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‘Poems & Pictures’ blog at the Mary Evans Picture Library

by Robin Houghton on March 20, 2017

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We’re into our fourth week of dust, clutter and washing up in the bath. The joys of home improvements! We still don’t have a fully working kitchen, one cabinet is ten…

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Quick 2016 submissions stats overview

by Robin Houghton on December 23, 2016

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I have a much longer ‘end of year’ post lined up but for now I thought I’d post a quick subs update for this year. 40 poems submitted to 11…

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Reading of poem ‘Long Haul’

by Robin Houghton on September 27, 2016

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This is from a reading I did in Eastbourne earlier this year and the poem appeared in The Interpreter’s House in June. Apologies for the sound quality and there are a…

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Submissions windows open & poetry competition deadlines

by Robin Houghton on August 17, 2016

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Windows Just checking which magazines have re-opened their windows (must’ve been hot in there) and have found the following: The Stinging Fly is open until Aug 31st (postal submissions) or…

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Notes from a workshop with Andrew McMillan

by Robin Houghton on July 26, 2016

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As promised in my last post, here are my notes from the workshop I did on Saturday at the South Downs Poetry Festival, with Andrew McMillan. I’m including links at the end…

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When the poetry magazines arrive…

by Robin Houghton on July 7, 2016

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… it’s always exciting, especially of course if you’ve got a poem in it. In the last couple of weeks I’ve been enjoying The Interpreter’s House issue 62, featuring an…

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Tears in the Fence: a no-tears rejection

by Robin Houghton on June 15, 2016

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A few months ago I sent some poems to David Caddy at Tears in the Fence. Although he didn’t take any of them for the magazine, his reply was prompt…

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Some poetry magazine submissions windows now open

by Robin Houghton on June 1, 2016

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For behold! Some windows are now opening, namely… Agenda – opens today, June 1st – with the promise of a 12 week turnaround time. Submit by email only. Bare Fiction…

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UPDATED – List of poetry magazine submissions windows

by Robin Houghton on March 28, 2016

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**UPDATED 28-4-16 – new listings in red, with thanks to those who have contributed.** Many UK poetry magazines have now adopted the ‘submissions window’ model, and it can be tricky…

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Quick update – submissions, good news, real life stuff

by Robin Houghton on February 21, 2016

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The big news this week is that we finally completed our purchase of the new flat, and we’re now wondering what we can afford to do to it in the…

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