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Let’s talk about failures…

by Robin Houghton on October 24, 2019
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There’s something that happens more and more on Twitter that makes me feel slightly queasy. But I also hesitate to say this, because it might not go down well. It’s…

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Working from (a temporary) home

by Robin Houghton on August 23, 2019
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I’m currently working each morning from a little B&B room in a farmhouse in Pembrokeshire, while Nick is here playing the organ for St David’s Cathedral. Apart from occasionally getting…

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Being on the happy side of a fine line, and other August musings

by Robin Houghton on August 4, 2019
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August. Already. Do you remember how summer holidays seemed in childhood – a long holiday starting late July (for those of us in state schools) and extending only really to…

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On redrafting old material, and a welcome acceptance

by Robin Houghton on April 1, 2019
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During my mini-retreat in Cork I dug out a number of old as-yet-unfinished or unpublished poems to see what I could breathe new life into. Re-use & recycle! Nothing’s wasted!…

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On #100rejections … (and 2 subscriptions)

by Robin Houghton on March 8, 2019
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The other day on Twitter I saw Penny Shutt mention #100rejections. Intrigued, I followed the hashtag and felt I’d stumbled on some sort of masochistic cult… “Heard the outcome of a…

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Delighted and amazed to announce that…( just kidding)

by Robin Houghton on March 2, 2019
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I bet you were dead excited for me there for a second or two, weren’t you? No? Oh well…it’s that time of year again, when thousands of us come to…

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2018 poetry submissions stats

by Robin Houghton on January 7, 2019
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Dear oh dear. Well, I promise to deliver the ‘ups and downs’ of poetry submissions, and 2018 was slim pickings for sure. Number of poems sent out to journals:  25…

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Small milestones

by Robin Houghton on November 16, 2018
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At the end of October it was my birthday, and over a boozy supper my dear husband suggested we do a ‘dry November’. I couldn’t think of a reason why…

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The new ‘How to’ guide is finally done…

by Robin Houghton on November 5, 2018
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Things have been a bit quiet on this blog for the last month, mainly because I’ve been full-on with the new booklet which arrived from the printers today – hurrah!…

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New: how-to guide to submitting to UK poetry magazines, plus new collaborations

by Robin Houghton on September 12, 2018
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New book! With the UK poetry magazines submissions windows spreadsheet becoming so popular, I’ve decided to take it step further: a how-to booklet – everything you need to know about submitting…

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