Swimming again… in poetry
Not my own, no, but now that term has ended I’ve got a fair few books to catch up with. What I’m Looking […]
Category: Books
New podcast, plus new updated ‘Guide to getting published in UK poetry mags’
Eeek! I’m trying to fight a sense of overwhelm at the moment even though it’s all good things that are overwhelming me. Keeping […]
Into the serious reading, plus a podcast brewing
In the last few weeks I’ve been gearing up to the start of my course at York. The logistics are all up in […]
On the updated spreadsheet of poetry mags submissions windows
I need a short title for this spreadsheet-thingy. Maybe an acronym… then again maybe not. Anyhoo, if you’re on my mailing list then […]
Current reading and other news
Current reading … and a parrot Camilla’s Bookshop is open again in Eastbourne after an arson attack, and I can report that the […]
A couple of found antique mini-books
As you may know, I’m fond of a mini-book, mini poetry books in particular, and I came across these recently among my memorabilia. […]
Getting all Elizabethan, new writing and emerging from the gloom
I’m not sure what it’s taken but I’ve started writing again. Not a great outpouring, but something. Maybe it’s been the eclectic reading […]
Musings on Mantel, comps deadlines and a lovely Rock Rose
And so it goes on Life has settled into a gentle daily routine, namely breakfast (in the garden most days until this cold […]
Abegail Morley’s ‘The Unmapped Woman’
I’ve recently had sight of Abegail Morley’s new collection The Unmapped Woman. To read it is to be drawn into a mystery of […]
Tending seedlings & taking comfort from ‘wee granny’
I hope you’re well in body and spirit. If you’re anything like me you’re trying not to overdose on news and focus instead […]