Afternoon everyone. The Sunday Poem is going up a little earlier than usual today for a number of reasons. The hubby and I already walked the dogs this morning through some fields near Dalton before the rain really started –…
Sunday Poem – James Caruth
Evening folks. I’ve had quite a nice weekend – I’ve been in Sheffield at the Lyric Festival. On Friday I was reading as part of a Poetry Business event with Ed Reiss, Mimi Khalvati and Michael Laskey. It was a…
Sunday Poem – Heidi Williamson
This week has been filled with work and lots of poetry. On Wednesday I was the guest poet at Zeffirellis in Ambleside. This was organised by Andrew Forster of the Wordsworth Trust. There was a really good turn out, lots…
Sunday Poem – Miceal Kearney
So it’s now the end of the Easter holidays. Tomorrow school starts again – although I don’t because it’s my day off! It is however, the first rehearsal for Barrow Shipyard Junior Band in the evening, so it’s not a…
Reading poetry, pyjamas, April Poets and collection thoughts
Good morning everybody! Arrgh, it’s already the last day of the Easter holidays! The weekend doesn’t count you see, that’s the weekend. This is the last day that I can sit and think, what SHOULD I be doing today –…
Review of Astronaut Zine
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 – Penelope Shuttle
Today I’ve been finishing off the final touches for the workshops that I’ll be running on the residential at Abbot Hall, starting tomorrow! There are now 14 people booked on – I hope they are all as excited as I’ve…
A Poem And A Pint with Tony Curtis
Evening folks Anybody who is within striking distance of Ulverston should really head over this Saturday to see the wonderful Tony Curtis performing at A Poem and A Pint, this Saturday 9th February, starting at 7.30pm at the Coronation Hall…
Sunday Poem – Melissa Lee-Houghton
Hello everyone – This will be my last update before Christmas Day – tomorrow we are off down to Leicester to my parents for Christmas. I don’t know what the drive is going to be like, as looking at the…
Sunday Poem – Christopher Reid and musings on the Phantom
Afternoon everybody. It’s been a whole week since I’ve updated the blog – I’ve been playing trumpet in Phantom of the Opera this week for The Lakes School. This has involved teaching all day and then driving straight to Windermere,…