March 2019 – Robin Houghton

29/03/201929/03/2019

Back from Ireland

By Robin Houghton29/03/201929/03/2019Categories: Blog, Events, Inspiration, Places, ReadingsTags: abigail parry, Ailbhe Ni Ghearbhuigh, Billy Collins, Cork Poetry Festival, david harsent, Grainne Tobin, Jidi Majia, Jonathan Edwards, Kathryn Maris, Kim Addonizio, Leanne O'Sullivan, Munster Literature Centre, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Patrick Cotter, sasha dugdale, Theo Dorgan6 Comments

The rest of my week at the Cork Poetry Festival was brilliant – I want to say that right away as a few people were worried about me after my last blog post – thank you so much for the messages of support/understanding! I think it took me a day or two to tune intoRead more ⟶

21/03/2019

Day 3 in Cork – turning a corner

By Robin Houghton21/03/2019Categories: Angst, Blog, Events, Inspiration, ReadingsTags: Cork International Poetry Festival, Jessica Traynor, kim moore, Pat Boran, sasha dugdale, The Well Review, Thomas Dillon Kershaw2 Comments

It’s day 3 and I’m settling into my Cork Poetry Festival experience. Yesterday and today I’ve spent the morning writing and reading. Afternoons I go to hear readings at the library, evenings are in the fine Cork Arts Theatre – a lovely intimate size perfect for poetry. Highlights for me so far: Launch event forRead more ⟶

18/03/2019

Pre-Cork checklist

By Robin Houghton18/03/2019Categories: Blog, Events, Mags & BlogsTags: Banshee, Claire Cox, Cork International Poetry Festival, Ink Sweat & Tears, Martyn Crucefix2 Comments

Although I’m going to miss my writer’s group this week it’s for a good reason, as I’ll be in Ireland for the Cork International Poetry Festival, which sounds rather grand, but so far my impression is that it’s going to be a chilled affair, perhaps not as intimate as Swindon but not as scary asRead more ⟶

08/03/2019

On #100rejections … (and 2 subscriptions)

By Robin Houghton08/03/2019Categories: Blog, Rejections, SubmissionsTags: #100rejections, kim liao, rejections, stand, the moth10 Comments

The other day on Twitter I saw Penny Shutt mention #100rejections. Intrigued, I followed the hashtag and felt I’d stumbled on some sort of masochistic cult… “Heard the outcome of a GDC scholarship that I applied for…! Didn’t get it! All good, another ✔️ for #100rejections.” “Holy EFF I might make #100rejections in the first monthRead more ⟶

02/03/2019

Delighted and amazed to announce that…( just kidding)

By Robin Houghton02/03/2019Categories: Blog, Competitions, Rejections, Submissions3 Comments

I bet you were dead excited for me there for a second or two, weren’t you? No? Oh well…it’s that time of year again, when thousands of us come to accept that we’ve got nowhere (yet again) in the National Poetry Comp, never mind the other comps who promised to inform winners ‘by the endRead more ⟶