If feels as if time is accelerating since the start of December – maybe it is because December gets very busy for music teachers and the pressure is now on to get Jingle Bells sounding like Jingle Bells before Christmas…
Sunday Poem – Robert Wrigley
Evening all. I have just had a little dance of glee whilst writing the title of this post – even though I was too cowardly to go and speak to Robert Wrigley at Aldeburgh Poetry Festival a couple of weekends…
Poetry in Cumbria and Call for Submissions for Second Light Anthology
Evening folks. A quick update to let those interested know about three events taking place this weekend – all on the same day! On Saturday afternoon there is an event taking place at the Wordsworth Trust – ‘Tales from the…
Sunday Poem – Noel Williams
Evening folks. It has been a strange, and lovely week. I have been kind of overwhelmed by the reaction to my previous post – people have got in touch, both by commenting on the blog – by sending me emails…
The Day After the Michael Marks Award
So it is the day after the night before – and I’m back in Barrow again after my fifth trip away in just over a month. Yesterday was the Michael Marks Awards – I bought a dress- which as my…
Sunday Poem – Martin Domleo
Good morning everyone! I am back in Barrow again after more swanning about London. I got back from Aldeburgh for a couple of days (Monday to Wednesday) and then I was off to London again on Thursday to read at…
Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
Hello everybody! Just to let you all know that I didn’t fall into the sea in Aldeburgh, but in fact made it safely back to Barrow, if slightly the worse for wear through a slight indulgence of red wine on…
Sunday Poem – Chrissy Williams
Evening folks. I am so excited about my Sunday Poem this week that I can hardly bear to tell you any other news – then again, I haven’t got that much so that is ok! On Friday I read at…
Timetables, Readings and Traffic
Not a very exciting title I know – but it does sum up my week rather nicely. I have been on half term this week – but last weekend I drove back from Torbay Poetry Festival to my parents in…
Sunday Poem – Paula Cunningham
Morning folks! I am writing this from my hotel room at the Torbay Festival of Poetry http://www.torbaypoetryfestival.co.uk/ I have had a lovely weekend here – on Thursday I drove to Leicester and stayed at my mum and dad’s house for…