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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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Notes on a poetry residential at Garsdale

by Robin Houghton on June 21, 2018

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I’m back from an inspirational week at the Garsdale Retreat, on a poetry residential course that deserved to be full but wasn’t – if you’ve ever done an Arvon week…

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A forthcoming retreat | writing vs bathroom | Swindon Festival

by Robin Houghton on June 5, 2018

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Retreating Next week I’m off to the Garsdale Retreat for a week tutored by Ian Duhig and guest reader Hannah Lowe. I’m excited by the prospect of a week just…

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From Picasso to Garsdale: news roundup

by Robin Houghton on May 14, 2018

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Taking a leaf out of Peter Kenny’s book, here are seven items from the imaginary newsdesk at Kenny Houghton Towers (sorry Peter – but as Picasso said – possibly – ‘Good artists…

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Readings, and a Garsdale (re)treat booked

by Robin Houghton on March 25, 2018

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Well the submissions list was popular… I hope you managed to get some poems out before some of the deadlines. I’ve got a few things out now. Although sorry to…

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Flogging old drafts – ‘do I still want to say this?’

by Robin Houghton on October 3, 2017

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No, not flogging in the sense of selling, although who knows? Maybe there’s a market for it – poets could sell their old given-up-on poems to others who might be…

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Poetry writing retreat at Standen

by Robin Houghton on March 26, 2015

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Back from a couple of days away at Standen, a National Trust house in the Sussex countryside about 45 minutes from where I live. The idea was for it to be…

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