Post-holiday news, blues and beginnings
Back from holiday less than a week and plenty has happened. While I was away I received three rejections (boo!) and one ‘long […]
Category: Inspiration
The Reading List, week 3
Things have gone a tad pear-shaped these last 2 weeks and I’ve managed to read only 3 books –but I have various excuses, […]
‘Making Poetry Work’ at the Poetry Cafe
Yesterday evening I was at the Poetry Cafe for a Poetry Society/Society of Authors event called ‘Making Poetry Work’, billed as a discussion […]
The Reading List, week 2
The weather has been so good lately it’s tempting to go out for a walk (or a pub lunch!) rather than read. But […]
The Reading List, week 1
In the first week of my ‘read a poetry book a day’ quest I actually managed five books rather than seven, but I […]
The wonder of positive conversation
Yesterday I had an inspirational afternoon with the lovely Catherine Smith on the sunny terrace of Pelham House in Lewes. OK, so I’ve […]
Poetry titles, aka the naming game
Earlier this week I had two tasks on the go: firstly to whip my pamphlet into shape before sending it off to the […]
Coffee House Poetry at the Troubadour
Had a great evening yesterday at the Troubadour as Coffee House Poetry, Anne-Marie Fyfe’s fortnightly poetry readings, got underway for its summer season. […]
Can you get a poem out of it?
This is question I’ve been asked (and have asked myself) every since I knew I would be doing jury service these two weeks. […]
Reading from memory
Memorising poems has been much in the news lately. Classrooms recitals for children seem to be making a comeback. Julianne Moore’s character in ‘Still […]