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 […]
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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, […]
Just doing some Spring cleaning!
Oops… look what I did, I installed a new Theme and now I’ve got to tidy up the mess. Normal service will be […]
The poetry competition game
Perhaps that could be a poem title? Should I send it to the Poetry London comp, or is more of a Poetry on the Lake sort of title? Could I get some kind of double meaning out of ‘game’ in order to make it a nature poem and would it appeal to Simon Armitage when judging the Rialto comp?
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Poetry Competitions & Submissions – February 2015
Angela Carr’s great monthly roundup of comps and reading windows.
A model rejection letter
The other day I received an email rejection letter from Rattle, an excellent US magazine I both subscribe to and aspire to being published in. So yes, it was a blow to have my poems rejected. But I didn’t feel dejected. Here’s why. Editor Tim Green sends out what I can only describe as a model rejection letter.
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Reading at Lewes Needlewriters
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of reading at a Needlewriters event – a quarterly evening of readings, both poetry and prose, at the Needlemakers cafe in Lewes. It’s the only event of its kind I know round here, combining prose and poetry. (Disclaimer: I’m on the organising committee… although still a new girl.)
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