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Poems for a Christmas concert

by Robin Houghton on December 16, 2017

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I was recently asked to select some readings to go in between the movements of a choral piece. The piece is Bob Chilcott’s On Christmas Night. In it, Chilcott sets…

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Four magazines, five poets to watch

by Robin Houghton on August 12, 2017

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A slew of poetry magazines have been arriving the last couple of weeks and I’ve enjoyed ‘discovering’ work by new names. Well, new to me anyway – turns out they’re…

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Recipe for Water

by Robin Houghton on June 4, 2017

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Yes that probably sounds familiar, being the title of the 2009 collection by Gillian Clarke. I’ve been thinking a lot about water lately, and flow – great rivers, the mouths of…

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‘Poems & Pictures’ blog at the Mary Evans Picture Library

by Robin Houghton on March 20, 2017

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We’re into our fourth week of dust, clutter and washing up in the bath. The joys of home improvements! We still don’t have a fully working kitchen, one cabinet is ten…

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TGI February

by Robin Houghton on February 6, 2017

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January is really my least favourite month – I think it’s the short days and dark evenings that are so depressing.  It doesn’t help that the it’s the month of…

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Tears in the Fence: a no-tears rejection

by Robin Houghton on June 15, 2016

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A few months ago I sent some poems to David Caddy at Tears in the Fence. Although he didn’t take any of them for the magazine, his reply was prompt…

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Ronnie-O Oh Oh!

by Robin Houghton on January 20, 2016

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If you’ve been at a reading I’ve given you may have heard the snooker poem… it’s a bit of fun, my homage to snooker genius Ronnie O’Sullivan. I’m not sure…

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#quirkychristmas and a very happy Christmas from the shed

by Robin Houghton on December 25, 2015

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Delighted to see my ‘night before Christmas’ poem on Abegail Morley’s The Poetry Shed today! Huge thanks!

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The Road Not Taken & FOMO

by Robin Houghton on August 23, 2015

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Just the other day Don Share posted on Twitter a link to a recording of Robert Frost reading ‘The Road Not Taken’. How wonderful to hear it in the poet’s…

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Poetry submissions – stats for last 6 months, stocktake

by Robin Houghton on February 25, 2015

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Just a quick update on my poetry submissions, in case you’re interested – I know people often like a comparison, and while those “I’m delighted to announce…” successes are all very nice…

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