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Current reading and other news

by Robin Houghton on July 26, 2020

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Current reading … and a parrot Camilla’s Bookshop is open again in Eastbourne after an arson attack, and I can report that the parrot is still alive and greeting you…

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Discovering poetry podcasts

by Robin Houghton on June 24, 2018

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I’ve come rather late to the podcast party, although my good friend Lucy has often sung their praises. Before my longish train journey north I decided to finally download a…

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Reading of poem ‘Long Haul’

by Robin Houghton on September 27, 2016

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This is from a reading I did in Eastbourne earlier this year and the poem appeared in The Interpreter’s House in June. Apologies for the sound quality and there are a…

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Music and words, what alchemy

by Robin Houghton on February 12, 2016

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I am singing for a funeral next week, in a quartet –  and although these are sad occasions, it is wonderful to be able to sing some beautiful music, and…

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Ronnie-O Oh Oh!

by Robin Houghton on January 20, 2016

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If you’ve been at a reading I’ve given you may have heard the snooker poem… it’s a bit of fun, my homage to snooker genius Ronnie O’Sullivan. I’m not sure…

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Poetry Audio and Video Recordings

by Robin Houghton on December 7, 2015

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The ever-generous Peter Raynard has posted this marvellous resource on Proletarian Poetry… a compendium of Poetry Audio and Video Recordings.

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The Road Not Taken & FOMO

by Robin Houghton on August 23, 2015

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Just the other day Don Share posted on Twitter a link to a recording of Robert Frost reading ‘The Road Not Taken’. How wonderful to hear it in the poet’s…

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Jack Underwood interviewed by Maurice Riordan

by Robin Houghton on October 2, 2014

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I came across this nice podcast on the Poetry Society website and thought I’d share it – Jack Underwood talking to Maurice Riordan about his background, what got him into…

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Love this: recordings of poems by Denise Levertov

by Robin Houghton on May 18, 2014

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Huge thanks to Brain Pickings for leading me to this.

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‘The Fishermen’s Farewell’ by Robin Robertson

by Robin Houghton on April 22, 2014

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Now that I’m enjoying a brief work hiatus (book submission made yesterday, drum-roll please) I’m hoping to catch up on my reading. This morning I picked up Hill of Doors…

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