So, quite a while ago now I promised Charlotte Henson I would review her brand new mag ‘Astronaut’ in return for a free copy. I’m always interested in poetry magazines and especially new ones. Poetry magazines were (and are) extremely…
Sunday Poem – Terry Jones
Evening everybody. Ta daaaa! The Sunday poem has arrived at last! It has been playing on my mind all week – guilt that I didn’t write it up last week – wondering whether I should put it up in the…
An Alternative View of Headingley Lit Fest reading with George Szirtes
Please click on the link below for an alternative view of the reading with George Szirtes! http://headingleylitfest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/george-szirtes-and-kim-moore-in-heart.html
Another School Poetry Workshop and other stuff….
Evening everybody. For those of you waiting with bated breath for the Sunday poem, I’ve decided to post it up this Sunday, so you’ll just have to wait. But it will be worth it, I promise. Because if I posted…
South Cumbria Music Festival
For anyone that’s interested – Barrow Shipyard Junior Band won the Junior Band section – 1st out of 6 bands! This also means we get a £100 bursary as well as a shield. And ‘Brasstastic’ my new group made of…
Reading at Headingley Lit Fest
The last time I read at the Heart Cafe in Leeds was the 25th May 2012. I know this date without having to look in my diary because it was the day before the official launch of my pamphlet in…
Sunday Poem – Amanda Dalton
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…