I like the word shenanigans, don’t you? Although as I just check its meaning I see it can mean underhand goings-on. I don’t have anything…
Poetry
Category: Books
Wow, I felt a lot of love for RS Thomas after my last blog post. I wonder if we need more spirituality today, generally I…
My phase of reading nowt but historical novels is over (for now) as I get my poetry head back on in preparation for Season Four…
I recently took advantage of a World of Books Buy 3 Get One Free offer on books under a fiver, and today they arrived –…
The concerts are over – Sunday’s Lewes Singers event was a major thrill, and it was lovely and amazing to see Claire Booker there –…
One of the highlights of my first year on the York MA in 2020 was being introduced to The House of Fame by Chaucer. I…
Writing inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes I suppose. I was recently at a Charleston Festival event (Sheila Hancock in conversation with Joan Bakewell…
Having missed three Hastings Stanza meetings due to a choir commitment, next month I’m so looking forward to workshopping with everyone again around a table…
What is it about January? You have to trust that living things are asleep and not dead. The garden is brown and damp. In January…
How easily do poem titles come to you? How about book/pamphlet titles? I’ve always found titles quite hard to come up with. I’ve been through…