Poems we read and talked about last night
There may only have been four of us at the Stanza reading group last night but we had plenty to talk about. The […]
Submissions, the monstrous poet-ego, etc
Yesterday was one of those days when I felt I should have been working (ie paid work), but instead was faffing about with […]
Notes from Mimi Khalvati workshop
Yesterday was the first of our monthly workshops with Mimi Khaltvati this year, and as usual I came away with plenty of new […]
Needlewriters poets & that pesky CW MA
Wonderful evening at the Needlewriters in Lewes last night, with Maria Jastrzebska and Andrea Samuelson reading their poetry. Both read very movingly. Maria’s […]
View from the top
Yesterday I had the pleasure of re-connecting with a former colleague and friend from my Nike days. I recruited Tee Dobinson as a […]
Lovely example from Ted Hughes’ letters
It is now 1974. At least, that’s how far I have got with Ted Hughes’ letters, through which I’m getting a stronger impression […]
Ten Voice Stanza tonight…
It’s been a few months in the planning, so Jo and I are hoping we’ve thought of everything – ha ha! If you’re […]
How to tackle the “What does it mean?” question
“Poems need room for the imagination to engage” says Roselle Angwin in a interesting blog post on creating ambiguity in a poem, not […]
January’s off to a great start
Happy New Year! I’m particularly upbeat about 2013 – already there are lots of positive things going on in both work and play […]
More holiday reading
I’m enjoying Ted Hughes Letters and can see it going on well into 2013. Other reading matter that has crept into the bedroom […]