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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 ⟶

12/01/2015

An evening at the T S Eliot Prize readings

By Robin Houghton12/01/2015Categories: Blog, Competitions, Events, ReadingsTags: Arundhathi Subramaniam, david harsent, hugo williams, iam mcmillan, katy evans-bush, kevin powers, michael longley, Pascale Petit, T S Eliot award, t s eliot prize readings 2015Leave a comment

Since being introduced to this annual event about 5 years ago by poet friends Julia and Charlotte, I’ve made it a fixture on my calendar. Held at the cavernous Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank, the T S Eliot Prize readings seem to be as much about the socialising and the catching up with other poetsRead more ⟶