Unaccustomed as I am
(So sorry about the weird asterisks etc in the following – just that last time I mentioned the B word I got immediately […]
Category: Submissions
Where my poetry pocket money has been going
June 3rd and I think I’ve already blown my poetry pocket money for this month. First of all I’ve subscribed to Poetry London […]
Social media for writers, ‘Orgasm Management’ etc
This is not the blog post I started writing this morning – but that turned into a cod philosophical/ psychological discourse that I […]
Submissions: this week’s yays and nays
Oh OK I might as well admit it – there are no new YAYs to report. But issue 62 of ‘Obsessed with Pipework’ […]
New poem on Ink, Sweat & Tears
Very nice of Helen Ivory to take ‘Left’, for Ink, Sweat & Tears. It’s the closest thing to a love poem I’ve written, I […]
‘Poem a day’ update, 40 days in
It’s two weeks since my last ‘poem a day’ update, and I must confess I feel like I’ve run out of steam. The […]
An acceptance, a talk and workshop news
I haven’t had a poem accepted for a while so it was very nice to hear from Jeremy Page at The Frogmore Papers […]
Setting myself a new challenge
After a chat with a wonderful poet friend yesterday I had a bit of a lightbulb moment (albeit over a couple of […]
Submissions, the monstrous poet-ego, etc
Yesterday was one of those days when I felt I should have been working (ie paid work), but instead was faffing about with […]
January’s off to a great start
Happy New Year! I’m particularly upbeat about 2013 – already there are lots of positive things going on in both work and play […]