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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
7 months
I doubt anyone will see this, but my main output these days is on Substack πŸ“§. 2 posts per week, alternating between creative and practical advice for new and emerging poets. Please RT this if you think any of your followers might find it useful ✌🏻 Ta!.
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
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RT @MoSalah: Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?.
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
2 months
I was over the moon to find that my dΓ©but novel was shortlisted for this year's Sid Chaplin Award. This post includes more info, including excerpts from the pitch doc for any prospective lit agents!. #amquerying .
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
7 months
RT @BBCWomansHour: Motherhood: β€˜We were never meant to do it alone’. πŸ“– Poet Maria Ferguson @kerdonk reads her poem, In Your First Weeks I….
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8 months
Bringing shame to the club, lads. There's banter and there's just being plain dickheads. Pack it in πŸ‘ŽπŸ». #LUFC .
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Leeds United have reaffirmed the club's 'zero tolerance' policy towards tragedy chanting and discriminatory behaviour after a viral clip surfaced on Boxing Day, the content of which appeared to take...
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
8 months
RT @sahouraxo: Merry Christmas from Palestine πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
8 months
Christmas can be proper tough for loads of reasons. Even when things are rosy, there's a lot of pressure and anxiety. Any fellas out there who are struggling - I strongly recommend trying @andysmanclubuk on Monday πŸ‘‡πŸ». #ITSOKAYTOTALK.
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
8 months
RT @people_poetry: Surprise! The 12 Poems of Christmas is OUT NOW. Poetry recitals from this wonderful bunch: @mattabbottpoet @DemiAnter @L….
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
8 months
I'm not checking my notifications today. But just to say. I shouldn't have called people "scum" in my original tweet. That's uncalled for and I apologise.
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
RT @LUDBOFFICIAL: #LUFC fans, the Solomon chant needs to STOP. If it persists there needs to be a counter from fans booing it. This isn’t a….
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
I realise it's Asahi, before anyone comments. Autocorrect, innit. Point still stands. .
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
The Gnonto chant is awful. The Tanaka (Wasabi/Ahahi) chant is somehow even worse. There's even someone here dressed as Jimmy fucking Savile. But the worst thing I've ever experienced as an #LUFC fan is that Solomon chant. If you sing that, you're scum, simple as. Get a grip.
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
RT @StanchionBooks: 𝐍𝐄𝐖 | FOOTBALL IS POETRY. A poetic football sticker book anthology, feat. @JakeWildHall, Atila the Stockbroker, @johnde….
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
Oh, aye - I'm on Substack, too! Twice weekly emailing providing creative and practical tips for poets, drawn from 9 years of being full-time πŸ‘ŒπŸ».
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
Another one for the list. like most folk, I'm over on Bluesky these days. See ya there, maybe? πŸ‘‹πŸ».
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
9 months
RT @JackLSimpson: πŸ“šLeeds readers & writers πŸ“š . We’ve opened a new little spot in town (2 Albion Place), with a little nook, a quiet place t….
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10 months
RT @ecomarxi: Social media is plastered with β€˜Lest we forget’ by people who are ignoring a genocide.
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RT @stephenpaton134: The level of gaslighting from world leaders and organisations over what happened in Amsterdam is incredible. Just a to….
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Matt Abbott | Poet πŸ‰
10 months
RT @AyoCaesar: If any other group of football fans had gone to a foreign city, chanted racist stuff, torn down flags, and then got attacked….
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10 months
RT @jewdas: Maccabi Tel Aviv fans:.- chanted "kill the arabs".- chanted "there are no schools in Gaza, because all the children are dead".-….
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