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
Poetry
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
Newcastle, macaroons, and the Beeb.
Feel like I’ve had my socks knocked off! Seven Stories is an amazing place: a haven of children’s literature and I’d thoroughly recommend it. I’ve … Read more
Winter Wafflings
I’m having a belated blow of festivity, drinking ‘Christmas Tea’ from a Santa mug and cheerily humming “Sleigh Ride”. Must be this vile good mood … 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
Diffusion of Knowledge
Excellent things have been going on lately! I’ve been made student editor of Diffusion: Journal of Undergraduate Research at UCLan, and chaired my first meeting … 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
A Refreshing Whiff of Old-School
I have been reading Emergency Kit: Poetry for Strange Times (ed. Jo Shapcott and Matthew Sweeney: Faber and Faber 2004) and have come across some … Read more
Calling all confused Creative Writing students!
I was talking to a Creative Writing student from a nearby university yesterday about his course. We were comparing poetry and I noticed a greater … Read more