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A Bridge (not) Too Far – workshop with Anne-Marie Fyfe

by Robin Houghton on February 22, 2015

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Today I made my first visit to the Troubadour cafe, after thinking about it for a long time – I thought I’d start by going to one of Anne-Marie Fyfe‘s Coffee…

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A writing retreat, and other treats

by Robin Houghton on January 19, 2015

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I always think of January as being a bit dreary, so it tends to be the time of year I make plans for things to look forward to. Number one…

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Notes from a Don Share masterclass

by Robin Houghton on October 7, 2014

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What is it about poets called Don? There’s Don Paterson for starters. Don. Paterson. And now Don Share.  Maybe it’s the the power/mafia connotations (Don Corleone). Or the suggestion of raffishness (Don…

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Launches, readings, online course, a new book … busy autumn

by Robin Houghton on September 26, 2014

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Someone posted recently on Twitter that poetry seemed to be “mostly about reading, writing and waiting”.  I know I’ve certainly had that kind of year up until a few weeks…

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On keeping the anxiety in check and forthcoming events/plans

by Robin Houghton on September 15, 2014

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Yikes, the poetry world can be dangerous place, can’t it? Who’d be one of those poor ‘Next Generation Poets‘? Blimey. I wonder if people forget sometimes that letting rip on Facebook is…

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Bring up the poems (are they dead or sleeping?)

by Robin Houghton on August 13, 2014

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As part of my autumn poetry reactivation plan (sounds good, eh?) I’ve signed up for an online course from the Poetry’s School with Karen McCarthy Woolf. It’s a feedback course…

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Latest on the book, the pamphlet and more projects

by Robin Houghton on April 15, 2014

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I don’t suppose you’ve noticed, but I’ve been a bit quiet on here the last week or so – not for any reason other than work though. I’ve fully recovered…

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On blogging, writing and giving myself time

by Robin Houghton on April 3, 2014

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Yesterday was the first session of a ‘Build your social web presence’ course I’m teaching at New Writing South, and the common question of how does one find the time…

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The year that was, plus a T S Eliot Prize-themed workshop

by Robin Houghton on January 6, 2014

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So many good end-of-year review-type blog posts in the last week or so. A few I particularly enjoyed: Anthony Wilson’s ‘Most read life-saving poems in 2013’ which gave me a…

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A poem by David Borrott

by Robin Houghton on November 12, 2013

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I think there were only three men on the course at Ty Newydd, so I don’t know how that felt for them. David Borrott consistently came up with fresh, original…

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