Hello New Year my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again
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 […]
Category: Writing
Lifesaving Poems: Catherine Smith’s ‘How It All Started’
Anthony Wilson on a super poem by Catherine Smith…
Pre half-term round-up: submissions, events, other writing
October is my favourite month, partly because it’s the start of the run-up to Christmas with all sorts of musical things to come, […]
Jack Underwood interviewed by Maurice Riordan
I came across this nice podcast on the Poetry Society website and thought I’d share it – Jack Underwood talking to Maurice Riordan […]
Telltale launches ‘The Nightwork’ in Lewes
In haste … I thought I owed it to you to offer an update on the big launch on Wednesday night, but as […]
Bring up the poems (are they dead or sleeping?)
As part of my autumn poetry reactivation plan (sounds good, eh?) I’ve signed up for an online course from the Poetry’s School with […]
On persistence, or, another submissions stock-take
Being back early from our hols due to N spraining his ankle, I found I had a day ‘in hand’ and was strangely […]
Guest Post: “A Self-Publishing Blueprint” by Bud Smith
Another brilliantly useful blog post by Bud Smith – a straight-talking piece about self-publishing. Although his example isn’t a book of poetry, most […]
Glitter Bomb by Aaron Belz
Nice review here of a collection I think I want! Even the title and cover speak to me…
More words of advice from Mimi Khalvati
Having recently been to the last of Mimi Khalvati’s Lewes for workshops for a while, I realised I hadn’t been blogging about them […]