The title of this blog comes from the book Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed. I made the mistake this week of posting in a public group about my disappointment that the local paper, the Evening Mail, failed in…
April/May news and the Occasional Poem
I can’t believe it’s been so many weeks since I last blogged! Arrgh…where does the time go etc etc? I’m currently sat on a train but unusually for me it is not the train from Barrow to Manchester across the…
News from March and April
At Penzance Poetry Parlour with Katrina Naomi and Helen Mort I’m writing this from the back seat of the poet John Foggin’s car. Another poet John Fennelly is in the front seat. I’m telling you these spurious details because John…
Sunday Poem – Jean Stevens
The end of the week comes round again, and I’m never quite sure why it always feels like a surprise. I’ve had quite a busy week – endless admin first of all, just the general, run-of-the-mill admin that you get…
Sunday Poem – Peter Raynard
I’m writing this post today feeling more weary than usual. I’ve had a fantastic week away as the course tutor at The Garsdale Retreat but I am completely exhausted now! The Garsdale Retreat is a new creative writing centre, set up…
Sunday Poem – Hilda Sheehan
This week has been a strange and rather full-on week. Regular readers of this blog will remember that I was slightly panicking last week about my Progression Viva which was on Monday. The journey there was tiresome, annoying and cold. My…
Sunday Poem – Bryony Littlefair
I have somehow, after getting a bit worn down with it, managed to find my way back to enjoying blogging every Sunday again. I found my way back to this place, as with most things, through poetry, through finding poems…
Sunday Poem – Chrissie Gittins
Going out for a run – procrastination. Playing on addictive computer game involving hatching dragons from eggs in a completely pointless exercise – procrastination. Ringing my mum for a chat – procrastination. Ringing my twin sister for a chat –…
December 2018 Poetry Carousel
Poetry Carousel 7th-10th December 2018 Tutors: Sean O’Brien, Fiona Sampson, Andrew McMillan and Kim Moore, Abbot Hall Hotel, Kents Bank, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria £390 to include breakfast, lunch and three-course evening meal. Please contact hotel to book 015395 32896 The Poetry…
Sunday Poem: Naomi Jaffa
Sunday Poem by Naomi Jaffa