Last Thursday I had the pleasure of taking part in a reading at Tunbridge Wells library, organised by the wonderful Abegail Morley and featuring also Jo…
Poetry
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of taking part in a reading at Tunbridge Wells library, organised by the wonderful Abegail Morley and featuring also Jo…
Something of an experiment today. I love seeing those handwritten drafts of famous poems, with the crossings out and alterations, such as this version of…
Here’s the longer post I promised about my week at Ty Newydd. First of all, some of the advice and sayings I captured from the…
We’re halfway through the Ty Newydd poetry ‘masterclass’ with Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, I’m writing this at 5am because my mind won’t relax,…
I’m sat here with a number of scribbled-on poems around me, trying to decide which one(s) to resume work on and which to re-file for…
I was inspired by Mark Hewitt’s performance of ‘expiry tbc‘ the other evening here in Lewes. It was actually a 3-person production featuring Peter Copley…
It was a small turnout last night at our Stanza reading group in Brighton – just Miriam, Gary and myself! Of course there are all…
Saturday was our penultimate workshop with Mimi Khalvati before the summer-autumn break. (By the way I realise the title of this post could be read…
The sun was shining, it was a great day for a drive and even the M25 was a breeze. So my trip yesterday to Swindon…
What’s been your experience of writers’ residential courses? I’ve heard many good things from friends who’ve done an Arvon course or similar. The idea of…