So since my last post, I’ve been to Bulgaria on a lovely holiday with the hubby. We had a great time, despite there being no air conditioning in our hotel room, and our room being above a kareoke bar, where…
Sunday Poem – Nikola Madzirov
FAST IS THE CENTURY – NIKOLA MADZIROV Fast is the century. If I were wind I would have peeled the bark off the trees and the facades off the buildings in the outskirts. If I were gold, I would have been…
Pamphlet Sales Update….
Evening all… Just a short update on the pamphlet sales I’ve now sold 150 copies And given away about 40 for reviews or to family And swapped about 10 with other pamphleteers – I suppose I should count them as…
The Holland House Residential Low Down
Afternoon folks. There are only one and a half weeks left of the summer holidays – it feels like it has flown by – but I’ve done quite a lot in the six weeks. On Friday I got back from a…
Sunday Poem – Jonathan Davidson
Hello folks. The Sunday Poem this week is by Jonathan Davidson. His latest collection ‘Early Train’ has been published by the wonderful Smith/Doorstop. I first met Jonathan last year at Ledbury Poetry Festival, although we didn’t really have a chance to talk. This year however,…
Poem by Jan Glas
Hello all Here is the second of the two Dutch poets I met over in Ireland at the Fermoy International Poetry Festival. I am so glad I met Jan last weekend – he absolutely melted my heart with his poetry…
Fermoy Continued – Tsead Bruinja Poem
I know it’s not Sunday, but I couldn’t resist putting up an extra poem by one of the poets that I met last week at the Fermoy International Poetry Festival. Tsead Bruinja is a Dutch poet who writes both in…
Fermoy International Poetry Festival 2012
Since Thursday the 2nd of August I’ve been in Ireland, more specifically in Fermoy at their first International Poetry Festival. The festival organisers decided to run a Facebook Poetry Competition, and I was one of three winners. The other winners were…
Sunday Poem – Andrew Forster
Today’s Sunday poem is by Andrew Forster, a good friend of mine. Andrew is the Literature Officer at the Wordsworth Trust and has his own blog at www.andrewforsterpoems.blogspot.co.uk where you can find more poems and information about what he is…
Olympic Run Down
Today I am ashamed to say that I’ve spent the whole day in my pyjamas, watching the Olympics on the sofa. I haven’t moved. I love the Olympics – always have done. I suppose the thing that draws me into…