At Ty Newydd, part 1
We’re halfway through the Ty Newydd poetry ‘masterclass’ with Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, I’m writing this at 5am because my mind […]
Category: Angst
How many times do you send out a poem?
Since my last post I had a very welcome email from Jan Fortune at Envoi to say she would take for the next […]
Waiting on, working on, poems stock-take
I’m sat here with a number of scribbled-on poems around me, trying to decide which one(s) to resume work on and which to […]
Just a quick ‘yay’ and ‘nay’
How exciting to have a copy of The Frogmore Papers hand-delivered through my door the other day – handy that the publisher lives […]
A couple of rejections this week – oh well
Two rejections this week – firstly, a ruthlessly perky email from Mslexia regarding their poetry comp (subject line “Better luck next time!”) – […]
Anatomy of a rejection
It was a long time coming (4 months) but Under the Radar finally emailed me a standard ‘not this time’ (or possibly ever?) […]
I mislaid my poetic mojo in a Ghent hostel
Having been away for four days ‘helping’ with a college trip to Belgium (my husband was the tour leader – his A level […]
Unaccustomed as I am
(So sorry about the weird asterisks etc in the following – just that last time I mentioned the B word I got immediately […]
Getting poetry out there
As I sit down with a cup of tea in my favourite mug (pictured above – just an excuse to feature it, really! […]
Poetry writers and poetry readers – a tricky issue
It was a small turnout last night at our Stanza reading group in Brighton – just Miriam, Gary and myself! Of course there […]