Beowulf's opening "What" is no interjection

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetry-news/69208/new-research-opening-line-of-beowulf-is-not-what-weve-eternally-thunk

#HackerNews #Beowulf #Research #Poetry #Analysis #Literature #Interjection

Starlight travels
Billions of miles
To terminate
Behind your eyes,
And you still find
Yourself unworthy?

#poetry

I am a codex
Of forgotten
Joy and
Remembered
Sorrow.

#poetry

I am a codex
Of forgotten
Joy and
Remembered
Sorrow.

#poetry

Today in Labor History January 19, 1812: Luddites torched Oatlands Mill in Yorkshire, England. In order to avoid losing their jobs to machines, Luddites destroyed equipment in protest. Their movement was named for Ned Ludd, a fictional weaver who supposedly smashed knitting frames after being whipped by his boss. Luddite rebellions continued from 1811-1816, until the military quashed their uprising.

Chant no more your old rhymes about bold Robin Hood
His feats I but little admire
I will sing the Achievements of General Ludd
Now the Hero of Nottinghamshire.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #luddite #sabotage #vandalism #robinhood #rebellion #military #uprising #solidarity #technology #poetry @bookstadon

Today in Labor History January 19, 1812: Luddites torched Oatlands Mill in Yorkshire, England. In order to avoid losing their jobs to machines, Luddites destroyed equipment in protest. Their movement was named for Ned Ludd, a fictional weaver who supposedly smashed knitting frames after being whipped by his boss. Luddite rebellions continued from 1811-1816, until the military quashed their uprising.

Chant no more your old rhymes about bold Robin Hood
His feats I but little admire
I will sing the Achievements of General Ludd
Now the Hero of Nottinghamshire.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #luddite #sabotage #vandalism #robinhood #rebellion #military #uprising #solidarity #technology #poetry @bookstadon

Diolch i Ben am gynnwys un arall o fy ngherddi yn Black Nore Review.

Thanks to Ben for including another of my poems in Black Nore Review.

https://blacknorereview.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/j-m-summers-the-body/

#writing #writingcommunity #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryonmastodon

Diolch i Ben am gynnwys un arall o fy ngherddi yn Black Nore Review.

Thanks to Ben for including another of my poems in Black Nore Review.

https://blacknorereview.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/j-m-summers-the-body/

#writing #writingcommunity #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryonmastodon

 Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
 I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
 Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
 In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come followin’ you
--
Song: “Mr. Tambourine Man”
Album: Bringing It All Back Home
First played: 1964-05-17
--
https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/mr-tambourine-man/
--
#Music #Rock #Folk #Dylan #BobDylan #MusicHistory #Lyrics #Poetry

 Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
 I’m not sleepy and there is no place I’m going to
 Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
 In the jingle jangle morning I’ll come followin’ you
--
Song: “Mr. Tambourine Man”
Album: Bringing It All Back Home
First played: 1964-05-17
--
https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/mr-tambourine-man/
--
#Music #Rock #Folk #Dylan #BobDylan #MusicHistory #Lyrics #Poetry

There will be
A light that
Comes to catch
Those facets,
And you will
Shine again.

#poetry

"there was a time when we would shake our heads
and frown, and sigh, and move on with our lives.
not long ago we sat and watched
and said, “What can you do?”
and they might say,
“I can do this, not all of it, but this.”
and there were days when we could keep content to watch
and still do nothing,
but not today."

https://seanpatrick.phd/2026/01/17/today/

#poem #poetry

"there was a time when we would shake our heads
and frown, and sigh, and move on with our lives.
not long ago we sat and watched
and said, “What can you do?”
and they might say,
“I can do this, not all of it, but this.”
and there were days when we could keep content to watch
and still do nothing,
but not today."

https://seanpatrick.phd/2026/01/17/today/

#poem #poetry

A cacophony of dramatic personae unfolds a life’s memories through 108 poems https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/18/books/poetry-kanto-botsford-book/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #alanbotsford #poetry

A new blog post - on the mother I knew and the one I never met - I hope some of you find it useful or it stirs a memory or two in you (also audio and video versions - tangential of course)
[thecosmicshamblesnetwork\.subs…](https://thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-courage-of-mothers) [\ #psychology]( https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology) [\ #childhood]( https://mastodon.social/tags/childhood) [\ #poetry]( https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry) [\ #poem]( https://mastodon.social/tags/poem) [\ #love]( https://mastodon.social/tags/love) [\ #loss]( https://mastodon.social/tags/loss) [\ #grief]( https://mastodon.social/tags/grief)

A new blog post - on the mother I knew and the one I never met - I hope some of you find it useful or it stirs a memory or two in you (also audio and video versions - tangential of course)
[thecosmicshamblesnetwork\.subs…](https://thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-courage-of-mothers) [\ #psychology]( https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology) [\ #childhood]( https://mastodon.social/tags/childhood) [\ #poetry]( https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry) [\ #poem]( https://mastodon.social/tags/poem) [\ #love]( https://mastodon.social/tags/love) [\ #loss]( https://mastodon.social/tags/loss) [\ #grief]( https://mastodon.social/tags/grief)

Heard some wild updates about the state of #permaculture communities & collectives in south-east #Queensland from a friend yesterday.

I mean I already knew that countercultural spaces along #Australia's central east coast were going full fascist through the #antivaxx > #FarRight recruitment pipeline, but hearing about male leadership standing onstage at music festivals talking about how women should be blindly obedient to men and cede their intellectual efforts to "powerful male warriors" is impressively patriarchal.

Here is some #poetry I wrote for friends being drawn into this downward spiral- https://pospi.spadgos.com/poetry/2025/12/14/antiantivaxx/

Starlight travels
Billions of miles
To terminate
Behind your eyes,
And you still find
Yourself unworthy?

#poetry

I am off to #wolverhampton lit fest - it is always a joy. I will also see work by one of my favourite artists. #art #popart #poetry #artists #painting #paintings