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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
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
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
This post was originally published on 12 February 2015 but I'm going to keep adding to it as I hear of new courses. Here are the courses with links to registration forms and blurb from each site. I might see some of you in class! NEW! Ten Premodern Poems by Women - Stanford University - March 31 - June 9 Course… Continue reading Free online poetry courses
I was wondering how your writing is going? I started off the year by resolving to write for at least one hour a day with all distractions (mostly social media feeds) switched off. It was much more straightforward when I was on leave from my paid, part-time (ha!) job but it has become more difficult… Continue reading Still writing every day?
Not once have I mistakenly written "2014" - it's as if it's always been 2015 and always January, the month that every year, to me, seems the l-o--o--o-ongest. My write-for-an-hour-a-day-with-the-internet-turned-off pledge has mostly been observed, resulting in three new poems and an old one revised. Four poems are out for consideration. I've done two poetry readings,… Continue reading It’s still January?!
More than ever this week, my brain has become worn out by being on Facebook and Twitter. It's brought home to me the value of "owning" a small space on the internet - ie a blog - where I have the luxury of more than 140 characters to write down some of my thoughts about… Continue reading Writing poems rather than Facebook posts
Carrying on as normal. You know that this isn't a political blog and, if you follow me on Instagram and you've seen my rabbit pics, you'll know that I'm not an intellectual. I don't usually blog about what's happening in the News but I don't think I can, today, write about poetry blogs or how… Continue reading What the “je suis” hashtag means to me
There's been a lot on my mind this week. I found out that I hadn't taken all of my owed leave (for my job with The Reader Organisation) so I hastily arranged cover for my read aloud reading groups, tied up a few loose ends and sorted out some days off. Very handy they'll be… Continue reading On Setting Yourself Goals
I'm gratified by the number of likes, comments and visits I received to my Not Quite a Post post! It just goes to show that, when you've said you're on a blogging schedule (in 2014 I've been trying to post at least once a week, usually on a Sunday) it's worth plonking your bottom down… Continue reading On the value of blogging.
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