Eye to the Poetry Microscope There’s a lot more to writing a poem than which words you choose to use. Anything sent out to a… Continue Reading Eye to the Poetry Microscope
Eye to the Poetry Microscope There’s a lot more to writing a poem than which words you choose to use. Anything sent out to a… Continue Reading Eye to the Poetry Microscope
Follow the Poet I met a man who lost his mind in some lost place I had to find, follow me the wise man said,… Continue Reading Follow the Poet
Dark Side of the Poet I love The Guardian’s weekly email called Bookmarks, in which articles about authors and books that have appeared that week… Continue Reading Dark Side of the Poet
This is the Way the Year Ends A time to be born, a time to die A time to plant, a time to reap A… Continue Reading This is the Way the Year Ends
Poetic Parklife I’m always fascinated by the places people write their poetry! I suspect most of us form our ideas in our heads as we… Continue Reading Poetic Parklife
The Poetry Superhighway I started writing poetry myself before I left high school, but my serious interest didn’t really begin until after I’d finished my… Continue Reading The Poetry Superhighway
Poetic Partings Let’s start with a couple of posts to look forward to: I went to a workshop last Sunday (that’s why there weren’t no… Continue Reading Poetic Partings
Poetic Potpourri It’s been a curious week this week, a mishmash of poetic curios that have no rhyme scheme or form, but manage to feel… Continue Reading Poetic Potpourri
Pitch and Putt Poetry On Wednesday I travelled, unaccompanied, to London Paddington station ready for my poetry reading with Emma Simon at Putney Library. The… Continue Reading Pitch and Putt Poetry
Frightfully Poetic I don’t get stage fright. Standing on a stage and talking about myself and reading poems I’ve written doesn’t faze me in the… Continue Reading Frightfully Poetic