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Je m’appelle Joséphine

…and other thoughts from when I was abroad…. I’m just back from a happy week in western Brittany with my family. I really enjoy seeing my name emblazoned on mugs, bowls, key rings and other such items when I’m in France, the extra accent on the first ‘e’ is the icing on le gâteau, and, frankly,… Read more

August 12, 2013
One Year of Poems

This is the story of the first year of my poetry blog And Other Poems where I’ve posted over 200 poems by 177 poets Whether I continue to add poems to the blog will depend on the quality of work that’s sent to it and my own commitments. Anyone who has ever been involved in running… Read more

July 31, 2013
How to Write a Review

Originally posted on Emma Lee's Blog: A review should give the reader an idea of whether they’d like to read the book being reviewed. The purpose is to guide readers towards books they want to read but don’t know exist. Good reviews aren’t necessarily positive. But those reviews that are critical are constructive. Reviewers aren’t… Read more

July 17, 2013
Summer’s here and I’m still writing

It seems that some people are already off on their travels for the summer. There have been tweets and blogposts from glamorous-sounding European cities and far-flung mountain ranges. I can hear the suitcases and rucksacks being dragged from the tops of wardrobes, the snap of elastic as last year’s swimsuits are optimistically pinged into place… Read more

July 9, 2013
Call for Poems: Holiday Poems Wanted

And Other Poems is looking for holiday-themed poems to post in August. All locations welcomed: sun-drenched, rain-filled, exotic or mundane; seaside, mountainside, lakeside or roadside. Caravans will not be discriminated against, nor will gîtes, tents, villas, boats, B&Bs, hotels, house-swaps or tree-houses. Whatever and wherever ‘holiday’ means to you, restful or stressful, silent or multilingual,… Read more

June 26, 2013
Where are the Great Rabbit Poems?

It’s times like this, when I’m a bit short of ideas, that I think it’d be nice to blog about cats. They’re clearly loved by many, judging by the number of cute snapshots of handsome cats, or links to new cat poems, that appear, daily, in multiple places on the internet. As recently as… Read more

June 2, 2013