The Reading List, week 4: Heaney, O’Brien, Williams
As promised, The Reading List continues … District & Circle, Seamus Heaney (Faber, 2006) Everything you’d expect from a Heaney collection: poignant […]
Author: Robin Houghton
Post-holiday news, blues and beginnings
Back from holiday less than a week and plenty has happened. While I was away I received three rejections (boo!) and one ‘long […]
Different ways of promoting your blog posts on social media (reblogged from Social Media for Writers)
This is the last of my re-blogs from ‘Social Media for Writers’ while I’m on my hols. Please do still leave comments, which […]
Making the most of Twitter lists (from Social Media for Writers blog)
This is the second of my re-blogs while I’m on my hols and trying to take a break from the internet! My ‘Social Media for […]
Tips for choosing a WordPress.com Theme (from Social Media for Writers Blog)
While I’m on my hols I’m re-posting one or two articles from my ‘Social Media for Writers’ blog in case they are of […]
The Reading List, week 3
Things have gone a tad pear-shaped these last 2 weeks and I’ve managed to read only 3 books –but I have various excuses, […]
‘Making Poetry Work’ at the Poetry Cafe
Yesterday evening I was at the Poetry Cafe for a Poetry Society/Society of Authors event called ‘Making Poetry Work’, billed as a discussion […]
Some news about submissions, latest Telltale pamphlet
I see it’s been ages since I gave an update on submissions and what not. And it’s also been a while since I […]
The Reading List, week 2
The weather has been so good lately it’s tempting to go out for a walk (or a pub lunch!) rather than read. But […]
Tennis, 1976-style
Encouraged by Jayne Stanton’s marvellous ‘this is not about poetry’ blog post, I’m going off-piste today. Which is a stupid metaphor really as […]