Yesterday was one of those days when I felt I should have been working (ie paid work), but instead was faffing about with several poems…
Poetry
Month: January 2013
Yesterday was the first of our monthly workshops with Mimi Khaltvati this year, and as usual I came away with plenty of new insights and…
Wonderful evening at the Needlewriters in Lewes last night, with Maria Jastrzebska and Andrea Samuelson reading their poetry. Both read very movingly. Maria’s new collection…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of re-connecting with a former colleague and friend from my Nike days. I recruited Tee Dobinson as a Nike Fitness…
It is now 1974. At least, that’s how far I have got with Ted Hughes’ letters, through which I’m getting a stronger impression of him…
It’s been a few months in the planning, so Jo and I are hoping we’ve thought of everything – ha ha! If you’re in the…
“Poems need room for the imagination to engage” says Roselle Angwin in a interesting blog post on creating ambiguity in a poem, not telling the…
I confess haven’t read all the collections shortlisted for this year’s T S Eliot Prize. But I’ve trawled for informative reviews of each, in order…
Happy New Year! I’m particularly upbeat about 2013 – already there are lots of positive things going on in both work and play (not sure…