Poetry with Friends rehoused!
Poetry with Friends on a Tuesday evening has a new home! We start our fortnightly Tuesday evening sessions next Tuesday in St Paul’s Parish Centre in Whitley Bay. Here are…
Poetry with Friends on a Tuesday evening has a new home! We start our fortnightly Tuesday evening sessions next Tuesday in St Paul’s Parish Centre in Whitley Bay. Here are…
The big creative question “How do you start to write?” is often followed by “How long should you write for each day?” There are no rules for either question. Both…
Poetry with Friends is a special, ever explanding group of wonderful folk based in North Tyneside. I know it’s a bit cyclic but I’m reblogging regular attendee, Rowland Hill’s latest…
How do you start to write? This Big Question is examined in a day of creative writing I’m running with my friend and fellow writer Jennifer C Wilson next month…
I’m a long-standing fan of Lucas Pilgham’s flash fiction. If you enjoy Sci-Fi, pulp, obscure characters and the general weirdness of everyday life then check out this latest collection…
Here’s Jennifer Wilson talking about our creative writing workshops next month, July 16th…
I have immense admiration and respect for PJ Harvey. Once again she gets a protest song on a BBC news programme. Go Polly go!
Last month the arts editor of local paper, Newcastle’s The Journal asked me to contribute to the paper’s monthly magazine, Culture. I was asked to submit my favourite book choices…
Margaret Thatcher enjoying an intimate relationship with a young IRA lothario at the time of the Brighton bombing. Does this idea offend you? If so then don’t buy poet George…
I don’t have to look hard for inspiration in my daily life. I guess I’m lucky but that’s what made yesterday so special: inspiration in the morning, afternoon and evening!…