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  • Winchester Poetry Prize – Longlist announced

    Winchester Poetry Prize – Longlist announced

    Judge of the Winchester Poetry Prize Mimi Khalvati has selected a longlist of 22 poems which has been published on Winchester Poetry Festival’s website. The winners will be announced at a special prize-giving event at the festival on Sunday 9 October 2016. Tickets for this event are free and can be booked via the Winchester Discovery Read more

  • Modern Poetry in Translation at Winchester Poetry Festival, 7 – 9 October 2016

    Modern Poetry in Translation at Winchester Poetry Festival, 7 – 9 October 2016

    I’m really pleased that Modern Poetry in Translation magazine is a festival partner of Winchester Poetry Festival, and will be in residence at the festival, which is only weeks away. MPT  has emailed subscribers details of some festival readings and events they’ve been working on so I thought I’d share them with you.  I hope you’ll be Read more

  • Life on a (mostly) unfunded Poetry Trail

    Life on a (mostly) unfunded Poetry Trail

    On the poetry trail this week, I’ve been in search of some more participants for my poetry workshops which start on Tuesday, 20th September.  Numbers are going to be low (unless there’s a last minute rush) but, rather than cancel, Town Hall Arts is supporting my classes and I’m really looking forward to getting to know Read more

  • Back to school musings

    Back to school musings

    Our house has been re-arranging itself this week after a summer of pyjama mornings and staying up too late nights.  Half of its occupants have set their alarm clocks, buttoned themselves back into school uniforms, shouted goodbye at a quarter to nine and left behind a trail of cereal dishes and the fading beat of Read more

  • Say it with a Poem at Trowbridge Town Hall

    Say it with a Poem at Trowbridge Town Hall

    On National Poetry Day, Thursday 6th October 2016, 11am – 4pm, poets and artists will be “saying it with a poem” at Trowbridge Town Hall. Inspired by Sophie Herxheimer, the poet and artist who’s designed NPD’s artwork this year, poets, including Josephine Corcoran and members of a new Poetry Society Stanza which meets at the Read more

  • Weekend Report

    Weekend Report

    General atmosphere in this house: Sleepy. Heavy-eyelidded. One teenager came back from Reading Festival at gone three this morning, one adult stayed awake to let him back in, the other (me) fell asleep but kept waking up to check if everyone was home. One teenager is worn out from being away for two weeks on Read more