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Roundup | a good poetry week

by Robin Houghton on October 16, 2017
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Bit of a roundup post. Last Tuesday evening at West Greenwich Library I got to hear some super poems inspired by the Mary Evans Picture Library, by Sarah Westcott (who…

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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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Launch of Clare Best's Springlines
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Readings, launches & other poetry news

by Robin Houghton on July 8, 2017
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There’s been a flurry of poetry events lately and lovely things happening. Hastings Stanza reading A couple of weeks back the Hastings Poetry Stanza had its second evening of readings…

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Bobby in the sun
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A midsummer stock-take

by Robin Houghton on June 21, 2017
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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 the most of the garden and living…

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Anne-Marie Fyfe at the Troubadour Coffee-House poetry
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Standing room only at the Troubadour

by Robin Houghton on May 17, 2017
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To be fair, I did have a seat for the first half, but with the sciatica playing up I was happy to stand for the second. Plus it meant a…

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Eyewear - Best New British and Irish Poets anthology
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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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NPC winners 2017
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National Poetry Competition awards night

by Robin Houghton on March 30, 2017
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This is where I open with a statement about the star-studded atmosphere of the Savile Club ballroom last night, where the UK’s biggest poetry single-poem competition reached its climax…but this is my…

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Sky above Clouds by Georgia O'Keeffe
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Both sides now

by Robin Houghton on February 13, 2017
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A smooth drive to London yesterday for Anne-Marie Fyfe’s newest workshop, on the theme of clouds.  As in ‘I wandered lonely as…’, or ‘from both sides now..’ And yes, Joni…

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Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne - January
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TGI February

by Robin Houghton on February 6, 2017
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January is really my least favourite month – I think it’s the short days and dark evenings that are so depressing.  It doesn’t help that the it’s the month of…

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Spam poetry at the Printworks, Hastings
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Slam Dunk at the Printworks in Hastings

by Robin Houghton on January 27, 2017
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Last night I took the train (yes! there and back! and only slight delays!) to Hastings to Slam Dunk, a regular poetry night at the Printworks, where Hastings Stanza rep…

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