Yesterday was one of those days when I felt I should have been working (ie paid work), but instead was faffing about with several poems…
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Yesterday was one of those days when I felt I should have been working (ie paid work), but instead was faffing about with several poems…
Wonderful evening at the Needlewriters in Lewes last night, with Maria Jastrzebska and Andrea Samuelson reading their poetry. Both read very movingly. Maria’s new collection…
True to my pledge to blog the UNsuccesses as well as the successes, here’s the latest news. Firstly Magma – I’ve submitted there a couple…
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I came across this article recently, in Anon magazine, setting out the opinions of three writers as to whether anonymous submissions to magazines were a…
What a great week. An excellent Bonfire Night, President Obama re-elected, and then I get an email with the subject line ‘Congratulations from Poetry News‘…
A free evening, and it’s a couple of hours until Downton Abbey (I’ll start watching it at 9, pause it at 9.01 so it starts…
The autumn poetry scene has swung into action. On Wednesday evening Clare Best hosted an evening of readings at the Needlemakers – something enjoyable from…
I’ve been grabbing the odd hour here and there to write while my other half watches the cricket highlights each day. I need to submit…
A few weeks ago I was feeling a bit ‘stuck’ and decided to pay for another ‘Poetry Prescription’ from the Poetry Society. I got the…