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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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Those tips from Don Paterson again…

by Robin Houghton on July 12, 2020
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I was doing a bit of editing yesterday and looked back on some of the notes I’d made from various workshops, and then I remember this blog post from 2012.…

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Those poetry ‘banned words’ again

by Robin Houghton on September 15, 2017
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Another perennial topic that poets always seem to enjoy debating – what are the ‘banned’ words? The word ‘shard’ came up the other evening at Hasting Stanza and I couldn’t…

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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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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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Tips for open mic poetry…

by Robin Houghton on February 5, 2016
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[View the story “What are your top 3 tips for a poetry open mic?” on Storify]

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Should poems be read from memory?

by Robin Houghton on December 3, 2015
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I’ve only really started reading poems from memory this year, but rarely an entire set. I admire those poets who not only memorise long, often VERY long poems, but communicate them with panache…

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Reading from memory – the sequel

by Robin Houghton on April 23, 2015
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Well I did it. Yesterday evening at Lauderdale House in Highgate I recited two of my poems from memory. It was actually the perfect set-up – no microphone (which I…

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Dealing with rejections
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Dealing with Literary Rejections: Six Viewpoints

by Robin Houghton on October 14, 2014
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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 a genuine enquiry, or a generic ‘how’s…

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Notes from a Don Share masterclass

by Robin Houghton on October 7, 2014
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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 (Don Corleone). Or the suggestion of raffishness (Don…

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