maria popova – Robin Houghton

19/04/2017

What’s inspired me recently, and a writing/submissions update

By Robin Houghton19/04/2017Categories: Blog, Inspiration, Roundups, Submissions, WritingTags: Anne Lamott, anthony trollope, Dan Blank, doris lessing, maria popova, poetry submissions8 Comments

I’m not spending a great deal of time at the computer at the moment – can only blame the marvellous good weather! I’m in admiration of those taking part in NaPoWriMo this month, such as Jayne Stanton. I do sometimes do the ‘start a poem a day’ thing, although I tend to do it alone and during months when there’s nothingRead more ⟶

03/01/2016

Some inspirational writing & poetry sites to enjoy in 2016

By Robin Houghton03/01/2016Categories: Blog, Bloggers, Inspiration, Mags & Blogs, US poetryTags: Brain Pickings, divedapper, entropy magazine, jacket2, literary hub, lithub, maria popova, poetry foundation, robert peake, sharon olds, timothy green, transatlantic poetry, ursula k le guin7 Comments

Happy New Year, and welcome to the rest of your life. May it be a long, healthy and happy one. Had a nice Christmas? Glad it’s over now? It’s OK to answer ‘yes’ to both, by the way. I’m in a contemplative mood. It’s great to look out of the window and see just oneRead more ⟶

23/08/2015

The Road Not Taken & FOMO

By Robin Houghton23/08/2015Categories: Angst, audio, Blog, Books, Inspiration, Poems, Social media, US poetry, VideoTags: Brain Pickings, don share, literary envy, maria popova, matthew hollis, online community, robert frost, the road not taken8 Comments

Just the other day Don Share posted on Twitter a link to a recording of Robert Frost reading ‘The Road Not Taken’. How wonderful to hear it in the poet’s voice. Here it is on YouTube: Matthew Hollis, in his 2011 biography of Edward Thomas, Now All Roads Lead to France, tells of Thomas’s distress atRead more ⟶