Reading from memory
Memorising poems has been much in the news lately. Classrooms recitals for children seem to be making a comeback. Julianne Moore’s character in ‘Still […]
Category: Readings
News round-up: poetry submissions, readings etc
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 […]
Regional Poetry Focus: Cumbria
This blog post has been some weeks in the prep – I realise my ambition to have a Regional Focus every month was […]
Time for some good news!
I always seem to be having a moan about submissions-constipation and other niggly stuff on here but I thought I ought to share […]
First experience of Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour
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 […]
A clutch of Spring readings
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 […]
Nikesh Shukla at the Vanguard Readings
Great night yesterday at The Bear in Camberwell for Richard Skinner’s Vanguard Readings. It’s an excellent series, basically offering a showcase to writers […]
Reading at Lewes Needlewriters
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of reading at a Needlewriters event – a quarterly evening of readings, both poetry and prose, at the Needlemakers cafe in Lewes. It’s the only event of its kind I know round here, combining prose and poetry. (Disclaimer: I’m on the organising committee… although still a new girl.)
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A writing retreat, and other treats
I always think of January as being a bit dreary, so it tends to be the time of year I make plans for […]
An evening at the T S Eliot Prize readings
Since being introduced to this annual event about 5 years ago by poet friends Julia and Charlotte, I’ve made it a fixture on […]