I’m not sure I’ve ever really celebrated World Poetry Day, which was apparently adopted by UNESCO in 1999 with the aim of “supporting linguistic diversity…
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I’m not sure I’ve ever really celebrated World Poetry Day, which was apparently adopted by UNESCO in 1999 with the aim of “supporting linguistic diversity…
This is not my favourite time of year I confess, although I love all the early signs of Spring – the first sunny days, the…
Ah, Christmas. Busy busy. I still haven’t made a nice door wreath but when it stops raining I’ll be up the garden gathering foliage and…
It’s been a busy few weeks. Planet Poetry is two episodes into Season 4 and I’ve currently got three interviews to record before Christmas. The…
I like the word shenanigans, don’t you? Although as I just check its meaning I see it can mean underhand goings-on. I don’t have anything…
Wow, I felt a lot of love for RS Thomas after my last blog post. I wonder if we need more spirituality today, generally I…
Back from a scorching hot week in North Wales, to which we took waterproofs, heavy duty walking boots and woollies, none of which we needed.…
My phase of reading nowt but historical novels is over (for now) as I get my poetry head back on in preparation for Season Four…
I recently came across this blog post by Naush Sabah about why we send our poems to magazines (or not). I’m in agreement with her…