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TS Eliot readings, Needlewriters, some crazy January stuff

by Robin Houghton on January 20, 2018

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Hardly seems like a week ago that Peter Kenny and I dared travel to London’s Southbank for the annual T S Eliot Prize readings. Eschewing the very unreliable train service,…

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Launch of ‘Coast to Coast to Coast’ issue 2

by Robin Houghton on December 21, 2017

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I’m back from an (almost) flying trip to Liverpool, a city about 300 miles north of where I live, for a five minute poetry reading – crazy or what? Except…

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Loose Muse & other news

by Robin Houghton on November 19, 2017

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Sorry about the title of this post – no, wait – never apologise! As I wrote it I was thinking ‘Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grump’ – aka the…

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Foot Wear – a handmade mini-pamphlet

by Robin Houghton on November 15, 2017

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So there I was with a handful of poems from my ill-fated ‘Business Class’ collection that couldn’t find a home. What to do? I started thinking about the themes: workplace…

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Readings, diagram poems and towards a new handmade pamphlet…

by Robin Houghton on November 11, 2017

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Oh dear, looks like it’s been a while since my last post – there’s been a lot going on, including a birthday (and all the stock-taking and reassessing that brings),a…

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Currently reading/listening to | upcoming events

by Robin Houghton on October 5, 2017

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As usual I’m a bit late to the party on a few things, namely Ocean Vuong, whose Forward-winning collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds (Cape) I haven’t yet read, but…

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Eyewear Anthology launch & a scary flashback

by Robin Houghton on April 3, 2017

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This one is dedicated to my good friend Lucy, who often comes with me to London poetry readings. I’ve taken her to standing-room only upstairs rooms in Victorian pubs, damp basements…

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On staying motivated

by Robin Houghton on February 16, 2017

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It’s one of those tricky periods right now. The poetry honeymoon is well and truly over. I’m existing on a handful of acceptances (for which I am humbly grateful). I’m…

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TS Eliot Prize – workshop & readings

by Robin Houghton on January 16, 2017

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Katy Evans-Bush‘s TS Eliot shortlist workshop is fast becoming an institution. Now in its sixth year, it’s a fine precursor to the Prize readings which take place the following day,…

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Recent reading: ‘Home Front’, new poetry from Bloodaxe

by Robin Houghton on December 19, 2016

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An interesting book came my way from Bloodaxe recently – a book of books, you might call it, or perhaps an anthology of collections. Home Front features four collections (each by…

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