Sharon Olds and “memory’s dark-blue corridor”
Have you ever been to Reid of Liverpool? Well, you should have. You definitely should have: but I warn you, if you’re a bookworm – you … Read more
Poem
Discovering the World’s Two Smallest Humans…
Finding Julia Copus was a perky case of right place, right time. When I stumbled into a poetry event at the Bluecoat, Liverpool, last year, … Read more
Busy Bee on Middle Earth…
So it turns out that I’m terrible at updating – my apologies!! I’ve been a busy bee (two jobs, uni work, and obsessing over Merlin … Read more
LitFest, competitions and readings!
There seems to be an influx of art events this month, and I’m not quite sure where to begin! I’ve recently put my name down … Read more
Of Mutability
First of all, I’d just like to say a big thank you to those who’ve subscribed to my blog! It makes me feel all fuzzy … Read more
Bad to Verse…
For those who follow the poetry news, it seems things aren’t going to plan at The Poetry Society… However, I’m seeing this as an incentive … Read more
My Love is like…
Love poetry: I can’t stand it. I can’t read it and, try as I grudgingly might, I can’t write it either. However, I came across something on … Read more
A bit o’ the North: The Elmet Trust Poetry Prize
I recently went up to Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire for a bit of poet-stalking (Heptonstall and Mytholmroyd being nearby) and came across The Elmet Trust. The … Read more