Some inspirational writing & poetry sites to enjoy in 2016
Happy New Year, and welcome to the rest of your life. May it be a long, healthy and happy one. Had a nice […]
#quirkychristmas and a very happy Christmas from the shed
Delighted to see my ‘night before Christmas’ poem on Abegail Morley’s The Poetry Shed today! Huge thanks!
Submissions stats for 2015 – the good, the bad, etc
I know there’s nothing festive about submissions stats, but I haven’t shared any in a while so in case you’re interested here goes… […]
The Reading List, week 11 – Clare Best’s ‘Cell’
It seems my blog posts of ‘micro reviews’ have set some sort of trend – who’d have thought? Anyway, I haven’t posted one for […]
Poetry Audio and Video Recordings
The ever-generous Peter Raynard has posted this marvellous resource on Proletarian Poetry… a compendium of Poetry Audio and Video Recordings.
Should poems be read from memory?
I’ve only really started reading poems from memory this year, but rarely an entire set. I admire those poets who not only memorise long, often VERY […]
A Bonanza, a Finale and a look ahead to 2016
It’s been a busy week, still catching up, but I wanted to post a recap of things before we’re into the pre-Christmas week when […]
A poetry anthology comes to life via Facebook
Look what arrived today – my copies of the lovely new anthology from Beautiful Dragons (mastermind: Rebecca Bilkau), My Dear Watson. It’s a […]
The Reading List week 10: Glück, Paterson, Crowther
These pocket-sized reviews have been getting a bit long lately and that’s not good, because I start thinking “do I have time to […]
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival de-brief
And so the inevitable Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog post. You’ve probably read a post or two on the subject already, or at least […]