Some lovely poetry stuff recently – firstly the launch of Finished Creatures in Lewes, the first in-person poetry reading I’ve been to for (pretty much)…
Poetry
Category: Competitions
I recently had a text from one of my stepdaughters who was passing on a question from her five-year-old: “Nana, how are poems made?” Hmm!…
What a week. That election (can’t bring myself to watch). Another lockdown starts. Planet Poetry Episode 2 coming up. And I’ve just turned 60. Planet…
And so it goes on Life has settled into a gentle daily routine, namely breakfast (in the garden most days until this cold snap), desk…
Day Four of No-booze-vember and I’m thinking of making an advent calendar to count down the days to when I’m allowed a glass of wine.…
Those Darn Comps Love ’em or loath ’em, but some of us just can’t stop ourselves entering. “Is there a competition season?” someone once asked…
August. Already. Do you remember how summer holidays seemed in childhood – a long holiday starting late July (for those of us in state schools)…
After a couple of weeks of what’s felt like full-on socialising in our sunny garden, I’m enjoying a quiet day alone catching up, which means…
Well hello! I am feeling epic. Not because I’ve suddenly won some dough or got a call from Faber. No! Health update (feel free to…
I bet you were dead excited for me there for a second or two, weren’t you? No? Oh well…it’s that time of year again, when…