I was in the house I’m in now in Trowbridge, West Wiltshire. We’d moved here from south London two years before. Our children were six and four. We’d left London because Andrew had been made redundant from his job working in IT for a large accountancy firm in the City and found another job which… Continue reading Seven/Seven: Where Were You?
Author: Josephine Corcoran
Josephine Corcoran is a writer, originally from the north west of England and now based in the south west. Her professional credits include three poetry pamphlets and one full collection, a stage play, and two BBC Radio 4 credits (for a short story and afternoon play). She founded and edited the online poetry site And Other Poems until 2023.
Writing an author bio that won’t date (much).
If you're sending out your poetry or short fiction for publication in a magazine, online or in print, you'll want to include a short, third person biography with your submission. Not only is this a professional approach, it also shows consideration to the editor/s since not chasing you for the information will be one less administrative task… Continue reading Writing an author bio that won’t date (much).
A busy few weeks
If this blog was a room in your house, I'd be rushing into it, refusing your offer of a cup of tea, calling my news over my shoulder and rushing out again. Various events have made my life busy recently, not least my teenage daughter finishing her GCSE exams, attending her Year 11 Prom (when… Continue reading A busy few weeks
Two poems at The Manchester Review
I have two new poems at The Manchester Review, a beautifully made online magazine of poetry, fiction, reviews and art. My poems 'Holiday' and 'A Dream about Martin Scorsese' can be read here. image from CinemaBlend
Dear Editors – Here are my Poems!
I had a bit of a chuckle at this Facebook post from poet and Editor of Prole magazine, Brett Evans: Are there any fellow editors out there who find submissions without so much as a hello rude? No cover letter or bio I can forgive but no hello! I know the work should speak… Continue reading Dear Editors – Here are my Poems!
Writing against the clock
In a bid to be productive, to keep you updated about what I'm up to and to fulfil my goal of writing a post a week on this blog, I'm writing this article with the clock ticking. More specifically, I'm using the timer app on my iPhone and when the 15 minutes are up, that's it! (3… Continue reading Writing against the clock
Six month pamphlet anniversary
It's been six months since my poetry pamphlet The Misplaced House was published by tall-lighthouse. Here's what I've learned, so far: Just because a poem is published in a collection doesn't mean it's completely finished, never to be changed again. I think I agree with whoever it was who said "a poem is never finished."*… Continue reading Six month pamphlet anniversary
Reading old notebooks – and cringing
I've been tidying up, in an attempt to make my writing space less cluttered and, inevitably, I got distracted. This time I was waylaid by some of my old notebooks. The ones pictured here are from 1983, when I was 21, living and working in Paris as an au pair - ah! Paris! *settles into a… Continue reading Reading old notebooks – and cringing
A few recommendations
I've run out of time to write a post this week. Instead, here are a few links to pieces I've enjoyed reading. Hope you might enjoy them too. One A good interview between Abegail Morley and Jo Bell about Jo's most recent poetry collection Kith (Nine Arches Press). Jo talks us through submitting to publishers, waiting… Continue reading A few recommendations
Post #GE2015: Trying to find my way back to poetry
I feel devastated that the Tories have won an overall majority in the UK General Election, meaning that we are in for five more years of their callous, uncaring policies, cuts to the social welfare system, to the Arts and to public services. Usually, when I'm feeling down, I try to pull myself together by telling… Continue reading Post #GE2015: Trying to find my way back to poetry
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