Poems for a Christmas concert
I was recently asked to select some readings to go in between the movements of a choral piece. The piece is Bob Chilcott’s […]
Tag: lewes
Charlotte Gann book launch
It’s always a joy to hear poet friend Charlotte giving a reading. There’s a weight to her voice, a rootedness … it’s hard […]
Readings, launches & seeds of a new project or two
We’ve been in Eastbourne a month. It probably sounds daft but I’ve been struck at how mild it seems to be here compared […]
Reading from memory
Memorising poems has been much in the news lately. Classrooms recitals for children seem to be making a comeback. Julianne Moore’s character in ‘Still […]
Finding new homes
I’m currently in the middle of what the meedja likes to tell us is one of life’s most stressful times – moving house. […]
More words of advice from Mimi Khalvati
Having recently been to the last of Mimi Khalvati’s Lewes for workshops for a while, I realised I hadn’t been blogging about them […]
A very Lewes launch: Janet Sutherland & Jeremy Page
Somehow I managed to arrive too late for a seat at the Elephant & Castle yesterday evening (despite having a commute of approximately […]
Quick Friday update – events, submissions etc
It’s been a thin year so far as regards writing, getting stuff out and accepted by magazines. I do have one excuse, which […]
Mimi Khalvati on editing and what to bin
On Saturday I dropped back in on one of the regular workshops with Mimi Khalvati run by the excellent Lewes Live Lit here […]
Submissions, projects, ‘poetry corner’
Sorry for the silence lately, I’ve been under the weather and only today feeling a tad more human. Then there’s been all the […]