Competition season! Be afraid. Plus the odd launch
Those Darn Comps Love ’em or loath ’em, but some of us just can’t stop ourselves entering. “Is there a competition season?” someone […]
Category: Competitions
Being on the happy side of a fine line, and other August musings
August. Already. Do you remember how summer holidays seemed in childhood – a long holiday starting late July (for those of us in […]
Summer reading, thinking & waiting
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, […]
Poems, schmoems. Couple acceptances, a bit of rejection but hey.
Well hello! I am feeling epic. Not because I’ve suddenly won some dough or got a call from Faber. No! Health update (feel […]
Delighted and amazed to announce that…( just kidding)
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 […]
Home again, and deadlines approaching
The Swindon Poetry Festival over, I’m now catching up with stuff, looking at my book purchases (actually there are a couple of books […]
A forthcoming retreat | writing vs bathroom | Swindon Festival
Retreating Next week I’m off to the Garsdale Retreat for a week tutored by Ian Duhig and guest reader Hannah Lowe. I’m excited […]
Opportunity to have a hand-stitched pamphlet of your poems
I promised Maria Isakova-Bennett I would mention this to you – Maria is the creator of the beautiful Coast to Coast to Coast […]
Poetry competitions now open – to enter, or not?
I’ve noticed there are a number of poetry competitions about to close – January seems to be a competition battleground. I’ve talked about the […]
A midsummer stock-take
It’s the longest day of the year here, and the hottest. I love these long days and warm evenings and we’ve been making […]