Readings, giving myself a talking-to and some early Spring cleaning
Actually January was pretty good overall. Not for the pelargoniums in the garden that have been reduced to a frostbitten mess. But our […]
Category: Readings
New Year, new book and other news
Oof! December was a blur of concerts and all that entailed, then family stuff and various resolutions. Between Christmas and New Year we […]
On National Poetry Day: getting autumnal, Medieval women, currently reading
An blog update for National Poetry Day! To celebrate, not only have I just recorded an interview with the immensely talented Tishani Doshi […]
A finale, a winning poem and some forthcoming readings
A few hot days of summer are here, yay! We had a dip in the sea this morning at a secret location, keeping […]
On performing ekphrastic poems, Poetry Book Fair etc
I’m not sure I’ve ever really celebrated World Poetry Day, which was apparently adopted by UNESCO in 1999 with the aim of “supporting […]
And there goes February flying past…
This is not my favourite time of year I confess, although I love all the early signs of Spring – the first sunny […]
All shall be well
I know, I know – not that Julian of Norwich quote again, I hear you say. But it’s the start of the year, […]
Launches, project updates and two disputed works
The poor weather has meant I’ve not been spending time in the garden as I normally would at this time of year. Still […]
National Poetry Competition and a Finished Creatures launch
Just grabbing a few minutes on Easter Saturday to write this. There’s only so much gardening you can do before needing a break. […]
Poetry at the Betsey
Hard to believe it was over ten years ago that I first stumbled on (or rather out of) The Betsey Trotwood pub in […]