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Ghosting The System
Me and Substack—my partner-of-choice for bringing my poetry to the wider world for the past few years—are in the final stages of settling our divorce terms.
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Two Poems on Rivers
Writing poems can be like catching buses; you wait ages for the right one—and then two come along at once. This week, I’m
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Coming Up For Air
I have been a hider in the shadows, Hoping to fly to the meadows—but I, Knowing that under the night sky must be A
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Poetry and Tea: My Keys To Realign
The winning combination I've found in keeping my sanity in a turbulent world.
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Some Things You Might Have Missed
I’ve been writing some pieces that haven’t been going on Substack - here’s how you can read them:
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How Your Dissent Is Monetised Against You
How your own words can fund your own destruction
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The Power To Say No
Piece #2 in the Pushback Poetry series on the Solari Report is now available.
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Rewritten Rules
Poetry by Tom Shaw
Rewritten Rules brings together poetry about finding self-worth, challenging false narratives, and rewriting the rules we live by to support human creativity and ingenuity.
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The Toxic Perfectionism Young People Have Learned From Social Media and Covid Conformity
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Shinrin-Yoku: Improving Health By Reconnecting With Nature
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Grow (None of) Your Own | Is this the “new normal”?
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Everything Is Racist | Is this the “new normal”?
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The Oslo Freedom Forum: A Davos For Revolutionaries
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Virus Existence, The Internet and Dysfunctional Families
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I Am Just Like You - Address at Manchester University
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Overcoming Life's Traumas with Laura Samson
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A Springboard, An Inkpot, A Journey
A Tribe Blog entry from 17th February 2024
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Flexibility and Responsibility with Lluvias ("Rain") Trozzi Newman
A Tribe Podcast Episode
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Weekly Newsletter - 17th March 2024
The week I look to the skies - and watched a classic.
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Weekly Newsletter - 31st March 2024
The week I encouraged you to get competitive
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Metropolis - New Translation
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The Mediator Between The Head And The Hands Must Be The Heart
An Essay on Translation, "Metropolis" and Heart Space
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Lessons From A Writing Festival
Reflections on the Bournemouth Writing Festival.
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Books That Changed My Life
An evolving reading list with books I believe have something profound to say.
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Metropolis - New Translation
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Why I'm Re-Translating Metropolis
Some of the most important personal revelations for my understanding of the events of the past few years has come from literature. Just after the
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Metropolis - New Translation
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Metropolis ~ Chapter 1
This piece is part of my new translation of the novel of Thea von Harbou’s “Metropolis”.
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Films That Changed My Life
An evolving film list with titles I believe have something profound to say.
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Am I Something They Despise?
A Poem, and details on my book "From A Dying Empire Near You"
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Proof It Works
A poem and an essay on Bitcoin, its corruption, and its revival.
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Wednesdays are for Wampires
This time I deliberately put a W instead of a V. Here's my thoughts and a poem on a slip-up I made some time ago.
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A Learning Process
A poem, reflections on Substack, a gift of gratitude, and some changes going forward.
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More Films That Changed My Life
An additional film list with titles I believe have something profound to say.
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Bringing Light To Darkness
Come join me on Thursday 31st October at 7.30pm for a series of themed poetry readings! Plus, a few haikus.
By Tom Shaw
Poetry for the uncertainty of change.
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