Poet, novelist, zoologist, photographer, Maya Poetry Book Awards - https://nitter.gq/t.co/thqEDVG82Q, love dogs | 'The Welsh Man' - https://nitter.gq/t.co/WpZAXVpkyT
Pontypridd, Wales
Joined April 2011
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New blog post on welshpoetry.co.uk | Maya gets new judge, huge prize money increase and more... - poetrybookawards.co.uk | @LitWales @WelshLifeMag @southwalesargus @WalesArtsReview @WalesArtTweets @WelshPoetry @blackboughpoems @PoetryByPS @poems_ol @poetryforcrows
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In Eryri's Betws-y-Coed, the replacement for its 1917 Sappers Bridge over the Afon Conwy, nears completion. Courtesy @BJRoberts #Wales #WelshPassion
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URGENTE: 🇵🇾 Lo que acaba de suceder en PARAGUAY es una ADVERTENCIA para todos en la Tierra.
Más de 3 millones de personas (60% de la población adulta de Paraguay) han perdido el acceso a TODO. Sus cuentas bancarias. Sus pensiones. Congeladas. Inaccesibles.
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Popular acronyms but make them rhino 🦏
We’d love to hear your suggestions for more, or improvements on the ones we already have? The more rhino specific the better! Let us know yours in the comments⬇️
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Baby monkeys should be safe in their mothers’ arms, not subjected to cruel and unnecessary laboratory experiments. Please speak up, take action, and demand an end to animal testing at the University of Washington. Animals are not test subjects. Stop animal experiments!
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Report by @FerretScot places the import of monkeys to Scotland under the spotlight. Hundreds of long-tailed macaques imported every year via @manairport destined to be used in toxicity tests at Charles River Laboratories in Tranent, Edinburgh. theferret.scot/hundreds-monk…
Going Off Grid amzn.to/2uQPVho 'An epic tour de force of modern poetry. The opening poem, (Diet), is reminiscent of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land and this author's Roadkill, but this time focuses on digital capitalism.' #poetry #Welsh
@BylinesCymru @Cym_Wal @cardiffunilib
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Horrifying videos depicting violence & abuse against animals, including monkeys, continue to be posted on Facebook. Meta has the evidence, technology & resources to stop it. But it is still failing to do so. Please Sign & Share @AsiaforAnimals Petition: endcrueltyonline.com/meta-pe…
ALT Infant long-tailed macaque in captivity, Indonesia: Action for Primates
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Update on Welsh Poetry Competition - welshpoetry.co.uk/welsh-poet… :)
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Congratulations to Debbie Miller, Christopher James, Yvette Thomas & Irene Edwards - Winners of the Maya Poetry Book Awards! poetrybookawards.co.uk | For the full list, judge's comments visit our website :) @IreneEd77865554 @dg_herring @brokensleep @JetFuelReview @RedHandBooks
The Welsh Poetry Competition has had 20 successful years. Thanks to all who supported it. BUT the site will continue with blog posts welshpoetry.co.uk so please keep visiting for news, tips, books, Maya, photos & more @PN_Review @PoetryBookSoc @PoetryLondon @PoetryArchive
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Colorado built a $15 million bridge so animals can cross the highway. Wildlife deaths dropped 91% in 10 months. Moose included.
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Increased prize money - welshpoetry.co.uk/maya-news scroll down... :)
'Scratching The Surface' - amzn.to/2pnTkmd | 'The poems are sharp, clear, and confident. He has a clarity only a real poet possesses.' – Brian Patten | #poetry #Wales #Literature #Welsh | @litsouthbank @ForwardPoetry @poetrymagazine @Carcanet @PoetrySociety @catrincollier
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Shame on #Canada for continuing to import Endangered long-tailed #macaques from #Cambodia despite CITES concerns over trade in the country. SkyTaxi to transport the monkeys to Montreal @YMXAirport on 20 October 2026 for Charles River Laboratories. news.mongabay.com/2026/10/ca…
ALT Long-tailed macaques, macaque facility, Cambodia; credit: Cruelty Free International
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A complete tiny forest growing on one pine cone. Pure wonder. 🌲✨
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‼️ABERGAVENNY - WALES IS NOW HAVING ILLEGAL MEN TURN UP IN MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT‼️
This is Abergavenny - men are being bused into Waitrose carpark and then being shipped off to their forever homes.
ABERGAVENNY TAKE YOUR AREA BACK!
Stand up and stop this.
WALES IS NOT SAFE, ENGLAND IS NOT SAFE, SCOTLAND IS NOT SAFE AND WHEN ANDY BURNHAM IS ASKED;
HE SMILES AND RUBS HIS NOSE.
What is everyone going to do about it ???