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I like things that decompose, particularly humans. Also, poetry, which doesn't.

Manchester
Joined February 2014
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Huge thanks @StandardIssueUK for hosting the world's least literary poetry column standardissuemagazine.com/?s… Good luck with yr weekly podcast
I find this frenzy insufficient reason/ For conversation when we meet again trans: the sex was rubbish, don't call me. ❤️ this poem xitter.cf/StandardIssueUK/status…
.@oxpecking reckons this Edna St Vincent Millay poem might be the sassiest thing ever. #NationalPoetryMonth bit.ly/2o4wXeV
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A poem that - very, very gently - breaks my heart each time I read it 💗 xitter.cf/StandardIssueUK/status…
ICYMI: @oxpecking revels in the delightful everydayness of @jane_janeclarke’s words. #NationalPoetryMonth bit.ly/2pepCKn
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Been meaning to read more poetry? @oxpecking recommends Kathleen Jamie's The Lighthouse. #NationalPoetryMonth bit.ly/2p9eSx2
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Need a poem to perk you up? Check out Picnic by @And_OtherPoems, says our @oxpecking bit.ly/2oJcrEZ
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Hey you! Yes, YOU! Do you sometimes feel like a NOBODY? Then I gotta poem for you... standardissuemagazine.com/ar… @StandardIssueUK
One of my favourite poems about modern life, by Emily Dickinson. Who died in 1886. xitter.cf/StandardIssueUK/status…
Tired of feeling you need to be ‘somebody’? Take a tip from Emily Dickinson, says @Oxpecking, and don’t sweat it bit.ly/2nP4YBp
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Darling is the poem equivalent of a friendly hand squeeze, says @oxpecking. Everyone should have it to hand. bit.ly/2miJCxx
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If someone you love has died too soon this beautiful Jackie Kay poem may comfort @BloodaxeBooks @StandardIssueUK standardissuemagazine.com/ar…
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It's a beautiful day. Why not complement it with a - fab - poem about licking a pigeon? xitter.cf/StandardIssueUK/status…
Don’t be shy of poetry, says @Oxpecking. Try some @salenagodden to get started. bit.ly/2kth3xD
Life/other people getting you down? @Vanessa_Kisuule 's got some words for ya standardissuemagazine.com/ar… @StandardIssueUK @BurningEyeBooks
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New stuff today by @oxpecking, @DottyWinters @theworldofcrap & Heloise Tunstall-Behrens. standardissuemagazine.com/
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we should start a club!
Not keen on all the Christmas shopping faff? Give charity shopping a go, says @oxpecking bit.ly/2h09aOe
V relieved that I don't have to get out of bed & check my neighbour is ok. Turns out the MASSIVE row she is having is with her cat.
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Thanks! Would you mind following me so I can dm you please?
Replying to @jeanbintabreeze
@jeanbintabreeze's amazing 'Presents' transports the reader to the Jamaican countryside. @oxpecking loves it bit.ly/2hroPW6
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@burningeyebooks I write about poetry for Standard Issue Magazine eg standardissuemagazine.com/ar… Could I email/dm re next article pls?
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