Evening everybody. I have been quiet again this week but this time it was just because I was busy. On Monday I drove up to Keswick to the launch of the Fire Crane, produced by the unstoppable Mick North of…
Sunday Poet – Rachel Davies
Evening everybody. I’ve been VERY quiet on facebook, twitter and this blog this week. I don’t really know why, except to say that I’ve been in a bit of a bad mood all week. On Monday, I went to a…
Sunday Poem – Rachel McGladdery
Evening everybody. I’ve had an eventful weekend so far – on Saturday morning I received a red letter from a debt collection agency saying that they I owed £2,500 to NPower Northern. As I have a card meter in my…
Poetry Reading, Maulds Meaburn Village Institute
Hi everyone. I’ve just finished teaching for the day – a long long day – six schools and then I helped out a friend with his school band after school – and then three more pupils at home. I’m so…
Planting Poems
On Monday I did a poetry workshop at a primary school. I had no restrictions for the workshop – the head just wanted the children to do some ‘poetry techniques’. The only time I had to plan the workshop was…
Sunday Poem – Mark Carson
To get to the Sunday poem today, you will, unfortunately have to read through my half-term holiday round up as well. I’ve been on holiday all week and although this sounds relaxing, it has been filled – or maybe a…
Poetry Reading, 14th Feb, Abbot Hall, Grange-Over-Sands
I really hope to see some of you at this reading which I’m taking part in on Thursday 14th February 2013 to launch a new anthology called ‘Estuary: A Confluence of Art and Poetry’. It’s completely free to get in…
Sunday Poem – Penelope Shuttle
Today I’ve been finishing off the final touches for the workshops that I’ll be running on the residential at Abbot Hall, starting tomorrow! There are now 14 people booked on – I hope they are all as excited as I’ve…
A Poem And A Pint with Tony Curtis
Evening folks Anybody who is within striking distance of Ulverston should really head over this Saturday to see the wonderful Tony Curtis performing at A Poem and A Pint, this Saturday 9th February, starting at 7.30pm at the Coronation Hall…
Sunday Poem – Clare Shaw
Evening everybody. I’m now tucked up in bed writing this after a marathon weekend – in fact a marathon January where I seemed to be doing everything but writing poetry. However, on Saturday, I got the 6.20 am train again…