Afternoon folks. There are only one and a half weeks left of the summer holidays – it feels like it has flown by – but I’ve done quite a lot in the six weeks. On Friday I got back from a…
Sunday Poem – Jonathan Davidson
Hello folks. The Sunday Poem this week is by Jonathan Davidson. His latest collection ‘Early Train’ has been published by the wonderful Smith/Doorstop. I first met Jonathan last year at Ledbury Poetry Festival, although we didn’t really have a chance to talk. This year however,…
Poem by Jan Glas
Hello all Here is the second of the two Dutch poets I met over in Ireland at the Fermoy International Poetry Festival. I am so glad I met Jan last weekend – he absolutely melted my heart with his poetry…
Fermoy Continued – Tsead Bruinja Poem
I know it’s not Sunday, but I couldn’t resist putting up an extra poem by one of the poets that I met last week at the Fermoy International Poetry Festival. Tsead Bruinja is a Dutch poet who writes both in…
Fermoy International Poetry Festival 2012
Since Thursday the 2nd of August I’ve been in Ireland, more specifically in Fermoy at their first International Poetry Festival. The festival organisers decided to run a Facebook Poetry Competition, and I was one of three winners. The other winners were…
Sunday Poem – Andrew Forster
Today’s Sunday poem is by Andrew Forster, a good friend of mine. Andrew is the Literature Officer at the Wordsworth Trust and has his own blog at www.andrewforsterpoems.blogspot.co.uk where you can find more poems and information about what he is…
Olympic Run Down
Today I am ashamed to say that I’ve spent the whole day in my pyjamas, watching the Olympics on the sofa. I haven’t moved. I love the Olympics – always have done. I suppose the thing that draws me into…
HEART Cafe, Leeds, 25th July
Last night I drove over to Leeds to read at the Heart Cafe alongside Jim Caruth, Andrew Wilson Lambeth, Cora Greenhill, Mike Barlow and Jane Routh. This event was the last in the series for this year, the organisers are…
Sunday Poem – Maria Taylor
Today’s Sunday Poem is by Maria Taylor. Last weekend I went down to Leicester Shindig (see previous post!) and heard Maria read to launch her new collection, ‘Melanchrini’ published by Nine Arches Press (www.ninearchespress.com) I’m really enjoying ‘Melanchrini’ – my…
Leicester Shindig, Sales and Other Adventures
On Monday, I finished work in Ambleside at 3.00pm and jumped straight into the car to get to the Leicester Shindig poetry night in the evening, where I was a guest reader. I knew that logically, I should easily make…
