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Readings, launches & other poetry news

by Robin Houghton on July 8, 2017

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There’s been a flurry of poetry events lately and lovely things happening. Hastings Stanza reading A couple of weeks back the Hastings Poetry Stanza had its second evening of readings…

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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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Poetry magazine windows & comp deadlines coming up

by Robin Houghton on June 7, 2017

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*UPDATED 8-6-17* to include the Prole Pamphlet Competition, deadline 30th June. Windows It’s been a while since I checked submissions windows. I realise a few have just closed (e.g. The…

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Currently reading (part 1)

by Robin Houghton on May 12, 2017

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Through the letterbox fell two parcels yesterday, one from Germany and one from Wales, although both in English, luckily. A Bee’s Breakfast is the latest anthology from Beautiful Dragons, a…

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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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