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Finding new homes

by Robin Houghton on April 10, 2015
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I’m currently in the middle of what the meedja likes to tell us is one of life’s most stressful times – moving house. I’ve managed to weather the others (divorce,…

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News round-up: poetry submissions, readings etc

by Robin Houghton on April 1, 2015
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Just a quick update… I haven’t been blogging as much lately as I am knee-deep in a job, and paid work must be paid attention to! But a few things…

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Poetry writing retreat at Standen

by Robin Houghton on March 26, 2015
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Back from a couple of days away at Standen, a National Trust house in the Sussex countryside about 45 minutes from where I live. The idea was for it to be…

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Regional Poetry Focus: Cumbria

by Robin Houghton on March 23, 2015
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This blog post has been some weeks in the prep – I realise my ambition to have a Regional Focus every month was a bit, well, ambitious! Anyway, here’s the…

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First experience of Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour

by Robin Houghton on March 10, 2015
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I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get my lazy bod along to the Troubadour cafe for Anne-Marie-Fyfe’s Coffee House Poetry nights. I guess the journey was putting…

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A clutch of Spring readings

by Robin Houghton on March 9, 2015
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After reading Jayne Stanton’s uplifting post about all the things she’s got to look forward to and how glad she is to see the back of February, I couldn’t help…

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A Bridge (not) Too Far – workshop with Anne-Marie Fyfe

by Robin Houghton on February 22, 2015
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Today I made my first visit to the Troubadour cafe, after thinking about it for a long time – I thought I’d start by going to one of Anne-Marie Fyfe‘s Coffee…

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A writing retreat, and other treats

by Robin Houghton on January 19, 2015
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I always think of January as being a bit dreary, so it tends to be the time of year I make plans for things to look forward to. Number one…

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Regional Poetry Focus: Leicestershire

by Robin Houghton on January 5, 2015
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Welcome to the first of my new series of Regional Focus pieces about the poetry scene around the UK. I suppose I could have called it ‘Down Your Way’ or…

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Back from Swindon Poetry Fe(a)st

by Robin Houghton on October 6, 2014
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I must stop trying too hard with blog post titles. What’s with the ‘fest’/’feast’ thing? Stop me, somebody. Anyway, I’m now musing on a weekend in Swindon, not a place…

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