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not another Dickensian Xmas
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Poems for a Christmas concert

by Robin Houghton on December 16, 2017
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I was recently asked to select some readings to go in between the movements of a choral piece. The piece is Bob Chilcott’s On Christmas Night. In it, Chilcott sets…

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Noir by Charlotte Gann
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Charlotte Gann book launch

by Robin Houghton on November 4, 2016
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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 to explain what I mean. There’s no act,…

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Readings, launches & seeds of a new project or two

by Robin Houghton on October 21, 2015
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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 to Lewes or Brighton. The latter in…

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Reading from memory

by Robin Houghton on April 16, 2015
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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 Alice’ is seen reciting Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘One…

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Finding new homes

by Robin Houghton on April 10, 2015
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I’m currently in the middle of what the meedja likes to tell us is one of life’s most stressful times – moving house. I’ve managed to weather the others (divorce,…

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More words of advice from Mimi Khalvati

by Robin Houghton on May 25, 2014
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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 as I used to. It was also…

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A very Lewes launch: Janet Sutherland & Jeremy Page

by Robin Houghton on May 1, 2014
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Somehow I managed to arrive too late for a seat at the Elephant & Castle yesterday evening (despite having a commute of approximately 30 seconds) but really enjoyed the atmosphere…

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Quick Friday update – events, submissions etc

by Robin Houghton on April 25, 2014
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It’s been a thin year so far as regards writing, getting stuff out and accepted by magazines. I do have one excuse, which is that work has taken up a…

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Mimi Khalvati on editing and what to bin

by Robin Houghton on December 16, 2013
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On Saturday I dropped back in on one of the regular workshops with Mimi Khalvati run by the excellent Lewes Live Lit here in my home town. I was lucky…

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Submissions, projects, ‘poetry corner’

by Robin Houghton on December 12, 2013
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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 Christmas stuff, you know what it’s like.…

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