poetry editing – Robin Houghton

26/05/2015

So when is the editing done?

By Robin Houghton26/05/2015Categories: Angst, Blog, Rejections, Submissions, WritingTags: filing, my writing process, poetry editing, poetry submissionsLeave a comment

A quiet morning, so I’m taking the time to go through all the hurriedly-filed poems and get organised, as I want to send a few more submissions out – to fill the hole left by those I’ve finally given up on. I knew I’d been hanging onto a few, waiting for the submissions windowsRead more ⟶

07/10/2014

Notes from a Don Share masterclass

By Robin Houghton07/10/2014Categories: Courses, Events, Inspiration, Mags & Blogs, Poet's Tips, Publishing, US poetryTags: don share, featured, poetry editing, poetry magazine, swindon, swindon festival of poetry, writing tipsLeave a comment

What is it about poets called Don? There’s Don Paterson for starters. Don. Paterson. And now Don Share. Maybe it’s the the power/mafia connotations (Don Corleone). Or the suggestion of raffishness (Don Juan). Or the hidden warning: not DO but DON’t. So here’s the thing: picture sixteen or so poets perched in a circle, hothoused in aRead more ⟶