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Giving up Facebook for at least a month

by Robin Houghton on December 31, 2016

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Today is my last day on Facebook for a while. I was inspired by Dan Blank’s recent blog post about the importance of ‘investing in white space’ in our lives: time…

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A poetry anthology comes to life via Facebook

by Robin Houghton on November 22, 2015

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Look what arrived today – my copies of the lovely new anthology from Beautiful Dragons (mastermind: Rebecca Bilkau), My Dear Watson. It’s a celebration of the 118 elements on the…

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The Road Not Taken & FOMO

by Robin Houghton on August 23, 2015

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Just the other day Don Share posted on Twitter a link to a recording of Robert Frost reading ‘The Road Not Taken’. How wonderful to hear it in the poet’s…

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Different ways of promoting your blog posts on social media (reblogged from Social Media for Writers)

by Robin Houghton on August 6, 2015

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This is the last of my re-blogs from ‘Social Media for Writers’ while I’m on my hols. Please do still leave comments, which I love reading, although I won’t be…

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Making the most of Twitter lists (from Social Media for Writers blog)

by Robin Houghton on August 3, 2015

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This is the second of my re-blogs while I’m on my hols and trying to take a break from the internet! My ‘Social Media for Writers’ blog has many useful articles on it…

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Hello New Year my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

by Robin Houghton on January 1, 2015

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On paper it’s been a good year. Two non-fiction books written, one published and the second out in March. One poetry pamphlet quietly out the door (even though I had to form a…

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Launches, lunches & putting the ‘win’ into Swindon

by Robin Houghton on October 3, 2014

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A quick update before I make my way to Swindon Festival of Poetry via lunch in Newbury with my sister-in-law. The Telltale Press public launch on Wednesday evening at the Poetry Cafe…

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Launches, readings, online course, a new book … busy autumn

by Robin Houghton on September 26, 2014

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Someone posted recently on Twitter that poetry seemed to be “mostly about reading, writing and waiting”.  I know I’ve certainly had that kind of year up until a few weeks…

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On keeping the anxiety in check and forthcoming events/plans

by Robin Houghton on September 15, 2014

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Yikes, the poetry world can be dangerous place, can’t it? Who’d be one of those poor ‘Next Generation Poets‘? Blimey. I wonder if people forget sometimes that letting rip on Facebook is…

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Heavenly Bodies, Starry Night

by Robin Houghton on May 6, 2014

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I admit Don McLean’s Vincent was one of my inspirations when it came to writing about a constellation – that and the challenge of writing a poem about stars without…

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