https://livesteven.com/2026/04/19/cashing-in-on-thy-sweet-love-rememberedsome-preliminary-thoughts-on-shakepeares-sonnet-29-before-some-historical-reflection-on-is-use-in-queer-literary-culture-in-the-twentieth-century/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-04-19T20:25:51+00:00Cashing in on ‘Thy sweet love remembered’:Some preliminary thoughts on Shakepeare’s Sonnet 29 before some historical reflection on its use in queer literary culture in the twentieth centurypoetry, writing, literature, books, shakespeare, masculinity, drama, sonnet-29, john-herbert, queer-thoughts, prison-house-metaphorhttps://livesteven.com/2026/04/19/sleeps-a-trouble-dreams-pitch-too-persistent-the-stresses-of-the-day-before-that-dawn-when-truly-come-promises-that-its-sent-to-build-our-worn-self-up-just-less-forlorn-verse-written/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-04-19T09:18:56+00:00‘Sleep’s a trouble, dreams pitch too persistent / the stresses of the day before that dawn / when truly come, promises that it’s sent /to build our worn self up, just less forlorn’. Verse written on assessing the aftermath of a day that’s made too many demands upon you!dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1915https://livesteven.com/2026/04/18/man-measured-his-words-like-food-and-decided-what-was-worth-opening-his-mouth-for-words-and-food-in-derek-owusu-2026-hunger-pains-for-the-reading-agency-quick-reads/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-04-18T13:54:08+00:00‘Man measured his words like food and decided what was worth opening his mouth for’. Words and food in Derek Owusu (2026) ‘Hunger Pains’ for The Reading Agency Quick Reads.writing, books, book-review, reading, fiction, derek-owusu, hunger-pains, food-in-novels