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[?]brosnung » 🌐
@Brosnung@mastodon.world

=> world's oldest love poem

substack.com/@theacademicarcha

    [?]Dead Poets Daily » 🌐
    @deadpoetsdaily@mastodon.social

    ‘Rooms’ by Charlotte Mew

    deadpoetsdaily.com/p/charlotte

      [?]Aethelflaed » 🌐
      @Aethelflaed@mstdn.social


      Jane Austen wrote books about heroines and there journey to finding a husband. Normally authors are told to write about what they know, but Austen never married. An article is investigating why that is. She was portrayed for a long time as the perfect Christian 'spinster'. Several theories have been put forward including that she like women instead. However in this article Lassman argues a husband would put her writing to a stop. historyextra.com/period/georgi

        [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
        @scotlit@mastodon.scot

        Where’s Brude? Where’s Brude?
        So many souls to be saved!

        —Edwin Morgan, “Columba’s Song”
        in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 2020)

        9 June is the feast day of St Columba (c521–97 CE), who led the Irish monastic missions to Dál Riata & the kingdoms of the Picts

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        carcanet.co.uk/9781784109967/c

        Columba's Song by Edwin Morgan Where's Brude? Where's Brude? So many souls to be saved! The bracken is thick, the wildcat is quick, the foxes dance in the moonlight, the salmon dance in the waters, the adders dance in the thick brown bracken. Where's Brude? Where's man? There's too much nature here, eagles and deer, but where's the mind and where's the soul? Show me your kings, your women, the man of the plough. And cry me to your cradles. It wasn't for a fox or an eagle I set sail!

        Alt...Columba's Song by Edwin Morgan Where's Brude? Where's Brude? So many souls to be saved! The bracken is thick, the wildcat is quick, the foxes dance in the moonlight, the salmon dance in the waters, the adders dance in the thick brown bracken. Where's Brude? Where's man? There's too much nature here, eagles and deer, but where's the mind and where's the soul? Show me your kings, your women, the man of the plough. And cry me to your cradles. It wasn't for a fox or an eagle I set sail!

          [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
          @scotlit@mastodon.scot

          “Nor is heaven as is alleged.
          Nor is hell as is asserted.
          Nor is the good eternally happy.
          Nor is the bad eternally unhappy.”

          Scaring off the Loch Ness Monster is quite an achievement, but my favourite St Columba story is the one where he buries St Oran alive, twice

          —from the CARMINA GADELICA, via the National Library of Scotland

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          digital.nls.uk/early-gaelic-bo

          'Contention and controversy awoke between Columba and Oran about the merits of heaven and the demerits of hell, the happiness of the good and the unhappiness of the bad. Oran said that he would put the matter to the test in the place whereon they stood, and that he would go for the space of three days and three nights down to the grave (hell). Digging implements were procured, and a grave was dug as deep down as Oran was high up. Oran went down into the grave, and the earth was filled over him. 'At the end of the three days and the three nights Columba […]

          Alt...'Contention and controversy awoke between Columba and Oran about the merits of heaven and the demerits of hell, the happiness of the good and the unhappiness of the bad. Oran said that he would put the matter to the test in the place whereon they stood, and that he would go for the space of three days and three nights down to the grave (hell). Digging implements were procured, and a grave was dug as deep down as Oran was high up. Oran went down into the grave, and the earth was filled over him. 'At the end of the three days and the three nights Columba […]

          said that it would be seemly to look upon Oran, and he was looked upon accordingly. 'On the opening of the eyes to him Oran said:— "Nor is heaven as is alleged. Nor is hell as is asserted. Nor is the good eternally happy. Nor is the bad eternally unhappy." When Columba heard the words and language of Oran, he called:— "Earth! earth on the eye of Oran, Before he wakes more controversy. Lest scandal should be given to the faith. Lest offence should be given to his brethren." The earth was again placed upon Oran, and he was buried permanently.

          Alt...said that it would be seemly to look upon Oran, and he was looked upon accordingly. 'On the opening of the eyes to him Oran said:— "Nor is heaven as is alleged. Nor is hell as is asserted. Nor is the good eternally happy. Nor is the bad eternally unhappy." When Columba heard the words and language of Oran, he called:— "Earth! earth on the eye of Oran, Before he wakes more controversy. Lest scandal should be given to the faith. Lest offence should be given to his brethren." The earth was again placed upon Oran, and he was buried permanently.

            [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
            @CuratedAsimov@mastodon.social

            "What I will be remembered for are the Foundation Trilogy and the Three Laws of Robotics. What I want to be remembered for is no one book, or no dozen books. Any single thing I have written can be paralleled or even surpassed by something someone else has done. However, my total corpus for quantity, quality and variety can be duplicated by no one else. That is what I want to be remembered for."

              [?]C.G. Alcocer » 🌐
              @cgalcocer@mastodon.social

              Algunas personas saben leer gestos. Otras, intenciones.

              Daniel posee un talento que le permite calcular a quienes lo rodean con una precisión inquietante. Pero incluso los mayores dones pueden convertirse en una forma de condena.

              📖 Lee "El don de Daniel":
              cgalcocer.com/el-don-de-daniel/

                [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                A Kick Up the Arts: Bloody Scotland 2026

                In the latest episode of A Kick Up the Arts, Nicola Meighan discusses what’s in store at Bloody Scotland 2026 with this year’s guest programmer, Denise Mina, festival director Bob McDevitt and best-selling author and board member Craig Robertson, along with two of the writers shortlisted for this year’s prestigious debut prize, Linda Duncan McLaughlin and May Rinaldi.

                akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/bl

                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                  MUMPERS. Originally beggars of the genteel kind, but since used for beggars in general.

                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  --
                  @histodons

                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUMPERS. Originally beggars of the genteel kind, but since used for beggars in general. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUMPERS. Originally beggars of the genteel kind, but since used for beggars in general. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                    [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                    @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                    Writing Science Fiction from Scotland – Ken MacLeod
                    19 June, Glasgow – free

                    Award-winning science-fiction author Ken MacLeod discusses his career & how he became a major figure in the world of SF.

                    His work has been widely translated & ranges from near-future dystopia to far-flung space opera, drawing on his first-hand knowledge of biological science, information technology, & political activism.

                    glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/wri

                      [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                      @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                      50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages

                      Short and Sweet

                      lithub.com/50-great-classic-no

                      Many of these are at PG:

                      gutenberg.org/

                      A photograph of a black-white-tan cat that is lying on a sidewalk next to the grass. The cat has its left paw on an open book.

                      Alt...A photograph of a black-white-tan cat that is lying on a sidewalk next to the grass. The cat has its left paw on an open book.

                        [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                        @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                        Red Zone: Cuba and the Battle Against Ebola in West Africa by Enrique Ubieta Gomez

                        To Fidel, on his ninetieth birthday.

                        Alt...To Fidel, on his ninetieth birthday.

                          [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
                          @CuratedAsimov@mastodon.social

                          "Hypocrisy is a universal phenomenon. It ends with death, but not before."

                            [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                            @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                            Then Again by Diane Keaton

                            To my City of Women: Stephanie Heaton, Sandra Shadic, Lindsay Dwelley. Plus two men: David Ebershoff and Bill Clegg. They know why.

                            Alt...To my City of Women: Stephanie Heaton, Sandra Shadic, Lindsay Dwelley. Plus two men: David Ebershoff and Bill Clegg. They know why.

                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                              Let Them Die. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                              ¡Mueran! Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz.

                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                              Otherwordly and Morbid. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                              Extraterrenal y mórbido. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz.

                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                              You're Still Here. Poem by Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. His poems in his own voice.

                              [?]Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga » 🌐
                              @siradramelekallighieri@mastodon.social

                              Sigues aquí. Poema de Rolando Enrique Rosales Murga. Sus poemas en su voz.

                              [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
                              @one@subconscioussignature.earth

                              The Tyranny of Breakfast

                              subspacewagon.systems/the-tyra

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                                [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory

                                To the biographee, the best cat in the whole world— with the exception, of course, of yours.

                                Alt...To the biographee, the best cat in the whole world— with the exception, of course, of yours.

                                  [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
                                  @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

                                  En el Teatro Municipal no hay monstruos ni fantasmas; hay física rota y "olor a matemáticas mal hechas". Sombras con lag y tiempo invertido. Cuando las reglas de la realidad fallan...
                                  fictograma.com/d/3157-eventos-

                                    [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
                                    @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

                                    "Punto y coma, Capítulo 1, Parte 4": La ansiedad de Alejandro se convierte en terror cuando descubre que Felipe lo observa desde la calle... y luego entra en su departamento...
                                    fictograma.com/d/3158-punto-y-

                                      [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                      @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                      🚀 "Presión espacial": La Gran Emperatriz Cleo tiene una misión que cambiará el futuro del Imperio.
                                      Cap. 3: fictograma.com/d/3139-la-presi
                                      Cap. 4: fictograma.com/d/3140-la-presi
                                      Cap. 5: fictograma.com/d/3142-la-presi

                                        [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                        @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                        Abraham se cuela en un barco mágico hacia Ocevaris tras cruzarse con un misterioso anciano que parece conocer su pasado. Pero al usar un talismán en el mar, despierta a una bestia de obsidiana que...
                                        fictograma.com/d/3137-los-hech

                                          [?]Isaac Asimov » 🤖 🌐
                                          @CuratedAsimov@mastodon.social

                                          "For man to become successful, for man to establish himself as the ruler of the planet, it was necessary for him to use his brain as something more than a device to make the daily routine of getting food and evading enemies a little more efficient. Man had to learn to control his environment.""

                                            [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                            @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                            "Eventos Anómalos": En la ACC, pasas de contener entes que te discuten que tu abuela es una bicicleta a gritarle a un bloque de mármol que insulta en latín.
                                            9. fictograma.com/d/3144-eventos-
                                            10. fictograma.com/d/3145-eventos-
                                            11. fictograma.com/d/3146-eventos-

                                              [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                              @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                              Un asiento demasiado grande, un interrogatorio y la inocencia rota de un niño de nueve años. "¡Porque mamá y papá están juntos!", sonríe Elian en mitad del pasillo de la comisaría, sin entender el peso del silencio... 💔🏢 👇
                                              fictograma.com/d/3147-medio-va

                                                [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                "El mago, Parte 3": Perseguido por los callejones de la Galería y acorralado por cazadores, el mago cae en una trampa de oscuridad..
                                                6.1: fictograma.com/d/3149-el-mago-
                                                6.2: fictograma.com/d/3150-el-mago-
                                                6.3: fictograma.com/d/3155-el-mago-

                                                  [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                  @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                  Juré al olvido del mundo. Ya da igual. Al escribir esto, tal vez tu recuerdo me deje en paz. ¿Cómo dejar atrás lo que tanto tiempo me acompañó? Extraño el frío de la condena que me ataba a aquel viejo lugar...
                                                  fictograma.com/d/3151-versos-d

                                                    [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                    @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                    En el rincón del tiempo, olvidados y tristes,

                                                    los ídolos oscuros yacen, desvanecidos y mochos,

                                                    sus hazañas, su gloria, su vanidad, estas ya no...
                                                    fictograma.com/d/3152-sobre-lo

                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                      BLUBBER. The mouth.--I have stopped the cull's blubber; I have stopped the fellow's mouth, meant either by gagging or murdering him.

                                                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                      --
                                                      @histodons

                                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLUBBER. The mouth.--I have stopped the cull's blubber; I have stopped the fellow's mouth, meant either by gagging or murdering him. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLUBBER. The mouth.--I have stopped the cull's blubber; I have stopped the fellow's mouth, meant either by gagging or murdering him. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                        @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                        🎸 Una niña contempla cada día una guitarra tras un escaparate. Un viejo luthier observa su fascinación hasta comprender que ese instrumento siempre le perteneció a ella. Un encuentro sencillo, emotivo y lleno de magia.
                                                        fictograma.com/d/3153-el-templ

                                                          [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
                                                          @fictograma@mastodon.social

                                                          Agujeros devorando planetas. Bestias imposibles emergiendo de la oscuridad. Y Shin, atrapada en el fin de todo, viendo morir a quien juró proteger.

                                                          "¿Hacia dónde?"
                                                          "¡Hacia adentro de esas cosas!"
                                                          fictograma.com/d/3154-los-viaj

                                                            [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
                                                            @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

                                                            En la ACC, pasas de contener entes que te discuten que tu abuela es una bicicleta a gritarle a un bloque de mármol que insulta en latín. ¿El motivo? El inútil de Vargas...
                                                            fictograma.com/d/3144-eventos-

                                                              [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
                                                              @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

                                                              Un día normal en el Nivel -5: un ente alienígena que se estresa por la bolsa de Tokio, el Caballero de la Entropía quejándose del aire acondicionado y salvar a una novata...
                                                              fictograma.com/d/3145-eventos-

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