It has been a strange week for me – the #metoo hashtag on social media has made me sad and angry and hopeful in an exhausting cycle.. Amongst all of this, I’ve had to get on with doing…
Sunday Poem – Rachael Clyne
Today I’ve been to Blackpool to run a 10k race, my first race since Coniston 14 in March when I picked up an IT band injury, and my first 10k since October 2016 when I ran the Lancaster 10k, got…
PhD Musings: The Imperfect Victim/Imperfect Perpetrator
As the stories have come out and are coming out about Harvey Weinstein and more and more women are speaking out, I’ve spent a lot of my time feeling sick, with feelings of nerves and anxiety. I haven’t quite been…
Sunday Poem – Claudine Toutongi
Sunday Poem today from the wonderful Claudine Toutoungi
PhD Musings
I’m currently reading gendering poetry by Vicki Bertram as part of my reading for my PhD. I’m absolutely loving this book – firstly because I can understand it – although it is academic, it’s very readable, and really interesting. The blurb…
Sunday Poem – Linda Klakken
My first Sunday Poem post in over a month and I’m already back into my bad habits – ie writing it just before midnight when I should really be asleep. This morning I went for a six mile run with…
My Summer of Poetry
I can’t believe it’s been a whole month since I last blogged. So much has happened in that month as well, it’s hard to know where to start. I’m hoping by Sunday to get back on track with posting a…
Sunday Poem – Mike Farren
I’ve been on holiday for the last week in Benidorm with three friends that I run with. Our women’s running holiday is turning into an annual tradition. It feels slightly false to call it a running holiday as 90% of…
Sunday Poem – Mike Barlow
I’ve had another week at home, with no gallivanting around the place, which has been nice, but I’m starting to get slightly itchy feet now. I’m not very good at being in one place! I’ve spent most of the week…
Residential Poetry Course, St Ives
For those that have been asking, I’ve added a draft timetable for the week and the theme for the residential! Happy reading