Return of the Poetry Wanderer I’ve been oop t’ the ‘ills and far away … a residential poetry course at Arvon’s Lumb Bank centre, which… Continue Reading Return of the Poetry Wanderer
Return of the Poetry Wanderer I’ve been oop t’ the ‘ills and far away … a residential poetry course at Arvon’s Lumb Bank centre, which… Continue Reading Return of the Poetry Wanderer
Unconscious Coupling I talked in my post Less Haste, Less Waste about a poem called ‘It Was Winter Last We Spoke’ an extract from which… Continue Reading Unconscious Coupling
Prioritization Pressure I had to get my #PoetryBrain into gear this week because I have 3 deadlines looming. Luna Luna, a New York magazine, has… Continue Reading Prioritization Pressure
I Lost My Head to Poetry This week I responded to a poetry prompt from Kevin Higgins of the Galway Over The Edge group (next… Continue Reading I Lost My Head to Poetry
Less Haste, Less Waste You have to be so careful about putting poems online on a personal website, because that does make them count as… Continue Reading Less Haste, Less Waste
How Long is a Piece of Poetic String? Well it’s another competition entry. I like entering competitions, even though they consume money, because there is… Continue Reading How Long is a Piece of Poetic String?
The Smell of Poetry My first posts on this website blog were a tongue-in-cheek look at some recent competitions I didn’t win. Here is a… Continue Reading The smell of Poetry
Cutting Class Last Friday I cut class for what we might call a game of Pitch and Putt. I ditched poetry in favour of prose.… Continue Reading Cutting Class
Will Write For Food am I posting to let you know I’ve won the euro 10,000 Ballymaloe Poetry Prize? hehe, no! The shortlist was announced… Continue Reading Will Write For Food