Estuary English
It seems as if class and regional differences are very much to the fore at the moment. No surprise there I suppose, nor […]
Category: Inspiration
Back from Ireland
The rest of my week at the Cork Poetry Festival was brilliant – I want to say that right away as a few […]
Day 3 in Cork – turning a corner
It’s day 3 and I’m settling into my Cork Poetry Festival experience. Yesterday and today I’ve spent the morning writing and reading. Afternoons […]
Recent reading: Janet Sutherland, Poetry magazine
Alongside making updates to the look and feel of this site (and general online spring cleaning) I’ve been enjoying some stimulating reading lately. […]
What Mary Oliver said about distractions
One of the first books I bought and consumed (once I started thinking it possible I could write the odd semi-decent poem) was […]
New Year, new intentions
I’m a big fan of yoga teacher Adriene Mischler, whose ‘home practice’ videos I’ve been following for about six months. I’ve just started […]
Poetry & alcohol, contentious essays and more
Ah, December. The month when I may be found stressing over the kerning and leading of some choir’s concert programme, editing singers’ lengthy […]
Small milestones
At the end of October it was my birthday, and over a boozy supper my dear husband suggested we do a ‘dry November’. […]
An aside from Swindon
Although I’m currently officially blogging the Poetry Swindon Festival over at Festival Chronicle, this is my own blog so I thought I’d put […]
A few thoughts on ‘truth’
One of the things I like very much about the US poetry magazine Rattle is the ‘Conversation’ at the back. It’s basically editor […]