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  • Tweets from PalFest 2016

    Tweets from PalFest 2016

    The Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) is taking place, in events across historic Palestine, May 21 – 26. the power of culture over the culture of power The festival’s mission is explained on its Facebook page as follows: The Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) was established in 2008 with the aim of supporting cultural life in Read more

  • Translation Study Day with MPT

    Translation Study Day with MPT

    I had an amazing day at the Queen’s College, Oxford on Saturday, 14th May, taking part in Modern Poetry in Translation‘s Study Day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the magazine. In the morning participants could choose two, from eight, workshops, then there was a break for lunch (and delicious it was, too). It was extremely Read more

  • Poetry and a Pint at St James Wine Vaults

    Poetry and a Pint at St James Wine Vaults

    I’m reading in Bath at Poetry and a Pint with Stephen Payne tomorrow, Monday 9th May 7.30pm. It would be lovely to see you there!  I met up with Stephen last week with the intention of planning what we’d read but, of course, we hardly planned anything!  We did manage to agree that we’d read one Read more

  • Interview with artist Anita Taylor

    Interview with artist Anita Taylor

    Professor Anita Taylor is an artist,  Dean of the School of Art and Design at Bath Spa University, Director of the Jerwood Drawing Prize and Founder of Drawing Projects UK which has a new base at Bridge House, Trowbridge. Last week, I popped into Bridge House to see The Discerning Eye Collection which is being shown there until Read more

  • Pinch, punch, make some plans

    Pinch, punch, make some plans

    Since it’s the first of the month, I thought I’d share with you some of my plans for the rest of the year.  I am a lover of lists, even if  I often fail to cross off all of the items written on them.  I’m not a slavish adherer to plans, I don’t feel like Read more

  • Meeting Kate Firth

    Meeting Kate Firth

    While I was at All Day Sonnets in Winchester last Saturday, I had the pleasure of meeting poet, actor, and professional voice coach Kate Firth who will be running a Performance Skills Workshop at the Poetry Festival on Saturday, 8 October. Somewhat pressed for time, and thinking about my ‘what’s in your bag/pocket’ series, I Read more