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  • Call for poems about the future

    Call for poems about the future

    You might like to know about this submissions opportunity with The Emma Press for poems about ‘the future’ which I’ve reblogged from Suzannah Evans’ site.  Suzannah is co-editing this anthology of poems with fellow poet, Tom Sastry.  If you’re not familiar with The Emma Press, they are an award-winning small press publishing beautiful books.  You… Read more

  • Notes from Cardiff Poetry Festival

    Notes from Cardiff Poetry Festival

    I was in Cardiff all weekend at the first poetry festival there (according to publicity but this seems astonishing, if true!) organised by Seren Books.  I posted pictures over at my Instagram  and here are a few snippets from my notebook.  I enjoyed most of the festival, some readings more than others, inevitably.  I was… Read more

  • Poetry@Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge, Saturday March 3

    Poetry@Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge, Saturday March 3

      Come to hear two fabulous poets read in Trowbridge on Saturday, March 3rd, 2pm- 4pm.  Open-mic contributions welcome.  Drawing Projects UK is in Bridge House, Stallard Street, Trowbridge, next to Trowbridge train station. Dawn Gorman is a poet and editor who devises and runs community arts events, including the reading series Words & Ears,… Read more

  • Writing poems about flowers #writerinschool

    Writing poems about flowers #writerinschool

    This week I took Alice Oswald’s book Weeds and Wild Flowers in to St Gregory’s Catholic College, Bath, where I’m working as Writer in Residence. I was prompted to do this by Sarah Westcott’s gorgeous poem about snowdrops Fair Maids of February which was a winner in this year’s Cafe Writers Competition judged by Liz… Read more

  • A few copies of my pamphlet available

    A few copies of my pamphlet available

    Please let me know if you would like to buy one of the remaining copies of my poetry pamphlet The Misplaced House published by tall-lighthouse in November 2014.  If you send an email to josephinecorcoran13@gmail.com,  I will send you a PayPal invoice by return.  The price is £5 which includes P&P (UK only). Read more

  • Very short crime stories: #writerinschool

    Very short crime stories: #writerinschool

    I brought in some crime flash fiction to St Gregory’s School where I work one day a week as writer in residence and the students loved reading, talking about, and writing their own very short crime stories.  These were Year 8 and Year 9 students, aged 12 – 14, with a variety of different literacy… Read more