writer
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… Continue reading One Year of Poems
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,… Continue reading Call for Poems: Holiday Poems Wanted
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… Continue reading Where are the Great Rabbit Poems?
Here are some thumb-sized images of poets and performers at the packed-to-the-rafters launch of Hilda Sheehan's debut collection, The Night My Sister Went to Hollywood (Cultured Llama, 2013), at The Platform, Swindon, on Friday, 10th May. Among the readers were poets Robert Vas Dias, Leland Bardwell, Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton, Martin Malone and Michael Scott.… Continue reading Chopin and Popcorn at Hilda Sheehan’s Book Launch
And now, the end is near ..and so I face My friends, I'll say it clear... On 30th April I I won't have written 30 publishable poems, of that I'm certain. But I've written some and certainly more than I would have done if I hadn't signed up. I've loved the extra focus. It's… Continue reading NaPoWriMo: I did it my way
Week 3. Poem count so far : 18 Three missing poems but no lost days because that was when I spread four years worth of poems across my sitting room floor and began to dare to believe that I might have enough poems strong enough to submit to a pamphlet competition. The extra poetry… Continue reading NaPoWriMo: 21 days and a brace of workshops
Very interesting and helpful blog by Robin Houghton about a George Szirtes workshop on form and its possibilities in poetry
Poet Jo Bell's site is a terrific blog to follow at any time but especially during NaPoWriMo if you're in need of really interesting writing prompts!
I'd be lying if I said that NaPoWriMo Week 2 has run smoothly. Margaret Thatcher died on Monday and my timelines have been ablaze with articles, opinions, debates, anecdotes and rants. It's been a distracting week. Personally, I wasn't a fan of Thatcher or Thatcherism and the news of her death and the ensuing brouhaha… Continue reading Don’t mention the T word – NaPoWriMo Week 2
Here is the first of my weekly NaPoWriMo updates. I won't be posting all 30 poems (30?! *gasp*) on this blog - maybe one or two - as I'd like to keep them available to send to magazines and competitions. I'm very grateful to Carrie Etter for suggesting I take part in this month-long poetry… Continue reading NaPoWriMo Week One (Never mind about dinner, is the poem written?)
Josephine Corcoran 
You must be logged in to post a comment.