Poet, playwright, director and lover of words
Picture by Petr Kratochvil ©️ It has been more than a minute since visiting my blog. Life has a habit of getting in the way of writing, and activism, (Palestine and Gaza) has taken, (without regret) a larger slice of my time. However, after the winter solstice and as the turn of the year approaches,… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 29.12.24
Hello everyone! I am sorry to have missed last week's posts, as I have fighting off a summer cold. This week I am off to a writers retreat in Shropshire, Arvon Clockhouse with a big bag of notebooks and poetry books. It's strange, although I have been looking forward to this week, the thought of… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 24th August (24.8.24)
It is fitting that a post about procrastination missed its Wednesday slot and has been sitting in the draft folder for some days. From Merriam Webster dictionary , the definition of procrastinate is procrastinated; procrastinating transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually Often procrastination is seen as a fault, even a moral failing. But what… Continue reading Poetry Procrastination
For this weekend's corner, I looked for a poem about August, it is my birthday month after all. Sara Teasdale is a poet I am unfamiliar with, and I am glad to have found her and this poem. Poets.org describes Teasdale’s work as being characterized by its simplicity and clarity, her use of classical forms,… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 10th August
I have finished reading 'On Poetry' by Glyn Maxwell, published by Oberon books in 2012. It was a Foyles purchase made whilst waiting for my phone repair in Westfield Stratford, and well worth reading. Certainly Adam Newey at The Guardian thought so, as proudly inscribed on the front cover. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/13/on-poetry-glyn-maxwell-review First a little about the… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 4th August
Today I attended a City Lit Masterclass at Keats House, run by the author Helen Cox. It was a wonderful day. Firstly the setting which even the intemperate weather couldn't diminish; and the pleasure of an afternoon of writing poetry, shared with students who were engaged, open and generous and led by a talented writer… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 7th July
This week, I would like to refer to a book that I borrowed from the Poetry Library in the Southbank Centre, (a wonderful place to visit). 'A Ritual on How to Read Together-poems in conversation with William Stafford'© is edited by Becca J.R. Lachman and published in 2013. William Stafford was a prodigious and celebrated… Continue reading Weekend Creative Corner 30th June
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