I’m writing this from my sister’s sofa, which makes a change from my sofa, which is where I’ve spent most of my time for the past six weeks or so. I found out I was pregnant at the beginning of…
Poems from the Duchess High School in Alnwick, Northumberland
I’m always touched when teachers contact me to say they are using my poetry in their lessons, and I thought I’d share with you some work from pupils from the Duchess High School in Alnwick, Northumberland. These pupils are lucky…
I’m really excited to announce that I’ll be co-tutoring with the amazing Amanda Dalton at next year’s Poetry Residential at Treloyhan Manor in St Ives. This course always sells out fast, so if you’d like to come, ring the hotel…
My People: Poetry from The British School, Warsaw
In the summer of 2017 I was a guest poet at an Arvon course at Lumb Bank. I met a poet called David Cox there, who emailed me in January to tell me that he would be using some of…
Kendal Poetry Festival
If you’d like a poetry fix and are missing the Sunday Poem, you can head over to Kendal Poetry Festival and check out our ‘News’ tab. We’ve got three Five Minute Interviews up so far with poets that are appearing…
Poetry Carousel News
Because of an extremely busy schedule and other work commitments, Fiona Sampson is unable to tutor at the Poetry Carousel this year. I hope she will be able to come and tutor on another course in the near future, and those…
Poetry Carousel News
Another quick blog post with some updates about the Poetry Carousel residential course I’m running from the 7th-10th December 2018 with co-tutors Sean O’Brien, Andrew McMillan and Fiona Sampson. I’m very happy to announce that we have the fantastic…
Poem and a Pint Competition
Just a quick message to pass on news of a new Poetry Competition! I am on the committee of ‘A Poem and a Pint’ and we run bi-monthly poetry events, hosting guest poets, musicians and open mic slots. To raise…
June News and a poem by Martin Kratz
I’m writing today’s blog post from my back garden in blazing sunshine. I keep thinking longingly of my hammock but I don’t think I’ll be getting it out of the shed. The problem with a hammock is that it’s impossible…
Bursaries Available for Kendal Poetry Festival
I think in a former life I must have been some kind of creature that was active at night. Maybe an owl or something, as I seem to become much more energised at night. I’m writing this post at midnight,…
