Lisa Matthews, PhD

Diamond Twig Poem of the Month March Poem of the Month Seedbed
Of hart wood.Of hearth stone.Of old blood.Of burnt comb.Of some sort.Of outward.Of onward.
To middle-month moor.

 Of split ash.
Of shadow-tine.
Of blackthorn milk.
…

New work in words, paper, antlers and wood. And my first new page poem out in the world since my PhD. Thanks to Ellen at Diamond Twig for inviting me to contribute ellenswriting.home.blog/poem-of-the-...

The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Quote from the novel 1984 by George Orwell.

This is FASCINATING.

[contemplates a doctorate in soil science]

Drinking water isn't a human right. Shut up Nestlé

I know Bluesky has the juice cuz I'm now seeing new #StarTrek political memes.

Care bear vibes 🐻

It is preposterous for Donald Trump to say he no longer feels an obligation to peace…

Does the FIFA World Cup World Peace award not mean anything anymore?

A grand day out. Thank you 🙏

Whoo-hoo, on my way. Been wanting to attend for a while. Excited!

a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers ALT: a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers

@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social I live adjacent to the proposed Adlington New Town development. I am one of the names on the petition opposing it. I do not know if you have already visited; but I am inviting you now to come and tell me, to my face, how ANT benefits people who live and work here.

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

Some folk have such a fixed version of reality that any contradictory truth is a threat. Similar to calling out racist sh*t and the person being offended by the label their behaviour is so clearly enacting. It’s also great when people tell you that your disabilities aren’t real. Ableism stinks.

World Without Exploitation - End Human Trafficking The movement to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

www.worldwithoutexploitation.org

I thought JCO was out of this kind of thing. Disappointing. Are you OK?

Have said the very same thing - almost word for word - twice this month already. In GovTech it’s all gonna blow. Then we’ll be able to get up and get on again.

A Mid-Day Reminder.

#RadioFreeAmerica

This brings me joy. On so many levels.

Skimmed past this image thinking it was a still from Zone of Interest. Nope. Just a man doing the on-the-ground dirty work of the rich and powerful (mainly) men turbo charging the racist and xenophobic projects of late stage capitalism to maintain their power and maximise profits and reach.

Dwell book cover artwork. White house painted with handmade paint from the soil of Menorca.

Double page spread from the book showing a painting and text block. Text is not readable and for decorative purposes only.

“Dwell” is my latest co-exhibition with Melanie Ashby. The accompanying book is a limited ed (50 copies) catalog-chapbook hybrid of Mel’s paintings and my text block panels. When they’re gone they’re gone: £12.95, inc UK ppp (non-UK orders DM). Stripe link for secure payment: tinyurl.com/4u5hervy

A bright blue plastic frog model on top of a desktop lamp.

Blue frog.
White light.

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

I can’t believe this was 27 years ago. Never forget.

No phones allowed during the 4 hour show / experience. Instead a photo of the high risers close to Aviva their tops lost in the fog. Maybe like a lot of folk when they can out?

Art weekend; Pt 3
Balkan Erotic Epic at #AvivaStudios
Felt at home the moment I went in and found my groove (and I sometimes struggle with crowds, noise an chaos).
Not here.
Don’t think I can go on making art in the same way now.
[insert what you know about performance art here] <points to heart>

Large scale projection in Aviva Studios of the title of Marina’s new work: Balkan Erotic Epic.

Art weekend; Pt 2
On Sat we saw #MarinaAbramović talk about her new work showing at #AvivaStudios in Manchester. She looked beautiful, older (don’t we all) and very ordinary (why wouldn’t she). And it was a joy. Her work’s a revelation that I only truly saw after The Artist is Present.

Cover of our new book called Dwell. Burnt umber colour with a crop from a painting of a White House.

A double page spread from the book. The image an words are too small to read.

Two text block poem panels on gallery wall with a long portrait orientation art work of bits of cacti.

One text panel and two artworks.

Art weekend; Pt1.
My new exhibition — “Dwell” — (with Mel, she’s the paint, I’m the words) is on at the Wilmslow Guild For Lifelong Learning. Last Friday we had a mid-exhibition viewing. 14 people came. And over the course of its time at The Guild, 1000s of folk will experience it. #art #poetry

Decorative only. Flier with same words as in the post.

If you are near Wilmslow in greater Manchester tomorrow night and like paintings and poetry, we are celebrating our
Med-inspired exhibition DWELL at the Guild for Lifelong Learning (in Wilmslow 😉 ) Fri 10 Oct, 6.30pm. Join us for art, words and extreme GIN! Just like fiesta time in Menorca 🍸

So true…

Profile of Major General Lorna Mahlock, seated, at Tuesday's meeting in Quantico, VA

Credited to Rene Syler:

"Look at her face.

This is Major General Lorna M. Mahlock, USMC, the first Black woman in Marine Corps history to reach general officer rank. A trailblazer, a warrior, a woman who's earned every credential, medal, and command in her story."

1/7

Perhaps things would have turned out differently had America only — embraced its Indigenous soul.

“Strange Fruit” - performed here by #BillieHoliday - along with “Four Women” written and performed by #NinaSimone, are 2 of the most important songs of the 20C.

“Starmer’s government says there’s no money to scrap the two-child benefit cap and lift 500,000 children out of poverty — but there is £200,000,000 for Elbit. Israel’s partner in genocide.

This obscene deal must be stopped. They have Palestinian blood on their hands.”