Poet &c | rishidastidar.com | linktr.ee/betarishhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3murka55fpk24Just come off stage to see that the Kent constabulary have shares in balaclava manufacturers; that can be the only explanation for why they didn’t wade in, right?05 Sep 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3murka55fpk24https://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mur7uprcic2aDoes the Tyne & Wear Metro does merch? Cos I’d like some.05 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur7uprcic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mur7uprcic2aDoes the Tyne & Wear Metro does merch? Cos I’d like some.05 Sep 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur7uprcic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mup3nmqwkk2lTrain glory day continues. LNER changes the train were on… two minutes before its due to leave. Incredible.04 Sep 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup3nmqwkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muol5lronk2pTrainline, where the robots outnumber the humans a billion to one. Marketing types laud this as one of our more customer-centric brands. Does nothing go wrong with any of their journeys? Are they bots only comfortable talking to other bots? Brand tip: have a sodding telephone number on the website04 Sep 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muol5lronk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3munflilyys2qJames Orr / Not just a theological bore / But an alleged breaker of party funding law / Hurry the fuck up out of the door.03 Sep 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3munflilyys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muncw7rnl22eVery very uncool of me, but a friend spotted this in the window of Camberwell’s Lala Books, and this might be the closest to hip I will ever get in my life. And next to Virginia too!03 Sep 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muncw7rnl22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mukso2viuk2uMulling an analogue Poems-as-a-Service service.02 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukso2viuk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mukta5ld6k2uNow in the mood for Male Stargazey Pie [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukta5ld6k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mukso2viuk2uMulling an analogue Poems-as-a-Service service.02 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukso2viuk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mukoqegtsc2mPoem title: The ambivalent rollercoaster [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukoqegtsc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muju5edmrr2vAh the first week of September brain reluctance to think is in full effect today. These slides really won't write themselves. And yet I'm behaving as if they will!02 Sep 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muju5edmrr2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mujrplt3os2lAn inexplicable economic system, perfectly deconstructed: https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2026/sep/01/david-squires-on-the-art-of-the-transfer-deal02 Sep 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujrplt3os2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mujlva6wu22lyes I do have work to do how did you know?02 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujlva6wu22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mujlva6wu22lyes I do have work to do how did you know?02 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujlva6wu22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mujj3j6qp22lLow key brag but a book I have an essay has been named by the esteemed Poets & Writers as one of its best books for writers: https://www.pw.org/best-books/far_villages_welcome_essays_for_new_and_beginner_poets02 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujj3j6qp22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muidfcpcyk2iOnlyGums [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muidfcpcyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muiakhweys2iAre all the young English male YouTubers posh? Or is this just a quirk of MasterChef casting?01 Sep 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiakhweys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mui5acxiss2uWhat there’s no stationery stans on ‘Sky? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui5acxiss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mui4jhbvhk2uhttps://www.mlb.com/news/stan-kroenke-purchases-angels-from-arte-moreno?adobe_mc=TS%3D1788289515%7CMCMID%3D60537988719965170035950559151719343820%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg >> I can see the eventual Arsenal / Angels tie ups working quite well.01 Sep 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui4jhbvhk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muhzaudvs22lwith the acknowledgement that I can't believe I'm typing this but: can anyone recommend a good pencil sharpener? My Blackwings are not coping well with the emergency one from Sainsburys. Bonus points for avoiding recommending Blackwing's own sharpener as even I can't fathom spending £26 on one.01 Sep 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhzaudvs22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muhdontrtq2uWell, I have written a phrase pleasing to me, so the day not a bust then01 Sep 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhdontrtq2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muh52eawx22lhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/01/wendell-berry-us-author-dead << RIP to one of the ones who woke us up01 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh52eawx22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muh2tvv5cs2eAlways one of the highpoints of the online year, get voting! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh2tvv5cs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mugyk2md6c2lBack at your desks? Of course you are! So this is a good time to remind you that I'm doing a workshop on how to deploy punctuation in your poems to wild effect in a few weeks. Come through: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cathdrakestheverandah/2204290?date=2026-09-2201 Sep 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugyk2md6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mufhqfszi22zAnother banger31 Aug 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufhqfszi22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3mufcd64ubc2wBooo for bad burgers31 Aug 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufcd64ubc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/betarish.bsky.social/post/3muf4lconrs23Maybe this is the coaching I need:31 Aug 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:rn3nrpkpvid36ohy5zqlebpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf4lconrs23