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Blog/ 16/01/2026

New Year, new projects

Cliffs near Swanage Dorset

The New Year began with a cold but sunny weekend away in Dorset, and I’m now looking ahead with an abundance of positivity […]

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Blog/ 23/12/202523/12/2025

Seasons Greetings

small christmas tree

Oof! Christmas. It’s a working season in our household, with all the music – but massively enjoyable. Nick has conducted several sell-out concerts […]

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Blog/ 26/11/202526/11/2025

A crepuscular walk from Victoria to Betterton Street

Yesterday was one of the coldest days so far this winter, and I was off to London to the Poetry Society AGM and […]

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Blog/ 19/11/202519/11/2025

Readings, and a poem on ‘The Ditty Bag’ podcast

eye splice

What a lovely event it was at The Brunswick in Hove on Sunday, at the awards event for the Brighton & Hove Arts […]

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Blog/ 09/11/2025

‘Yo-Yo’ heads towards a 2nd edition

My ickle pamph has almost sold out! Yep, only 3 copies of the 50 remain. Which is great, of course, but – one […]

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Blog/ 20/10/202520/10/2025

Brian Patten

I too was very sorry to hear Brian Patten had died (I was reminded of this in reading Mat Riches blog post in […]

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Blog/ 15/10/202516/10/2025

A novel rises from the ashes… maybe

Just when I was starting to get back into writing poetry, the world of prose starts up again in my brain. First of […]

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Blog/ 06/10/202506/10/2025

Yo-yo: a handmade pamphlet!

Yo-Yo, a poetry mini pamphlet by Robin Houghton

This is exciting (well, for me anyway!): the first 25 copies of my second handmade limited edition pamphlet are done and ready to […]

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Blog/ 19/09/2025

Readings, writing, reviews & general catchup

'Bikini' athlete mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale, Siciiy

Finally, here I am putting my head above the parapet. It’s been a lovely full summer. Not so much for the garden, which […]

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Angst/ 31/07/202531/07/2025

Summer, busy, change, decisions…

home-grown summer salad

Oof! It’s a unusually busy summer this year. Family visits, a big trip away, stuff on my to-do list such as a book […]

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