Poet and performer. I like history and try not to be too serious.
Joined July 2012
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Great @poetrynonstop podcast from @AndyBennettPoet talking about the #28SonnetsLater project! Some great thoughts on poetry and the merits of writing to form! Give it a cheeky listen here:
poetrynonstop.com/2020/03/12…
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And @AndyBennettPoet's final #28SonnetsLater piece for 2020 is a brutal takedown of someone sharing this monster's name while lampooning Kipling in the same breath. #sonnet #poem #satire #politics #mythology – at Cambridge, England
Latest sonnet ~25 - The Pfeffel, The: The kishi is a two-faced demon in Angola. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you can think the mighty throne you’re sat in,was fairly… dlvr.it/RQj8cg #28sonnetslater #sonnet #poem
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Day 25 of #28SonnetsLater and @AndyBennettPoet pens a love letter to Boris Johnson...
Latest sonnet ~25 - The Pfeffel, The: The kishi is a two-faced demon in Angola. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you can think the mighty throne you’re sat in,was fairly… dlvr.it/RQj8cg #28sonnetslater #sonnet #poem
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Today's #28SonnetsLater poem is from @AndyBennettPoet and is a conversation between a genie and a hapless stranger! 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/…
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I could not find this video for the life of me for YEARS until SARCASM led me to it. I mean, I could have asked, but that would have been too easy… Cheers, @AndyBennettPoet - been too long since I've heard your lyrical growl.
youtu.be/gz_ASpnPQjo – at Cambridge, England
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It's day 17 of #28sonnetslater and today, @AndyBennettPoet is taking on a very human monster: 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/…
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Day 13 of #28SonnetsLater and @AndyBennettPoet uses 'demesne' in a sonnet. This makes me unaccountably happy :)
Latest sonnet #13 – Knight Ride: Jump to search A brag or braag is a mischievous shapeshifting goblin in the folklore of Northumbria, and often takes the form of a horse or donkey. It is fond of letting unsuspecting humans… dlvr.it/RPxmTk #28sonnetslater #sonnet #poem
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It's day 9 of #28sonnetslater and @AndyBennettPoet is musing on the nature of luck and good fortune in #Guyana 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/…
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Latest sonnet #9 – Bootless Muse: Apparently, the Bacoo is a spirit in Guyana and Suriname who brings good luck if you treat it well, and bad luck if you treat it badly. Which is exactly how I’d be if I were supernatural.… dlvr.it/RPh1Ng #28sonnetslater #sonnet #poem
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Whatever I was expecting from nominating Glamis for the #28sonnetslater pool, this wasn't it. Happily, it's fucking awesome. @AndyBennettPoet rides out (in a somewhat disgruntled fashion). 😉 – at Cambridge, England
Latest sonnet #5 - The Devil Went Down To Heston: So I was supposed to write about the Monster of Glamis, but I got distracted by reading about Earl Beardie, so this came out instead. I am not at all sorry about that. Oh… dlvr.it/RPQlBq #28sonnetslater #sonnet #poem
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Latest sonnet #5 - The Devil Went Down To Heston: So I was supposed to write about the Monster of Glamis, but I got distracted by reading about Earl Beardie, so this came out instead. I am not at all sorry about that. Oh… dlvr.it/RPQlBq #28sonnetslater #sonnet #poem
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Day one of #28sonnetslater and @AndyBennettPoet is getting political with Polyphemus and Odysseus. #Greek #mythology #monsters
1st Feb and #28SonnetsLater is back! Here's my opener, about Polyphemus the one-eyed giant, and a tricksy lying cad called Odysseus: 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/…
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1st Feb and #28SonnetsLater is back! Here's my opener, about Polyphemus the one-eyed giant, and a tricksy lying cad called Odysseus: 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/…
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Three days left of January, and you know what that means! It's nearly time for #28SonnetsLater @AndyBennettPoet @rascalapache @fayroberts and @LeanneModenPoet will be writing sonnets about MONSTERS! the first sonnet drops on Sat 1st Feb at 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com/ Exciting times!
My local @coopuk has stopped selling the cheap 2.5% lager. And pineapple juice. My two favourite drinks. What can I get now? Guinness. Cheers, co-op, I struggled to find the awful black goop before 😢
Had a great time at @PortEliotFest. Playing in the Round Room was pretty breathtaking. Lovely crowds and staff as always. Thanks to @lukewrightpoet and @rosycarrick for the invite ❤️🤗✌️
Getting excited for @PortEliotFest this weekend! I'll be performing Friday & Sunday about 3pm. It would be awesomely cool to see you there! 😎 X
I don't see why the Tories should get to have a leadership election. They had one three years ago, and they should respect the result.
.@UKIP We've told you once, we'll tell you again: you're not welcome in Norwich. Get in the sea.
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In the mood for some free poetry?
Join @LewisBuxton93 as he hosts @AndyBennettPoet & @annacathenka at Turn The Page Book Fair.
TOMORROW | 3:30pm | Millennium Library