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the betsey trotwood
Blog/ 23/03/2023

Poetry at the Betsey

Hard to believe it was over ten years ago that I first stumbled on (or rather out of) The Betsey Trotwood pub in […]

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diagram
Angst/ 14/03/2023

How to be successful…enough

As I was cleaning my teeth this morning for some reason I remembered a boy called Andrew* at primary school who was always […]

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reading list
Blog/ 28/02/2023

Been reading and about to read…

I recently took advantage of a World of Books Buy 3 Get One Free offer on books under a fiver, and today they […]

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poetry books well loved
Blog/ 04/02/2023

A quickfire ‘personal canon’

The other evening I was in Lewes listening to Jackie Wills and Grace Nichols being interviewed by Mark Hewitt. One of the topics […]

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Eastbourne beach in winter
Blog/ 26/01/2023

Why I missed the TS Eliot readings, plus the good and the bad of January

Hurray! Spring is on its way! Well, the days are lengthening at least….It’s been a busy start to the year although I don’t […]

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Hazel asks how does poetry work
Blog/ 20/12/2022

Festive reading and giving

The concerts are over – Sunday’s Lewes Singers event was a major thrill, and it was lovely and amazing to see Claire Booker […]

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and we were shot down with rain
Art/ 04/12/2022

Subs, pods and mags

It’s been a busy couple of weeks but I’ve allowed myself time off to decorate the Christmas tree, which is always a joy. […]

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Lewes singers xmas concert poster
Angst/ 15/11/2022

Self-sabotage, womansplaining and other poetry joys

I should be preparing for a recording session this afternoon, for a Planet Poetry episode that’s going out on Thursday, but I’m feeling […]

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shaun's spreadsheet
Art/ 01/11/2022

A holiday and a vintage submissions spreadsheet

On a holiday Just back from a short trip to the Netherlands where the weather was spectacularly mild and dry for late October. […]

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Blog/ 10/10/2022

You win some, you lose some…

As a fresh writing impetus I’ve joined Bill Greenwell‘s online poetry workshop this term, a group I’ve been thinking about for a while. […]

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