Had a great evening yesterday at the Troubadour as Coffee House Poetry, Anne-Marie Fyfe’s fortnightly poetry readings, got underway for its summer season. It’s a…
Poetry
Had a great evening yesterday at the Troubadour as Coffee House Poetry, Anne-Marie Fyfe’s fortnightly poetry readings, got underway for its summer season. It’s a…
I’m finally getting myself back on track after two weeks of Jury Service. There are blogs to attend to, email updates to send, all manner…
Pighog Press has hosted a poetry night at the Redroaster cafe in Brighton for many years. I’ve attended quite a few times and it’s always…
This is question I’ve been asked (and have asked myself) every since I knew I would be doing jury service these two weeks. Having been…
Well I did it. Yesterday evening at Lauderdale House in Highgate I recited two of my poems from memory. It was actually the perfect set-up…
Memorising poems has been much in the news lately. Classrooms recitals for children seem to be making a comeback. Julianne Moore’s character in ‘Still Alice’ is…
I’m currently in the middle of what the meedja likes to tell us is one of life’s most stressful times – moving house. I’ve managed…
Just a quick update… I haven’t been blogging as much lately as I am knee-deep in a job, and paid work must be paid attention…
Back from a couple of days away at Standen, a National Trust house in the Sussex countryside about 45 minutes from where I live. The idea…
This blog post has been some weeks in the prep – I realise my ambition to have a Regional Focus every month was a bit,…