North Tyneside’s winners
Winners and Losers was the theme I chose for last Tuesday’s Poetry with Friends at The Mission. I chose it because our meeting was two days ahead of the general…
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Wansbeck Writers’ Group
I spent this morning with the Wansbeck Writers’ Group. I’d been invited along to perform and discuss my work during one of their Wednesday morning sessions. The group’s based in…
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What’s in a name?
Poetry with Friends returned to The Mission in North Shields last night. The clocks had gone forward since our last meeting which meant we had amazing views of the river…
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New book available online
My latest book Souvenir of Tynemouth is now available online from Moonkwayk Studio’s store on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/230340538/souvenir-of-tynemouth?ref=shop_home_active_1 The store also sells the other books Anne Proctor and I have created…
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Haiku Anew & Creativity in Cramlington
Another trip to the Cramlington Writers’ Group this morning. What an amazing group of writers! They push themselves individually and collectively. I like the way they work. Thanks to them…
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Tynemouth Station rocks
So why create a book about Tynemouth Station? Why write about the building, the wildlife inhabitants and the weekend market? I’ve spent the past three years helping Ylana First run…
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This Beautiful Victorian Lady…
My latest book, Souvenir of Tynemouth is getting positive feedback from readers. The book is my fourth biblio collaboration with the artist and printmaker Anne Proctor. Souvenir of Tynemouth is…
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Naturally creative by the sea
I help organise poetry appreciation groups with a difference in North Shields and Whitley Bay. The Poetry with Friends groups are run by Happy Planet Creative Arts CIC based in…
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Standing & Staring with Friends
Poetry with Friends at Whitley Bay Library on Thursday just gone, April 2nd. Classic session. Regulars plus one newcomer contributed to amazing conversation and shared A grade poems. Leisure by…
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Good Friday
I’m looking forward to supporting Kevin P Gilday at the Cumberland Arms on Friday with his The Man Who Loved Beer show. Described as “part spoken word performance, part drunken…