Robin Houghton

Heavenly Bodies, Starry Night

I admit Don McLean’s Vincent was one of my inspirations when it came to writing about a constellation – that and the challenge […]

Somehow I managed to arrive too late for a seat at the Elephant & Castle yesterday evening (despite having a commute of approximately […]

It’s been a thin year so far as regards writing, getting stuff out and accepted by magazines. I do have one excuse, which […]

Now that I’m enjoying a brief work hiatus (book submission made yesterday, drum-roll please) I’m hoping to catch up on my reading. This […]

I don’t suppose you’ve noticed, but I’ve been a bit quiet on here the last week or so – not for any reason […]

Yesterday was the first session of a ‘Build your social web presence’ course I’m teaching at New Writing South, and the common question […]

Ever had a bad day at the poetry workshop coalface? I think I had one yesterday. Here’s what happened and what came from it. […]

6.30pm on Thursday evening, and I receive an email invitation to the National Poetry Competition and Ted Hughes Award prizegiving evening at the […]

Worth bookmarking – the Poets & Writers database of lit mags (litmagz?) Salivate over this if you dare – “listings for 977 journals, providing […]

Just taken delivery today of my new short pamphlet, The Great Vowel Shift. I’m very pleased with how it looks, and feeling kind […]