The poet Elisabeth Sennit Clough was one of the 32 participants on last year’s sold out Poetry Carousel. I asked Elisabeth to write an account of what the experience was like. If you’ve been debating about whether to come,…
Sunday Poem – Tom Cleary
I’m writing this feeling very delicate as I went out last night to a friends 50th birthday party. Lady C, as she shall be called on this blog had no idea her husband had planned a surprise party and thought…
Sunday Poem – Ian Harker
THE LIONS OF LEEDS TOWN HALL – Ian Harker Drawn from life at London Zoo you could catch one from the corner of your eye curling an oversize paw like a cat in a square of sunlight on the kitchen…
Residential Poetry Course in St Ives
Steve Ely and I have been working really hard this week to pull the timetable together for the residential poetry course that we’re running in St Ives next year, from the 15th to the 20th February. Below you will find…
Residential Poetry Course at St Ives – Change of Tutor
Sadly, Clare Shaw is no longer able to tutor at St Ives in February 2016 due to other work commitments which include a new post as the Royal Literary Fellow at Huddersfield University. Although I am sad not to be…
Fourth Tutor Announced for Poetry Workshop Carousel
I’m really excited to be able to announce that the fourth tutor for the Poetry Workshop Carousel, taking place from the 11th-13th December 2015 at Abbot Hall Hotel, Grange Over Sands will be the fantastic Amanda Dalton. I first met…
Sunday Poem – Peter Jarvis
Evening all – if I have done this right, this will be published on Sunday at 5.30pm, while I am away in Crete. The wonders of technology. I’m actually writing this blog on Friday night just after midnight. I’ve been…
Sunday Poem – Allison McVety
This week has gone by really quickly – it’s been pretty busy but in a manageable way, rather than a manic way. On Monday I drove to Kendal to pick two of the young writers, Ellie and Lizzie who attend…
Sunday Poem – Isabel Bermudez
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…