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Billy Mills

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Irish poet, cricket fan, book reviews, Bob Dylan and the like. See my blog:

"I give as examples Billy Mills, Susan Howe and J.H. Prynne, although the assumption that they write for themselves is entirely my own" J.C.C. Mays.

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Elderflower Cordial 2024 : THE JOURNAL somewordsforlivinglocally.com/2024/07/10/e...

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Decided to work for myself a little before work (typos corrected in alt text)

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recuperating in the park pulling off my jumper in one smooth gesture I let slip a willowy fart by the flowerbed 9.VII.24

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(49) Ko, Metamorphosis only a pair of butterfly wings prove a grub has changed 8.VII.24

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You must have better things to do.

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A real roadside with real flowers in it. Welcome to Connemara.

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There would certainly be prolonged negotiations, but on the how, not the what. The ability and will for war in NI is much diminished.

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Bog-roll with added vitamin E… The world has gone insane.

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In which case, what do you imagine would happen in the event of a border poll being carried by 50% +1?

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I'm afraid this is utterly wrong. No supermajority is required and no second referendum, either. One vote, a simple majority required, and it will happen at some point in the next 30 years or so.

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I'm not one for poetry but this one from Billy Mills tempts me...no, convinces me, to read the ones he mentions.
#Poetry

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Boosting this, more out of hope than expectation.

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It seems like a relatively uncontroversial position, but it has gotten me into trouble from time to time.

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“It is my longstanding position that the world is real.” Co-sign!

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I think it's a great idea; I'm just under no illusions about why we need it.

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And so we can expect big business to row in behind the notion of a universal basic income, not from any altruistic motivation, but purely to retain a market from which they can extract yet more wealth. Another instance of capitalism's dependence on the state. 3/3

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This will, in the short term serve to accelerate the concentration of wealth in ever fewer hands, and in the medium to long term result in a situation where businesses will no longer be able to sell their products and services because nobody has the money to pay for them. 2/3

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The inexorable logic of technological 'advance', including AI (or artificial stupidity, as I prefer) is to render redundant all but an elite workforce, and some low-paid service workers were automation would be more expensive. 1/3

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Thursday June 20th at 9.51pm (Irish time) is the moment of Summer Solstice. Dance and make merry before the long slow return of the darkness begins ;)

Summer Solstice: the longest day and shortest night of the year www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Only a few copies of my book left now, published by Rossi Contemporary, Brussels. With words by me, the brilliant Andrea Mason and Paul Cordwell. 25 Euros (approx £21.31), UK P&P. DM me for details if you would like a copy rossicontemporary.be/editions

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For anyone who noticed, yesterday my blog was flagged by the AutomaTTic automated anti-spam controls and suspended. To be fair, their support people lifted the suspension within a few hours. So I'm back for all your poetry book review needs. :-)

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