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The Stanza Bonanza poets, November 2015
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A Bonanza, a Finale and a look ahead to 2016

by Robin Houghton on November 29, 2015
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It’s been a busy week, still catching up, but I wanted to post a recap of things before we’re into the pre-Christmas week when events seem to accelerate. Last Monday I…

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My Dear Watson anthology
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A poetry anthology comes to life via Facebook

by Robin Houghton on November 22, 2015
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Look what arrived today – my copies of the lovely new anthology from Beautiful Dragons (mastermind: Rebecca Bilkau), My Dear Watson. It’s a celebration of the 118 elements on the…

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Crowther- Paterson-Gluck - The Reading LIst
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The Reading List week 10: Glück, Paterson, Crowther

by Robin Houghton on November 17, 2015
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These pocket-sized reviews have been getting a bit long lately and that’s not good, because I start thinking “do I have time to write a 1,500 word post today?” and…

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Scallop by Maggi Hambling
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Aldeburgh Poetry Festival de-brief

by Robin Houghton on November 9, 2015
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And so the inevitable Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog post. You’ve probably read a post or two on the subject already, or at least seen the Facebook/Twitter storm of “wasn’t it…

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What I’ve been up to, and look ahead to Aldeburgh

by Robin Houghton on November 3, 2015
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Just a quick update and a look ahead to the weekend … I was excited to see the T S Eliot Prize shortlist, especially as it included the excellent debut collection from…

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Filming in the centre of Chad

by Robin Houghton on October 26, 2015
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This is an amazing piece by Peter Kenny – really worth reading.

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Cur, The Bond, Lift
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The Reading List week 9: Malone, Maitreyabandhu, Man

by Robin Houghton on October 22, 2015
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This week, three books by men, all with names starting with M, all with (pretty much) monochrome cover art and three of the shortest titles ever. Spooky! This is the…

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Readings, launches & seeds of a new project or two

by Robin Houghton on October 21, 2015
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We’ve been in Eastbourne a month. It probably sounds daft but I’ve been struck at how mild it seems to be here compared to Lewes or Brighton. The latter in…

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october 2015 poetry readings
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Lewes & Oxford readings this week, plus poet friends’ success

by Robin Houghton on October 11, 2015
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Ah, National Poetry Day seems to be the unofficial kickstarter of the poetry season (is that ‘open season’)? Last week saw a flurry of competition results and exciting announcements: Facebook…

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Poetry pamphlets by Chris McCabe, Holly Hopkins, Richard Skinner & Maggie Sawkins
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The Reading List, Week 8 – McCabe, Hopkins, Skinner, Sawkins

by Robin Houghton on October 9, 2015
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All the National Poetry Day euphoria over with and I’m back into the swing of The Reading List this week, and some wonderful reading to report on. Included here are…

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