Happy New Year – Robin Houghton

01/01/2015

Hello New Year my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

By Robin Houghton01/01/2015Categories: Angst, Blog, Reviews, Social media, WritingTags: blogging, Happy New Year, resolutions, social media disciplineLeave a comment

On paper it’s been a good year. Two non-fiction books written, one published and the second out in March. One poetry pamphlet quietly out the door (even though I had to form a poets’ collective in order to get it published) to modest acclaim, which is the best I hoped for even in my dreams. Several significant newRead more ⟶

28/12/2013

End of year thank yous, submissions news, plans

By Robin Houghton28/12/2013Categories: Bloggers, Books, Events, Mags & Blogs, Readings, SubmissionsTags: ambit, anthony wilson, brighton stanza, cathedrals, Elly Nobbs, happenstance, Happy New Year, isabel rogers, Jayne Stanton, Jean Tubridy, jospehine corcoran, lewes singers, lynne hjelmgaard, Meg Cox, needlewriters, nell nelson, T S Eliot readingsLeave a comment

Happy Holidays (or non-denominational winter festival, etc). Wouldn’t it be great to end the year on a ‘good news’ note? You know – I’ve suddenly been snapped up by Faber, or something – but I’ve nothing exciting to report on the submissions front, sadly: yet another no from Ambit, and a very swift no fromRead more ⟶

04/01/2013

January’s off to a great start

By Robin Houghton04/01/2013Categories: Mags & Blogs, Readings, Submissions, WritingTags: 2013, Happy New Year, helen ivory, Ink Sweat & Tears, New Writing South, poetry readings, T S Eliot Prize readings, ten voice stanzaLeave a comment

Happy New Year! I’m particularly upbeat about 2013 – already there are lots of positive things going on in both work and play (not sure where poetry sits on that spectrum but I’m doing my best to blue the edges, little by little.) On New Year’s Eve I had an email from Helen Ivory toRead more ⟶