Author: GBJM_57

Satellite Community Poem October 2025

Bimbo, Butthole, Tits

Don’t say shit if you want to suck a girl’s dick
A drop of sweat trickled down my butt. Are you alright mate?
My lovely hand job feels better with you in it
Mom, pick me up… The community poem is getting weird again
This poem should be called six seasons of a movie

So long fair well and thanks for all the fish
I’d rather have a piece of toast and watch the evening news
When you go home tell your pet I said ‘Hi’. It’s all for you, meow
The dog felt shame for sniffing my arse. I can’t Fangirl you
You decided the grass was greener on the other side of the ground

Joy like drops of dew on autumn grass
Stay hydrated mate. Once more unto the breach
The first thing you think is the last thing you should say
No Alan’s gone home, Alan’s mate Bernard is here mind
Did you catch that?

This was written by me. Seriously. Completely
Angry when hungry. Pizza

                             Betwayal!

More than one political poem, the tide is turning                             
A city that so loves hot air balloons is a lovely city indeed
Go and build yourself a fuck proof bunk bed Finger me if I’m wrong but Park Street is flat?

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Satellite of Love Presents: An Evening of Cabaret

At the Loco Klub Wednesday 4th February 2026.

Doors at 19:00 event starts 19:30. Finishes 22:30.

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Join us for a Satellite of Love special!


We’re bringing together poetry, music, and drag for an Evening of Cabaret to raise money for our regular host Aish Humphreys.

Expect trans joy, trans rage, and trans acoustic guitar.

Bristol legend Bridget Hart will be joining the Satellite of Love team for the night to welcome you to this intimate event featuring incredible artists Freddie Lewis, paz, BooHoo Mann & Ifẹ Grillo.

The evening will also feature a raffle full of amazing prizes from queer artists and activists including poetry, art prints, and vouchers for tattoos, photoshoots, and dinner for two.

All proceeds will go directly towards raising funds for Aish’s Top Surgery.
We’re so excited to support him and can’t wait to see you there!

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Satellite of Love presents: Edward Tripp and Sophie Shepherd

Plus Open Mic

Wednesday 28th of January 2026 at the Loco Klub
Doors at 19:00 Event starts 19:30
Event ends 22:30

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“No Man is an Ireland is a surreal, genre-bending, standup poetry show, performed by award-winning Northern Irish comedian and former Bard of Exeter, Edward Tripp.
Ed ponders his cultural identity through the mediums of story-telling and prop-heavy stand-up poetry.

Featuring defrosted wives, visits from Uncle Connor (who isn’t in the IRA) and at least one unforgettable tribute to the late Lady Diana. If you enjoy spoken-word poetry, this is the show for you. If you dislike spoken-word poetry, this is probably the show for you too. Expect the unexpected…and hold on tight”

“Tripp doesn’t so much straddle or have one foot in the camps of comedy and storytelling, but instead finds perfect harmony between them – each element of humour extenuating the spoken word, each poetic structure lifting stories to new heights. Tripp’s poetic moments are a treat, cohesive and engaging, and for newcomers, is the finest introduction to the marvels of spoken word” – Corr Blimey

“Speaking as a zookeeper – that was the most accurate impression of a turtle eating lettuce I have ever seen” – Jenna Crawford, audience member (and Zookeeper).

Sophie Shepherd is a performer of all sorts of different things living and working in Weston-super-Mare. Little bit of poetry, little bit of acting, little bit of stand up and a little bit of drag. That’s the vibe. My poetry is often playfully silly, breaking the fourth wall-esque and hopefully witty.

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)

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Satellite of Love: Martin Rieser ‘Self Portrait Animals’ Book Launch

Aboard the John Sebastian Lightship on Tuesday 2nd December.
Doors are at 19:00 with the event starting at 19:30.
The event finishes at 21:30.

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Martin Rieser launches his new illustrated pamphlet from Bristol Books “Self Portrait with Animals” with support from Sophie Dumont, Lisa Lopresti, Agata Palmer, Naomi Madlock, Pete Weinstock and David Punter.

In this collection of Ekphrastic verses, the poet reflects on personal identity and agency inspired by pictures that include images of animals by some of the world’s most revered artists. In a sense, every painting is a self-portrait and every painted animal represents a part of the artist’s own psyche, not least that of the poet himself.
From monologues and confessional verse to ironic commentary, these poems will surprise and delight the reader, and the pictures will never be seen again without the verses echoing long in the viewer’s mind.

“Minutely observant of their artworks, deft in the use of their contextual knowledge, these witty, intelligent poems both illuminate their subjects and take springboard leaps from them into suggestions of another life or lives beyond the picture plane.”
Philip Gross, Poet

“If ekphrastic poetry is a form of homage to visual art – a poet offering attention, imagination and language to the painting, photograph or sculpture –then Martin Rieser’s wonderful ‘Self Portrait with Animals’ is an act of devotion, such is the range of insights, imagined scenarios and voices that he brings to the sixteen works of art beautifully represented in this beautiful pamphlet.”
Bob Walton, Poet

“Thoughtful and often surprising.”
Lucy English, Professor of Creative Enterprise
Bath Spa University

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Community Poem September 2025

sssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh……….no one cares baby girl

who the eff is Alan
someone once told me that the world was gonna roll me – they were
right. I am bread
the tears of night have fallen
at Satellite of Glove
check out my outfit
it’s really cool
my poetry is literal and cuts deep
I’ve got a knife
slam-a-rama jama all seasons
the maths was done ahead of schedule
keir starmer is a horrible bastard
eggs, at least fifty
spencer is an AI he doesn’t eat cheese
bro, how the FUCK haven’t they found madeline macan yet?
where the fuck is she?
no I don’t know Alan
do you?
and my heart is crashing because I need you to know…and then you do.
sexually, I prefer a flip flop to a man
woi oi, big boi, stick it up ur bum like a big boi’s big toy
I’m your doll, Rock and Roll
feel the glamour in pink
kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panky
The corporate bastards own my ass – they’re the only ones who can afford it.

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July 2025

Hehe Haha! I know nothing about poetry.
I came with no expectations, an open heart and an open mind. 2 drinks, amazing conversations, I’m glad of what I could find. – An occult sacrifice of 3 dead rats, floating in a food waste bin.

Live. Laugh. Die young.
But you know what they say, it’s better to be pissed off, than pissed on.
Oh! We’re out of loo roll, I guess it’s the bucket again…

Never ask a penguin the time, they lie.
The professional bios were stolen by a pigeon outside?
The owl and the pussycat want for a pea.

She said – for the hundredth time- Time is elastic, but nobody listened.
She said she’s like a potato, best when baked and smashed.
This above all to thine own self be true.

I wore booty shorts, and now my arse is sticking to the seats.
And in this room, my fire caught heart…
I can’t remember life before the turd that wouldn’t flush.

Sometimes somethings are wonderful.
Today I saw a dog, running down the road, pulling the cafe chair its lead had been tied to. The wings of a shot arrow will not always reach the bird that has already discovered flight.

I’m a cosmic little brat
I wish people would give me free drugs.
Mercury is in Lucozade.

Ozzy, Ozzy, you made us all laugh when you wore your wife’s cozzy, because she’d hidden yours. The world is in ruins and it’s all my fault. My head is my only house unless it rains.

I spoke the truth, but ai forgot to say it quietly. My notes app could be used against me in a murder case:
Smothering a ladybug to death with your tits is arguably something you never fully recover from.

Anyone seen Alan?
You are the right side of annoying.
Alone in a room with a half used role of cellotape hanging in mid air.

Be gay, do crime, get drunk.
Look at this cunty lemon drizzle.
Not even the rain, has such small hands.

Use the shoe rack, don’t use the shoe rack. Make your mark life after dark
Spotlight on the small shards of bone making my skillfully sewn costume unbearable.

I haven’t submitted verse, because I spent all my time drawing. Go to Manchester for one night, then go to Belgium for 3-4 nights. My pussy stinks like cat food, but it’s nothing compared to my attitude.

Father dusk eat the mango.
I will not die your daughter.
At the end of it all, passion young fever.

EVER TRIED? EVER FAILED? NO MATTER. TRY AGAIN. FAIL AGAIN. FAIL BETTER.
I fear this may be the end of this cold charade, for I cannot stand another night.
Fall into the earth, meet a merry possum.

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Satellite of Love: Burning Eye Takeover – Caitlin O’Ryan & Georgie Jones

At the Loco Klub 26th November
Doors at 7pm Event starts 7.30pm
Event finishes at 10.30

Georgie Jones is a poet and performer known for her humour and heart. Praised for her ‘formidable stage presence and compelling way with words’ (reviewshub) Georgie’s poetry feels like a really good chat with a really old friend (lifelong as opposed to ancient).

She explores the exquisite messiness of modern existence through poetry, stories and just a smidge of oversharing, with abundant wit and warmth in tow. Georgie can’t promise any answers, but she’ll do her best to make you feel better about not having them.

Caitlin O’Ryan’s debut collection is a journey of mirror smashing and everything we have come to accept being called into question. With deep vulnerability and wit, she invites us to look inside of ourselves and to interrogate what we find there. Fuelled by the times that we are living in, her poems vibrate through the pages, grabbing you with a sense of urgency that says “you are not alone, I also feel this”.

Taken from her live performances and featuring her viral poem ‘AT WHAT POINT’ which has amassed millions of views online and culminated in her being invited onto BBC Woman’s Hour, this book will light a fire in you that will continue to burn long after you have put it down. Caitlin is also known for her recurring role in the hit TV series Outlander.

‘Caitlin’s words are as powerful on the page as they are on the stage.‘ Harry Baker

‘A devastatingly heartfelt, intelligent, witty and turbulent ode to female friendship, fears, hopes and dreams … the book I wish I’d had in my twenties but so glad to have now in my forties, where I still swim in the uncertainties of this beautiful and confounding life.‘ Catriona Balfe

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)

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Satellite of Love Presents: Holly Moberley’s ‘Kinder Parasites’ Book Launch

On board the John Sebastian Lightship 4th November
Doors 6:30pm event starts 7:00pm
Finishes 10pm

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Join Holly Moberley and friends in the launch of her debut pamphlet ‘Kinder Parasites’ with stripped back support sets from local musician JuJu and poet Raina Greifer at the Lightship.

Holly Moberley (she/they) is a queer poet and poison berry from the South East. She is a Poetry Society Young Critic and has been published in fourteen poems, Bi+Lines, Butcher’s Dog & The North. She is Bristol’s 2021 LYRA Slam Champion and identifies her work as feminist diary entries from your weird cousin. Avoidantly confronting, delightfully despicable, Holly’s poetry welcomes readers into the dark dark forest of tumblr pages for hands and lesbians in the US cabinet. ‘Kinder Parasites’, published by Broken Sleep Books, is her debut pamphlet.

‘Kinder Parasites’ Summary:

‘Kinder Parasites’ is a feminist séance with pop-culture’s most infamous. Influenced by queer theatrics and by personified feather boa — Hera Lindsay Bird, this pamphlet aims to strike a match and wake the dead; exploring the mariana trench of lesbian love and loneliness. In ‘Kinder Parasites’, Megan Fox has a heartbeat Shostakovich can’t bear and the gravedigger digs a hole during the speed dating event. What begins as a fun exploration of blood suckers, the natural world and pop-culture descends into a clamber through human rituals and the complicated queer experience; “meow this cosmic joke!!! this spider’s leg I eventually made crawl!!!”

JuJu
Hailing from Bristol & London, JuJu (she/her) draws influence from the likes of PJ Harvey, Florence Welch and Kate Bush. Juju is a gothic force who merges heavy synths and thunderous guitars. Conjuring up moody and queer alt pop-rock anthems, JuJu’s dark lyricism and powerful stage presence both charms and mystifies. She will be bewitching listeners with an acoustic set on launch night.

Raina Greifer (she/they) is a performance maker, producer, and frequent party planner. They were shortlisted for the SH24: Sexual Health Awards 2022 as Young Person of the Year and were a BBC Words First Finalist in 2021. Her solo show MANIC won Best Solo Show at Fuse International in 2022 and was shortlisted for the 2023 Saboteur Awards. Often found reading erotica or putting on cabarets, Raina’s work is some of the boldest and sexiest there is.

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)

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Satellite of Love: Sophie Dumont; Meg Avon; Caleb Parkin – Sculling Launch & open mic.

At the Loco Klub 22nd of October
Doors at 19:00 event starts at 19:30
Finishes at 22:30

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Join us for an evening of words, water, and wonder as we launch Sophie Dumont’s debut poetry collection Sculling. This is not just a book launch – it’s a celebration of the Bristol’s River Avon.
Lyrical, tender and fierce, Sculling traces grief, desire, and transformation through the movement of rivers, asking how we live, love, and let go.
Sophie will be supported by poetry from Bristol’s Caleb Parkin and Meg Avon.
Let’s create an Avon-loving evening rippling with community, mourning and merrymaking!


Dress code: Your rivery finest. Think river silks, moonlight sequins, driftwood crowns – anything that makes you feel like part of the tide.

About Sculling:

In her unflinching and tenderly obsessive collection, Sculling, poet Sophie Dumont explores a deeply personal relationship to the River Avon, as she circles the curses that unravel from a canoe club.

At the age of sixteen, Sophie Dumont trained to be a canoe coach before her own coach and partner of three years died suddenly in an aquaplaning road accident, which led to five of his organs continuing at least seven people’s lives. His heart was donated to a young man studying in the same city as he did.

Using the kayak as a vessel to traverse life’s accumulation of losses, Sculling speaks of how this bereavement caused Dumont to reflect on her relationship to bodies of water, from her own body to the state of pollution in UK rivers. Here, she explores the campaign for rivers to be given personhood status for rights to protection and inspects the symbiosis of her body and the river’s.


Sculling is a powerful investigation into categories of haunting, from a body living on through donated organs, through dementia’s slow erasure, and through witnessing her niece learn object permanence – that things continue to exist when they are not visible.

In her fiercely vulnerable and meticulous debut, Dumont probes the urge to call out when under a bridge, to hear oneself ricocheted back, changed:

‘. . . a boy in a red cap opens his throat, throws sound
into shadows, as we’ve all done,
in the reckless hope of its return.’

Image credit: Jae Frederick

About Sophie:

Sophie Dumont is a poet and copywriter based in Bristol and Bath. Her poetry won the Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize and has appeared in The Rialto, Magma, The Moth, Ink Sweat and Tears and Mslexia among others. Dumont has an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University and has held writing residencies along Bristol Harbourside with Boat Poets and Exeter Quay through Literature Works.

About Meg:

Meg Avon of The River Bride is a Bristol-based celebrant, poet, activist, performance artist and environmental romantic. From Meg: “In June 2023, I married my local river the Bristol Urban Avon. I married them not just because I love the river deeply, but because I wanted to raise awareness about river pollution with a story that is engaging. Two years on and the relationship is still going strong. I have left my job as a community worker to pursue a career as a writer and campaigner, touring my first collection of poetry My Avon earlier this year.”

About Caleb:

Caleb Parkin was Bristol City Poet 2020 – 22. He’s published three pamphlets and his debut collection, This Fruiting Body was longlisted for the Laurel Prize; his second, Mingle, was published Oct 2024. He’s a PhD researcher with RENEW Biodiversity at the University of Exeter, and an experienced tutor and workshop leader.

Image credit: Vonalina Cake

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Satellite of Love Community Poem Archive

Community Poem June 2025

Proper Silly Bollocks

My whole existence is flawed
Dreams are shit mate! (whilst squatting)
Memory remembers to forget what it knew
I’ve been learning to swim on Duolingo
I like a man with appropriate legs
I watched a woman on the bus finish reading, then fold up her book in bubblewrap
I keep manifesting my cat can talk
I’m late diagnose awesome (spin around)
But first, I need a wee
It wasn’t clear if I followed through
luckily, we don’t have a blame culture

They scraped me off the pavement and put the finest dancing shoes on me
Hey now, you’re an all star, get your game on, go play
Ra ra ah-ah-ah, ram-ah, ra-ah-ah, gaga oo-la-la, want your bad romance

I’m chopping carrots in the kitchen
Thinking about the small tragedy of the wrong-flavoured icecream
Imagining playing cluedo, but all the murder weapons are seashells
What would nanny plum do?
Don’t compromise when you can be comfortable, she’d say
the black mould on your rented bedroom wall whispers and sings you lullabies of decay

Oh, to be a dog with it’s head out the car window
Oh, how much of something do you read before it becomes a collection?
Oh,  I birthed my orange cat
Oh, how I love my cat lalalalala ok ok ok ok ok
Oh, if you pass me the crisps, you won’t get a kiss
Oh, this is proper silly bollocks.

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