The next residential I’m running is at the Garsdale Retreat, from the 5th-10th March 2018. The theme of the course is Encounters and Collisions and how to use these in our own writing. We’ll be looking at encounters with animals,…
Sunday Poem – Alison Brackenbury
I’m happy to say I’m in a bit better shape than I was last Sunday when I wrote. I’ve not had any recurring gall bladder attacks. I’ve managed to stick to this wretched diet now for 11 days, although I…
October Residential – Guest Poet
I’m really excited to announce that Sarah Hymas will be our guest poet for the October Residential Poetry Course. She is a poet, performer and artistbook maker. Her writing has appeared in print, multimedia exhibits, dance videos, lyrics, pyrotechnical installations,…
October Residential Poetry Course
I had a great meeting with my co-tutor Jennifer Copley today. We spent the afternoon planning the timetable and workshops that we’ll be running at our upcoming Poetry Residential at Abbot Hall Hotel in Grange-Over-Sands. The residential is running from Monday 24th…
Sunday Poem – Elisabeth Sennitt Clough
Another two weeks has rolled by and I gave myself another pass last weekend, as I was on a much-needed holiday in Malaga with three friends from my running club. After a busy few months of teaching and poetry related…
Sunday Poem – Tsead Bruinja
This week I’ve been living on my own as the husband has gone on a hiking holiday – he is walking through Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia and last night he texted from Kosovo. The novelty of being able to spread my…
Sunday Poem – Jonathan Humble
I’m back to my old habits of late-night blogging today and I suspect most of you will be reading this on Monday morning. I’ve had a better week than last week health-wise, although I didn’t really start eating properly again…
Poetry Carousel 11th-13th December 2015 – Workshop Blurbs
There are a handful of places left on the Poetry Carousel – a residential poetry course with a difference that is running at Abbot Hall Hotel, Kents Bank, Grange Over Sands from December 11th-13th, 2015. Tutors are myself, Amanda Dalton,…
Sunday Poem – Kei Miller
Evening all. I’m writing this with aches and pains in muscles I didn’t even know I had after running the Lancaster half marathon today – my first half marathon. I got a lift with three friends from the Walney Wind…
I’m still alive….
Evening all – I just wanted to let you all know (in case you are worried) that I am still alive but have been really busy the last few weeks which has caused a severe dereliction of duty in regards…
