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Poetry Book Fair excitement, plus my poetry gets a leg up

by Robin Houghton on September 4, 2015

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September so often seems like the shortest month – why is that? At the moment it’s also looking like the craziest this year. We have to move out of our…

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Some news about submissions, latest Telltale pamphlet

by Robin Houghton on July 18, 2015

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I see it’s been ages since I gave an update on submissions and what not. And it’s also been a while since I talked much on this blog about what…

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An update on submissions, readings etc and a nail-biting aside

by Robin Houghton on June 2, 2015

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My fingernails are looking reasonable at the moment, which is pretty good considering that the house-moving stressometer is probably at its highest right now. A short aside about nailbiting –…

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And so to bed (and Bath)

by Robin Houghton on May 21, 2015

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Actually I wish I was still in my bed right now as I’m feeling a tad slug-like after another late night ‘up in town’ as my mum used to say. (It…

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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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Time for some good news!

by Robin Houghton on March 17, 2015

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I always seem to be having a moan about submissions-constipation and other niggly stuff on here but I thought I ought to share some of the Big Positives for a…

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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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Launches, lunches & putting the ‘win’ into Swindon

by Robin Houghton on October 3, 2014

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A quick update before I make my way to Swindon Festival of Poetry via lunch in Newbury with my sister-in-law. The Telltale Press public launch on Wednesday evening at the Poetry Cafe…

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On keeping the anxiety in check and forthcoming events/plans

by Robin Houghton on September 15, 2014

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Yikes, the poetry world can be dangerous place, can’t it? Who’d be one of those poor ‘Next Generation Poets‘? Blimey. I wonder if people forget sometimes that letting rip on Facebook is…

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