.comClimate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientistsGlobal shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans