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New podcast, plus new updated ‘Guide to getting published in UK poetry mags’

by Robin Houghton on October 17, 2020

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Eeek! I’m trying to fight a sense of overwhelm at the moment even though it’s all good things that are overwhelming me. Keeping my weekly work commitments going and doing…

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Advice to a poet, and a curious birthday thing

by Robin Houghton on August 5, 2020

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Q: Who are these poets and what do they (almost) have in common? (Answers below…) Advice lines Recently I came across this delightful and very relevant piece on the Poetry…

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A few thoughts on ‘truth’

by Robin Houghton on August 16, 2018

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One of the things I like very much about the US poetry magazine Rattle is the ‘Conversation’ at the back. It’s basically editor Timothy Green interviewing a poet, presented as…

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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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Marion Tracy spills the beans

by Robin Houghton on October 27, 2016

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On becoming a poet in Australia, putting images in the wrong order, and John Ashbery’s baskets: in conversation with Marion Tracy. When I asked poet friend Marion Tracy if she’d…

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Seven Questions for Poets #10 – Elly Nobbs

by Robin Houghton on October 3, 2016

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My final interviewee in this series is E.E. Nobbs. Elly is a Canadian poet whose book The Invisible Girl won the Doire Press International Chapbook Competition in 2013. I almost…

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Seven Questions for Poets #9 – Rosemary Badcoe

by Robin Houghton on September 29, 2016

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This is the penultimate post in this ‘Seven Questions’ series, I’ve hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have – there have been some really interesting and surprising answers,…

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Seven Questions for Poets #8 – Anna Kisby

by Robin Houghton on September 26, 2016

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I first met Anna Kisby at the Brighton Poetry Stanza and was struck by her writing. Sadly for us, she then relocated to the west country. But it’s always a…

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Seven Questions for Poets #7 – Louise Ordish

by Robin Houghton on September 12, 2016

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A name you’ll have come across often in the poetry magazines is Louise Ordish. She is a talented poet who has had a number of high profile successes, including a shortlisting…

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Seven Questions for Poets #6 – Claire Dyer

by Robin Houghton on September 6, 2016

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Claire Dyer is a fine poet and novelist who I first met at a launch reading for The Interpreter’s House. She seems to be one of those people who quietly produce…

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