Poetry writing retreat at Standen
Back from a couple of days away at Standen, a National Trust house in the Sussex countryside about 45 minutes from where I live. […]
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Regional Poetry Focus: Cumbria
This blog post has been some weeks in the prep – I realise my ambition to have a Regional Focus every month was […]
Time for some good news!
I always seem to be having a moan about submissions-constipation and other niggly stuff on here but I thought I ought to share […]
Currently reading
Here’s what’s on my bedside table this month vying with the Sudoku book… The March issue of Poetry arrived the other day so […]
First experience of Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour
I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get my lazy bod along to the Troubadour cafe for Anne-Marie-Fyfe’s Coffee House Poetry […]
A clutch of Spring readings
After reading Jayne Stanton’s uplifting post about all the things she’s got to look forward to and how glad she is to see […]
Poetry submissions – stats for last 6 months, stocktake
Just a quick update on my poetry submissions, in case you’re interested – I know people often like a comparison, and while those “I’m […]
A Bridge (not) Too Far – workshop with Anne-Marie Fyfe
Today I made my first visit to the Troubadour cafe, after thinking about it for a long time – I thought I’d start by […]
Nikesh Shukla at the Vanguard Readings
Great night yesterday at The Bear in Camberwell for Richard Skinner’s Vanguard Readings. It’s an excellent series, basically offering a showcase to writers […]
Breaking this week (poetry and tech)
The eagle-eyed reader of this blog may have noticed a few wee changes in the look of it. Yes, I’ve changed the Theme, […]