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  • On being on Facebook when I’m trying not to be

    On being on Facebook when I’m trying not to be

    Everything got off to a wonderful start on New Year’s Day and Bank Holiday Monday.  I went for several walks, spent hours away from the internet, read loads, cooked great food, laughed at my husband’s jokes, listened to my kids’ music, generally hung out with the family, wrote some new poems. Then I got stumped Read more

  • Poetry from Art workshop at Drawing Projects UK

    Poetry from Art workshop at Drawing Projects UK

    Poetry from Art workshop with Josephine Corcoran.  Write new poems in response to an exhibition of Anita Taylor‘s drawings.  Saturday 21 January 2017. 10am – 1pm. Drawing Projects UK, Bridge House, Trowbridge. £15. Limited places. Please book your place  – you can book online or in person at Drawing Projects UK. This is an exciting opportunity Read more

  • Goodbye 2016

    It’s my final post of the year so a good time to say thank you for reading my blog.  I’ve made many friends over the five years I’ve been blogging, some of whom I’ve become friends with in real life and some of whom I feel I’m friends with, even though we’ve only met on Read more

  • An update of sorts

    An update of sorts

    After my mammoth blogging extravaganza when I posted every day in November, I’ve been having a little rest.  It’s rather delightful!  Almost inevitably, I’ve done more poetry writing which is a good thing, I think (*peruses notebook nervously*).  I’ve also applied for a couple of jobs (and been turned down for one 😦 )  – Read more

  • So, I’ll say, let’s have coffee

    So, I’ll say, let’s have coffee

    So, I’ll say, let’s have coffee and we’ll go to a small café on a side-street in Italy or Spain or Portugal or France, somewhere far enough south that even in December we’ll sit at an outside table in our coats and catch a little sunshine.  I’ll order an espresso and I’ll be wearing a beautifully tailored Read more

  • UK Poetry Blogs of the Year

    UK Poetry Blogs of the Year

    My websites have received a very nice mention from Matthew Stewart at Rogue Strands.  In his round-up of  The Best U.K. Poetry Blogs of 2016, Matthew says Josephine Corcoran runs And Other Poems, which is one of the best e-zines on the U.K. poetry scene, but she’s also a prolific blogger, chronicling her personal journey through Read more