never knowingly without a pen
Our poetry group in Trowbridge has been getting together for just over a year now and I'm really happy to meet up regularly with such a lovely bunch of people! We meet on the first Saturday of each month (2-4pm) in Trowbridge at Drawing Projects UK, right by Trowbridge train station, to read and discuss… Continue reading Christmas Pamphlets from Candlestick Press
With Christmas approaching (sorry, can't deny it any longer), I thought that now would be a good time to mention these beautiful pamphlets from Candlestick Press which would definitely make a wonderful present for many people I know, even though their tag line suggests modestly that you might give them "instead of a card." (which is… Continue reading Candlestick Press Pamphlets
Can I sound you out about something? What do you prefer reading, pamphlets or full collections? Do you buy either, both, or none? What about writing? Have you published a pamphlet or a full collection or both? Which came first? Why? Have you published more than one pamphlet? Have you NEVER published a pamphlet? Did… Continue reading Pamphlet or full collection?
This week I've been doing more work on my pamphlet. I'm waiting to hear from tall-lighthouse after sending them a rough manuscript and I'm already regretting not waiting a little bit longer before I pressed the send button. Two kind friends who've also looked at the draft pamphlet have pointed out rather a lot of… Continue reading Mostly feeling scared but at least it’s sunny.
I'm very pleased to tell you that tall-lighthouse is going to publish a pamphlet of about twenty of my poems in late 2014. I'm still working on a title and have spent much of today sitting on my stripy rug, scribbling down ideas, as well as going for a muddy walk to help me think.… Continue reading Very pleased to tell you…
Here are some I've bought or been given within the last two years. You might recognise a few of them. Don't the ones with strong coloured covers stand out? (even on my stripy rug!) I like single collections - full collections, that is - but if you're not overly familiar with a poet's work, you… Continue reading I love Poetry Pamphlets
Josephine Corcoran 