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George Szirtes workshop in Swindon

by Robin Houghton on April 21, 2013

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The sun was shining, it was a great day for a drive and even the M25 was a breeze. So my trip yesterday to Swindon was relaxing from the start.…

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Notes from a workshop

by Robin Houghton on March 25, 2013

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Last week I was lacking inspiration, part due to work commitments and then a 3-day headache – ugh – so it was a pleasure to once more find myself in…

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Ted Hughes on ‘the problem with writing directly of recent experiences’

by Robin Houghton on February 25, 2013

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I’ve just finished reading The Letters of Ted Hughes (Faber 2007 edited by Christopher Reid). There is so much in this book that I’ve found illuminating and inspiring. Yes, there…

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Notes from Mimi Khalvati workshop

by Robin Houghton on January 27, 2013

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Yesterday was the first of our monthly workshops with Mimi Khaltvati this year, and as usual I came away with plenty of new insights and reminders. Here are some of…

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Brendan Cleary workshop – drafting poems

by Robin Houghton on December 9, 2012

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Yesterday I was in Brighton at the Pub with No Name (which is incidentally in an area with a pub on each street corner as well as halfway down each…

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Getting published/entering competitions – tips from the experts

by Robin Houghton on November 24, 2012

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The weather’s terrible, I am a ‘music widow’ today and I feel the urge to reconnect with what makes poetry good, and conversely what’s BAD about the stuff I’ve had…

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Mimi Khalvati on vowel music and editing with form

by Robin Houghton on November 12, 2012

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Our last workshop of the year with Mimi Khalvati on Saturday, and the subjects of vowel sounds and form were big topics. Here’s an extract from my notes, on the…

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More Mimi tips

by Robin Houghton on October 24, 2012

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Here’s my round up of tips from Mimi Khalvati as recorded in my notebook on Saturday…. yours to do with as you see fit! On the subject of clarity and…

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Tips from Don Paterson

by Robin Houghton on October 18, 2012

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The Mimi Khalvati workshop notes I posted here recently went down well, so I thought I’d share with you some gems from Don Paterson. Don came down to Sussex for…

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Workshop with Mimi Khalvati

by Robin Houghton on September 24, 2012

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Aren’t we lucky in Lewes? A bona fide A-list poet comes down here from London each month to offer her wisdom and help us improve our writing. And I am…

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