telltale press – Page 2 – Robin Houghton

Post-TS Eliot Prize post, and a tale of two gaffes

The first two and a half weeks of January have been a bit of a poetry whirl (in the sense of lots of […]

Blog/ 09/01/2016

As the wind howls outside and the next five-day block of rain chunters towards our heads, I’m feeling very grateful for some poetry […]

Blog/ 29/11/2015

It’s been a busy week, still catching up, but I wanted to post a recap of things before we’re into the pre-Christmas week when […]

Blog/ 03/11/2015

Just a quick update and a look ahead to the weekend … I was excited to see the T S Eliot Prize shortlist, especially as […]

Blog/ 11/10/2015

Ah, National Poetry Day seems to be the unofficial kickstarter of the poetry season (is that ‘open season’)? Last week saw a flurry […]

Blog/ 18/07/2015

I see it’s been ages since I gave an update on submissions and what not. And it’s also been a while since I […]

Blog/ 21/05/2015

Actually I wish I was still in my bed right now as I’m feeling a tad slug-like after another late night ‘up in town’ […]

Blog/ 10/04/2015

I’m currently in the middle of what the meedja likes to tell us is one of life’s most stressful times – moving house. […]

Blog/ 01/04/2015

Just a quick update… I haven’t been blogging as much lately as I am knee-deep in a job, and paid work must be […]

Blog/ 17/03/2015

I always seem to be having a moan about submissions-constipation and other niggly stuff on here but I thought I ought to share […]