Yes, I have mixed up my avoirs and my êtres and confused La Gare for La Guerre and, once, having forgotten my glasses, I explained "Je ne suis pas mes lunettes" rather than "Je n'ai pas....." Nevertheless, when in France, I always have a go at speaking French even though it's meant I've been laughed… Continue reading Speaking French
Category: Poetry
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!
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
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
Some poems on Soundcloud
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
New review for ‘The Misplaced House’
Thanks very much to Emma Lee Review of my poetry pamphlet 'The Misplaced House' at her blog.
Poetry and Self-Promotion
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
A quick update and a mention for Poetry Wales
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
New poem at The Morning Star
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
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