abigail parry – Robin Houghton

29/03/201929/03/2019

Back from Ireland

By Robin Houghton29/03/201929/03/2019Categories: Blog, Events, Inspiration, Places, ReadingsTags: abigail parry, Ailbhe Ni Ghearbhuigh, Billy Collins, Cork Poetry Festival, david harsent, Grainne Tobin, Jidi Majia, Jonathan Edwards, Kathryn Maris, Kim Addonizio, Leanne O'Sullivan, Munster Literature Centre, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Patrick Cotter, sasha dugdale, Theo Dorgan6 Comments

The rest of my week at the Cork Poetry Festival was brilliant – I want to say that right away as a few people were worried about me after my last blog post – thank you so much for the messages of support/understanding! I think it took me a day or two to tune intoRead more ⟶

21/12/201821/12/2018

The view, looking back

By Robin Houghton21/12/201821/12/2018Categories: Blog, Events, RoundupsTags: abigail parry, Alice Oswald, cinnamon press, Danez Smith, garsdale retreat, ian duhig, katy evans-bush, Raymond Antrobus, swindon poetry festival, The Poetry Book Society2 Comments

I’m just taking a moment to post what will probably be my last of 2018, and I have to be careful not to descend into a sort of ’round robin’ where I refer to myself in the third person, blurt out a list of frightening achievements and try to put a positive spin on anyRead more ⟶

11/11/201719/11/2017

Readings, diagram poems and towards a new handmade pamphlet…

By Robin Houghton11/11/201719/11/2017Categories: Blog, Books, Events, Inspiration, Mags & Blogs, PamphletsTags: abigail parry, Catherine Smith, ceri amphlett, coast to coast to coast, foot wear, loose muse, maria isakova bennett, matthew kay, peter kenny, printing, sarah barnsley, sasha dugdale, sue wrinch, telltale press5 Comments

Oh dear, looks like it’s been a while since my last post – there’s been a lot going on, including a birthday (and all the stock-taking and reassessing that brings),a reading at the swish new Poetry Cafe in London, and the making of a new pamphlet. Plus the clocks have gone back, we’ve put theRead more ⟶