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Joined July 2014
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Just been told this has been pushed back a week ...
Poems out in The Argyll Literary Magazine tomorrow.
#Poetry #FridgePainting #SofaShared #BlindMoleRatDraughtExcluder #Bookend #WooHoo
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Poems out in The Argyll Literary Magazine tomorrow.
#Poetry #FridgePainting #SofaShared #BlindMoleRatDraughtExcluder #Bookend #WooHoo
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
Dee Palmer of Jethro Tull fame dies. She was 88. As the arranger David Palmer, worked on Tull albums beginning with "This Was." Joined band on keys in mid-'70s. Later transitioned to Dee, after death of his wife. Read Ian Anderson's appreciation: jethrotull.com/dee-palmer-19β¦
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I loved all the Tull stuff that David/Dee was involved with in the late seventies. Songs from the Wood and Heavy Horses are my favourite collections. That particular line-up Barlow, Glascock, Evan, Barre, Palmer and Anderson is the one for me. Sad news.
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RIP David/Dee Palmer, English Keyboardist/Arranger
Jethro Tull (1967-1980), Tallis
Collaborated with Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, The Beatles, Queen
#InMemoriam #RIP
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Exciting news! Honoured to be included in the third anthology with fantastic poets to support a worthy cause. Canβt wait to see the illustrations! Thank you @TheDirigible @JonathanHumble #kidlit #poetryforchildren
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#KeepMeBreathing
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Four poets left to confirm ...
Replies in from 80% of poets contacted (all positive). 8 still to confirm. #DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren #Anthology #KeepMeBreathing #CongenitalCentralHypoventilationSyndrome
ALT Pic by Em Humble
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Jun 10
π’π¨β οΈFree poems!! (Including some by me!!) ππ» #kidlit #poetryforchildren
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2026 is the UK Year of Reading.
The Dirigible Balloon is a place where there are over 2000 free poems for children written by over 500 excellent poets worldwide.
Tell a friend. Ask them to spread the news.
We're here >>> dirigibleballoon.org
Come and look.
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
Jun 11
Super chuffed to be part of the third anthology alongside some of my own poetry heroes! What a lovely surprise.
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
Jun 11
What a great line up of poets! I'm delighted to be included in this new anthology. Thank you @TheDirigible for all your work
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Very honoured to have a poem in this new anthology...
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
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Impressive list of contributors (plus me). Looking forward to this forthcoming anthology of poems for children:
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Update announcement #ThirdAnthology
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Delivering a poetry workshop for adults tomorrow (followed by a reading). Haven't done that for a while.
Should be fun.
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Delivering a poetry workshop for adults tomorrow (followed by a reading). Haven't done that for a while.
Should be fun.
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The next phase is beginning. Mr West has kindly offered his good offices in the organisation/match-up of poets and artists. We are thrilled. An info article will be up on the DB later this week and we will be contacting the poets who have kindly allowed us to include their work.
Update coming soon wrt our third anthology. Thank you to that splendid human Colin West @mooseandmouse for all he has done (and is doing) to make our aeronautical adventures a reality. Thanks also to the wonderful Richard Trinder of @TheYorksTimes
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
Jun 7
I write a lot of poems about the sea! Here is another - about the greatest migration on earthπͺΌπ¦π from @TheDirigible #poetryforkids #poetry #worldoceanday #kidlit dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Thβ¦
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
Jun 7
For #WorldOceanDay tomorrow Iβm giving #Orcadia a little trip out! dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Orβ¦ #poetry #poetryforkids #whales #kidlit @TheDirigible @TheYorksTimes #SkySurfing
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Jonathan Humble retweeted
Update coming soon wrt our third anthology. Thank you to that splendid human Colin West @mooseandmouse for all he has done (and is doing) to make our aeronautical adventures a reality. Thanks also to the wonderful Richard Trinder of @TheYorksTimes
#PoetryForChildren #TheBalloon
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