A quickfire ‘personal canon’
The other evening I was in Lewes listening to Jackie Wills and Grace Nichols being interviewed by Mark Hewitt. One of the topics […]
Tag: Kim Addonizio
Trying to write the next poem
I’ve just been editing an interview I did with the wonderful Kim Addonizio recently, for Planet Poetry. I’m a huge fan of Kim’s […]
Meet-ups, currently reading & other distractions
Nothing wrong with distractions, and goodness I’m certainly welcoming them with open arms. But scroll down if you’re only here for the poetry […]
Currently reading & other summery (?) things
The weather has been a bit rubbish here so I’ve been catching up on some reading and writing. Magazines tend to drop through […]
Rejections, invitations, forthcoming events & what I’m reading
Despite feeling quite positive about what I’m writing at the moment, I’ve started the year with rejections from two magazines. As usual, when […]
Roundup – current reading, events, Poet Laureate etc
I’m not sure where the month has gone – somewhere out the door together with the gardening, the yoga and the Spring days […]
Back from Ireland
The rest of my week at the Cork Poetry Festival was brilliant – I want to say that right away as a few […]
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival de-brief
And so the inevitable Aldeburgh Poetry Festival blog post. You’ve probably read a post or two on the subject already, or at least […]