Our National Poetry Library could be axed – please sign the petition
This is no exaggeration. There doesn’t to be much hope for the National Poetry Library on London’s Southbank, since the Chief Exec is […]
On the updated spreadsheet of poetry mags submissions windows
I need a short title for this spreadsheet-thingy. Maybe an acronym… then again maybe not. Anyhoo, if you’re on my mailing list then […]
Exciting times
There I was, thinking of applying to do an MA in Creative Writing, when I realised that wasn’t quite what I wanted. Five […]
Advice to a poet, and a curious birthday thing
Q: Who are these poets and what do they (almost) have in common? (Answers below…) Advice lines Recently I came across this delightful […]
Current reading and other news
Current reading … and a parrot Camilla’s Bookshop is open again in Eastbourne after an arson attack, and I can report that the […]
Those tips from Don Paterson again…
I was doing a bit of editing yesterday and looked back on some of the notes I’d made from various workshops, and then […]
A couple of found antique mini-books
As you may know, I’m fond of a mini-book, mini poetry books in particular, and I came across these recently among my memorabilia. […]
On a literary education (or lack of), dealing with the social media hate-storms, etc
Is it the end of June already? I wonder how you’re getting on. Well, I hope. If you need a shot of positivity, […]
Getting all Elizabethan, new writing and emerging from the gloom
I’m not sure what it’s taken but I’ve started writing again. Not a great outpouring, but something. Maybe it’s been the eclectic reading […]
Poetry Magazines Submissions Windows list updated
It’s out – the latest list of UK & Irish poetry magazines with their URLs, submission windows info and other stuff. There are […]