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  • New Poetry Society Stanza in Trowbridge

    New Poetry Society Stanza in Trowbridge

    Town Hall Poets, a Poetry Society Stanza group led by Josephine Corcoran, meets at Trowbridge Town Hall on the second Monday of every month, 6pm – 8pm.  Address: Market St, Trowbridge BA14 8EQ.  Venue Information  Ring 01225 774306I for enquires. You do not need to be a member of the Poetry Society or live in Trowbridge to Read more

  • Summer is whizzing by

    Summer is whizzing by

    Summer is whizzing by and my head is filling up with to do lists.  At this point, they are mild-mannered and patient lists, humming softly to themselves as summer ripens around them, but once they cotton-on to shrinking daylight and cooler winds, once they catch sight of the date on the calendar and the dying Read more

  • Writing a collaborative poem

    Writing a collaborative poem

    I had a wonderful time reading with Louisa Adjoa Parker at Schumacher College, Dartington, Devon, on August 3rd for The Enemies Project South West Poetry Tour. You can read more about The Enemies Project here.  It’s a project that started in 2011, dreamed up by poet and artist Stephen Fowler, which facilitates new collaborative creative works.   So far Read more

  • New poetry writing classes in Trowbridge

    New poetry writing classes in Trowbridge

    From September, 2016, I’ll be teaching weekly poetry writing classes in Trowbridge at the old Town Hall. All courses are five weeks long and are for people aged 16+ Starting September 20 TUESDAYS 10.30am – 12.30pm: Start Writing Poetry £50 (for 5 sessions). More details and how to book here.  Class size 8 – 12. This course Read more

  • Five new poems

    Five new poems

    I’m very happy to have some new poems out in print this year (after a lean 2015!). Earlier this year I had a poem in New Walk magazine. Most recently I have three poems in Under the Radar and two poems in Poetry Wales. It’s the second time I’ve been in Under the Radar and Read more

  • Review of ‘Every Little Sound’ by Ruby Robinson

    Review of ‘Every Little Sound’ by Ruby Robinson

    Reading Ruby Robinson’s debut collection Every Little Sound (Liverpool University Press, 2016) in the early days of the EU Referendum result, my ears were still ringing with one of the Leave campaign’s key slogans: “Take back Control,” an imperative phrase masquerading as a promise of freedom, and a reminder of the power dynamics at work in Read more