
Matt Abbott | Poet π
@mattabbottpoet
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Side before self, every time. Account no longer active: please follow me elsewhere.
Leeds (UK)
Joined November 2008
I doubt anyone will see this, but my main output these days is on Substack π§. 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 βπ» Ta!.
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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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RT @BBCWomansHour: Motherhood: βWe were never meant to do it aloneβ. π Poet Maria Ferguson @kerdonk reads her poem, In Your First Weeks Iβ¦.
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Bringing shame to the club, lads. There's banter and there's just being plain dickheads. Pack it in ππ». #LUFC .
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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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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 ππ». #ITSOKAYTOTALK.
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RT @people_poetry: Surprise! The 12 Poems of Christmas is OUT NOW. Poetry recitals from this wonderful bunch: @mattabbottpoet @DemiAnter @Lβ¦.
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RT @LUDBOFFICIAL: #LUFC fans, the Solomon chant needs to STOP. If it persists there needs to be a counter from fans booing it. This isnβt aβ¦.
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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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RT @StanchionBooks: πππ | FOOTBALL IS POETRY. A poetic football sticker book anthology, feat. @JakeWildHall, Atila the Stockbroker, @johndeβ¦.
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RT @JackLSimpson: πLeeds readers & writers π . Weβve opened a new little spot in town (2 Albion Place), with a little nook, a quiet place tβ¦.
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RT @ecomarxi: Social media is plastered with βLest we forgetβ 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 toβ¦.
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RT @AyoCaesar: If any other group of football fans had gone to a foreign city, chanted racist stuff, torn down flags, and then got attackedβ¦.
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RT @jewdas: Maccabi Tel Aviv fans:.- chanted "kill the arabs".- chanted "there are no schools in Gaza, because all the children are dead".-β¦.
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