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NathanFrancis__: Poems:
anniemcclanahan: 1892, coal-miner poet Joseph Skipsey
NlandLibs: “S” is for Joseph Skipsey, known as the Pitman Poet. This biography published in 1909 is by his longtime friend, Robert Spence Watson. Available to reserve from
workingclasslit: If you want a taster of what Gordon's book will be like, check out our podcast episode in which we talk to him about the life and work of Northumbrian poet and miner, Joseph Skipsey
LewisTynemouth: Reading Danny Lawrence’s comprehensive history of North Shields.
Didn’t know ‘The Pineapple’ not only stood in 1832, but was scene of police shooting of Cuthbert Skipsey - North Shields miner on strike, and father of poet Joseph Skipsey.
john_tomaney: Joseph Skipsey died on the 3rd September 1903 at the home of son, Cuthbert Skipsey, at 5 Kells Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead. The house still stands but there is nothing to mark the residence of the great man.
coalmininginle1: Chris Harrison at The Bridge - The Hartley Calamity (Joseph Skipsey and Chris Harrison
thetinkerboots: Joseph Skipsey, Love Without Hope
workingclasslit: New podcast episode, about the poet and coal miner from the North East of England, Joseph Skipsey, is now available for everyone. Listen to it on the link below, or on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to your podcasts
gordontoon: And there is an open access version available here:
DrAngelaKennedy: Louise Bourgeois, Alice Walker, joseph Skipsey, PJ Harvey...
Blake2_0: Print editions of Blake - a thread.
My collection doesn't start with either Blake originals nor first editions of Gilchrist's Life (unfortunately), so instead I'll begin with three 19th century collections by R H Shepherd, Joseph Skipsey and W M Rossetti. 1/
flusteredduck: An Error by Joseph Skipsey
1940kgn12: Joseph Skipsey (from Selected Poems, ed. by Basil Bunting)
Blake2_0: Today's arrival - The Canterbury Poets edition of Blake, edited by Joseph Skipsey (1885) and my previously owned facsimile which, bizarrely, doubles the size of the original.
Ranchiart: The Canterbury Poets Series. Robert Burns Poems by Joseph Skipsey. 1885.
garymillersongs: Helen's incredible new illustration to accompany my song 'A Dream of Joseph Skipsey' (
WinkinBitsy: I started this piece probably over a year ago, inspired by one of garymillersongs most beautiful, as yet unreleased...
Happimess73: Read about Joseph Skipsey.
The Pitman Poet.
WB Yeat's letter to Joseph.
