Hello everybody. I’ve just got back from an amazing weekend at a residential course at Rydal Hall near Ambleside. This course was the culmination of the Writing School – an 18 month intensive course I’ve been taking part in, run…
Sunday Poem – Paul Stephenson
So this weekend I’ve been down in Leicester for my dad’s 60th birthday – his birthday is actually Thursday but we had a meal for him on Saturday – there were 16 of us altogether, mainly sisters, brother in laws,…
Sunday Poem – Moniza Alvi
Evening folks – I’m really excited about this week’s Sunday Poem because it is by one of my favourite poets, Moniza Alvi. I’ve been reading Moniza’s work since I first started writing poetry – so am very happy that she…
The Blogging Tour
Evening folks. You lucky lucky people! Two blog posts in two days – unheard of generosity from me. The poet Em Strang got in touch with me via Facebook a couple of months ago to ask me if I’d be…
Sunday Poem – Jane Houston
Evening folks! I have had a BRILLIANT weekend – my much-talked about (by me) Poetry Marathon occurred yesterday. On Saturday morning I got the 6.15am train to the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. I have been working on a project where…
Sunday Poem – Ian Duhig
Evening folks! Today I told my hubby I ‘need’ to write my blog, so managed to get out of that most awful part of decorating, the tidying up afterwards. This weekend my mum and dad have been visiting – they…
A few words – Nigel Jenkins
There are tributes all over the internet now for the poet Nigel Jenkins who died very recently. There is a tribute with details of his life here on the Literature Wales site which gives some idea of the type of…
Sunday Poem – Ben Parker
Another blog post which will (hopefully) creep in just under the wire, in the last few minutes of Sunday night! I will try not to go on about painting as some of my friends have suggested on Facebook that I…
Sunday Poem – Kim Lasky
I am aware that I am starting to write this blog at 11.19pm which is way too late. Most of you, in fact will probably read this in the morning – even my most loyal followers are probably tucked up…
Sunday Poem – David Clarke
I nearly forgot it was Sunday again today – I think the paint fumes may have got to my head. Yesterday I spent all day painting – well some of the time I was hoovering up dust and we have…