Submissions, readings, blogging books
I’ve been busy with work stuff lately so just a quick update. I had another rejection from The Poetry Review (but a nice note […]
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Pre half-term round-up: submissions, events, other writing
October is my favourite month, partly because it’s the start of the run-up to Christmas with all sorts of musical things to come, […]
Dealing with Literary Rejections: Six Viewpoints
I was asked yesterday ‘how’s the writing going?’ which is always an interesting one to answer. First you have to gauge if it’s […]
Notes from a Don Share masterclass
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 […]
Launches, readings, online course, a new book … busy autumn
Someone posted recently on Twitter that poetry seemed to be “mostly about reading, writing and waiting”. I know I’ve certainly had that kind […]
In praise of the ‘zine
I love the idea of giving birth to an arts/literary magazine. I dream about it and go through possible plans for it, in the […]
And lo … the teeny window of acceptances doth open
Waiting to hear the results of submissions can be like waiting for the interest rate to change – something could happen today, next month […]
Bring up the poems (are they dead or sleeping?)
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 […]
Launch of The Interpreter’s House 56
In the interests of giving the magazine an airing in different parts of the country, The Interpreter’s House editor Martin Malone came down […]
Launch of The Rialto 80
It rained. Part of the building had fallen off. The bar was heaving with Carphone Warehouse partygoers. But The Rialto launch last night […]