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Advice to a poet, and a curious birthday thing

by Robin Houghton on August 5, 2020
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Q: Who are these poets and what do they (almost) have in common? (Answers below…) Advice lines Recently I came across this delightful and very relevant piece on the Poetry…

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TS Eliot Prize readings 2018 - Royal Festival Hall
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TS Eliot readings, Needlewriters, some crazy January stuff

by Robin Houghton on January 20, 2018
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Hardly seems like a week ago that Peter Kenny and I dared travel to London’s Southbank for the annual T S Eliot Prize readings. Eschewing the very unreliable train service,…

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Tennis, 1976-style

by Robin Houghton on July 8, 2015
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Encouraged by Jayne Stanton’s marvellous ‘this is not about poetry’ blog post, I’m going off-piste today. Which is a stupid metaphor really as this is not about skiing, but TENNIS.…

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Fallen Giant
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Bit of a regroup after a challenging workshop

by Robin Houghton on March 30, 2014
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Ever had a bad day at the poetry workshop coalface? I think I had one yesterday. Here’s what happened and what came from it. Firstly, I made some mistakes. I haven’t…

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Poetry bombing

by Robin Houghton on November 17, 2013
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Came across this – Poetry Bombing – sewing poems into charity shop clothes – how much fun is that?? Except I think I’d be spotted in a jiffy in our small,…

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The Rialto 56
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Hurrah! Poem finds des res

by Robin Houghton on August 28, 2013
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As a poet friend once said to me, it’s always lovely when a poem finds a home. It’s true – it gives you permission to stop worrying about them, messing…

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Another three great poetry blogs

by Robin Houghton on August 20, 2013
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Thought it was about time I shared a few more blogs, one I’ve been following for a while and two that have come to my attention just recently. I’ve particularly…

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A real summer

by Robin Houghton on July 29, 2013
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Funny how a couple of weeks of sunshine makes a difference in so many little ways. For example, walking through my home town in the last few days I’ve noticed in how…

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Three featured blogs – writing and ‘X’

by Robin Houghton on May 31, 2013
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It’s funny how writing often goes together with a second passion or skill, and the ingenuity of bloggers in combining them in just one blog is often surprising and interesting.…

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Three great blogs – poetry

by Robin Houghton on May 22, 2013
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It’s always nice to get those ‘congratulations, another blogger is following your blog’ emails from WordPress, and even nicer when you check them out and discover a real gem of…

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