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Thanks to comments from Kevin, David, and Tom, that my poems are not accessible to people who are blind, I've uploaded two poems from 'The Misplaced House' to SoundCloud. There's also a video link here of me reading 'Three Ted Hughes Stories' at Swindon Open-Mic. Here's my poem 'Honeymoon' which was a runner-up at Bridport… Continue reading Some poems on Soundcloud
On the one hand the cliché of that title, on the other hand the article is off and running and you're reading it (thank you, by the way). On the one hand I will miss the friends I've made during the last 18 months when I've been reading aloud every week with people living with… Continue reading This Writer’s Life
Thanks very much to Emma Lee Review of my poetry pamphlet 'The Misplaced House' at her blog.
This post has been prompted by a letter I received, out of the blue, from a Writing student who's composing a research essay about the connections between getting published and "self-promotion in contemporary poetry in the UK." The letter goes on to say that "self-promotion is a rather poor term...... and that online sharing of work......connecting with other… Continue reading Poetry and Self-Promotion
I've been ill with the first cold I've had in about two years, maybe longer. It was a stinker: constant sneezing, dripping nose, watering eyes. I was measuring out my life with soggy tissues. I've only just stopped feeling wretched. Somewhere in the foggy depths of my fuzziheadedness, I seem to recall receiving a very nice… Continue reading A quick update and a mention for Poetry Wales
Since I first published this post, I've added some more thoughts about documentary poetry and about my reasons for writing the poem 'Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe Says Sorry'. The poem came out of Andrea Brady's Documentary Poetics workshop at Poetry Swindon. Andrea sent through excellent course materials and poems by writers such as Mahmoud Darwish, Carolyn Forché, Ken Saro-Wiwa… Continue reading New poem at The Morning Star
It's the end of the first quarter of 2015 and I must admit that my New Year's Resolution to write for one hour every day has slipped a little. Argh! I've been writing in dribs and drabs but these little scraps don't add up to one hour each day. IamnotafailureIamnotafailure I keep telling myself. Of… Continue reading I am not a failure I am not a failure
I really enjoyed reading at Uncut Poets at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter last week. Before the event, my lovely friend Emily treated me to a delicious Turkish meal at the Dinosaur Café. I ordered a mixed salad - one generous spoonful of every type of salad on the menu - with home-made hummus, warm haloumi… Continue reading Uncut Poets, Exeter
'Fresh' is this week's Photo Challenge at WordPress and here are a few daffodils (from our front garden) which always put me in mind of Spring, season of fresh, new beginnings. I'm not feeling all that 'new' myself, after a busy few weeks at home and work. However, things I am looking forward to include:… Continue reading Not feeling all that ‘fresh’.
On Friday I went to the New Lyrical Ballads event in Bristol, part of Bristol Festival of Ideas, and listened to 23 poets read their specially commissioned poems for a new version of Wordsworth's and Coleridge's 1798 collection. New Lyrical Ballads will be published this Spring and two Radio 4 programmes are also imminent. There were… Continue reading A New Lyrical Ballads: Bristol Festival of Ideas
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