We stood to stare at our planet Some of us knelt, offered up our phones Children said they wanted to go home Words and photos by Josephine Corcoran from an art installation by Luke Jerram, Gaia - The Earth at Wills Memorial Building, Bristol.
Category: Poetry
Kathy Pimlott and David Clarke reading at Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge
Two award-winning poets, Kathy Pimlott and David Clarke, are reading at Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge on Saturday, September 7 (2-4pm). This event is organised by Josephine Corcoran and Trowbridge Stanza. Everyone is welcome and there will also be the chance to read your own poems at the open-mic. Tickets are £5 on the door. Read … Continue reading Kathy Pimlott and David Clarke reading at Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge
Collage Poems
I'm re-sharing some of my collage poems from the recent past. These were written for an Instagram competition (#aquietpassionpoetrycompetition) run by The Poetry School and Soda Pictures ('A Quiet Passion' was their biopic of Emily Dickinson released two years ago). The judges stated that they wanted to see "poems which use the concentrated visual qualities … Continue reading Collage Poems
My book is Half-Price in the Summer Sale
Just to let you know that Nine Arches Press is holding a Summer Sale with many books half-price or less including What Are You After? my collection of poems which was published last summer. 🙂
Pantoum Workshop! August 3 in Trowbridge
For the August meeting of our poetry group, on August 3rd (2-4pm), Trowbridge Stanza is hosting an informal, fun, informative and enjoyable workshop about the pantoum. We'll read pantoums, write our own, either individually or in collaboration, or both, and hold a low-key, encouraging and friendly performance at the end of the afternoon. Everyone is … Continue reading Pantoum Workshop! August 3 in Trowbridge
Guest Blog: Confessions of a Poetry Competition Judge by John McCullough
If you're in the business of sending off your poems to competitions and magazines, these helpful and witty comments by poet, tutor, and competition judge John McCullough could be just for you! They've given me a lot of food for thought. Thank you, John, for the post. CONFESSIONS OF A POETRY COMPETITION JUDGE 1) I … Continue reading Guest Blog: Confessions of a Poetry Competition Judge by John McCullough
Collecting Pantoums
I'm writing in haste as this looks like the day we're going to tackle our back garden meadow (grass uncut all season) and the sunshine and garden shears are calling me. I'm putting together an informal, low-key workshop for Trowbridge Stanza based on the pantoum, which the Poetry Foundation explains well here and includes sample … Continue reading Collecting Pantoums
The gift of an empty house
Sometimes it's sad when everyone leaves but sometimes it's just what you need. It's not always possible to go away to write, on a course or retreat or holiday. Even if you can afford it, even if it's free or subsidised, it's just not always possible - for many reasons, commitments, time or ability constraints … Continue reading The gift of an empty house
Some things you might like
Perhaps you already know about the following but in case you don't: Places of Poetry is open to everyone. It's an online place, a map of England and Wales, for you to pin your poem about place, on the place it's about. Read more about what the project is about here. I know that a … Continue reading Some things you might like
Poetry Reading plus Open-Mic in Devizes, Sunday June 16
I'm reading poems from my book What Are You After? (published 2018 by Nine Arches Press) and new poems, on Sunday, June 16th, 5-7pm in the cellar of The Vaults Alehouse. Here is a link to my event on the festival website. There will also be an opportunity to perform your poems at the open-mic. This … Continue reading Poetry Reading plus Open-Mic in Devizes, Sunday June 16
